Module Descriptors
LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT FOR SOCIAL WORK
SOWK50211
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 5
30 credits
Contact
Leader: Guy Kempster
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 252
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Computing facilities will be needed to access materials on the web and specialist online databases.
Access to appropriate texts and journals.
Access to appropriate texts and journals.
Module Learning Strategies
Contact Hours (48)
1. Whole group sessions - formal lectures to introduce key concepts and issues.
(12 x 2 hrs = 24 hours)
2. Small group seminars (PBL) = to facilitate student discussion of key concepts, issues and lecture material and to apply psychological frameworks to social work. (10 x 2 hrs = 20 hours)
3. workshop during Practice Learning period (4 hours)
Some materials will be accessed through Blackboard / VLE. Blackboard will also be used for formative and summative assessment.
Directed reading/Independent Learning (252 hours) -
to develop students' knowledge and understanding of lifespan development. Students will be expected to prepare materials for seminar debate. (100 hours)
Assessment preparation - to develop students' knowledge of lifespan development and facilitate ability to discuss psychological frameworks. (75 hours)
Case Study preparation. (77 hours)
1. Whole group sessions - formal lectures to introduce key concepts and issues.
(12 x 2 hrs = 24 hours)
2. Small group seminars (PBL) = to facilitate student discussion of key concepts, issues and lecture material and to apply psychological frameworks to social work. (10 x 2 hrs = 20 hours)
3. workshop during Practice Learning period (4 hours)
Some materials will be accessed through Blackboard / VLE. Blackboard will also be used for formative and summative assessment.
Directed reading/Independent Learning (252 hours) -
to develop students' knowledge and understanding of lifespan development. Students will be expected to prepare materials for seminar debate. (100 hours)
Assessment preparation - to develop students' knowledge of lifespan development and facilitate ability to discuss psychological frameworks. (75 hours)
Case Study preparation. (77 hours)
Module Indicative Content
Psychology theories and frameworks - learning theories; social learning theories; interactionist perspectives; psychodynamic perspectives.
Inheritance - mechanisms of inheritance; gene context interaction; hormonal influences on development, identity
Early years pre-birth, neonatal and early life; physical, cognitive and social development, attachment and resilience
Early childhood growth; cognitive development; social development; play; gender learning.
Middle years - growth; cognitive development; social development.
Adolescence - physical development; identity development; social development; cognitive development.
Adulthood - social development; cognitive development; gender issues; life tasks.
Middle life - social development; cognitive development; life tasks.
Older age - physical development; ageism; social development; cognitive development; gender issues; death.
The importance of valuing diversity - personal, cultural, religious and spiritual - throughout human development.
Loss and bereavement through the lifespan
The 'ecological' perspective
What happens when normal development is interrupted
Alternative perspectives - eg 'rights' V 'competence'
Disability and developmental perspectives.
Inheritance - mechanisms of inheritance; gene context interaction; hormonal influences on development, identity
Early years pre-birth, neonatal and early life; physical, cognitive and social development, attachment and resilience
Early childhood growth; cognitive development; social development; play; gender learning.
Middle years - growth; cognitive development; social development.
Adolescence - physical development; identity development; social development; cognitive development.
Adulthood - social development; cognitive development; gender issues; life tasks.
Middle life - social development; cognitive development; life tasks.
Older age - physical development; ageism; social development; cognitive development; gender issues; death.
The importance of valuing diversity - personal, cultural, religious and spiritual - throughout human development.
Loss and bereavement through the lifespan
The 'ecological' perspective
What happens when normal development is interrupted
Alternative perspectives - eg 'rights' V 'competence'
Disability and developmental perspectives.
Module Additional Assessment Details
Summative Assessment:
A 3000 word assignment to assess all learning outcomes, 100% weighting
You will be required to undertake assessments of three service users and identify the life development models you would use to inform your assessments and why.
The 3 service users will be in the following age ranges a) mid teens, b) mid thirties, c) mid seventies
Formative Assessment / Feedback will be via an assignment workshop.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
This module is open only to students enrolled on the BA (Hons) Social Work.
Module Texts
You will need access to one of the following texts:
Bee, H. & Boyd, D. (2010) Lifespan Development (6th Ed) New York, Pearson International
Crawford, K. and Walker, J. (2010) Social Work and Human Development (3rd Ed), Exeter, Learning Matters
Sudbery, J. (2010) Human Growth and Development, Abingdon, Routledge
Bee, H. & Boyd, D. (2010) Lifespan Development (6th Ed) New York, Pearson International
Crawford, K. and Walker, J. (2010) Social Work and Human Development (3rd Ed), Exeter, Learning Matters
Sudbery, J. (2010) Human Growth and Development, Abingdon, Routledge