Unit details
ECE309 - Critical Issues in Safety and Child Protection
| Offered at: | (B) (G,X-WEXP) (W,X-WEXP) |
|---|---|
| Credit point(s): | .75 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 2 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.094 |
| Cohort rule: | (For students enrolled in courses E420 and E421 only) |
| Unit chair: | L Laskey |
| Corequisite: | ECE308 |
| Contact hours: | The Early Childhood Course at Burwood (City Program) requires the students to attend on a weekly basis i.e. Full-time students attend on a Thursday and Friday throughout the trimester, and Part-time students attend on a Friday throughout the trimester. The students undertaking the Rural Program out of Geelong and Warrnambool undertake the majority of their studies off-campus but attend Intensives 3 times a trimester for 2 days (Full-time students) and 1 day (Part-time students). |
Content
In this unit, students will be introduced to relevant legislation, policies and practices essential to securing children's safety, with children's rights and professional ethics forming a conceptual framework. Child maltreatment and child protection will provide a major focus together with appropriate responses via policies, ethical practices, statutory requirements and preventive curriculum work. Attendant professional roles and obligations will be considered. Key topics include:
- children's rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
- Australian Early Childhood Association's Code of Ethics: professional implications
- child maltreatment and its impact on child development, eg trauma and learning
- professional and legal responsibilities for notification and support
- types of child maltreatment, their dynamics and availability of community resources
- recognising indicators of child abuse; receiving disclosures of abuse; responding appropriately
- child abuse prevention; policy, protocols and personal safety teaching
Assessment
Assessment 1: Response to Ethics, safety and children's rights, 40%; (1750 words)
Assessment 2: Case Studies, 50%; (2000 words)
Assessment 3: Participation, 10% (250 words)
Prescribed texts
Briggs, F and Hawkins, R.1997, Child Protection , A guide for teachers and childcare professionals, Sydney: Allen and Unwin.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $550 | $440 | $1724 | $1836 |
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.
