module specification

This module will be delivered though a placement within a Youth Offending Team. The placement will be designed to support the students gain experience of working within the youth justice sector and applying the Standards for children in the justice system.

You will gain experience of working on national standards 2, 4-5 and will be supported by a senior member of staff who will act as their mentor whilst on placement.

You will be assessed by the completion of a placement portfolio that demonstrates both the student's application of the national standards and their reflection on their own practice and of those around them.

The syllabus will delivered in the form of a professional placement covering the following:

National Standard 2: At Court (LO 1-4)

National standard 4: In Secure Settings (LO1-4)

The needs and risks of children in secure establishments are identified, addressed, coordinated, and managed to enable a suitable, effective and constructive resettlement with a focus on continuing desistance.

The environment that children live in is rehabilitative and safe, one where there is a culture that enables children to engage in a routine that helps them to develop grow and learn.

Children are motivated by staff to have an opportunity to engage in education and training that helps them to progress and live a crime free life.

Effective communication and information exchange is in place for the preparation and delivery of the secure and the community phase of sentences All communications are in line with Youth Custody Service requirements.

Consideration of the effects of the restriction of liberty informs the delivery of services in secure establishments and in the preparation for constructive resettlement.

Safeguarding information is conveyed to relevant parties and agencies immediately.

National standard 5: on transition and resettlement (LO1-4)

Local systems and approaches recognise and reflect that moves/ transitions for children in the youth justice system can be frequent, particularly for those children who receive a secure order.

Local systems are in place that evidence flexibility and capacity for continuity in assessment, planning and interventions delivery for children in the youth justice system who make a transition/change.

Planning and leadership at all levels, together with strong governance and clear responsibilities, are required to minimise, as far as is reasonable and practicable, any potential for the negative impact that any transition may have for a child.

The majority of this module will be delivered on placement, though a professional mentor. The student will be guided by a placement workbook which will outline what areas of professional development they are to experience whilst on the placement. This will be supported by a reflective log, which along with the completion of the placement workbook will also constitute their assessment portfolio

By the end of the module, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the Standards for children in the Justice System and Case Management Guidance
2. Demonstrate that they can correctly apply the Standards for children in the justice system
3. Critically evaluate both their own behaviour within the workplace and their own ability to work within professional frameworks
4. Evidence the ability to work on their own and use their own initiative in managing a youth justice caseload
5. Show competence in regards to the Standards for children in the justice system and relevant areas of the Youth Justice Skills and Knowledge Matrix at Induction and Foundation level (YJSAKM-I18-25/I27-29/I34/I28-39/I45/46/F23-23-51/F52-55/F55/F60/F62-65/F71-72)

The module will have two assessments, one will be a work book that will accompany the work placement and will indicate whether or not the student has met the criteria of the professional standards outlined above. The student’s practice will be signed off by their professional mentor.

The second assessment will be a reflective log, which will allow students to reflect on their practice.

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Other

National Standards for Youth Justice Services April 2013 Youth Justice Board for England and Wales

Websites
https://yjresourcehub.uk/
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/youth-justice-board-for-england-and-wales
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/case-management-guidance