AIM
Level 3
QN: 601/8713/X
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AIM Qualifications Level 3 Award in Working with Gangs and Youth Violence
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by AIM . Classified as a Other Life Skills Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 179 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 3
Awarding Body
AIM
Syllabus Units
8 Units
Guided Hours
179 hrs
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Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
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AIM Qualifications Level 3 Award in Working with Gangs and Youth Violence
National Policy Framework for Working with Youth Violence and Groups
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Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the key principles of national policy on youth violence and gang-related activity
- Evaluate the effectiveness of multi-agency working in addressing youth violence
- Explain the roles of national and local agencies in implementing youth violence policy
- Assess how national policy is applied in a local context
- Reflect on own role in implementing policy within a violent youth and gang environment
- Evaluate the impact of legislation on working with violent young people and gangs
- Compare judicial and agency responses to youth violence and gang-related activity
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AIM Qualifications Level 3 Award in Working with Gangs and Youth Violence
Social Factors that contribute to the Development of violent Youth and gang-impacted environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Analyse the social forces and cultural factors that contribute to the emergence of violent youth groups
- Evaluate the impact of mass media and social media on young people's attitudes towards violence and gang involvement
- Assess the influence of youth culture on the development of gangs and gang culture
- Explain the concept of belonging within groups and its relevance to gang membership
- Examine the relationship between violent young people, gangs, and crime
- Analyse the reasons why girls join gangs and the impact of gang membership on them
- Evaluate the role of family in the socialisation process and its contribution to the development of deviance in young people
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AIM Qualifications Level 3 Award in Working with Gangs and Youth Violence
Exit strategies from gangs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Describe the current guidelines for supporting young people to exit gangs.
- Explain different strategies used to facilitate gang exit.
- Apply techniques for engaging young people who wish to leave a gang.
- Analyse the implications of current practices when supporting young people to exit gangs.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of exit strategies in reducing re-engagement with gangs.
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AIM Qualifications Level 3 Award in Working with Gangs and Youth Violence
Safe working with young people at risk
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Explain the key legislative frameworks that safeguard vulnerable young people in gang-related settings.
- Analyse the risks associated with lone working with violent young people and propose mitigation strategies.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of conflict resolution techniques in de-escalating potentially violent situations.
- Apply principles of professional boundary setting to a case study involving gang-involved youth.
- Conduct a risk assessment for a specified activity involving young people at risk of violence.
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AIM Qualifications Level 3 Award in Working with Gangs and Youth Violence
Interpersonal communication skills in complex youth environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate the role of emotional intelligence in de-escalating potentially violent encounters with young people.
- Apply relationship-building techniques to establish rapport with violent young people or gang members.
- Analyse interpersonal interactions using established communication models such as Tuckman's stages or transactional analysis.
- Interpret the use of language and semiotics in gang-related communication to inform intervention strategies.
- Assess the significance of trust and respect in forming effective professional relationships with violent young people.
- Critically evaluate motivation theories in the context of engaging individuals and groups involved in violence.
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AIM Qualifications Level 3 Award in Working with Gangs and Youth Violence
Youth marginalisation and its impact on communities
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the process of marginalisation of young people, Understand the impact of marginalisation on young people, Know ways to reduce marginalisation and alienation of young people, Understand the wider impact of marginalisation on communities, Understand the principles of equity, equality and oppression
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AIM Qualifications Level 3 Award in Working with Gangs and Youth Violence
Social Psychological Perspectives for Working in Violent Youth and Gang-impacted Environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the significance of social psychology in understanding group behaviour, Understand the difference between psychological and sociological approaches to the study of groups, Understand the relevance of social psychological approaches when working with individuals and groups including violent young people, Understand different experiential learning models, Understand principal theories of working with groups, Understand the relationship between groups and affiliation and alienation
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AIM Qualifications Level 3 Award in Working with Gangs and Youth Violence
Mental Health and Working with Youth Violence
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand Mental Health and emotional wellbeing of gang members and youths who are perpetrators and victims of violence, Know signs and symptoms of mental health when working in a violent or gang-related environment., Understand the impact of health, community and organisations on individuals in a gang related and violence impacted environment and on their families, Know about approaches for treating and/or controlling mental illness., Know about the roles and functions of agencies and individuals providing care services for individuals with a mental illness., Understand legislation, policies and procedures relating to mental health
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/8713/X
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- AIM
- Qualification Type
- Other Life Skills Qualification
- Operational Start
- May 2016