Children's Wellbeing Practice
(Cert (PG)) Children's Wellbeing Practice
Entry for 2022
FHEQ level
This course is set at Level 7 (Masters) in the national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.
Course learning outcomes
Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and critical awareness of concepts of mental health and mental illness for children and young people.
Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and critical awareness of diagnostic category systems in mental health.
Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and critical awareness of a range of social, medical and psychological explanatory models.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of relevant mental health policy and health and social care legislation.
Demonstrate knowledge and competence in gathering appropriate information in a timely manner to arrive at a theoretically underpinned, succinct and collaborative definition of the child or young
Demonstrate knowledge of, and critically reflective competence in, engaging and building therapeutic alliances with children and young people, managing the emotional content of sessions and empathising with the client’s perspective or world view.
Demonstrate knowledge and competence in recognition and accurate assessment of the risk posed by the child or young person to themselves or others.
Demonstrate competence in accurate recording of individual interviews, group interventions and questionnaire assessments using paper and electronic record-keeping systems.
Demonstrate competent delivery of a short course of Behavioural Activation.
Demonstrate competent delivery of the use of Star charts and problem solving.
Demonstrate competent delivery of a short course of Graded exposure and Cognitive Restructuring.
Demonstrate knowledge, competence and a critically reflective awareness of practice when working with groups.
Demonstrate knowledge on the role of Lapse prevention and construct a basic Lapse/Relapse prevention plan, if appropriate including carers and families.
Be able to show a critically reflective awareness of practice when delivering individual Low Intensity Interventions for Children and Young people.
Full-time course composition
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autumn Semester | Core | Developmental Models, Psychopathology and Healthcare Legislation for Children and Young People (995C8) | 15 | 7 |
| Core | Fundamentals of Therapeutic Interaction with Children and Young People (996C8) | 15 | 7 | ||
| Spring Semester | Core | Therapeutic Engagement, Assessment and Intervention with Children and Young People (997C8) | 15 | 7 | |
| Spring & Summer Teaching | Core | CBT Informed Interventions for Children and Young people (998C8) | 15 | 7 |
Part-time course composition
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autumn Semester | Core | Developmental Models, Psychopathology and Healthcare Legislation for Children and Young People (995C8) | 15 | 7 |
| Core | Fundamentals of Therapeutic Interaction with Children and Young People (996C8) | 15 | 7 | ||
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
| 2 | Spring Semester | Core | Therapeutic Engagement, Assessment and Intervention with Children and Young People (997C8) | 15 | 7 |
| Spring & Summer Teaching | Core | CBT Informed Interventions for Children and Young people (998C8) | 15 | 7 |
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