Contemporary Family Health and Wellbeing
This module is suitable for professionals who are looking to extend their knowledge and understanding of child and family development within the context of relationships and society.
This module offers a stimulating environment, whereas a professional you can share your experience and enhance your knowledge and skills by critically evaluating theory and practice, and applying this to working with children and families within different contexts.
- Critically analyse family theory and multiple factors that affect the health and social wellbeing of the individual, family and groups.
- Appraise stages of human development across the lifespan relevant to their defined area of practice.
- Examine and formulate ways to enable the individual, family and groups to develop abilities and use resources to manage and improve their health and social wellbeing.
- Critically appraise tools and methods for assessing health and social needs of individuals and families.
- Evaluate planned interventions or strategies for the individual, family or group.
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Independent Study
Staff Delivering on this course
Assessment
Academic Support
The Inclusion Centre advises and supports students who disclose a sensory or mobility impairment, chronic medical condition, mental health issue, dyslexia and other specific learning differences. Applicants are encouraged to arrange a pre-entry visit to discuss any concerns and to view the facilities.
Study Skills Support
The Study Support Team provides training and support to all students in:
- Academic writing
- Study skills (note taking, exam techniques, time management, presentation)
- Maths and statistics
- English language
- Information technology support
Prospects
This module may be suitable as CPD for professionals working with children, young people and families.
This module is a core module within the MSc Advancing Practice (School Nursing) and MSc Advancing Practice (Health Visiting) routes. Credit from this module may also contribute to the MSc Advancing Practice (Nursing) and (Clinical routes) or the Professional Studies Framework.
For academic session 2021/22
UK/EU Students - £690
International Students - £1,230
Additional Costs
The following course-related costs are not included in the course fees:
For new intakes course fees are reviewed and published annually for each mode of delivery. Tuition fees are fixed for the duration of a course at the rate confirmed in the offer letter. For further information see:
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