UNISA Short Course in The Support of Children at Risk
University of South Africa Short Course in The Support of Children at Risk
Short Course in The Support of Children at Risk (76977)Purpose
On the completion of the course the students will be able to:
- Classify and Know who are the children at risk
- Identify the causative factors that led a child to be at risk
- Describe various intervention strategies through a holistic approach and wellness dimensions
- Understand how to support children at risk in different contexts
- Explain how sustainability may be maintained
- Understanding ethical conduct in dealing with children at risk
- Describe practical intervention:
-relationship building
-walking path-addressing wellness dimensions
-rehabilitation
Target group
parents, guardians, grandparents, teachers, social workers, caregivers and volunteers in communities and warders
Admission requirements
National Senior Certificate
12 months
Language medium
English
Registration periods
Year
Tuition method
Blended Mode
Kind of assessment
Formativeassessment.Studentsmustcompleteandpassacompulsoryassignmentinthemodule.Theassignmentwillinvolveworkplace-basedexercisesandself-assessment.
Theassignmentwillcontribute20%tothefinalmarkofthemodule.
Summativeassessment.Studentsmustsubmitandpassaportfoliocomprisingofpracticeorientated activitieswhichwillassesscompetenceinallunitstandards.Asubminimumof40%isrequiredtopasstheportfolioassessment.
The support of Children at Risk (SCSCRA1)Syllabus/Content Topics
THEORETICAL COMPONENT
- Who are children at risk (orphans, those displaying deviant behaviour, offenders, refugees, drug addicts, children from broken homes, school drop outs)
2 Causative Factors
3 Intervention Strategies through Holistic Approach and Wellness Dimensions
4 Support
5 Maintaining Sustainability
PRACTICAL COMPONENT- PORTFOLIO DEVELOPMENT
1 Identifying children at risk
2 Ethical Considerations
3 Practical Intervention
- Relationship building
- Walking the path-addressing wellness dimensions
- Rehabilitation/Remediation
- Sustainability
Course leader
Prof Meahabo Dinah Magano
BA; BEd; MED (School Guidance) DED Psychology of Education
Expertise: Psychology of Education- wellness dimensions in various contexts
Department of Inclusive Education
Sunnyside Campus Building 10, Floor 1 Office 58
Tel: 27 12 481 2766
Cell: 0835202436
E-mail: maganmd@unisa.ac.za
Programme administrator(s)
Lynette Ramango
Centre for Continuing Education and Training
Sunnyside Campus Building 10 Room B10
Tel: 012 481 2731
Fax 086 548 9968
ramanml@unisa.ac.za