This 20 credit module provides learners with an opportunity to develop as reflective practitioners. The unit will include a broad range of simulated experience across a variety of settings including both residential and community settings. This will provide the basis of evidence for assessment of the unit.

Learners’ practice, observations and learning in the simulated environment will be supplemented with wider understanding and knowledge from all parts of the course. Evidence of learning will be presented through a portfolio that reflects the learner’s ability as a reflective practitioner drawing on a number of reflective models. Planning, monitoring and revision of personal development plans would be appropriate evidence for achieving personal targets and learning outcomes.

Portfolio will link to:
LO 2. Be able to produce, monitor, revise and evaluate plans for personal progress in developing the skills and abilities required of a practitioner working with children, young people and families.

Simulated activity will link to:
LO 1. Consider how personal values and principles influence individual contributions to working with children, young people and families (VIVA).
LO 3. Demonstrate the development of own skills and understanding in relation to working with children, young people and families (ACTIVITY).

For the first assignment you will undertake three separate activities that will form your portfolio- the first of these is developing your own CV and undertaking a skills audit which will allow you to explore your own progress across the module.

For the simulated activity You will be focusing on a massive intervention with a service user in the children young people and families field and will then undertake a VIVA is an individual one to one verbal discussion that outlines what your intervention plan would be for the chosen service user.

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (30 hours)

You will attend lectures on key topics. There will also be opportunities to participate in small groups to explore some of the key issues raised in lectures and undertake activities.

Guided Independent Study: (170 hours)

100 hours: Independent reading - You will be expected to read the recommended reading and utilise the learning materials which you will have full access to via Blackboard.

35 hours: portfolio preparation - you will need to undertake the necessary research and analysis to complete your essay. You will be expected to have made use of the relevant library resources/web-based sites to identify relevant academic texts/ journal articles.

35 hours: simulated skills activities (Basic life support, assessment of service user, engagement with service users in different environments, intervention planning / making referrals for support) and debriefing on completion of simulated activities.

Module Learning Outcome
1. Understand how personal values and principles influence individual contributions to working with children, young people and families.

University Learning Outcome
1. Knowledge and understanding

Module Learning Outcome
2. Be able to produce, monitor, revise and evaluate plans for personal progress in developing the skills and abilities required of a practitioner working with children, young people and families.

University Learning Outcome
4. Analysis

Module Learning Outcome
3. Demonstrate the development of own skills and understanding in relation to working with children, young people and families.

University Learning Outcome
7. Application

You will have access to a range of materials on Blackboard VLE including articles, session slides, and interactive activities.
You will also be able to access a variety of digital material through our Library and specialist databases. Further to this simulated activities will take place in skills labs, immersive suites and community house.

Barnard, A. (2017) Developing Professional Practice in Health and Social Care. Oxon; Routledge Journal of Youth and Society.
Brotherton, G., Davies, H., and McGillivray, G. (2013) Working with Children, Young People and Families. London; Sage.
Cottrell, S. (2021) Skills for Success: Personal Development and Employability (4th Ed), London: Palgrave. Ungar, M. (2020) Working with Children and Young People with complex needs 20 skills to build resilience. Oxon; Routeledge.

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Learners will be given the opportunity to develop as reflective practitioners being exposed to a range of simulated environments across residential and community settings and applying a range of reflective models.

Learners will reflect on the influence of personal values on professional practice and will undertake an audit of their own skills in relation to working with children, young people and families.

Portfolio will link to;
LO 2. Be able to produce, monitor, revise and evaluate plans for personal progress in developing the skills and abilities required of a practitioner working with children, young people and families.

Simulated group multi-disciplinary activity will link to:
LO 1. Consider how personal values and principles influence individual contributions to working with children, young people and families.
LO 3. Demonstrate the development of own skills and understanding in relation to working with children, young people and families.

For the first assignment you will undertake three separate activities that will form your portfolio- the first of these is developing your own CV and undertaking a skills audit which will allow you to explore your own progress across the module.

For the simulated activity You will be focusing on a massive intervention with a service user in the children young people and families field and will then undertake a VIVA is an individual one to one verbal discussion that outlines what your intervention plan would be for the chosen service user.

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: (30¿hours)

You will attend lectures on key¿topics.¿There will also be opportunities to participate¿in small groups to explore some of the key issues raised in lectures and undertake activities.

Guided Independent Study: (170¿hours)

100¿hours: Independent reading - You will be expected to read the recommended reading and utilise the learning materials which you will have full access to via Blackboard.

35 hours: portfolio preparation -¿you will need to undertake the necessary research and analysis to complete your essay. You will be expected to have made use of the relevant library resources/web-based sites to identify relevant academic texts/ journal articles.

35 hours: Simulation interview¿preparation -¿you will need to undertake the necessary research and analysis to respond to the simulation activity. This will include completing simulated web-based tasks which will require you participate in online practice mock interviews to accommodate the changing climate and different variations of how you support a client. You will be expected to have made use of the relevant library resources/web-based sites to identify relevant academic texts/ journal articles.

You will have access to a range of materials on Blackboard VLE including articles, session slides, and interactive activities. You will also be able to access a variety of digital material through our Library and specialist databases.