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SP12016: Psychology for social work

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Period:
Academic Year
Assessment Summary: CWES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay (CWES 100% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the Unit students will be able to: 1. Explain a range of theories and models for social work intervention with individuals, families, groups and communities across different stages of the Life Course (PS
* 1.4; 3.13; 3.14; 4.2; 4.3) 2. Recognise the short and long term impact of psychological, socio-economic, environmental and physiological factors on people's lives, taking into account age and development, and how this informs practice (PS 1.4; 1.5; 3.4; 3.14; 3.15; 4.3; 4.4) 3. Recognise the centrality of relationships for people and the key concepts of attachment, separation, loss, change and resilience (PS 1.4; 2.3; 2.5; 3.4; 3.14; 3.15) 4. Analyse forms of harm and their impact on people, and the implications for practice, drawing on concepts of strength, resilience, vulnerability, risk and resistance, and apply to practice (PS 2.3; 2.5; 3.3; 3.4; 3.14; 3.15; 6.4; 6.6) 5. Apply social work knowledge to human social development using problem based learning exercises (PS 2.3; 2.5; 3.4; 3.5; 3.14; 3.15; 6.4)
* Social Work England's Professional Standards (PS)


Synopsis: Gain knowledge of human growth and development, examining psychology across the life course and the ability to apply these concepts in relation to social work practice. A psychosocial approach will be introduced, providing perspectives that explain societal and structural influences on human behaviour.

Content:
* Social Work Frameworks and problem based learning
* Early childhood (Developmental delays)
* Childhood (Behavioural and learning difficulties)
* Adolescence (Sexuality and identity)
* Early Adulthood (Mental Health and Substance Abuse)
* Adulthood (Grief and Loss and Violence)
* Late Adulthood and Gerontology (Aged Care and Death)

Course availability:

SP12016 is a Must Pass Unit on the following courses:

Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • UHSP-AFB33 : BSc(Hons) Social Work and Applied Social Studies (Year 1)

Notes:

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