Details for SSC345 Youth Issues

Navigating youth issues effectively is essential for fostering supportive environments that address the unique challenges faced by young people. This unit delves into contemporary youth issues, exploring how they are perceived and affect both individual lives and broader societal dynamics. Students will develop non-judgemental, empathetic strategies for engaging with young people on critical topics whilst adhering to standards of best practice

Quick Stats

• Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
• Course code: SSC345
• Credit points: 10

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Prerequisite

(This is a Pre and/or co-req)

SSC110 Psychology of Emotion (co-requisite)

Unit Content

Outcomes

1. Understand the issues for youth in contemporary Australian Society and how they are perceived by both young people and the adults around them;
2. Recognise how these issues impact on the lives and choices of youth and if there is a societal flow-on effect;
3. Research the elements of larger Australian/global culture that impact on these issues – positively or negatively;
4. Develop strategies for working non-judgementally and empathically with young people around issues relating to gender, sexuality and social identity and maintain appropriate professional boundaries.

Subject Content

• Introduction to Youth Issues
• Adolescence – Development
• Youth Identity, Culture & Social Change
• Youth Wellbeing, Resilience, Participation / Citizenship
• Youth Risk & Complexities & Support
• Belonging & Participation: Family, School, Community (incl. Out of Home Care)
• Gender and Sexuality
• Community Factors and Inequality (incl. employment)
• Space, Place and Movement
• Indigenous Youth – Guest Speaker
• Public Presence and Networked Youth (incl. Social Media)
• Juvenile Justice, Crime and Violence 
• Alcohol and Other Drugs

This course may be offered in the following formats

• Onsite (face-to-face)
• Online (eLearning)
• Intensives
• Extensives

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

Assessment Methods

• Presentation and Handout (30%)
• Major Essay (40%)
• Critical Reflection (30%)

Prescribed Text

• Santrock, J. W. (2018). Adolescence (17th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education

Please consult your instructor prior to purchasing any textbooks.