Module Details
Module Code: |
LAWS C1701 |
Module Title:
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Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Persons
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Title:
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Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable Persons
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Module Level:: |
6 |
Module Coordinator: |
Janette Davies
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Module Author:: |
John Balfe
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Module Description: |
The module aims to 1. promote students awareness of issues pertaining to the protection of children and vulnerable people. 2 Ability to evaluate and explore with service users and their carers the potential benefits of managing risk positively. 3 promote the effective identification, assessment and management of risk by Health and Social Care Support Services 4 To assist students to identify policy, procedures and practical tools for working to protect children and vulnerable people from abuse.
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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 |
Articulate and appraise the range of interventions employed in working with children and families who have experienced abuse, trauma and a range of stress in their lives. D1,1,2,4,6,9,17,D2,4,9,D3,6,7,9,13,12,13,14 D5,6,12, |
LO2 |
To promote and support the safety and security of users of services, those who care for them and all those who may come into contact with them. D1,1,2,3,6,9,10,17,19,D2,12,15,17,D3,1,2,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,D4,4,D5,1,6,7,8,9,10,12. |
LO3 |
To raise awareness of the role of risk assessment / management in the provision of evidence based care..D1,1,2,3,6,9,10,17,19,D2,12,15,17,D3,1,2,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,D4,4,D5,1,6,7,8,9,10,12. |
LO4 |
To promote the adoption by all staff of ‘defensible decisions’ rather than ‘defensive decisions’.D1,1,2,3,4,6,9,17,19,D3,6,7,8,9,10 |
Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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No recommendations listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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No Co-requisite modules listed |
Additional Requisite Information
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No Co Requisites listed
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Indicative Content |
Policy and legal context for Safeguarding Practice.
Legal framework for the Protection of Vulnerable Adults, National Standards for Adult Safeguarding 2019 - HIQA and Mental Health Commission; Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015; National guidelines for the Protection and welfare of children, “ Children’s First”, Childcare Act 2001, Protection for Persons reporting Child Abuse Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 1997 & GDPR 2018, Responsibilities of social care workers, parents and other professionals in when and how to recognise, respond and report allegations of abuse. Designated Liaison Person.D1 - P1,2,3,4,6,9,10, 11,12,13,14,16,17,D2 - P4,6,7,8,9. D3 - P 2,3,4,6,7,8, 9,10,12,13,14,15. D4 - P 4. D5 - P 3,6,10,12,14.
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Safeguarding and the Family:
Safety Planning, Parenting Programmes, Recognising and responding to abuse - Tusla guidelines; safeguarding within the areas of Intimate partner violence, child abuse and adult at risk of harm. Dealing with Self-harm - SafeTalk and Assist programmes NOSP. Risk assessment and risk management. Decision-making and evaluation based on best practice principles.D1,1,2,3,6,9,10,17,19,D2,12,15,17,D3,1,2,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,D4,4,D5,1,6,7,8,9,10,12.
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Interventions, services and supports for dealing with abuse.
Approaches to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults to include Signs of Safety 2017- 2022, Meitheal, Family group conferences, Think Family Approach; Prevention, Partnership and Family Support Programme; CYPSC and CFSN frameworks; The Decisional Support Service D1- P1,2,3,6,8,9,10,11,16,17,19,21. D2- P1, 9,12,13,14,15,16,17. D3- 1,2,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,13,14,15. D4 - P4. D5 - P1,2,3,6,7,8,9,10,12, 14,15.
