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Professional Development & Practice

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2023

Delivery

Campus Taught

If you’re a professional working in the fields of social work and social care then our MA Professional Development and Practice course offers you the ideal opportunity to enhance your knowledge and advance your career.

This course is especially suited for social work and social care practitioners working in child, adult and mental health care. It’s also a great development opportunity for anyone working in areas such as youth offending services (YOS), homeless services, domestic violence, learning disabilities and substance misuse.

If you’re a social worker, this course will provide evidence of your learning in order to meet The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) requirements for renewing your registration. We also recommend this course as a valuable continuing professional development (CPD) opportunity for non-social work qualified staff who are looking to advance their careers.

Why study with us

On this course you’ll be encouraged to critically reflect on and review your professional development with a view to enhancing your performance and service delivery.
We’ll provide you with learning opportunities to explore complex challenges, current issues and new evidence-based practice research.
You’ll be able to demonstrate self-direction and originality in tackling and solving problems, and act autonomously in planning and implementing tasks at a professional level.

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What you'll do

You’ll develop your capacity to critically evaluate key theoretical knowledge, law and policy in relation to social work and social care practice.
You’ll also develop your skills in planning, decision-making and problem-solving.
Towards the end of the course you’ll have the chance to undertake an in-depth research project in your specialist area of practice.

Module Overview

Course Delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

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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Future careers

Completion of this course will enable you to advance your career across the social care and social work professions.

Fees and Funding

2022/23

Part-time£867 per 20 credits

2023/24

Part-time£933 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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At the start of the course you’ll study a core module which will enable you to reflect on your own learning and professional development.

After that we provide a flexible and wide choice of modules for you to choose from, allowing you to tailor your study to your own interests and career aspirations. These focus on areas such as Advanced Mental Health Practice, Safeguarding Children and Young People, Inclusion and Community, Violence Against Women, Youth Justice and much more.

The nature of your learning experience will be determined by the modules you’ve chosen. It’s likely that your University-based learning will involve attending keynote lectures and tutorials as well as taking part in e-learning tasks and self-directed learning.

You’ll be required to link formal learning to your everyday practice, building on your existing skills and knowledge.

Assessment methods will include essays, presentations, case studies, practice observation, reflective writing, practice portfolios and personal development files.

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

For information on possible changes to course information, see our Essential and Important Course Information

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