Course - Therapeutic social work with vulnerable children and adolescents - BBV2007
BBV2007 - Therapeutic social work with vulnerable children and adolescents
About
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Oral examination
Grade: Letter grades
Term:
Autumn, Spring
Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Examination aids |
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Oral examination | |||
Oral examination | |||
Oral examination |
Examination arrangement
Examination arrangement: Oral examination
Grade: Letter grades
Term:
Autumn, Spring
Evaluation | Weighting | Duration | Examination aids |
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Oral examination | 100/100 | E |
Course content
The course provides an introduction to milieu therapeutic work with vulnerable children, adolescents and their families. Different milieu therapeutic perspectives and approaches to promote learning, mastery, inclusion and participation. Communication with children and young people about bad experiences and cooperation about their change and development. Various aspects of power, asymmetry, coercion and voluntariness, i.a. The Child Welfare Act, The Rights Regulations.
Learning outcome
Knowledge - The student has:
- knowledge of different milieu therapeutic perspectives and methods that promote learning, mastery, inclusion and participation for vulnerable children and adolescents in an milieu therapeutic context
- research-based knowledge about children and young people in child welfare institutions and environmental therapeutic change work in different arenas
- knowledge of legal and organizational frameworks relevant to milieu therapeutic work
- knowledge of power, coercion and voluntariness in milieu therapeutic work
Skills - The student can:
- explain key perspectives and methods in milieu therapeutic work
- can reflect on professional and ethical issues related to milieu therapeutic work with vulnerable children and young people
- can communicate appropriately with vulnerable children and young people about neglect, violence, abuse and intoxication
General competence - Students:
- have insight into basic concepts and theories related to milieu therapeutic work with children, adolescents and families.
- can show diversity and cultural sensitivity in milieu therapeutic work aimed at children, adolescents and families
- can create opportunities for children and young people in their situation to work with their change and development
Learning methods and activities
Lectures, preliminary assignments, learning groups, assignment work, visits to institutions, skills training and self-study. The pedagogy presupposes active presence in all forms of learning. Parts of the teaching and learning material may be given in English.
Compulsory assignments
- Written assignment
- Deltagelse minimum 80 % i forberedende gruppearbeid til ferdighetstreninger, deltagelse i ferdighetstreninger, og besøk
Further on evaluation
Compulsory activity:
i) Minimum 80% participation in both preparatory group work for skills training and in skills training, as well as visits to institutions and presentations from institutional visits.
ii) written submission based on the given assignment.
Compulsory activity must be approved in order to take the exam.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Social Education and Child Welfare (HSGBVB) - some programmes
Recommended previous knowledge
The course builds on the courses from the first year of study and the courses from the autumn semester in the second year of study. The student is expected to have basic knowledge about: children's development and conditions for healthy development, protective factors and risk factors in relation to children's development, the relationship between mental health and neglect, violence and abuse, developmentally supportive care, the child welfare mandate and children and parents rights in the face of the public assistance system.
Required previous knowledge
Students must have passed 60 credits of courses in the 1st and 15 credits in the 2nd year of study in order to take the exam in this course.
The course has study rights requirements. This means that the course is reserved for students admitted to the program Bachelor in child protection and child welfare at NTNU.
Course materials
Will be published on Blackboard at the start of the course
Credit reductions
Course code | Reduction | From | To |
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BBV2004 | 7.5 | AUTUMN 2020 |
No
Version: 1
Credits:
7.5 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II
Term no.: 1
Teaching semester: SPRING 2025
Language of instruction: Norwegian
Location: Trondheim
- Child Welfare