Social Work MSc
Postgraduate
In Luton
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Luton
About the course On this practice-based social work course, your studies will be supervised by experienced practitioners, and you can expect an induction, a protected workload and a study day most weeks while on placement. All placements are under constant development with our employer partners, and you may be eligible for a Social Work bursary administered by the NHS Bursaries Unit.
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About this course
Applicants should have a good undergraduate degree at Honours level, or equivalent.
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Subjects
- Social Work
- Induction
Course programme
- Study the knowledge, skills and attributes necessary for social work practice at qualification level with adults and children in the private, voluntary and independent sectors.
- Explore the role of social work, its inter-relationship with other disciplines and the ethical base for practice where initiative is balanced with accountability to employers, the profession, service-users and carers.
- Develop a deep and systematic understanding of current theoretical and methodological approaches and acquire the skills necessary for analytical research-informed practice.
- Gain skills in critical reflexivity and emotional literacy which underpin collaborative social work practice and proactive professional development.
- Benefit from classroom and placement activities which will enable you to develop collaborative and communication abilities that can be applied to complex problem-solving tasks.
- Working with people: theories and methods for social work practice
- People in context: ethics, legislation and social policy for social work practice
- Skills development and first placement ( days)
- Knowledge for social work: critically reflective and research-informed practice
- Critical issues in specialist and inter-professional practice
- Last placement ( days)
Social Work MSc