![]() ![]() Students critically explore changing understandings of young people’s lives and examine how different professionals engage with young people. It uses a range of material to enable students to acquire a deeper and more nuanced understanding of children and childhood and of the skills and values of effective and equitable work with children.ĥ: Youth and young people – looks at social and cultural aspects of being young and the concept of ‘youth’. They will also examine some of the ethical dilemmas that practitioners may encounter, and the ways in which they might deal with ethical dilemmas in their practice with children, young people, parents and families.Ĥ: Children and childhood – focuses on children (particularly those aged 0–12 years) and examines several of the key issues embedded in modern childhood such as inclusion, gender, rights and child protection. Students will consider the opportunities, as well as the potential challenges, presented by multi-agency and inter-professional working, and they will look at ways in which values, ethics and legal frameworks inform practice in this area. They will also critically reflect on the extent to which society is a meritocracy and apply theories of social capital and cultural capital to explain social mobility and inequalities.ģ: Working together – focuses on practice and explores how practitioners work together to support children, young people, parents and families. Students will examine the concept of time within individual everyday experience and wider social change, such as demographic changes, changes in the law and changes in relationships. Ģ: Society and community – encourages students to use a range of data and research in order to critically examine how community and society are experienced and related to the wellbeing and life chances of children and young people. They will also begin to consider the many issues for people working in children’s services today. Issues that students will explore include whether this is a good time to be young, and the impact of discrimination, poverty and inequality. The study material for this module is organised into 8 learning guides, which include audio-visual material and online and print-based readings:ġ: Young lives – begins to examine the range of factors that influence the divergent lives and complex experiences of children and young people today. ![]()
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