BA (Hons) Social Care

Module: 4SC013

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus; University Telford Campus

This module will help students explore communication. Different forms of communication will be considered. What effective communication is, potential communication barriers and how they can be managed will be discussed.

Module: 4SC011

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus; Wolverhampton City Campus

In this module we will introduce you to a range of ideas and perspectives about communities and how children, adults and families are involved within communities. Communities are important social structures that in contemporary UK society are diverse; their needs impact and influence how we deliver social care services. We shall start by introducing the concept of communities, types of communities and how we define them and encourage you to explore your own place in communities that you belong to. We will explore the nature, concepts, theories and contemporary issues that confront different communities and legislation and policies that influence them. Communities can include people with care needs, lived experiences and also communities of practice such as social care practitioners. These require skills to contribute and belong to such as skills and knowledge of community challenges and engagement. All individuals belong to more than one community.

Module: 4SC012

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus; University Telford Campus

In this module you will be introduced to the idea of research and necessary knowledge and skills required in becoming a researcher. You will learn about research process and an introduction to the different type of research approaches and methods. You will have the opportunity to explore contemporary social care issues to test your research skills. This module will enable you to exercise employable skills by identifying an area of interest that will contribute to setting the foundations to you developing research skills and prepare for future studies.

Module: 4SC009

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus; University Telford Campus

The aim of this module is for students to gain an understanding of the funding, organisation and delivery of social care services in contemporary Britain. Students will need to show an understanding of the state, market and family and their respective roles within the mixed economy of welfare, as well as the purchaser/provider split and its implications for the funding and delivery of social care services. Students will be introduced to key policies and legislation and there will be a focus on core academic skills such as source selection, referencing, paraphrasing and academic writing, with students required to demonstrate their proficiency in each of these areas in order to progress from the module.

Module: 4SC010

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus; Wolverhampton City Campus

In this module we will introduce you to a number of key ideas that you will build on throughout your studies. The module aims to prepare you for ethical practice through an exploration of personal and professional values. You will study how ethical principles, values and ideology relate to, create, maintain and are challenged by disadvantaged groups.

Module: 4SC014

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus; University Telford Campus

The aim of this module is to enable students to develop an understanding of different sociological (collectives of people) and psychological (individual) theories, models and concepts. Students will explore keys concepts, theories and modules which are essential for providing an explanation of contemporary social care issues and challenges and predicting future outcomes. This will develop Students skills in reflective practice, critical enquiry and debate by exploring real-life case studies allowing students to progress as a professional. Theories, models and concepts are essential for justification of decision making as well as improve skills required to work within a complex and changing Social Care settings.

Module: 5SC012

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus; University Telford Campus

This module will examine the purpose and uses of research while exploring contemporary issues and debates in the way research is conducted. The module will outline methodological issues and equip students with skills necessary to evaluate existing research and understand how it can be used to inform their understanding and practice.

Module: 5SC013

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus; University Telford Campus

This module will consider the key stages of interventions in social care, whether in terms of work with individuals, groups or communities. Practitioners in social care organisations - whether in statutory, private or voluntary sectors - work with different assessment frameworks and methods (including systemic social practice), designed to assess levels of need with a multidisciplinary approach. However, in some way, most will follow the progress of making an assessment and engaging with a service user through care planning processes and delivering appropriate needs led/person centred intervention. Students on completion of this module will be able to identify (1) the skills that are necessary to support these practices, and (2) how these practices can be needs led and /or person-centred.

Module: 5SC011

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: University Telford Campus; Wolverhampton City Campus

This module will consider the key stages of interventions in social care, in terms of work with children. It will discuss practitioners in social care organisations - whether in statutory, private or voluntary sectors - working with different assessment frameworks and methods (including systemic social practice) and designed to assess levels of need using a multidisciplinary approach. However, in some ways, most will follow the progress of making an assessment and engaging with a service user through care planning processes and delivering appropriate needs led/child centred interventions. Students on completion of this module will be able to identify (1) the skills that are necessary to support these practices, and (2) how these practices can be needs led and /or child-centred.

Module: 5SC010

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus; University Telford Campus

This module will examine different international perspectives of care while exploring related social policy and delivery patterns drawn from global examples. The module will further explore migration, what it means for those who are in need of care and critically evaluate current care delivery for people from minority cultural groups.

Module: 5SC014

Credits: 20

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