Module Details
| Module Code: |
PLAC7006 |
| Title: |
Professional Development
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Long Title:
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Professional Development
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| NFQ Level: |
Advanced |
| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2017/18 ( September 2017 ) |
| Field of Study: |
0111 - Placement
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| Module Description: |
Community work operates in increasingly professionalised community and institutional contexts. This module focuses on the role of the community-based professional to prepare the learner for her/his future role. The module will be delivered in an interactive, dialogic fashion, utilising current case studies as well as masterclasses in the field of community education and development.
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| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
| LO1 |
Critically analyse their role as a community work professional in the context of community, state, and civil society |
| LO2 |
Critique the relevance of evidence-based practice in community work |
| LO3 |
Evaluate the need to maintain a multidisciplinary ethos and commitment to interprofessional relationships |
| LO4 |
Analyse the wider legal and policy context of community work, including child protection issues/legal responsibilities |
| LO5 |
Analyse key academic/policy concerns and practical interests and their implications for their professional practice |
| Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is strongly recommended before enrolment in this module. You may enrol in this module if you have not acquired the recommended learning but you will have considerable difficulty in passing (i.e. achieving the learning outcomes of) the module. While the prior learning is expressed as named MTU module(s) it also allows for learning (in another module or modules) which is equivalent to the learning specified in the named module(s).
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Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module. You may not earn additional credit for the same learning and therefore you may not enrol in this module if you have successfully completed any modules in the incompatible list.
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| No incompatible modules listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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| No Co-requisite modules listed |
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed. You may not enrol on this module if you have not acquired the learning specified in this section.
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| No requirements listed |
| Indicative Content |
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Community Development Values and Practice Principles
Collectivity; empowerment; social justice; equality and anti-discrimination; participation
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Child Protection
Legal and professional responsibilities; professional and practice issues
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Practice
Evidence based practice in community work: the role of praxis and ethical action
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Professionalisation
The role of the professional in society; the professionalizing process; professional and emancipatory practice – opportunities and obstacles
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Collaborative Working
The benefits; potential barriers to effective partnership; overcoming obstacles; analysing and evaluating the effectiveness of an interagency partnership Connexions Programme, 2003; experiential versus academic knowledge
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Critical reflection
Knowledge and values; reflect on and review own practice; review and meet own learning and development needs (as articulated by the Federation for Community Development Learning (FCDL)
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Module Content & Assessment
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Coursework | 100.00% |
Assessments
| No End of Module Formal Examination |
| Reassessment Requirement |
Coursework Only
This module is reassessed solely on the basis of re-submitted coursework. There is no repeat written examination.
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The University reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Lecture/Workshop |
Every Week |
3.00 |
3 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Work-based learning |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
| Lecture |
Contact |
Lecture/Workshop |
Every Week |
3.00 |
3 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Non Contact |
Work-based learning |
Every Week |
4.00 |
4 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
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Module Resources
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| Recommended Book Resources |
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Wilson, Mandy. (2000), Building Practitioner Strengths, Community Development Foundation, [ISBN: 9781901974195].
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Jackson, A & C.O'Doherty. (201), Community Development in Ireland, Gill and Macmillan, Dublin, [ISBN: 978071714972].
| | Supplementary Book Resources |
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Banks, S.. (2012), Ethics and Values in Social Work, 4th. Palgrave Macmillan, London, p.304, [ISBN: 9780230300170].
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Skinner, Steve. (2006), Strengthening Communities: A guide to capacity building for communities and the public sector, Community Development Foundation, All, Community Development Foundation, London, p.150, [ISBN: 1901974685].
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Forde, Catherine; Kiely , Elizabeth; Meade, Rosie (Editors). (2010), Youth and Community Work in Ireland, Blackwell, UK, [ISBN: 9781842181737].
| | Recommended Article/Paper Resources |
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All Ireland Endorsement Body for
Community Work Education and Training
(AIEB). (2016), All Ireland Standards for Community Work, Community Work Ireland, Galway,
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Farley et al. (2009), The Challenges of Implementing Evidence
Based Practice: Ethical Considerations
in Practice, Education, Policy, and
Research, Social Work & Society International
On Line Journal, Vol 7, No. 2,
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Department of Health. (2011), Child Protection and Welfare Practice
Handbook, Child Protection and Welfare Health
Service Executive, Dublin.
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Department of Children and Youth Affairs. (2011), Children First: National Guidance for
the Protection and Welfare of Children, Health Service Executive, Dublin.
| | Supplementary Article/Paper Resources |
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Guy, J. with L. Feinstein & Ann
Griffiths. (2014), Early Intervention in Domestic Violence
and Abuse, Early Intervention Foundation - Evidence, p.103,
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McInnes, K.. (2007), A practitioner's guide to interagency
working in children's centres, Barnardos.
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