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Stand Alone Module
Child Health and Wellbeing
30 Credits
- Duration:
- 15 Weeks
- Start Dates:
- September and February
- Attendance:
- One day a week - Thursday
- Venue:
- High Wycombe Campus
- Cost:
- Available on request
- Key Contact:
- Tricia Johnson
- Tel:
- 01494 522 141
- Email:
- tricia.johnson@bucks.ac.uk
Is this course suitable for me?
This 30 credit module will be of interest to people working with young children in variety of settings such as nurseries, playgroups and health clinics.
Overview
The aim of the module is to give you the opportunity to explore the bio-psychosocial issues affecting children’s health and wellbeing in the context of current society. It will provide an added insight into the theory of the child and young person’s health and allow students to apply theoretical and conceptual frameworks to their own work setting.
Content
The effects of environment and society on health
Content will include changing demography; working mothers; increased divorce rates; older parents; multicultural effects; violence in the family; the child’s place in society and the influences of family and parenting style.
Psychological aspects of health
Content will include bullying at school; stress in education; family life; coping strategies; mental health issues.
Biological aspects of health
Considerations will include long term health problems and their effects on the child and the family.
Promoting Public Health
Content will include health promotion; inter-professional working; policy; legislation and governmental strategies; the effects of childhood education on child health and subsequent life chances.
What will I learn?
- Evaluate and update knowledge of theoretical perspectives of child health and wellbeing and communicate the implications for individual practice
- Identify and explore the range of issues affecting the health of children today
- Explore ethical dilemmas related to caring for children with health issues
- Critically analyse the effect of societal and familial influences on children’s health
- Critically evaluate the contribution of their own professional role to child health
Teaching and learning
Lectures initially to provide the foundation of knowledge and research. Group, colleague and tutor/student discussions, e-mail, blackboard, internet and assessment.
The assessment strategy has an important formative element focused on the presentation of case-studies from your own practice area. You will have an opportunity to present and discuss these case studies with peers and to refine your skills in applying theoretical and conceptual frameworks to issues of child health and wellbeing.
The essay will enable you to discuss and explore ethical dilemmas relating to caring for children with health issues in a variety of environments. The essay will also enable you to produce a sustained analysis of the ways in which your own professional role contributes to child health and wellbeing.
Entry requirements
Working in a practice area with minimum 6 months experience in an appropriate setting is required
- 120 level 5 credits (or equivalent)
- Support of your manager
- Opportunity to work outside usual practice area, if necessary, to gain specific clinical competence
How to make an application
Please contact the Enquiries Team on 01494 603 171 or email ask@bucks.ac.uk
We hope to have a fully on-line application system shortly, but in the meantime, to apply for a course, please download and print these forms, completing them fully and posting back to the address below.
- Course_Enquiry_Letter (70.4 KB)
- Application_form (58.1 KB)
- Notes_for_Guidance (51.6 KB)
- Fee_Authoristaion_Form (61.1 KB)
- Academic_Reference_Form (50.6 KB)
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Alternatively, if you call us on 01494 603 171 or email ask@bucks.ac.uk we can post you a hard copy application pack.
Students funded by the NHS or other employer
If the cost of your course is being funded by your employer, please contact your education lead or manager for guidance as to how they would prefer you to make an application.