On this course you will study a range of modules which may include the following:

• CYP4000 - Programme Level Assessment

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• CYP4052 - Professional Development and Placement 1

  This module will involve three stages: portfolio preparation, a LTU wide two week intensive placement preparation block and a five week professional placement. The three phases include the following: PORTFOLIO PREPARATION - Semester 1 and 2 The contents of the portfolio and deadlines are contained within the module handbook and are assessed by the module tutor. This stage will typically involve lectures, workshops and weekly directed learning activities to support the preparation of a portfolio of evidence. The portfolio will typically include: CV and other evidence of professional and employability skills; planning for personal and professional development; evidence of successfully securing an appropriate professional placement; reflections on university based learning and evidence of understanding of programme level aims and objectives. UNIVERSITY WIDE TWO WEEK INTENSIVE PLACEMENT PREPARATION BLOCK - Semester 2 Successfully engage in the university wide two week intensive placement preparation block which will typically include: guest speakers, lectures, workshops, individual / group activities and directed learning activities, including submitting weekly reflections. FIVE WEEK PROFESSIONAL PLACEMENT BLOCK - Semester 2 Successfully undertake a five week professional placement including submission of weekly reflections and weekly contact with your progress tutor and/or module tutor.

• CYP4062 - Introduction to Child Psychology

  The nature, methods and justification for child psychology will provide a basis for studying the beginning of life, including our inheritance, development from conception to birth and the newborn's adjustment to the world. The formation of relationships will consider the family, 'attachments' and peer relationships. The development of gender identity will be considered. An introduction to emotional development will comprise an attempt to explain what emotions are, children's conception of emotion, socialization of emotions and the development of emotional competence. An introduction to cognitive development will consist of the main perspectives on the development of thought and language. Finally, the construction of the self including adolescent development will be introduced.

• CYP4072 - Childhood Society and Social Policy

  In this module students will study: 1Perspectives on childhood that underpin social policy: historical, geographical, sociological, philosophical and psychological. 2The changing status of children within families and society, e.g. the emergence of children's rights. 3The nature of the changing relationship between state, families and children. 4Social policy in contexts, e.g. education, health, social services, law. 5The responses of government and society to child poverty.

• CYP4082 - Protecting Children

  This module will explore the complex issue of safeguarding children. It will consider current law and policy initiatives relevant to this area of study along with relevant current research findings. Students will study high profile child abuse cases along with the findings of the subsequent enquiries. Students will be expected to engage in critical thinking around the role of media reporting in child abuse cases. Students will learn the different categories of abuse.

• CYP4092 - Working with Families

  This module enables students to develop their understanding of effective practice with children and families. Students are expected to deepen their understanding of the theoretical and policy context of modern practice with families. The module aims to raise student awareness that skilful, effective practice is systematic and considered rather than the result of chance or common sense social processes. Throughout the module there will be a continuing emphasis on the paramountcy of children's welfare and development. The module will include a study of: - National and local policies and procedures that affect working with families. - Values, diversity, discrimination and anti-oppressive practice. - Established theory borrowed from existing disciplines of Social Psychology, Sociology and Social Work. During the course of the module, students will begin to examine their own and recommended effective communication and engagement with families. Students will develop their knowledge of the ecological and holistic assessment of strengths and vulnerability factors within and around family circumstances. Students will appraise mainstream and perhaps 'taken for granted' accounts of contemporary family life represented in the media. Students will have the opportunity to examine these themes from an international perspective.

