Module: Psychosocial Supports over the Life Course

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Psychosocial Supports over the Life Course
Module Code	NS388 (ITS) / HEA1016 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Nursing, PsyT & Comm Health
Module Co-ordinator	Sarah Anglim
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Coursework Only

Description

This module aims to provide a broad overview of the benefits of psychosocial supports in the contexts of healthcare settings and community settings in Ireland, over the life course. Issues affecting children, adults and the elderly will be explored. Each week a 2-hour lecture will be provided on the topics below. In the first part of the module, we will look at the core values and competencies required to provide effective and safe psychosocial support to service users, patients and families. The importance of assessment, advocacy and evaluation will be central to the students learning. The second part of the module will consist of practical examples of psychosocial support over a range of areas of work such as disability services, probation services and child protection services these examples encompass services users of all ages from childhood to old age. There will also be a focus on child friendly approaches to care, interdisciplinary working, and professional development.

Learning Outcomes

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*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Total Workload: 0

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Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Participation	Students will be graded based on their attendance and participation in group activities, group discussions and engagement with the lecture topics	10%	n/a
Essay	Students will choose an essay to complete based on one or a number of lecture topics	90%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
Resit category for this module is temporarily unavailable

Indicative Reading List

Other Resources

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