BA (Hons) Working With Children and Families
Course Overview
This course equips you with the essential knowledge and practical skills for a professional career supporting children and families in a variety of settings. You will explore contemporary issues, social policies, and multi-agency working while examining theories of child development and children's rights. A core component is a dedicated work placement that integrates academic theory with real-world practice to prepare you for your future career.
Key Program Highlights
- Integrated work placement for hands-on, practical experience
- Exploration of multi-agency collaboration and professional roles
- Focus on contemporary issues, safeguarding, and children's rights
- Study of child development theories and social pedagogy
- Opportunity to gain additional qualifications in First Aid and Safeguarding
Course Overview
This course equips you with the essential knowledge and practical skills for a professional career supporting children and families in a variety of settings. You will explore contemporary issues, social policies, and multi-agency working while examining theories of child development and children's rights. A core component is a dedicated work placement that integrates academic theory with real-world practice to prepare you for your future career.
Key Program Highlights
- Integrated work placement for hands-on, practical experience
- Exploration of multi-agency collaboration and professional roles
- Focus on contemporary issues, safeguarding, and children's rights
- Study of child development theories and social pedagogy
- Opportunity to gain additional qualifications in First Aid and Safeguarding
Requirements
Modules
- Preparing for Placement
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
- Supporting Educational Engagement and Transitions
- Communication, Counselling and Therapeutic Skills
- Safeguarding
- Introduction to Social Pedagogy Approaches
- Social Policy and Understanding Key Legislation
- Researching with Children and Young People
- Social Pedagogy in Theory 1
- Social Pedagogy in Placement 1
- Family-Centred Practice
- Positive Youth Justice
- Adventure, Play, Games and Outdoor Learning
- Social Pedagogy in Theory 2
- Social Pedagogy in Placement 2
- Dissertation
- Child and Family Mental Health
