Module TMMC1297: Values, Policy and Practice in Children and Family Work

Department: Theology, Ministry and Mission

TMMC1297: Values, Policy and Practice in Children and Family Work

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None

Aims

• To provide a foundational understanding of the professional disciplines of working with children and families and playwork.
• To explore the principles and values of working with children and families and playwork.
• To reflect on the values and practices of children and family work from the perspective of the Christian faith.

Content

• The broader context of children and family work, eg. UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Playwork charter etc.
• Children and family work and playwork professional standards, principles and values, including grace principles.
• Legal and policy frameworks, for example, safeguarding, duty of care, health and safety, risk assessment etc.
• Opportunities to reflect on issues related to management of self in a professional context.
• Theological reflection on contemporary practices and principles of youth work.

Learning Outcomes

• [SSK 3]
• Articulate key contexts and aspects of the professional disciplines of working with children and families and playwork.
• Discuss knowledgeably some theological perspectives on contemporary practices and principles of children and family work, and the questions to which they give rise.

• [SSS 2, 3]
• Identify professional, ethical and legal requirements and work within relevant agency guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Theologically reflect on the principles and values underpinning children and family work and playwork practice and demonstrate these in a ministry context.
• Theologically reflect on their own beliefs and values, how these have been shaped and their impact on practice.

• [KS 1, 3, 4]
• Identify, gather and evaluate source materials for a specific purpose.
• Carry out a guided task that involves: independent inquiry; management of time and resources; using IT; meeting deadlines; evaluating the task and learning from it.
• Recognise key issues in their own personal and professional development, including development of effective self-management skills.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Lectures and personal study
• Summative Assessment: Written Assessment

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University