Special Purpose Award - Child Protection & Welfare

Special Purpose Award in Child Protection and Welfare

This Level 8 special purpose award (subject to final approval) is designed to enable health professionals to explore child protection and welfare issues in a variety of health care settings.

It is intended for registered nurses, registered midwives, community health nurses, public health nurses and other professionals working with children.

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Review and assess evidenced-based information including legislative documentation
• Critically evaluate the principles underlying child protection and welfare issues
• Critically review and evaluate appropriate child protection/welfare policies and strategies
• Critically review the appropriateness and effectiveness of reporting child welfare/protection concerns
• Critically appraise the clinical, legal and ethical issues in relation to child protection and welfare
• Demonstrate the critical skills necessary for effective communication within the interdisciplinary and interagency teams.

The student will be expected to complete a case study of a client with needs in relation to the student's clinical environment. This will be presented by the student as an assignment and will be submitted at the end of the module. Case presentation as part of a team will be presented in relation to the student’s clinical environment (all names will be disguised). This will be presented by the student in class. This assessment will adopt a critical approach in order to measure all learning outcomes associated with the module. 

This course will be delivered over one semester and will require attendance in the institute for 6 days. Lectures will be held on Wednesdays from 9am-5pm. 

Minimum Entry Requirements

Download application form: SPA in Child Protection and Welfare

Modules

Progression

Professional Recognition

Career Opportunities

Additional Information

€550

1 June 2012

26 September, 10 & 24 October, 7 & 21 November, 5 December 2012

Further information available from Dr Mary McDonnell Naughton at 090 647 1867 or by email to mmcdonnell@ait.ie

Applications to the Admissions Office at 090 646 8130/8131 or by email to admissions@ait.ie