SD1S017 - Professional Values And Ethics In Youth & Community Work 01 Sep 2021 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | SD1S017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Professional Values And Ethics In Youth & Community Work | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Youth, Community and Social Work | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Therapeutic Studies | ||
| Module Leader: | Mick Conroy | ||
| Module Team: | Catherine Haywood, Hannah Jones, Lise Jacobsen, Kelly McCarthy, Mark Iggulden | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2021 | Final Year of Intake: | |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 4 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100466 - youth and community work | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2021 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2027 |
Module Aims
1. To embed a historical and contextual understanding of the key political and social developments in youth and community work from early Victorian philanthropy through to 21st Century strategic developments by government
2. To enable students to develop an understanding of the professional role of the youth worker in terms of employer and young people’s expectations relating to ethical and moral practice, professional boundaries, and the key responsibilities of effective youth work.
3. To equip students with the ability to create inclusive environments and to identify and counter any discriminatory actions, oppressive attitudes, behaviours and situations, at an interpersonal level.
Links to NOS for YW (CLDSC, 2019) YW01, YW03, YW05, YW06, YW07, YW08, YW10, YW13, YW14, YW19, YW25, Signpost 36, 37, 39.
Content Summary
A keystone module of the course which introduces the following content:
• Exploration of key Youth Work developments over time from philanthropy to welfarism to neoliberalism and current strategic delivery and application of youth work in 21st Century.
• Charting the growth of young people’s rights in the broader context of civil rights movement and development of modern day new social movements such as UNCRC (1989), Disability Rights Movement, Anti-Nuclear Movement, LGBT Movement, Black Lives Matter, Extinction Rebellion, Occupy Movement, Greenpeace, and Campaign for Climate Change. (Link for delivery to Newport Rising organisation) *
* Train the Trainers event – Political democracy through the eyes and ears of young people – Enrichment activity in partnership with Newport Rising
• Linking concepts of informal and formal education to the uniqueness of youth work delivery, exploring the sanctity of the “voluntary” principle, ethical responsibilities and current values and principles of youth work
• Exploration of principles and policies and governance of youth work in relation to professional development, occupational standards, Education Workforce Development Code of Conduct (2019) and Code of Ethics for Youth Workers in Wales (ETS/YMCA, 2012)
• Charting and evaluating the changing role of the youth worker in 21st Century and the growing significance of critically reflective practice and social action by youth workers to redress intergenerational inequality in communities.
• Exploring the youth and community work role in promoting equality, awareness of intersectionality and other diversity perspectives in youth and community work requiring an anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive approach.
• Examining and delivering of practice examples of young people’s participation and rights-based work in Wales (Children’s Commission of Wales)
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 36 |
| Independent Study | 100 |
| Directed Study | 44 |
| Formative Assessment - Scheduled | 20 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Establish and demonstrate the required knowledge, skills and awareness of the underpinning historical youth work policy developments, related equality drivers, new social movements, and the current professional ethical frameworks related to effective community-based youth work practice. |
| LO2 | Able to Identify individual strengths and weaknesses in terms of student’s own knowledge and ability to apply rights-based practical activities alongside solution-focused anti-discriminatory actions to demonstrate the professional values, ethics and principles of youth and community work. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Poster 1 | Poster Presentation | 0 | N/A | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Essay 1 | Essay | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Poster 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Essay 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |