Module Descriptors
ADULT SOCIAL CARE VALUES AND ETHICS
SOWK50266
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Karen Micklewright
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- DEBATE weighted at 0%
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
I.T. Facilities with access to Moodle
Module Learning Strategies
The learning strategy for this module requires students to commit 150 learning hours (including assessment). This will include 24 hours of class support and 126 hours of independent and self directed study.
Contact Hours::
Lectures: 16 hours
Seminars: 4 hours
Tutorials: 2 hours
Workshop: 2 hours
The class sessions will include formal lectures, case study analysis and group discussions based on student experiences in the subject area. Students will be encouraged to integrate their work based experiences with new knowledge and skills developed in the classroom as the module progresses.
Independent Study Hours::
Guided reading: 58 hours
Assignment preparation: 58 hours
Tutorial preparation: 10 hours
Contact Hours::
Lectures: 16 hours
Seminars: 4 hours
Tutorials: 2 hours
Workshop: 2 hours
The class sessions will include formal lectures, case study analysis and group discussions based on student experiences in the subject area. Students will be encouraged to integrate their work based experiences with new knowledge and skills developed in the classroom as the module progresses.
Independent Study Hours::
Guided reading: 58 hours
Assignment preparation: 58 hours
Tutorial preparation: 10 hours
Module Indicative Content
This module will consider the nature of care as an ethical activity. Ethical issues in adult social care will be identified and debated. The individual service user-practitioner relationship will be assessed with reference to appropriate boundaries and behaviour, power relations and the potential for abuse in professional settings. The module will investigate the legal, ethical and professional frameworks governing care for vulnerable people, including older persons, those with learning disabilities, physical or mental conditions, and including those relating to domestic abuse. Processes and procedures for managing risk and vulnerability will be analysed. Confidentiality, empathy and respect and the role of team work in care as a support for good practice and ethical behaviour will be examined.
Module Texts
Cuthbert, S. and Quallington, J. (2008) Values for Care Practice, London: Reflect Press Ltd.
Dalrymple, J. and Burke, B. (2006) Anti-Oppressive Practice: Social Care and the Law, Open University Press: Oxford.
Leathard, A. (2007) Ethics: Contemporary Challenges in Health and Social Care, London: Policy Press
Dalrymple, J. and Burke, B. (2006) Anti-Oppressive Practice: Social Care and the Law, Open University Press: Oxford.
Leathard, A. (2007) Ethics: Contemporary Challenges in Health and Social Care, London: Policy Press
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Additional Assessment Details
Summative
Group debate (PASS/FAIL)
Compulsory participation in structured debate centred on contemporary ethical issues related to adult social care. Students will prepare and present a debate in small groups.
Written assignment (2,000 words) Learning Outcomes 1-3
Students will be required to submit supporting evidence for their debate participation. This must demonstrate their ability to critically analyse care as an ethical activity and their critical awareness of the service user-practitioner relationship. It must also demonstrate how legal and professional frameworks are applied to adult social care practice. The supporting evidence must be academically referenced using the Harvard system.
Both summative elements must be passed in order to pass the module.
Formative
Class discussion and debate will provide opportunities for peer and tutor feedback to guide developing knowledge and understanding and analysis of key theoretical concepts. Students will also receive formative feedback from their tutor on assignment plans during group and individual tutorials.
Group debate (PASS/FAIL)
Compulsory participation in structured debate centred on contemporary ethical issues related to adult social care. Students will prepare and present a debate in small groups.
Written assignment (2,000 words) Learning Outcomes 1-3
Students will be required to submit supporting evidence for their debate participation. This must demonstrate their ability to critically analyse care as an ethical activity and their critical awareness of the service user-practitioner relationship. It must also demonstrate how legal and professional frameworks are applied to adult social care practice. The supporting evidence must be academically referenced using the Harvard system.
Both summative elements must be passed in order to pass the module.
Formative
Class discussion and debate will provide opportunities for peer and tutor feedback to guide developing knowledge and understanding and analysis of key theoretical concepts. Students will also receive formative feedback from their tutor on assignment plans during group and individual tutorials.