Working with Children, Families and Communities

Gain real-world experience and learn how to support children's mental health and wellbeing on our Working with Children, Families and Communities degree in Chelmsford.

During your studies you’ll unpick issues of social justice, inclusion, diversity, and equality and understand how to support a diverse range of people. You’ll develop your ability to critically reflect on experiences, as well as a broad and balanced societal view supported by theoretical knowledge and research evidence.

The Government’s aspiration is for different services to work together in a more integrated way to support children, young people and their families. Numerous services, from education to social care, can play a part in doing this – and our course will give you the skills and knowledge you need to pursue a career in these areas.

Year 1
Critical Skills for Higher Education
Perspectives on the Child 1: Childhood as a Construct - Physical and Social Development of Children
Contemporary Issues in Social Work
Safeguarding in Context

Year 2
Studying Research in an Interprofessional Context
Perspectives on the Child 2: The Family School and Community
Reflective Practice in an Interprofessional Context
Ruskin Module
Working with Communities: Identifying and Responding to Needs

Year 3
Special Focus Project
Perspectives on the Child 3: Inclusion
Sustainable Social Work
Working with Communities: Community Engagement

Assessments happen in a number of ways and include patchwork text, essays, written reflection and presentations. There are also opportunities for informal (formative assessment) to give you the necessary support and opportunities to be an active learner and to make contributions to our learning community in lectures, seminars or online groups. Your tutors will monitor individual, group and cohort learning in order to personalise teaching approaches so that you learn in the way that is most suited to you.