Discuss Two Separate Sectors with regard to Vulnerable People in Ireland Today: Children and Families Assignment, ITC

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:

LO1: On completion of the module students will be able to evaluate working with children and families from a range of theoretical frameworks.

LO2: Articulate and appraise the range of interventions employed in working with children and families who have experienced abuse, trauma, and a range of stresses in their lives

LO3:  Critically evaluate assessment, intervention, and ongoing support frameworks used when working with children and families

Assignment

1. Discuss two separate sectors with regard to vulnerable people in Ireland today.  With research/empirical evidence exam both areas with reference to their past and present experiences.
2. Choose two theories and explore how they apply to your chosen target groups.  Identify therapies, strategies, and support systems that would help them and/or where they would need to be referred on, giving reasons and evidence for your answer.
3. Define trauma, outline the causes of trauma and appraise interventions which you feel would help an individual/family who has experienced abuse, trauma, and a range of stresses in their lives. Examples include but are not limited to the use of parenting programmes, MarteMeo, Buckley’s assessment framework, and family support services.