• CYP4222 - Families, Inequality and Social Justice

  This module will be about developing an understanding of families through their social context, in particular the focus will be on the difficulties of ordinary familes in meeting material needs and moral obligations. Assessing broad issues around inequalities, including gender, ethnic inequalitites and social class disparities, this module will be then not simply be restricted to discussing topics around child poverty or family poverty. The initial part of the module will be about beginning to develop an understanding of familial and individual life from the standpoint of wider society, in that the module aims at introducing a broader type of thinking to students, that is: how private troubles (or joys) may be considered part of public issues. The module will begin to describe and analyse how private troubles around employment may be seen as part of the wider social organisation of work, thus we will discuss how this organisation may impact on family life. Following the same approach, the module will also explore how the work of mother is essential for the material and moral security of their families, but also how this work can be seen as part of the 'emotional' and 'care labour' which is requested from women to ensure the general 'social reproduction' of society. We will discuss how this labour is not equally distributed. There will be a part of the module where theoretical issues will be considered and properly explained to students. Within lectures and seminars, discussions around 'specialised' terms and concepts (such as the one just mentioned above: care labour) will be supported in order to make meaningful social analysis accessible. Families will be considered in their complexity and in their diverse nature, thus family life will be considered under the aspect of its particularity. This module will strive to open up what it means 'family' and in that, students' contribution will be vital.

On this course you will study a range of modules which may include the following:

• CYP5042 - Research Methods and Evidence-based Practice

  The module is taught through a series of topics, which allow students to learn about, use and critique distinct research methodologies and their application. We explore the scientific method and how to do and not do a good experiment through the real life case studies e.g. case study giving pupils fish oil to boost their examination performance. We explore the use of secondary sources by critically examining how statistics relate to policy processes. This gives the course a strong practical and policy relevance.

• CYP5052 - Professional Development and Placement 2

  This module will involve three stages: preparation, work placement and reflection. Preparation: tutorial and workshops reconsidering students' employability skills; analyse their career prospects and work through potential work-based scenarios; and undertake the practicalities of gaining and undertaking a professional placement in the field of education, taking account of relevant policy and guidance. Professional placement: students will be supported in finding themselves a placement and undertake a period of professional placement in an appropriate setting, considering an aspect of university based work set against professional requirements. Reflection: students will complete a short weekly reflective log reflecting upon the practical skills gained through the professional placement experience and what they have learnt about the application of theoretical understanding in a practical setting.

• CYP5062 - Understanding Family Dynamics

  This module is about the dynamics of family life, seen in their internal development as well as in their external manifestations. Family life is something that most of us would have an experience of, thus this module will use this pre-existing knowledge to make sense of the fundamental aspects of family's general circumstances, family's emotional side and family's overt and covert tensions. In understanding family dynamics, we will investigate and discuss important concepts, like 'care labour', which are vital to locate people's experience of family in social and personal terms. Discussion of 'care labour' will then open up the understanding of forms of identity (e.g. gender identity), and as they are linked to general processes in our society, the module will touch on the understanding of social dynamics. The exploration of concepts like 'care labour' will facilitate to see the interrelation between personal experiences of mothers and social understandings of their roles. Work and family interaction will be part of the items explored in this module, because paid work is the single most important material resource for families and the lack of it the most important source of stress for them. Through this specific aspect, we will discuss how mothers juggle different commitments in their lives, how fathers (when present) tend to help or not (and to what degree) their partners in raising children and with domestic work. Also through this specific aspect we will analyse how mothers with lack of resources 'get by' in raising children in the current economic climate. It goes without saying that 'unpaid care labour' will feature prominently in this aspect of the module. The unifying theme of this module will be the emotional side of family life and the 'personal', seen form the point of view of approaches that stress the importance of social factors in exploring even intimate dimensions. Through these approaches the students will have the opportunity to critically evaluate standard understandings of family dynamics. Families are then be considered in their complexity and in their diverse nature, but more importantly family life will be considered under the aspect of its particularity, in contrast with more general trends manifest in the social context.

• CYP5082 - Assessments and Interventions

  In this module, students will develop their understanding of existing multi-agency policy and practice in assessing and intervening through direct work with children and families. Students will study a range of assessment and intervention strategies with associated theroetical approaches. Students will be introduced to international aspects of assessment practice, particularly in relation to child protection. Students will be expected to develop and demonstrate effective communication skills and the ability to critically reflect on their own practice through case-work based on group discussion and presentation skills. These are essential skills and professional practice and make a substantial contribution towards future employability.

