| CODE | YTH2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Fieldwork Placement 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Youth, Community and Migration Studies | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This Study-unit builds on Fieldwork 2 offering students the opportunity to practise their knowledge and understanding of the principles and practice of youth and community work and group work. The study-unit will involve practice time in an appropriate community and youth work agency. This supervised practice will provide opportunities for the student to: a) develop practice competencies at a further advanced level; and b) examine the application of theory to practice at a further advanced level Study-unit Aims: This Study-unit is aimed at enabling students to undertake a supervised practical experience in a Youth and Community Work setting to achieve youth and community work knowledge, values, and skills, including a rapport with young people, the agency and volunteers and professional staff. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - show initiative and independent action in a youth and community setting; - work with young people to design and develop group sessions; - enable young people to work effectively in groups; - enable young people to use their learning to enhance their future development; - work in ways which promote equality of opportunity, participation and responsibility. 2. Skills (including transferable [generic] skills): By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - critically evaluate self learning and development; - participate in placement supervision through critical analysis of own and others’ work; - give and receive feedback on others’ and own evaluation of practice. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: (availability at the Library or otherwise is indicated against each entry) Hawkins, P and Shohet, R (2000) Supervision in the Helping Professions 2nd Ed. Buckingham: OUP Schon, D (1983) The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action New York: Basic Books |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE YTH1018 AND TAKE YTH2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | This study-unit is only offered to BA(Hons) in Youth and Community Studies students. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Placement | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Simon Schembri |
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