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

Module Title Building Human Strengths
Module Code NS234
School School of Nursing and Human Sciences
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Module Co-ordinatorSemester 1: Mark Philbin
Semester 2: Mark Philbin
Autumn: Mark Philbin
Module TeacherMark Philbin
NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description
This module is premised on the idea that personal, interpersonal and social change are often associated with the mobilisation of human strengths. Learners explore this idea through the medium of personal development work and an examination of how strengths-based principles are employed in various fields of helping and health action.

Learning Outcomes
1. Identify her or his strengths, skills and resources.
2. Formulate and realise goals for his or her own personal development.
3. Explore the use of strengths-based approaches in the helping professions, organisational development, and community development.
4. Evaluate the role of strengths-based approaches in action on health.



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Lecture12Examining the principles and practices associated with strengths-based perspectives.
Group work12Experiential groups focused on identifying and cultivating personal strengths.
Directed learning12Complementing the experiential groups and focused on questions for personal development.
On-line learning12Using on-line resources addressed to 'signature strengths'.
Assignment12Preparation of an essay.
Independent learning65Incorporating reading for the module.
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
The conditions for progress.
Considering the idea of progress in personal, interpersonal, and social situations as well as the circumstances in which such progress occurs..

Strengths-oriented inquiry.
Exploring the use of questions in assisting persons to endure and to make change..

Strengths-based therapies.
Examining various strengths-based therapies that are employed within the helping professions like solution-focused therapy and positive psychotherapy..

Harnessing strengths in organisational and social change.
Evaluating particular strengths-oriented approaches to organisational and social change like appreciative inquiry and asset-based community development..

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment100% Examination Weight%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
EssayFocusing on the use of strengths-based approaches in addressing a particular health issue.60%Sem 2 End
Performance evaluationUsing self-assessment and peer assessment, learners evaluate the quality of their participation in strengths-oriented personal development groups.40%Every Second Week
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
  • Martin E. P. Seligman,: 0, Flourish: A New Understanding of Happiness, Well-Being - And How to Achieve Them., 9781857885699
  • John Sharry, Brendan Madden, Melissa Darmody: 2003, Becoming a solution detective, Haworth Clinical Practice Press, New York, 9780789018335
  • David L. Cooperrider (Editor), Diana, Ph.D. Whitney (Editor), Jacqueline M. Stavros (Editor): 0, Appreciative Inquiry Handbook, 9781576752692
  • Steve de Shazer, Yvonne Dolan; with Harry Korman... [et al.]: 2007, More than miracles, Haworth Press, New York, 9780789033970
  • Barry L. Duncan, Scott D. Miller, Jacqueline A. Sparks: 2004, The heroic client, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco, 9780787972400
  • 0: Smile or Die, 31688
  • 0: Born to Be Good, 31689
  • 0: Researching resilience, 31690
  • 2007: Handbook of solution-focused brief therapy, Haworth Press, New York, 31691
  • 0: Creating Capabilities, 31692
  • 1998: The strengths model, Oxford University Press, New York, 31693
  • 0: Appreciative Inquiry, 31694
  • 2002: The strengths perspective in social work practice, Allyn and Bacon, Boston, MA, 31695
  • 0: Living on the razor's edge, 31696
  • 2003: Authentic Happiness, Nicholas Bealey, London, 31697
  • 0: Solution-focused groupwork, 31698
  • 0: Handbook of hope, 31699
  • 1990: Narrative means to therapeutic ends, Norton, New York, 31700
  • 0: The Power of Appreciative Inquiry,
Other Resources
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