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Current Academic Year 2012 - 2013
Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title Working with Marginalised Groups
Module Code NS142
School School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Liz McLoughlin
Semester 2: Liz McLoughlin
Autumn: Liz McLoughlin
Module TeacherLiz McLoughlin
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
• To develop students’ potential as an agent of change with regard to strategic policy making concerning marginalized groups, (in)equalities in health and community development at local community level, regional and national levels.• To develop awareness of the importance of a community psychology approach to promoting empowerment in marginalised communities• To develop a critical approach to understanding the various ideologies underlying discourse and debates about provision of services relating to individuals and communities

Learning Outcomes
1. 1. Demonstrate an understanding of marginalisation and the link between individuals’ lives and the communities they inhabit.
2. 2. Describe the theoretical and practical contribution of community psychology
3. 3. Analyse the contribution of evidenced based practice as an agent of change in marginalised communities
4. 4. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the ways in which social and community problems are linked to wider theoretical issues and contemporary culture, society and economy



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture24No Description
Civic engagement24volunteering work
Independent learning time65No Description
Assignment12preparation of poster presentation
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities
• Community Psychology: What is it and what does it do?.
• Interactions: Linking individuals with community.

• Appreciating diversity.
• Stress, coping and social support.

• Integration of services: Systems Theory and Community Psychology.
• Risk: crime, drugs, anxiety and fragmentation.

• Resilience and wellness.
• Embracing social change: empowerment.

• Disempowerment through professionalisation.
Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
OtherVolunteering (24 hours, over 8 weeks)20%n/a
Reflective journaln/a40%n/a
Poster presentation n/a40%n/a
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1
Indicative Reading List
  • Carolyn Kagan, Mark Burton, Paul Duckett and Rebecca Lawthom: 2011, Critical Community Psychology: Critical Action and Social Change (BPS Textbooks in Psychology), BPS Blackwell,
  • Orford. J: 2008, Community Psychology: Challenges, controversies and emerging consensus., Oford University Press,
  • Nelson, G., & Prilleltensky, I.: 2010, Community Psychology: in Pursuit of Liberation, 2nd, Palgrave Macmillan,
  • Fox, D., & Prilleltensky, I. (Eds): 2009, Critical Psychology: An Introduction, 2nd, Sage Publications Ltd,
  • Prillentensky, I.: 2002, Doing Psychology Critically: Making a Difference in Diverse Settings, Palgrave Macmillan,
  • Holmes, G.: 2010, Psychology in the Real World: Community-based Groupwork, PCCS Books,
Other Resources
4781, 0, American Journal of Community Psychology, 4782, 0, The Policy Press,
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Programme or List of Programmes
BHSBachelor of Science in Health & Society
Timetable this semester: Timetable for NS142
Date of Last Revision07-FEB-12
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