• CYP5102 - Violence in the Family

  In this module, students will consider the impact that violence in the family has on the person experiencing it and also the impact on others living in the household - particularly children and young people. They will be expected to analyse different theories and responses to this social problem. Students will learn about family violence in the context of culture and ethnicity. They will also learn about the experience of violence across the life course, from babies to the elderly. Students will have the opportunity to make clear links between theory and practice, in the national and international context.

• CYP5232 - Children with Additional Needs: Diversity and Inclusion

  This module aims to develop student awareness of the vulnerabilities that children may experience, considered 'additional needs'. The module will deepen understanding of the child in different social contexts. It is intended that students consider social exclusion and diversity from a wide sociological perspective, considering how these might impact upon people in many different circumstances and across the life course. Students will examine how issues of diversity and social exclusion affect children and families within their communities and cultures as well as school based contexts. Key themes include: - How policy and legislation has changed along with social awareness of diversity; - How professionals and parents can identify early needs and support methods used; - The impact of diversity and SEN on an individual child's development and learning; - Diversity issues such as gender, giftedness, ethnic diversity and disability; - Planning for the inclusion of different children in a range of practice settings; - Learning difficulties; - Physical impairments; - Behavioural and social/emotional disorders. Students will be encouraged to consider how additional needs might shape 'identity' and how services are configured to work with such identities.

• CYP5242 - Children's Rights, Young People and the Law

  The module will: -introduce students to key national legislation and national/ international principles relating to policy for children and families; -introduce students to key perspectives on children's rights and the UNCRC; -explore some of the tensions and complexities involved in the legal construction of children in national and international policy, for example, between rights and obligations, autonomy and protection, capacity and development, welfare and autonomy; -provide the opportunity for students to critically explore tensions and complexities reflected in legislation and policy, particularly tensions between English law and the UNCRC; -provide the opportunity for students to reflect critically on the different constructions of children present in law and the way in which law both reflects and influences wider social, cultural and political constructs of the child.

On this course you will study a range of modules which may include the following:

• CYP6034 - Research Project

  The module provides an opportunity for students to complete an independent investigation or to undertake a work based project within an area of interest. It will entail application of the principles and practices introduced in the Research Methods module at Level 5 and offer students the opportunity to extend their engagement with employers. Identification of an area of inquiry will lead to one of three routes; a practical investigation, a theoretical study or a work based project that the student negotiates with an employer. A selected literature review will inform the investigation or work based project. Evidence will be gathered with due regard to ethical concerns and international contexts, where appropriate.

• CYP6062 - Therapeutic Interventions with Families

  In this module, students will develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of a range of therapeutic interventions including direct work with children and families. Students will study a range of intervention strategies and associated theoretical approaches. They will have the opportunity to make clear links between theory and practice, with reference to research from national and international perspectives. Students will be expected to further develop and demonstrate effective communication skills and the ability to critically reflect on their own practice through the use of scenarios for group discussion. These strategies will prepare students for future employabilty.

• CYP6072 - Child and Youth Justice

  The course explores a range of themes, including: - the historical development of youth justice and the - social construction of the youth offender; - contemporary youth justice strategies and the continuities and ruptures with past approaches; - the links between policy, practice and outcomes; - key debates around regulating and controlling young people.

• CYP6082 - Reflection and Supervision

  In this module students will develop their knowledge, skills and understanding of the supervisory process to promote good practice in work with children and families. Students will study a range of models of supervision and develop skills in using supervision effectively. Students will have the opportunity to make clear links between theory and practice, with reference to research from a national and international perspective. Students will be expected to further develop and demonstrate effective communication skills and the ability to critically reflect on their own practice through the use of scenarios for group discussion.

• CYP6092 - Difficulties Families Face

  In this module students will be given the opportunity to explore the range of problems that families can face while children are growing up and the approaches to support that may enable families to be empowered to take greater control for a positive future. As each issue is explored, current research and theory will be applied; students will be encouraged to compare political and media rhetoric with clear research findings (on both a national and an international perspective) around these issues.