MAHEL4200 The Health of th Family - Children 0-5 years Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian

This course has a focus on children in the age group 0-5 years and their caregivers at the population, group and individual level. Children’s development, family and home, and other arenas that influence their childhood environment form a main part of the course. Relevant protection and risk factors related to the child and family’s everyday lives are thematised. Emphasis is also placed on important theories and methods, and skills in providing guidance that are essential in health promotion and illness prevention work.

The student must have been admitted to the Master’s Degree Programme in Health Sciences - Specialisation in Public Health Nursing.

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

Knowledge

The student

• can critically assess the public health nurse’s function, areas of responsibility and tasks in relation to infants and young children and their caregivers at the population, group and individual level
• can analyse children’s physical, mental and social development, as well as risk and protection factors that affect their development
• can critically assess different ways of providing guidance

Skills

The student

• can assess and apply relevant knowledge, theories and methods for health promotion and preventive work at the population, group and individual level in work with children aged 0-5 years and their caregivers
• can analyse and assess children’s general development, factors that affect their development and the need for further measures or referrals
• can assess and give grounds for different ways of providing guidance and educational methods when interacting with children and caregivers

General competence

The student

• can analyse and apply evidence-based methods in children’s health clinic work
• can analyse and apply ethical principles to reflect on dilemmas in professional practice
• can apply a culturally sensitive approach to children and their families

The course will use varied, student-active work methods. Work and teaching methods used in the course include lectures, oral and written assignments with presentations (individually or in groups), seminars, and, where relevant, skills training and self-study.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the examination:

• minimum attendance of 80% at skills training, seminars and scheduled group work
• written assignment of up to 1,500 words in groups of up to five students, with an oral presentation of the assignment

Individual home examination over three days. Scope: up to 2,000 words.

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grade scale A-F.

All examinations are assessed by two internal examiners. An external supervisor will assess the thematic content and the assessment guide in advance.

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