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Module Content & Assessment
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Assessment Breakdown | % |
Continuous Assessment | 100.00% |
AssessmentsFull Time
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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Reassessment Description Case study of child protection and vulnerable adult scenarios worth 100%
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SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
Workload: Full Time |
Workload Type |
Workload Category |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
Lecture |
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Contact |
30 (2 hours per week over 1 term),D1Pr. 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16,17,21 D2,Pr - 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 D3 Pr. 1, 2,3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10,13,15 D4,Pr. 2 and 4 D5Pr. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, and 19. |
12 Weeks per Stage |
3.00 |
36 |
Independent Learning |
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Non Contact |
Independent learning - to enable students build on their own autonomy, self assessment skills and competencies.D1Pr. 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16,17,21 D2,Pr - 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 D3 Pr. 1, 2,3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10,13,15 D4,Pr. 2 and 4
D5Pr. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, and 19.
Case studies (incorporated into Independent Learning time). D1Pr. 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16,17,21 D2,Pr - 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17 D3 Pr. 1, 2,3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10,13 |
15 Weeks per Stage |
5.93 |
89 |
Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Chisnell C. (2016), Safeguarding in Social Work Practice, Sage.
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Devany, C, Canavan, J, Landy, F. and Gillen, A.,. (2013), What Works in Family Support, The Child and Family Agency, Dublin:.
| Supplementary Book Resources |
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Cox, L.E., Tice, C.J. and Long, D.D.. (2016), Introduction to Social Work An Advocacy-Based Profession, London, Sage, London, Sage, [ISBN: 1452244341].
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Davies K & Jones R. (2016), Skills for Social Work Practice, Palgrave, [ISBN: 137390264].
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Kennan, D, Redmond, S, Devaney, C. Landy, F and Canavan, J.. (2015), Towards the development of a Participation Strategy for Children and Young People, The Child and Family Agency., Dublin.
| Recommended Article/Paper Resources |
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A Guide for the Reporting of Child
Protection and Welfare Concerns (2017),
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Buckley, Helen (2012) "Using
Intelligence to Shape Reforms in Child
Protection," Irish Journal of
Applied Social Studies: Vol. 12: Iss. 1,
Article 6.,
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Buckley, H. and O’Nolan, C. (2013) An
examination of recommendations from
inquiries into events in families and
their interactions with State services,
and their impact on policy and practice.
www.dcya.gov.ie.
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Coles, E., Cheyne, H., & Daniel, B.
(2015). Early years interventions to
improve child health and wellbeing: what
works, for whom and in what
circumstances? Protocol for a realist
review. Systematic Reviews, 4, 79,
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Daniel, B. (2015), Why Have We Made
Neglect So Complicated? Taking a Fresh
Look at Noticing and Helping the
Neglected Child. Child Abuse Rev., 24:
82–94..
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Heward‐Belle, S. (2017) ‘Exploiting the
‘good mother’ as a tactic of coercive
control: Domestically violent men’s
assaults on women as mothers’. Afflia,
32(3): 374‐389.
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HIQA and the Mental Health Commission
(MHC) have jointly developed National
Standards for Adult Safeguarding (2019).,
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Lynch, C. & Holt, S. (2019)
‘Intimate Partner Abuse and Violence
During Pregnancy: A Brief Review of the
Literature’. Published e-book from the
II European Conference on Domestic
Violence
file:///C:/Users/sholt/Documents/Documen
ts/Documents/Publicati.
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Munro, E. (2010) ‘Learning to reduce
risk in child protection’ British
Journal of SocialWork, 40 (4) pp
1135‐1151.
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The Child Protection Hub 2020-
interactive platform for professionals
involved in child protection in 9
European countries. The website brings
together resources for quick learning,
such as podcasts, videos, webinars,
resources for trainers and diffe,
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WHAT WORKS 2020 is an initiative led by
the Department of Children and Youth
Affairs, with funding from Dormant
Accounts, to support a move towards
evidence informed prevention and early
intervention services for children,
young people and their fami,
| Other Resources |
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https://www.citizensinformation.ie. Citizens Information.
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https://www.dcya.gov.ie. DCYA.
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https://www.tusla.ie/services/. TUSLA.
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https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/socialc
are/safeguardingvulnerableadults/. HSE.ie/eng/about/who/socialcare/safeguar
dingvulnerableadults.
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