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BSc (Hons)

Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

PW10

Delivery

Campus Taught

Are you passionate about helping people? This course will give you get the unique skills and experience to channel that vocation. This will put you on the path to working in the field of mental health as an accredited Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP).

If you pass this course, you will be able to work as an accredited Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP).

You’ll complete a range of modules alongside your placement. This will give you the skills and knowledge to prepare you to work as an accredited PWP after graduation.

This course is for anybody who wants to work in the helping professions from a therapeutic perspective. Our course examines contemporary issues in the field of psychological wellbeing. It focuses on public mental health and social prescribing for all students. The uniqueness of this course allows you to build on your strengths on how you work with people.

Why study with us

You’ll be able to qualify on a BPS accredited course.
Develop the skills and knowledge you need to work with people who are experiencing common mental health problems. You’ll get to apply this knowledge during a clinical placement in your final year.
This is the only Undergraduate Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner training course in the UK.

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What you'll do

Develop an in-depth understanding of contemporary issues in psychological wellbeing.
You’ll gain a qualification which is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). This means it follows their Code of Ethics and Conduct.
We’ll encourage you to engage in lifelong learning and develop your understanding of the value of research in education.

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.

80%Face-to-face

20%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 BPS, the learned and professional body, incorporated by the Royal Charter, for Psychology in the UK. We will provide you with the breadth and depth of knowledge that allows you to graduate with Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) provided you achieve at least a lower second class honours degree.

Future Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner careers

This course will prepare you to become a professional practitioner in the field of Mental Health and Psychological Wellbeing.

Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£9250 per year

Sandwich year£1000 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14250 per year

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

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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Our BSc (Hons) Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner course will equip you with a range of communication skills.

Each week there will be a mixture of short lectures, group discussion, debates, presentations and blended learning. This is designed to meet the learning styles of all class members.

You’ll reflect on experiences from the skills sessions to maximise learning opportunities. You'll discuss these experiences within a group setting.

The assessments range from assignments to presentations, with the opportunity on some modules of negotiated assessments. You will get directed study and reading lists to help focus on specific areas in preparation for class.

As you progress you’ll get the skills, strategies and behaviours expected of a confident, independent and active learner.

In the event that your Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check proves to be unsatisfactory for the purpose of this course, your offer of a place may be withdrawn. If you have already enrolled on a course and your DBS check subsequently discloses a criminal conviction, you may be required to withdraw from the course, even if you have already started. If you are aware that your DBS check will disclose a previous conviction, please contact the course leader for advice, as not all convictions may preclude you from continuing with the course.