Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Nursing and Advanced Practice
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
7103SWMAP-SEP-CTY
Aims
This module provides students with a critical overview of social policy and legislative context for social work practice
Learning Outcomes
1.
Critically evaluate the development of national policy and legislative frameworks for relevant service users
2.
Critically analyse legislation for social work practice
3.
Synthesise social policy and the law in relation to contemporary practice
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:1. Social Policy and its impact on legislative developments
2. The English legal system
3. Equality and Human Rights Legislation
4. Mental Capacity Act 2005
5. Introduction Mental Health Law and social policy
6. Children and Families’ Legislation
7. Adult Safeguarding
8. Key themes of legislation relevant to contemporary social work practice
Module Overview:
This module provides a critical overview of social policy and legislative context for social work practice. On completion, you will have a firm understanding of the key pieces of legislation relevant to social work practice. It enables you to:
This module provides a critical overview of social policy and legislative context for social work practice. On completion, you will have a firm understanding of the key pieces of legislation relevant to social work practice. It enables you to:
- link social policy to the development of legislation, which in turn impacts the rights of service users and current social work practice
- apply legislation to case studies and consider the tensions and dilemmas that arise as a result of compulsory social work intervention in the lives of service users, their families and carers
- evidence HCPCs SOPs and demonstrate their capabilities
Additional Information:In completing this module students will gain a firm understanding of the key pieces of legislation that are relevant to social work practice. They will be able to link social policy to the development of legislation, which in turn impacts on the rights of service users and current social work practice. The module includes an analysis of human rights, anti-discriminatory and equality legislation. The module will enable students to apply legislation to case studies and consider the tensions and dilemmas that arise as a result of compulsory social work intervention in the lives of service users, their families and carers.
Students will be able to evidence the Social Work England Professional Standards and demonstrate their capabilities under the Professional Capabilities Framework.
The module is mapped against the knowledge and skills statements (child and family social work and social workers employed in adult services)
The University acknowledges that there may be occasions when a student’s performance in assessment may be severely affected by unforeseen or unexpected circumstances. Such events include sudden acute illness or close personal bereavement. Any extension requests must be discussed with the module leader prior to the submission date.
For information about extensions and the Personal Circumstances Policy please visit: https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/~/media/sample-sharepoint-libraries/policy-documents/203.pdf?la=en