Assignment task.
Make sure that you include:
A brief description of the case study in the context of your agency’s remit (maximum 500 words).
An academic discussion based on your assessment and intervention e.g. What principles did you adopt to inform your approach? What theories, models and / or methods did you use? How did you work in partnership with service users and significant others? How did you ensure your practice was based on equality and diversity principles? (LO’s 1, 2)
An academic discussion of the systematic decision-making approach and evidence based practice that you went through in this case to identify the most appropriate methods of working. What forms of knowledge (research, policy, legislation, etc.) did you draw on to inform your practice? How could you evaluate the effectiveness of your practice? (LO’s 3, 4)
An academic discussion of how you identified and analysed risk of harm, abuse, safeguarding and / or capacity issues and how you made judgements and decisions accordingly to managing these issues? (LO 5)
In writing this essay you should consider the following:
Remember this is an academic essay at Level 6. It is testing your knowledge and understanding and intellectual skills. Therefore, to do well, you need to adopt the conventions of academic discussions by being critical and analytical rather than descriptive. Evidence your discussion with appropriate referencing.
Make sure you cover all of the learning outcomes 1-5.
Exceeding the word limit may result in a loss of marks – see Academic Regulations.
This academic essay will be fine graded in line with the assessment criteria and marking standards for Level 6.
The formative for this essay is a WORKSHEET. This worksheet (available in the Formative Assignment Section) has been developed to help you think about and work towards successfully completing your academic essay.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the student will be expected to be able to:
Knowledge and understanding learning outcomes:
1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the principles involved in carrying out assessments that help promote the wellbeing and safety of those requiring services.
2. Undertake and evaluate appropriate interventions in partnership with service users, carers, and other significant stakeholders ensuring that practice is in best interests, value based and based on equality and diversity principles.
Intellectual, practical, affective and transferable skills learning outcomes:
3. Systematically evaluate complex information from a range of sources and negotiate with others to identify the most appropriate evidence based services and methods of communicating and working with differing individuals, families and networks.
4. Use a systematic approach to identify and appraise relevant research, policy, legislation, rights and other literature to inform practice of assessment and intervention.
5. Work with service users, carers and other stakeholders to identify and analyse risk of harm, abuse, safeguarding or capacity issues and to justify and make appropriate judgements, choices and decisions accordingly.
6. To demonstrate the Professional Capabilities Framework at the ‘end of last placement’ level of capability
