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Mental Health Practice

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Campus

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Duration

1 Year

Start

September 2023

Delivery

Campus Taught

Our Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health incorporates Approved Mental Health Professional training and uses an in-depth approach to developing skilled AMHP practitioners.

This course is being reapproved under the University’s normal cycle of review. As such, the course structure and content may be changed to enable the University to deliver a better quality of educational experience to students.

We deliver standard and bespoke AMHP core training and CPD, blending core professional AMHP training with values-based and evidence-based practice.

This programme is for qualified and professionally registered mental health practitioners, including social workers, mental health and learning disability nurses, occupational therapists and clinical psychologists.

Usually you will be nominated and funded by your local authority, but this course is open to applicants who meet the entry requirements, including practitioners working outside of a local authority too.

Our trainees have said they’ve been ‘keen and motivated to learn’ and the teaching methods, content and style of delivery have led to a ‘shift in thinking’ for them. Our course has been developed in collaboration with regional local authorities.

Why study with us

Our course draws on the expertise of practising AMHPs, academics, researchers, lawyers, service users and carers.
The course reflects the needs of our local employers and stakeholders and is continually shaped in response to feedback.
Build on and refine the skills and values needed to work as an autonomous, competent practitioner.

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What you'll do

You will extend your University teaching into a practice placement in a mental health setting, with a suitably qualified AMHP acting as Practice Educator. You’ll demonstrate applied knowledge through a practice portfolio.
On successful completion of this award you could progress to a PGDip or MA award.

Module overview

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

90%Face-to-face

10%Online

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Accreditations

This course is accredited by The College of Social Work. The role of the TCSW, to champion high standards and drive excellence in social work and social work education over and above the threshold standards held by the Health and Care Professions Council.
This course is accredited and endorsed by the HCPC regulatory body. The HCPC is a regulator of health and care professionals in the UK, approving programmes and setting the standards that individuals must meet in order to become a registered professional.
This course was approved by the Health and Care Professions Council and is now approved by Social Work England, the specialist body who regulates social workers in their vital roles.

Fees and funding

2022/23

Part-time£867 per 20 credits

2023/24

Part-time£900 per 20 credits

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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Keynote lectures, seminars, tutorials, material for self-directed learning, e-learning and workshops will form part of your University-based learning.

You’ll be required to link formal learning to your practice and will be encouraged to build on existing skills and develop new skills to consolidate your learning across the academic and practice fields.

Skills, values and knowledge will be developed through group discussions, group tutorials, presentations and practice learning opportunities.

The overarching teaching and learning strategy will support independent learning and postgraduate study. You will be supported to demonstrate the knowledge and practice as determined by professional body requirements.

You will be assessed through a range of methods including essays, presentations, case studies, a law test and reflective writing.

The overarching aims of this course include:

To provide you with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to meet section 2 of the Approval Criteria for AMHP training (HCPC 2013).
To enable you to refine the skills and values that are necessary to work as autonomous, competent practitioners and develop critical practice that respects diversity and challenges inequality.
To provide you with a critical awareness of the evidence base for practice and to apply this in your role as an AMHP.
To develop critical decision-making skills that are consistent with the requirements and duties of an AMHP.
To provide opportunities for you to critically reflect on practice that is person-centred, ethical and founded on the underpinning values and principles of the AMHP role.

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This course is based in the School of Social Work, Care and Community located in the Faculty of Allied Health and Wellbeing

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

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