Høst 2019

BVE-1052 Health promotion and preventive child and youth work - 15 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for barnevern og sosialt arbeid

Type of course

This course is compulsory for students following the bachelor's degree programme in child welfare, and is in addition open for exchange students.

Course overlap

BVE-1552 Health promotion and preventive child and youth work 15 stp

Course contents

This course deals with preventive child protection work in a public health perspective. Key topics include milieu therapy work with children, youth and/or their families, different theories and work methods used in institutional work and resources/networking and potential for change. The students will acquire competence in how to plan, organize and implement systematic and methodological milieu therapy work, inside as well as outside institutions, in interaction with children, young people and their parents/guardians.

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June for the autumn semester and 1 December for the spring semester. Exchange students and Fulbright students: 1 October for the spring semester and 15 April for the autumn semester.

Admission requirements

The students admitted at the Bachelor in Social Work and the Bachelor in Child Welfare are allowed to take this course. The course is in addition open for the exchange students coming from Higher Education Institutions that have a cooperation agreement with the Department of Child Welfare and Social Work. Exchange students who do not study Social Work or Child Welfare at their home institutions are not allowed to choose this course.

This course, BVE-1052, must be combined together with the course BVE-1031.

Only 5 exchange students will be admitted.

Objective of the course

After successful completion of the course the candidate shall:

Knowledge

Have knowledge of:

key concepts and theories in a public health perspective, including early intervention, health promotion and preventive work
the importance of networking and relation building for mental health
family therapy approaches
inclusion and exclusion mechanisms in general and within the child and youth group in particular
social inequalities in health and development
cross-cultural meetings and communication
conflict theory and conflict work

Skills

identify potential factors that promote and hinder health in child and youth networks
plan, adapt and implement systematic and methodological milieu therapy work at the individual, group and community level
various methods of community work and collective approaches, including outreach work with children and young people, fieldwork
reflect on ethical challenges in groups and at the community level
cooperate with different user groups and have competence in communication in a multicultural society

General competence

plan, implement and evaluate a project in child and youth groups in different preventive areas for milieu therapy work
have knowledge of quality assurance and internal control in milieu therapy work
have insight into professional and ethical issues associated with the public health perspective, social inequalities, early intervention, health promotion and preventive work

Language of instruction

All instruction will be provided in English. Oral presentation must be performed in English, while written examination may be in English or Norwegian.

Teaching methods

compulsory skills training
lectures
self-studies
various types of student active learning methods, individually and in groups
written and oral reflection
fieldwork, outreach work and community work

Assessment

Following coursework requirements must be approved before the candidate may present themselves for the examination:

Project work in groups with oral presentation to the class through various communication channels/forms
Attendance in compulsory skills training

Examination and assessment

Individual Four-hour written examination

The examination is assessed using the grading scale from A-F, whereby F is regarded as fail. A re-sit examination is arranged for students who receive grade F/fail so they can follow the normal study progression.

Date for examination

Written examination 11.12.2019

The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.