Researching People with Learning Disabilities - SP602

Location	Term	Level	Credits (ECTS)	Current Convenor	2019-20
Canterbury	Spring View Timetable	6	15 (7.5)	DR M McCarthy

Pre-requisites

Before taking this module, you must have taken PSYC6010 "Understanding People with Learning Disabilities".
Available "wild".
Available for short-term credit students, subject to approval.

Restrictions

This module is capped at 15 students.

2019-20

Overview

If you are considering a career working with people, this module offers a great opportunity to have direct and personal contact with service users in a supportive context. It involves you in a project based on interviews with people with learning disabilities. There are teaching sessions on research, interview construction, recording and analysis. Practical work involves visiting a person with learning disabilities at their place of work and conducting a recorded interview with due regard to ethical and consent issues. A series of clinics designed to assist you in analysis, interpretation and presentation of the project work will follow.

Details

This module appears in:

Contact hours

24 hours lectures, seminars and practical projects

Method of assessment

Literature review (30%) and project report (70%).

Indicative reading

The module reading list can be found online at http://resourcelists.kent.ac.uk/index.html

See the library reading list for this module (Canterbury)

Learning outcomes

The intended subject specific learning outcomes.On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
8.1 Establish a rapport with a person with learning disabilities in a service setting
8.2 Demonstrate knowledge of work related issues for people with learning disabilities
8.3 Understand ethical issues involved in interviewing people with learning disabilities, i.e. informed consent

The intended generic learning outcomes. On successfully completing the module students will be able to:
9.1 Demonstrate an ability in using and critiquing qualitative and participatory methodology, using experiential knowledge
9.2 Demonstrate the ability to write an ethics proposal
9.3 Disseminate findings both to an academic institution via a report as well as to a wider community via a presentation

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