Course Catalogue

Nursing and Advanced Practice

This module enables students to critically appraise the impact of poverty and inequality and critically explore issues of social justice and injustice in relation to service users, carers and social work practice

Outline Syllabus:Introduction to key concepts: poverty, inequality and social justice Defining and measuring poverty The effect of poverty and inequality on service users Social work responses to poverty and inequality: poverty awareness and social justice orientations and limitations Power and oppression and their relationship to poverty and inequality Ideologies and their influences The role of social work and social workers Social justice and injustice Policy stories Poverty awareness and the role of the State

Module Overview:
This module will enable you to critically appraise the impact of poverty, inequality and social justice on social work practice. On completion, you will gain a firm understanding of the meaning and effects of poverty and inequality on service users and their relevance to social work practice. You will be able to link poverty and inequality to poverty awareness, social justice responses in your practice, as well as identify any limitations to these approaches.

Additional Information:In completing this module students will gain a firm understanding of the meaning and effects of poverty and inequality on service users and their relevance to social work practice. They will be able to link poverty and inequality to poverty aware, social justice responses in their practice, as well as identify any limitations to these approaches. Students will develop an awareness of power and oppression and their links to concepts of participation and citizenship, in the local, national and international context. The module will focus on students applying the concepts and responses to everyday practice, and the value of a critical approach in doing so. In this context it will consider the tensions and competing priorities inherent in social work practice. 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 Extenuating Circumstances Process please visit: www.ljmu.ac.uk/about-us/public-information/student-regulations/guidance-policy-and-process