Social Care with Children & Families (Level 4) Fast Track Course

Course Structure

Module 1 – The Social and Political Context of Social Work with Children and Families

• Analyse the concept of the family with reference to historical, sociological and political perspectives
• Explore your own attitudes to the family as an institution
• Develop a critical knowledge and awareness of inequality between and within families
• Describe and value the variety of different types of families to be found in a multicultural society

• Explain the importance of key principles in social work with children and families
• Explain the tensions involved in practice with a principles perspective
• Provide a personal statement of principles

• Explain the process of social work in terms of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation
• Relate these processes to social work with children and families
• Demonstrate the links between process and good practice

• Identify values and knowledge required for direct work with children and young people
• Identify and critically evaluate particular skills for direct work with children and young people

• Explain the needs of adults in the family
• Give examples of particular needs and how these might be met with social work support

• Identify ways in which social workers can work with the family as a group
• Identify some of the skills for working with the family as a group

• Suggest some working definitions of child abuse
• Identify some of the problems in defining child abuse
• Suggest some of the main reasons why child abuse occurs
• Explain the key factors you need to take into account in carrying out an assessment of a child thought to be at risk.
• Outline how the investigation of suspected child abuse can be carried out
• Explain the main issues involved in working with child protection committees

• Appreciate what is involved in planning, carrying out and following up work with a child who has been harmed
• Work with other family members when a child has been harmed
• Encourage adults and children to participate in planning, carrying out and reviewing the work

• Define what ‘being looked after in local authority accommodation’ means
• Specify how some children come to be looked after by the local authority
• Identify the legal basis for the local authority looking after children
• Evaluate the risks to children being looked after by the local authority
• Describe the key features of social work with children being looked after by the local authority
• Specify how work to place children with foster carers should be carried out

• Describe some transitions family members need to negotiate and explain the impact they have on family members
• Explain the impact of some losses and gains on family members
• Identify ways in which social workers may work with the family at times of transition

• Identify the use and value of appropriate language in relation to children with special needs
• Describe the legal framework for children with special needs in England and Wales
• Evaluate the relationship between needs and services for children with special needs and their families
• Inform your social work practice with an understanding of anti-oppressive issues

• Summarise the concepts of empowerment and Partnership
• Apply the concepts of empowerment and partnership in your work with children and families

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