The Principles and Practice of Child and Family Health and Wellbeing

You are required to have the ability to study at degree level (minimum academic level SCQF Level 9).

Specific objectives:

• Synthesise knowledge and understanding of the key influences of children and young people’s health, wellbeing and childhood development.
• Demonstrate a critical appreciation of the key determinants of health and wellbeing and related health inequalities.
• Apply advanced knowledge and skills in public health approaches for improving and promoting children, young people and their families health and wellbeing.
• Apply a critical understanding and synthesis of current policies, legislation and guidance for children’s services including the application/knowledge of any supporting evidence base.

General objectives;

• Manage your own learning, reflect on it critically and seek and use constructive feedback.
• Apply expert skills and understanding in communicating with children and young people, parents/carers and other professionals.
• Critically reflect on own interpersonal and inter-professional communication skills.
• Demonstrate advanced personal organisation, planning and evaluation skills.

Cognitive objectives:

• Demonstrate an inquiry based approach to practice.
• Critically reflect on individual and peer working practices.
• Demonstrate advanced communication skills including the ability to construct a reasoned argument, synthesise relevant information, exercise critical judgement and communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

Indicative content:

• The determinants of health and related inequalities
• Public health approaches to promoting and supporting children, young people and their family’s health and wellbeing
• Key principles and theories of contemporary health improvement methods including strength/assets based approaches
• Gathering, analysing and interpreting public health data across a range of resources
• Landscapes of health, social and education policy in relation to early years practice and related research and theories
• Childhood development including neurophysiology/biopsychology and social development
• Key theories and research in relation to peri-natal, infant and children and young people’s wellbeing
• Relationship theories and facilitating therapeutic relationships
• The main influencing factors affecting children and young people’s health and wellbeing including a critical examination of abuse, neglect and vulnerability

The module will be delivered using a range of approaches which will include: webinars, pre-recorded lectures, videos, podcasts; and other activities such as guided reading, quizzes, discussion boards.

Canvas (our virtual learning environment), Microsoft Teams and other tools will be used in the teaching of the module.

This module utilises a blended approach to teaching and learning to stimulate critical discussion and enhance learning, generate deeper understandings and foster the development of graduate attributes. The learning and teaching activities are varied and are aligned to the intended learning outcomes. They include:

• Webinars
• Pre-recorded lectures
• Online discussions
• Podcasts
• e-learning activities
• Independent guided study

Assessment

Assessment is based on a discursive essay in which you will be required to critically discuss a key public health concern for children and their families; critically analyse and synthesise the approaches that may be taken to address this.

Mrs Alison Hackett

This module supports the development of a wide range of skills including critical thinking and writing, advanced personal organisation, planning and evaluation skills, and advanced communication skills