Social Work with Children and Families

Module code: SOW7008-B

Module Aims

To enable you to critically consider the policies and practices of social work with children, young people and their families.

Outline Syllabus

Assessing the needs of children and their families; children's rights; cultural factors in the provision of services for children and families; identification and consequences of child abuse; resilience and attachment; direct work with children; the needs of disabled children and their families; family support; gender and child welfare; the construction of 'childhood', 'children' and 'family'; development of social policy in relation to services for children.

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