Courses - Faculty of Education And Social Work
Social Work Child and Family Practice
Stage III
Working with Children and Whanau
An exploration of effective approaches, policies, practices and principles used to engage with children and their whanau within the context of Aotearoa New Zealand. This course will develop the skills and knowledge necessary for working with children and their whanau in community and statutory settings and include consideration of poverty, family violence and child protection.
Stage IV
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Issues
A critical examination of specific diagnoses and disorders of childhood and adolescence that impact on their mental health and wellbeing, with emphasis on the current successful treatments for severely emotionally distressed children and young people within Aotearoa New Zealand.
Restriction: SOCCHFAM 731
Postgraduate 700 Level Courses
Domestic Violence: Challenges and Responses
An in-depth examination of the prevalence, consequences, risk and protective factors of domestic violence in Aotearoa New Zealand. Draws on local and international research to explore conceptual models, theories, practice and current research concerns, aimed at prevention and intervention activities at the individual, family/whānau, organisational, community and societal levels.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Issues
An in-depth examination of specific diagnoses and disorders of childhood and adolescence that impact on their mental health and wellbeing, with emphasis on contemporary literature and evidence informed practice with children and young people within Aotearoa New Zealand.
Restriction: SOCCHFAM 431
Issues in Child Welfare and Protection
Explores the critical issues in child welfare and protection encountered by education, health and human services workers. The historical, social and conceptual basis for an understanding of child abuse and neglect is considered. Explores research-led strategies to address personal, professional, and societal responses to the needs of vulnerable children.
Intimate Partner Violence
An in-depth examination of the prevalence, consequences, risk and protective factors pertaining to intimate partner violence (IPV) in Aotearoa New Zealand. Draws on local and international research to explore conceptual models, theories, practice and current research concerns, aimed at prevention and intervention activities at the individual, family/whanau, organisational, community and societal levels.
Restriction: SOCCHFAM 700