AIM
Level 3
QN: 601/8714/1
Curriculum Active
AIM Qualifications Level 3 Certificate 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.
1
Exit strategies from gangs
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the current guidelines on exit strategies for young gang members
- Understand strategies to exit gangs
- Know ways of working with young people who wish to exit a gang
- Understand implications of current practices when supporting young people to exit gangs
2
Interpersonal communication skills in complex youth environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the principles of emotional intelligence in an environment that includes violent young people and gangs
- Understand how to apply different methods of relationship-building with violent young people and/or group members in a potentially violent environment
- Be able to analyse relationships, interactions and conversations using different models and theories of communication
- Understand the significance of language and semiotics in settings that include violent young people and gang members
- Understand the significance of trust and respect when working with violent young people and/or gang members
- Understand theories of motivation in relation to individuals and groups
3
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
4
National Policy Framework for Working with Youth Violence and Groups
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand national policy on youth violence and gang related activities
- Understand the range of sectors that are involved in service delivery within social care
- Understand the different roles of national and local agencies when working in environments around youth violence
- Understand how national policy on youth violence and gang related activity is applied locally
- Understand own role and relationship to policy implementation in a violent youth and gang related environment
- Understand the impact of legislation relating to working with violent young people and gangs
- Understand judicial and agency responses to youth violence and gang-related activity, including crime
5
Safe working with young people at risk
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of working safely with youth and gangs in a violent and/or gang related environment
- Understand the relevant legislative frame
- work for safeguarding and protection of the vulnerable in a potentially violent environment
- Understand the implications of lone working with violent young people in a violent environment
- Understand the need for conflict management and resolution in a violent youth or gang environment
- Understand the need for personal and professional boundary setting when working in a violent or gang-related environment
- Be able to carry out risk assessments when working in a violent or gang-related environment
6
Social Factors that contribute to the Development of violent Youth and gang-impacted environments
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the social forces and culture that form a context in which violent youth groups can emerge
- Understand the impact of mass/multi media and social media on young people, youth violence and gangs
- Understand the wider impact of youth culture on youth violence and on gangs and gang culture
- Understand the concept of belonging within groups including within a gang related environment
- Understand the relationship between violent young people, gangs and crime
- Understand reasons that girls join gangs and the impact on them
- Understand the impact of family in the socialisation process of young people and the reasons for the development of deviance
7
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
8
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
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/8714/1
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- AIM
- Qualification Type
- Other Life Skills Qualification
- Operational Start
- May 2016