| Title: | Community Work Placement 5 |
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| Long Title: | Community Work Placement 5 |
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| Field of Study: |
Placement
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| Valid From: |
Semester 1 - 2019/20 ( September 2019 ) |
| Next Review Date: |
November 2021 |
| Module Coordinator: |
TOM O CONNOR |
| Module Author: |
Paddy Anderson |
| Module Description: |
This module presents the current status of the developing professionalisation of the community sector. It reviews the positions and roles of statutory and non-statutory bodies in this context. The range of educational institutions involved in professionalisation is reviewed along with the academic contribution to the Sector. The international environment is also examined. |
| Learning Outcomes |
| On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
| LO1 |
Critically review the developing process of professionalisation across the Third Sector in Ireland |
| LO2 |
Critique their own performance in the community placement |
| LO3 |
Evaluate the role of the community workplace in Third Sector professionalisation |
| LO4 |
Analyse the academic and practice related requirements for practice within the legal and regulatory frameworks governing the sector |
| Pre-requisite learning |
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. |
| 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 |
Module Content & Assessment
| Indicative Content |
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Professionalisation
Professional Practice, Professional Bodies,
Professionalisation of the Community Sector. Professionalisation - implications for the Community Work Practitioner.
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The Workplace
Statutory and non-statutory workplace. Workplace and professionalisation - the sector - relevant legislation and mandatory reporting. Ethical considerations in the social professions. Self Care. Stress Management and the Workplace.
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Professional Membership
Academic requirements. Implications for practice. Processes for admission. Continuing professional development. Promoting safe and ethical practice. Currency and updating of theory and practice.
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Workplace - The Environment.
Work Placement structures, roles, responsibilities and practice. The benchmarking and auditing process.
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| Assessment Breakdown | % |
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| Course Work | 100.00% |
| Course Work |
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| Assessment Type |
Assessment Description |
Outcome addressed |
% of total |
Assessment Date |
| Short Answer Questions |
Assignment - on the Legal and Regulatory Frameworks surrounding the Community Work Profession. |
1,3,4 |
25.0 |
Week 7 |
| Written Report |
Written commentary on current developments in sector professionalisation |
2,3 |
25.0 |
Week 12 |
| Written Report |
Benchmark and Audit of selected workplace utilizing All Ireland Standards for Community Work |
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50.0 |
Sem End |
| 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 institute reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
| Workload: Full Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Lecture/Workshop |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Workplace Learning |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
| Workload: Part Time |
| Workload Type |
Workload Description |
Hours |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
| Lecture |
Lecture/Workshop |
3.0 |
Every Week |
3.00 |
| Independent & Directed Learning (Non-contact) |
Workplace Learning |
4.0 |
Every Week |
4.00 |
| Total Hours |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Learner Workload |
7.00 |
| Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
Module Resources
| Recommended Book Resources |
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- Andrews, Dave 2013, Down Under: In-Depth Community Work, Wiff & Stock Melbourne [ISBN: 1625643047]
- Banks, Sarah 2012, Ethics and Values in Social Work, 4th Ed., Palgrave Macmillan [ISBN: 9781403994202]
- O'Doherty, C 2012, Community Development in Ireland, Gill and McMillan Dublin [ISBN: 97817171 49742]
- Fitzsimmons, Camilla 2012, Professionalising Community Work and its implication for Radical Community Education, Maynooth University Press Ireland [ISBN: 978-162564304]
- Jackson, J. (ed.) 2010, Professions and Professionalization, Cambridge University Press [ISBN: 0521136474]
| | Recommended Article/Paper Resources |
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- Fitzsimons, C. 2015, Re-Kindling Community Education in Neoliberal Times, PhD Thesis - National University of Ireland Maynooth, 475
- Banks, S. 2011, Ethics in an Age of Austerity: Social Work and the Evolving New Public Management, Journal of Social Intervention: Theory and Practice, Volume 20, Issue 2, 18
- Forde, Catherine; Kiely, Elizabeth; Meade, Rosie (Editors) 2009, Youth and Community Work in Ireland, The Adult Education Reader
| | Supplementary Article/Paper Resources |
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- Fitzsimons, C. 2012, Professionalising Community Work and its Implications for Radical Community Education., The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 19
- Tierney, H. 2011, Mapping Fieldwork and Supervision Practice in the Social Professions (Parts 1 and 2), Youth Studies Ireland (YSI), Vol. 6 No 1 & 2, 31
- Crickley, A., McCardle, O. 2009, Community Work, Community Development Reflections, Working for Change: The Irish Journal of Community Work, Issue 1, July
| | Other Resources |
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- Website: All Ireland Endorsement Body for Community Work Education and Training (AIEB) 2016, All Ireland Standards for Community Work
, Community Work Ireland, Galway
- Website: HM Government 2015, Working Together to Safeguard Children, HM Government
- Website: Department of Children and Youth Affairs 2011, Children First Guidance, Department of Children and Youth Affairs, Dublin
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