Entry and Admissions
Ancillary Award:
CPD
Level:
Short Course / CPD
Study Mode:
None
Delivery Method:
Campus
Course Length:
Full day
School:
School of Social Work, Care and Community
Partner Colleges:
No Partner College
Campus:
Preston
Start Date:
Monday 22nd February 2016, 9.30am – 4.00pm
Entry Requirements:
The workshop is aimed at all practitioners in mental health services. It will be of particular interest to professionally qualified workers such as AMHPs, social workers and nurses. The training will count towards CPD and registration requirement.
Course Content
Course Outline:
The workshop aims to develop and update participants’ knowledge and skills whilst ensuring that continuing professional and personal development needs are met.
Learning Environment & Assessment:
Academic Expertise
This workshop will be led by Karen Machin. Karen Machin works freelance in mental health from a perspective of lived experience. She has delivered training for clients including the ImROC programme, the Institute of Mental Health in Nottingham, and Time to Change.
The workshop will be facilitated by Dr Julie Ridley, a Reader in Applied Social Sciences in the School of Social Work, who has researched mental health law implementation, compulsion and independent advocacy.
Dr Julie Ridley can be contacted by telephone (01772) 893402 or email jridley1@uclan.ac.uk.
Learning outcome & aims
This day will enable you to:
- Clarify your understanding of recovery and evaluate current debates;
- Use a recovery planning tool
- Consider recovery in relation to a range of audiences;
- Reflect on recovery in the context of compulsory care;
- Develop a personal action plan.
Industry links & professional accreditation
We have great links with employers including household names such as Sony, BAE Systems and Apple. We also have links with the smaller companies in the region and offer help and assistance to more than 1,000 of these – with many of our graduates staying in the region it is important we develop these relationships.
Work experience and international opportunities
At UCLan we work with a range of businesses and organisations, many of which provide work experience opportunities and project briefs to enable to you gain real work experience whilst you undertake your postgraduate programme. Your course tutor will advise on opportunities available within your course and the UCLan Careers Team can provide help, advice and guidance on how to apply for them and how to make the most of these opportunities.
Graduate Careers
The UCLan Careers Team offer ongoing supportive careers advice and guidance throughout your course and after graduation, along with a range of modules, work experience opportunities and events to help you acquire the skills to make you stand out to potential employers in today’s competitive market.
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Progression Routes
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Fees & Funding
You can contact the Student Fees and Funding Team via phone, email, or post. If you are on the campus you can call into The 'i', for advice.
Tel: +44 (0)1772 892440
Email: SFFTeam@uclan.ac.uk
Student Fees and Funding Team, Foster Building 117, UCLan, Preston, PR1 2HE
£725 per 20 credits studied (UK/EU)
For 2017/18 fees please refer to our fees page.
