Child Health and Wellbeing in a Global Society
Examine models which support practice to improve child development, health and wellbeing through working alongside families and key professionals in multi-professional ways.
Key facts
Overview
This module is concerned with helping you understand the world from the child’s experience and its influence on them and their family’s health and wellbeing. Following an ecological framework, you will explore the child or young person in the centre of their world. You will examine models which support practice to improve child development, health and wellbeing through working alongside families and key professionals in multi-professional ways.
This module is a core module for student health visitors on the MSc Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visiting); however, it would also be relevant for school nurses, health and social care professionals working with children, young people, and their families.
This module will help you to:
- understand the lived experience of the child and family within contemporary global society
- understand underpinning concepts and theories, and consider how care should be delivered in a unified way within the current legislative and policy framework; including children’s rights;
- apply early intervention strategies which strengthen families’ capacity to maximise their own health and wellbeing; to achieve their full potential across the life course
- identify, conceptualise, define and apply the skills and attributes required in your key professional role and learn about those of key professionals.
This module will also appeal to those who work directly with children, young people and families, as well, as leaders and managers of children and family services.
This module is offered by the multi-award-winning Faculty of Health Sciences and Sport, led by a group of world-leading academics with strong and established research records, real nursing experience and a wealth of world-class publications. They will support you both personally and academically.
Entrance requirements
You are required to have the ability to study at degree level (minimum academic level SCQF Level 9).
English language requirements
If English is not your first language you must have one of the following qualifications as evidence of your English language skills:
- IELTS Academic or UKVI 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each sub-skill.
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) 60 overall with a minimum of 59 in each sub-skill.
- IBT TOEFL 78 overall with a minimum of 17 in listening, 18 in reading, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing.
See our information on English language requirements for more details on the language tests we accept and options to waive these requirements.
Objectives
You will:
1. Display mastery of the concepts, theories, and constructs of children and young people's health, wellbeing and development within a global society
2. Demonstrate a critical knowledge and understanding of approaches to effectively deliver children's services, including application of relevant policy, legislation and research.
3. Examine the impact of early intervention strategies in partnership with families and professional colleagues which strengthen families’ capacity to maximise their health and wellbeing and support children to achieve their full potential across the life course.
4. Critically analyse and identify priorities of children and young people’s health and wellbeing needs and risks, taking responsibility in identifying and leading appropriate measures to manage identified risks and unmet needs.
5. Critically appraise the skills and attributes required of key professional roles to promote children’s health and wellbeing, uphold their rights and address inequalities in health.
Structure and content
This module utilises a blended approach to teaching and learning to stimulate critical discussion and enhance learning, generate deeper understanding and foster the development of graduate attributes. The learning and teaching activities are varied and are aligned to the intended learning outcomes. They include:
- Lectures
- Group work activities
- Online discussions
- Podcasts
- e-learning activities
- Independent study
You’ll have the opportunity to attend a masterclass delivered by expert and keynote speakers providing real world experience and up to date research which will enable you to apply theoretical learning from the module content to key topics that reflect public health priorities.
Delivery and assessment
Assessment is in two parts. Part one is an annotated bibliography of 2,000 words (50%) and Part two is a recorded oral presentation (50%).
Module coordinator
Employability
This module supports the development of a wide range of skills including critical thinking and writing, advanced personal organisation, planning and evaluation skills, and advanced communication skills.
What next?
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