BA (Hons) Social Care

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.

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.

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.

This module is to build on legislation, theoretical knowledge and practice working in adult social care. You will build on the concept of mixed economy of welfare environment (i.e. Statutory, Private and Voluntary organisations) exploring a range of services supporting vulnerable adults. You will evaluate aspects of working in social care when working with vulnerable adults (i.e. people with mental ill-health, learning disabilities, physical disabilities , ex offenders and homelessness) and employability skills needed for practice. The module will focus on and explore how organisations are structured, roles within adult services, working culture of the organisation and will include; independent living, residential care, care in the community and supported living

This module will discuss a comprehensive and contemporary range of issues that affect children in their personal lives and in the wider community. The position of youth and the challenges they face within the community will be explored using appropriate theories, methods and models.

This module will critically examine different international approaches to social care while examining how these concepts have evolved while drawing on global narratives. The module will further examine how culture has an influence on how care is perceived and experienced while critically debating contemporary care practice.

This Module will develop students’ knowledge and skills required to be an effective leader in the Social Care sector. Students will explore the key characteristics of successful leadership including developing self-awareness, emotional intelligence, resilience and managing stress. The module will enable students to examine the concept of power and influence and the art of persuasion in order to lead professionally, ethically and positively whilst working in complex multi-disciplinary environments.

In this module we will introduce you to the issue of innovation in social care and the current and future role of technology. The module will outline some of the current challenges facing the sector e.g. a larger and increasingly aging population and people with severe, multiple and complicated needs. Innovative and technological solutions have a role in tackling these challenges. The module will develop student’s ability to critically evaluate the challenges and solutions to these issues. This module will further equip students with employability skills to work in practice with these challenges and implement strategies and solutions that are based on technology and innovation

This module builds on the Level 5 module, Working with Adults Part 1, and offers an in depth exploration of issues around abuse, capacity and safeguarding for adults with care needs. The module begins from the point of evaluating the current model of social care provision and examines its strengths and weaknesses. You will analyse the notions of choice and personalization of services alongside the gaps between health and social care delivery which may give rise to abuse. You will consider the roles of carers in this time of austerity and cuts to service provision and the potential implications of such.

This module will discuss a comprehensive and contemporary range of issues that affect young people in their personal lives and in the wider community. The position of youth and the challenges they face within the community will be explored using appropriate theories, methods and models.