Unit details
ECE360 - Critical Issues in Safety and Child Protection
| Offered at: | (B, G, W) |
|---|---|
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 (from 2015) and Trimester 3 |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit chair: | L Laskey |
| Corequisite: | Students must be enrolled in course E330 |
| Contact hours: | 3 hours per week |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
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, e.g. trauma and learning;
- Professional and legal responsibilities for notification and support;
- Types of child maltreatment, their dynamics, and availability of community resources;
- Indicators of the various types of child abuse; supportive handling of disclosures of abuse, responding appropriately child abuse prevention; policy, protocols and personal safety teaching.
Assessment
Task 1: Response to scenarios (or field based investigations of EC practice) relating to children's rights, ethical practice and safety, 40%, 1600 words
Task 2: Case study of child maltreatment, 50%, 2000 words
Task 3: Participation, 10%
Prescribed texts
Briggs, F (2012), Child Protection, the essential guide for teachers and other professionals whose work involves children, Docklands, JoJo Publishing.
Unit Fee Information
| Student Contribution Rate* | Student Contribution Rate** | Fee rate - Domestic Students | Fee rate - International students |
| $733 | $587 | $2299 | $2449 |
* 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.
