Step Up to Social Work
Postgraduate
In High Wycombe
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Amersham & Wycombe College
HND Buckinghamshire / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
South Worcestershire College
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Vale of Glamorgan
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University of Phoenix
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Go4it UK
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South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
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Manchester International College
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Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
High wycombe
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Duration
14 Months
Step Up to Social Work is a 14-month, post graduate, intensive full-time qualifying programme run by the Berkshire Regional Partnership.
The following local authorities will be running the course in partnership with Bucks New University:
Bracknell Forest Council
Reading Borough Council
Slough Children’s Services Trust
West Berkshire Council
This course will start in January 2020 as part of the sixth cohort funded by the Department of Education where trainees will receive a bursary for the duration of the course.
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About this course
Application for this course is not through the usual university route. You need to register your interest on the Department for Education website:
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Subjects
- Social Work
- Workplace stress
- Social Media
- Social Issues
- Social care
- Social Skills
- Social Worker
- Social History
- Workflow Management
- Child Development
- Risk
Course programme
Students will be expected to complete a minimum of 170 placement days of social work experience in local authorities.
The course will cover topics such as:
- social work ethics and practice
- child development
- assessment of risk
- the legal framework
All programmes must meet the regulators’ approval. The regulators are the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA).
Successful students will qualify with a postgraduate diploma in Social Work and able to register as social workers with the HCPC.
Assessment and supervisionThe local authority will assign trainees to a supervisor for placements and the University will supply a tutor for academic supervision.
Step Up to Social Work
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Amersham & Wycombe College
HND Buckinghamshire / Classroom-basedPrice on request -
South Worcestershire College
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Vale of Glamorgan
Short course Distance LearningPrice on request -
University of Phoenix
Bachelor's degree OnlinePrice on request -
Go4it UK
Course OnlinePrice on request -
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Manchester International College
NVQ Distance LearningPrice on request
See all