Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2008/09 |
AS30232 Youth work in the community |
| Credits: 6 |
| Level: Honours |
| Semester: 1 at City of Bristol College |
| Semester: 1 at Swindon College |
| Assessment: CW 50%, OT 50% |
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Aims: The aims of this unit are to ensure that students:
* Are able to demonstrate their skills, knowledge and understanding of youth and community work. * Can relate the historical context of youth work in the community and understand the social and political context affecting work with young people. * Are able to carryout comparative studies of youth work in different communities in the UK. Learning Outcomes: On completion of the unit students should be able to: * Describe and evaluate the skills necessary to enable them to work within different communities. * Identify, explain and evaluate the origins and growth of youth and community development. * Select, compare and evaluate the difference in approaches within the national context of youth work in the community. * Define and assess critically the theory, practice and policy development and examine against relevant literature. Skills: At the end of the unit students will have gained the following skills: * Be able to use the appropriate tools to relate theory to practice e.g. secondary research. * Be able to use technology to enable appropriate comparisons to be made. * Be able to use of a range of communication skills. Content: The syllabus for this unit concentrates on extending the skills gained in previous level of study and including: * Concepts of youth and community working. * Knowing their own community * The history of youth and community work * Methods of carrying out a comparative study * Use of Information Technology * Case studies * Class exercises. |