5B030E - Leading Your Community Placement 01 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2032 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: 5B030E
Module Title: Leading Your Community Placement
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Psychology and Therapeutic Interventions
Faculty Sub Group: Therapeutic Studies
Module Leader: Heloise Godfrey-Talbot
Module Team: Emily Bull, Becky Davies
First Intended Intake: SEP 2026 Final Year of Intake: 2031
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 30 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100476 - health and social care 100493 - applied psychology 101361 - creative arts and design
HECOS Code Weighting: 30 30 40

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2026
Valid To 31 Aug 2032

Module Aims

The main aims of the module are: 

To explore the complex skills and strategies necessary to be an aware, responsible, ethical, reflective and safe creative arts practitioner with diverse participants in an array of settings. 

 

To examine a range of professional standards and relevant theoretical knowledge and apply these in professional practice. 

 

To encourage reflective thinking and evaluation of their own practice using models of reflective and ethical practice and identify future goals for their own personal development. 

 

Content Summary

Get ready for one of the most inspiring stages of your course. Leading Your Community Placement invites you to step beyond the classroom and into an individual professional placement. With an exciting range of healthcare, educational, cultural, and community organisations to choose from, you’ll have the freedom to find a setting that truly inspires you. One student might be designing multi-sensory art experiences for children with additional needs, while another could be using creative practices to support adults navigating homelessness or substance misuse. 

 

Wherever you go, you’ll be stepping into real lives, real stories, and real challenges. 

Before leading your own workshops, you’ll gain the skills, tools and confidence to research, design, and deliver an exciting, ethical arts project. You’ll dive into the world of participatory arts - its possibilities, its boundaries - and begin discovering your unique identity as a facilitator. During placement, a professional mentor will support your reflection and growth, while on campus you’ll deepen your learning through supportive seminars and hands-on workshops. You’ll finish the module with a Portfolio showcasing thoughtful planning, ethical practice and safety awareness - skills you’ll continue to build on in the next module. 

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Summative Assessment and preparation 60
Scheduled Teaching and Learning 28
Independent Self-Directed Learning 166.5
Guided Study 10.5
Placement 35
Total Hours Selected 123

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Develop and refine ideas for inclusive, ethically informed creative engagement activities that reflect theory, context, and participatory arts practice.
LO2 Reflect collaboratively upon the impact of work experience on professional development and apply this understanding to plan future goals.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio Students are asked to complete a Portolio which captures their learning across the different stages of their placement. The Portfolio will include: A Project Plan which is formed following their initial observations, research and conversations in their placement setting. A mini-essay demonstrating how their theoretical knowledge has underpinned their project plan. A risk assessment for the participatory arts workshops that they develop for delivery in the placement setting. Detailed session plans from two of the workshops with reflective commentary. A short reflection of their learning as part of their facilitated peer group reflections. 0 3500 100 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Portfolio

Reading List

Week 1-2 

Matarasso, F. (2019) A Restless Art, London: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation 

Content available online at A Restless Art (2019) A Restless Art. Available at: https://arestlessart.com/ (Accessed: 26 July 2020) 

Schrag, A. (2018) The artist as social worker vs. the artist as social wanker. Museums & social issues. [Online] 13 (1), 8–23.  

Willis Newson (2020), Voluntary Code of Practice for Arts in Helath Practitioners. Available at: https://wahwn.cymru/knowledge-bank/voluntary-code-of-practice-for-arts-in-health-practitioners (Accessed: 4 December 2025) 

Artworks Cymru (2015) Artworks Cymru Quality Principles. Available at: http://artworks.cymru/quality-principles (Accessed: 26 July 2020). 

Hart, R. & EBSCOhost (2021) Positive Psychology: the basics. [Online]. Abingdon, Oxon?; Routledge. [online]. Available at: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2437955 (Accessed: 20 September 2025). 

Swindells, R.Lawthom,, R. Parkinson, C., Clennon, O. , Kagan, C. and De Bezenac, C. (2016) ‘‘I’m not a therapist you know…I’m an artist’: Facilitating Well-being and basic psychological needs satisfaction through community arts participation’, Journal of Applied Arts & Health, 7 (3), p. 347 -367. 

Smith, B and R. (2020) You Are an Artist. London: Thames and Hudson. 

Chwelos, Cyndy. (2020). INVITING CREATIVITY A Toolkit for Socially Engaged Creative Practices.