Advanced Social Work Practice (Practice Education) PGCert
Postgraduate
In London
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
London
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
October
This programme facilitates your transition of qualified social worker from being enabled by others, to becoming enablers of others, by meeting the practice education requirements as set out in the Practice Education Professional standards (PEPS). Enhance your professional social work skills and develop your capacities in critical reflection, supervision and professional leadership, so that you can practice at a specialist level and improve outcomes for users of services.
Why study Advanced Social Work Practice (Practice Education) PGCert at Middlesex University?
Our academic staff and practitioners bring a wealth of experience and knowledge, and our long-standing and strong ties with local authorities, charities and independent agencies ensure our courses provide the most current policy and practice in social work.
Our social work team is also part of the North London Social Work Teaching Partnership, an initiative funded by the Department for Education to form a social work teaching partnership between local authorities. You'll benefit from visiting practising Practice Educators supporting / facilitating teaching sessions
Upon graduation, you will have developed knowledge and skills to be able to apply for specialist practitioner roles and/or more advanced social work positions such as those within practice management.
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Qualifications
We normally require a second-class honours degree 2:2 or above or equivalent in an appropriate social work subject at undergraduate (level 6) or postgraduate / masters (level 7)
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Subjects
- Social Worker
- Social Work
- Teaching
- Development
- Education
- Professional
- Practice
- Organisations
- PgCert
- PCF
- PEPS
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Course content
What will you study on Advanced Social Work Practice (Practice Education) PGCert?
Upon completion of this programme you will have an in-depth understanding of the theory and practice of adult learning, learning organisations and continuous professional development. You will know the meaning and scope of ‘practice education’ within a national and professional context and the role of the practice educator and practice assessor as well as the pre-qualifying social work student within that context (this is also in reference to the PCF and PEPS).
What will you gain?
As well as enhancing and developing your professional social work skills and knowledge, you will also have the ability to enable others in particular areas of specialist social work practice. You will have the pre-qualifying social work practice requirements and the related knowledge and values within the workplace in relation to PCF, PEPS and KSS.
ModulesPractice Education (Stage 1) (30 credits) - Compulsory
This module facilitate your transition of a qualified social worker from being enabled by others, to becoming enablers of others, and meeting the Stage 1 practice education requirements within a particular specialism such as adult, child and family, or mental health social work as set out in the Practice Education Professional standards (PEPS).
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Practice Education (Stage 2) (30 credits) - CompulsoryThis module will promote good practice in your assessment of and is supported by practice-based teaching. You will also be enabled to meet Stage 2 practice education requirements within a particular specialism of adult, children or mental health as set out in the Practice Education Professional Standards (PEPS).
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You can find more information about this course in the programme specification. Module and programme information is indicative and may be subject to change.
Advanced Social Work Practice (Practice Education) PGCert