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SWK-20022 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

SWK-20022 - Understanding Contemporary Society: Key concepts
Coordinator: Maqsoodah Ashraf
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

This module builds upon human growth and development in year one of the degree. It expands upon this subject, within a broader societal context in order for the student to understand how austerity or inequality impacts upon service users lives in different ways. Understood as contemporary social problems, this module includes topics such as dual diagnosis, alcohol and drug misuse, violence and mental health, preparing the learner for the complex problems that service users can encounter throughout many aspects of their lives.

Aims
This module aims to explore and analyse contemporary 'social problems' and their impact upon social work service users, including alcohol and drug misuse, violence and mental health across the life course.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/swk-20022/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

analyse the extent to which social problems (such as alcohol and other drug use, domestic abuse, child abuse) pose specific complexities and disadvantages for service users: 1
analyse and demonstrate an awareness of the processes and impact of social inequalities, injustice, and oppression in the context of service delivery ( such as dual diagnosis, complex needs, children leaving care): 1
explain how understandings of social problems change throughout history and consider the relationship of these and issues such as poverty, austerity and inequalities to poorer outcomes for service users: 1

Study hours

Scheduled Teaching: 30 hours to include approximately 6 hours of input from practitioners
Independent study hours: 50 hours on reading key articles + 70 hours on preparation and construction of assignment.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Report weighted 100%
3000 word Report
Report: 3,000 words. The student will choose a service user group and analyse how the chosen group has been socially and historically constructed. Students will analyse the associated inequalities and disadvantages and the impact this may have upon the outcomes for service users, carers and families.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023