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Level 7
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20 Credits
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0.1667 EFTS
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Delivery type:Online only
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Course duration: 16 weeks
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Course cost:$1,021 NZ Domestic
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Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
Using an ecological systems perspective this course will enable you to assess and apply positive, strengths-based approaches for working in partnership with families and whanāu.
It will consider methods for assessing resilience and risks – including risks from child abuse, neglect and family violence – and positive approaches to promoting and supporting family and whānau wellbeing. In planning to intervene, you will be able to take into account social, economic, cultural and spiritual contexts.
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to
- Analyse the dynamics of family and whānau taking into account community, social, economic, cultural and spiritual factors
- Critically assess protective and risk factors for family and whānau including risks from child abuse, neglect and family violence
- Propose positive strengths–based approaches to supporting, promoting and protecting family and whānau wellbeing
Course content includes
- Ecological and systems based perspectives
- Using ecomaps and genograms
- The importance of whakapapa and social connectedness
- The dynamics of Whanaungatanga including Mātua Whangai
- Attachment, family relationships and family dynamics
- The cultural context of family life
- Families, caring and gender and sexual identity and orientation
- Identifying and assessing resilience and risk factors
- Promoting resilience, identification of protective factors and managing risk
- Child abuse, neglect and family violence
- Strengths-based practice with family and whānau
- Out of family care
- The children of prisoners
- The wider social network and community context – including social capital and social networks
- Skills to critically appraise research including ethical and cultural considerations
Assessment
This course is 100% internally assessed
Textbooks
There is a textbook required for this course. Email socialwork@openpolytechnic.ac.nz for more information.
Computer and internet requirements
This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.
For online learning you need:
- Access to a laptop or desktop computer
- Reliable broadband internet and a data plan
Find out more about online learning
If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.