The Role of a Social Worker in a Case Conference
Module summary content and aims
The aim of this module is to embed knowledge and Skills which have been taught throughout the course. It will focus on increasing complexity in decision making. This will enhance the students’ confidence to involve and empower patients across the life span in shared decision making and co-production of person- centred care.
The indicative content includes:
Consent and capacity
Advocacy
End of life care
Dependency
Co-production of care
Suicide and para suicide
Moral distress
Advanced communication skills
Co-morbidities
1.3 Learning outcomes to be assessed
1. Integrate a comprehensive understanding of the legal frameworks that inform the provision of Person- Centred Care across the lifespan.
2. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of advanced clinical assessment skills related to pathophysiology and patho-psychology of disease across the lifespan.
3. Critically appraise and evaluate the effectiveness of a range of possible evidence- based interventions in the acute and community setting for patients of all ages.
4. Apply and evaluate the principles of safe prescribing and clinical pharmacology across the lifespan.
5. Identify and articulate the potential unintended effects of medication and their detection, monitoring, prevention, and reporting.
1.4 Indicative Contact Hours
Teaching Contact Hours 84 hours
Independent Study Hours 316 hours
Total Learning Hours 400 hours
2 Assessment and feedback
2.1 Summative assessment grid
Type of Assessment Word Count or equivalent Threshold (if Professional Body-PSRB applies) Weighting Pass Mark Indicative Submission Week Method of Submission & Date of Feedback (refer to BB)
Essay
(written) 2,500 40% 40% 18th October 2021 (Resub 29th November) Turn it in
Presentation 2,000 word equivalent 25% 40% 29th November 2021 (Resub 10th January) Grade centre
Resource
(Written) 800-1000 words 35% 40% 13th December 2021 (Resub 17th January) Grade centre
If your course is accredited by a Professional Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB), the module requirements will specify the elements of assessment that must be passed and may override the University regulations. Please speak to your Course Leader for further advice.
2.2 Assessment brief including criteria mapped to learning outcomes
First formative assessment:
Students will watch a scenario on case conferences from the blackboard site. Each student will choose one of the professionals and explore their role in relation to case conferences. This will be written up as a 500-word summary and presented to the group. This information will form the basis of the 2,500 word first summative assignment
First summative assessment: essay on case conferences
Students will submit a 2,500-word essay related to the case conference scenario. This will include the role of the professional they discussed in the formative assessment (the notes should be included as an appendix). The essay will look at the interventions and decisions made by the case
conference, including relevant legal frameworks. The students should also discuss the impact these discussions could have on the patient and their family.
Learning outcomes: 1 and 3
Second Formative assessment: development of a care plan
In groups, students will develop a detailed care plan for a character from The Street who has co-morbidities. The care plan will address the bio-psychosocial needs of the character, including medicines management and risk assessment. Students will work in groups of four or five. The group members will not change throughout the second formative and summative assignments.
Students will decide among themselves who will be responsible for looking at the nursing/medical needs, psychological needs, social needs, medicines management, risk management and nursing/medical needs.
Second summative assessment: group presentation
Students should present the care plan they developed for the formative assignment. All students are expected to present, delivering the section of the care plan they developed. The group should ensure that information is not duplicated in each presentation. Each student should present for a maximum of four minutes. The presentation will be followed by a debrief with the lecturer. Students are expected to justify the decisions made in the care plan, using references and guidelines. The presentations will be recorded for moderation purposes.
Learning outcomes: 2 and 4
Third summative assessment: development of a resource
Each group will develop a detailed handout on ONE of the characters conditions. The target audience for the resource will be other third year student nurses. This handout should discuss the bio-psychosocial needs of an individual with this condition, including medical management and risk assessment. Each student should concentrate on one aspect (nursing/medical needs, psychological needs, social needs, medicines management or risk assessment), ensuring that the learning outcomes are addressed. The individual sections will be collated into a handout, following the template in the blackboard assessment site. Each section should be between 800-1,000 words.
