SS5090 - The reflexive and reflective practitioner (2023/24)
| Module specification | Module approved to run in 2023/24 | ||||||||||
| Module title | The reflexive and reflective practitioner | ||||||||||
| Module level | Intermediate (05) | ||||||||||
| Credit rating for module | 15 | ||||||||||
| School | School of Social Sciences and Professions | ||||||||||
| Total study hours | 150 | ||||||||||
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| Running in 2023/24(Please note that module timeslots are subject to change) |
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Module summary
This module will embrace the notion of social justice, compassion, and inclusion. This is key to our Education for Social Justice Framework at London Metropolitan University
Rationale:
This module highlights how to use reflexivity and reflective skills on the YW programme and incorporates it with action research to enhance professional practice. It demonstrates the importance and necessity of raising issues and the role of emotions in transformative learning. The content underpins the development of students as reflexive practitioners and reflective thinkers. This module consequently links with the dissertation module and addresses anti-oppressive practice and social justice which is the core feature of the programme through the medium of group work , and will use globalisation and decolonisation as the basis of learning.
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It aims to:
To introduce the concepts of reflexivity, reflectivity and action research in a professional context through the lens of globalisation and decolonisation.
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● To develop students’ understandings of their own value base and to reflect upon their experiences, thoughts and feelings in a group work context
● To explore the importance of anti-oppressive practice, and understand how principles and practice interlink to enhance their professional practice.
Prior learning requirements
None
Syllabus
The syllabus will encourage students to think critically about issues affecting oppression in contemporary contexts and introduce theory, practice and applied youth work principles in relation to the following themes:
Indicative Content
This module will examine:
1. What is reflexivity and the link with emotional intelligence
2. How reflectivity can be used effectively in a professional context.
3. Issues of power and anti-oppressive practice, addressing diversity issues (gender, race, sexualities) within professional relationships
4. Identifying professional methods to improve practice through the lens of globalisation and decolonisation.
5. Recognising the importance of ethics within the Youth Work profession.
6. Implementing ethical ways of working whilst researching.
Balance of independent study and scheduled teaching activity
The module will be taught by a blended learning approach to lecture and critical discussion. There will be a focus on group work.
A student-centred approach will be adopted in teaching and learning on the module, relying on class discussions/activities, reflections. Visiting practitioners from the youth work profession to present their projects and engage students in problem solving, and innovative approaches to work with young people.
A lecture introducing the topic will be followed by a seminar where the emphasis will be on student empowerment through active participation and group work. Weekly reading is expected in order to get the most out of the module.
Learning outcomes
1. Ensure that work with young people remains within the professional boundaries of a youth worker's role and implement AOP effectively and with due regards to the principles and values of youth work (LO1).
2. How to implement the ethics, principles and values of youth work as a practitioner (LO2).
3. Discuss organisational policies, procedures and legislation relating to equal opportunities, discrimination and oppression (LO3).
4. Identify how to utilise the connection between personal values, youth work values and behaviour in practice and analyse the use and abuse of power in micro and macro contexts (LO4).
5. Identify key concepts in Anti- Oppressive Practice (AOP) and how reflection helps to enhance professional practice especially in relation to globalisation and decolonisation. (LO5)
Assessment strategy
Formative assessment, and draft work is considered and commented on. Comments on draft work are provided a week before the final hand in date, so that students have opportunities to amend their work.
2500 word equivalent assignment consisting of reflections on how professional practice has improved due to the process of reflexivity, reflection and action research. The student may submit in any format they choose, poetry, art etc.
Assessment of different forms of assessment will be informed by a rubric which allows comparison between a range of assessment forms