INTER1200 INTERACT2 Communication with Children, Youth and their Families Course description

INTER1300 ‘Interprofessional Cooperation about and with Children, Young People and their Families’ makes up the third module of the university's teaching project INTERACT.

INTER1300 is about acquiring more awareness and knowledge about how you, as a future professional, can cooperate with other professions about and with children, young people and their parents/guardians. The challenges and opportunities such cooperation presents is one of the topics discussed in this module. Examples from the students’ practical training periods will be a key part of this. In this module, the focus will in particular be on children and adolescents with challenges.

The individual study programme incorporates the components in an expedient manner in their existing programme/course descriptions. All documents must clearly mark when in the programme INTER1300 is taken, so that it is identifiable for the parties concerned. The students’ workload for INTER1300, including self-study, is approx. 40 hours (1.5 credits).

The learning activities are carried out in interprofessional student groups.

After completing the INTER1200, the students should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge about the importance of appreciative communication with children, adolescents and their parents/guardians

• can explain children and adolescents’ right to participation in decisions that concern them

• can explain the importance of explorative approaches in cooperation with children and adolescents

Skills

The student can

• carry out a conversation about everyday life with children and adolescents

• have appreciative communication with parents/guardians

General competence

The student

• can reflect on their own role in explorative conversation with children, adolescents and their parent/guardians

• understands the importance of interprofessional cooperation with children, adolescents and their parents/guardians

INTER1200 Communication with Children, Youth and their Families includes one common seminar day, digital learning resources and assignments related to interprofessional group work and self-study.

The university's learning platform is used for communication, information, knowledge acquisition and knowledge development. The students get access to academic texts and/or interactive assignments, information, syllabus and cases on the learning platform.

The students are expected to become familiar with the INTER1200 digital resource portal before the compulsory seminar day.

The students are divided into interprofessional groups of 8–10 students. The groups are assigned a supervisor, who is either a member of the academic staff, a master's degree student from a relevant academic environment at the university or a professional from the field of professional practice.

Coursework requirements

The following required coursework must be approved:

• Completed group work in an interprofessional group comprising 8–10 students over two days.

• Individual log in an individual folder to be submitted on the university's learning platform. Scope: 300 words (+/- 10%).

If a student fails to attend all or parts of the seminars or group work, they will be required to submit a compensatory assignment.