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BBV2007

Therapeutic Social Work with Vulnerable Children and Young People

Assessments and mandatory activities may be changed until September 20th.

Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Spring 2026
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement Oral examination

About

About the course

Course content

The course provides an introduction to milieu therapeutic work with vulnerable children, adolescents and their families. Different milieu therapeutic perspectives and approaches to promote learning, mastery, inclusion and participation. Communication with children and young people about bad experiences and cooperation about their change and development. Various aspects of power, asymmetry, coercion and voluntariness, i.a. The Child Welfare Act, The Rights Regulations.

Learning outcome

Knowledge - The student has:

  • knowledge of different milieu therapeutic perspectives and methods that promote learning, mastery, inclusion and participation for vulnerable children and adolescents in an milieu therapeutic context
  • research-based knowledge about children and young people in child welfare institutions and environmental therapeutic change work in different arenas
  • knowledge of legal and organizational frameworks relevant to milieu therapeutic work
  • knowledge of power, coercion and voluntariness in milieu therapeutic work

Skills - The student can:

  • explain key perspectives and methods in milieu therapeutic work
  • can reflect on professional and ethical issues related to milieu therapeutic work with vulnerable children and young people
  • can communicate appropriately with vulnerable children and young people about neglect, violence, abuse and intoxication

General competence - Students:

  • have insight into basic concepts and theories related to milieu therapeutic work with children, adolescents and families.
  • can show diversity and cultural sensitivity in milieu therapeutic work aimed at children, adolescents and families
  • can create opportunities for children and young people in their situation to work with their change and development

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, preliminary assignments, learning groups, assignment work, visits to institutions, skills training and self-study. The pedagogy presupposes active presence in all forms of learning. Parts of the teaching and learning material may be given in English.

Compulsory assignments

  • Written assignment
  • Deltagelse minimum 80 % i forberedende gruppearbeid til ferdighetstreninger, deltagelse i ferdighetstreninger, og besøk

Further on evaluation

Compulsory activity:

i) Minimum 80% participation in both preparatory group work for skills training and in skills training, as well as visits to institutions and presentations from institutional visits.

ii) written submission based on the given assignment.

Compulsory activity must be approved in order to take the exam.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Social Education and Child Welfare (HSGBVB) - some programmes

Required previous knowledge

Students must have passed 60 credits of courses in the 1st and 15 credits in the 2nd year of study in order to take the exam in this course.

The course has study rights requirements. This means that the course is reserved for students admitted to the program Bachelor in child protection and child welfare at NTNU.

Course materials

Will be published on Blackboard at the start of the course

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From
BBV2004 7.5 sp Autumn 2020
This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

Subject areas

  • Child Welfare

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Social Work

Examination

Examination

Grade: Letter grades

Examination arrangement: Oral examination

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Oral examination
Weighting Date 2025-11-27

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Oral examination
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Oral examination
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Oral examination
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Examination arrangement: Oral examination

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2025

Oral examination
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E Date From 2025-11-27

Ordinary examination - Spring 2026

Oral examination
Weighting 100/100 Examination aids Code E