The UK child protection policy landscape is an evolving entity and professionals can struggle to keep abreast of changes. Do you know what the law and policy guidance is expecting of you as a child protection professional? Do you have sufficient insight into the policies and practice challenges of your partner agencies? You will be provided with a critical backdrop to the legal frameworks governing UK child protection, both within a single and multi-agency context, and examine key barriers to inter-professional working. What is mandated for professionals is undoubtedly important but so too is exploring practice situations which present unpredictability and uncertainty. You will therefore also critically examine techniques and approaches to working with hostile and resistant families. How do you actually achieve effective communication? Models of best practice and theories will help you to develop good and sustained engagement with families and through engaging 'Rosie 2', the Centre's award-winning, interactive and student-led simulation, you will have multiple opportunities to critically reflect on various scenarios. As neglect remains the prevalent category of abuse, 'Rosie 2' explores the impact, responses to and practice challenges in cases of child neglect.
Online Lectures, Audios, Readings, Video clips and other resources- 80
Discussion Forums -20
1-1 Academic support-10
Live teaching at induction/study day -10
Advanced Child Protection (Distance Learning) MA
Written -Reflection -Online Posts -2 substantive posts between 250-300 words each. Each post worth 10%- 20%- This Assessment is Pass Compulsory.
Written Extended writing Essay 3500 words- 80%-This Assessment is Pass Compulsory.
Reassessment methods- Like-for-like
See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)
On successfully completing the module, students will:
1) Build a comprehensive knowledge base of the principals and mechanics of UK child protection law and policy and apply this to operational duties both within a single and multi-agency context.
2) Critically analyse the model of inter-agency collaboration within the UK child protection system, evaluating the roles and responsibilities of local authorities, police, health services, education, and voluntary sector organisations.
3) Execute confident decision-making which integrates effective engagement with service users, including competently meeting the needs of minoritised children, young people and families.
4) Formulate creative, original, and impactful measures to respond to weaknesses in organisational practice and policy, and in implementing solutions.
5) Explain and justify theoretically-informed approaches when responding to real-world child protection scenarios, including child neglect.
6) Through discussion of themes with diverse audiences, you will critically analyze and evaluate diverse perspectives, and synthesize complex ideas strengthening collaborative learning.
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