Advanced Social Work Practice (Practice Education)

Entry requirements

All applicants must have a degree-level social work qualification.

Further requirements

• You must have a minimum of two years post qualifying experience. Please note that certain modules require a specific number of years of post-qualifying experience
• You must currently be employed as a social worker
• You must have a satisfactory DBS check
• You must be employed in a permanent role as a social worker – employer reference required
• 2:1, applicants are required to have 6 months full-time direct work experience within a social care setting at time of applying. GCSE Maths and English grade C/4

Months of entry

September

Course content

This programme facilitates the transition of qualified social worker from being enabled by others, to becoming enablers of others, by meeting the practice education requirements as set out in the Practice Education Professional standards (PEPS). This is done primarily through being the trainee Practice Educator of a student social worker on placement with you for 100 days. Enhance your professional social work skills and develop your capacities in critical reflection, supervision and professional leadership, so that you can practice at a specialist level and improve outcomes for users of services.

Enhance your professional social work skills and further your career by honing your skills in critical reflection, research, supervision and professional leadership.

Our academic staff and practitioners bring a wealth of experience and knowledge, and our long-standing and strong ties with local authorities, charities and independent agencies ensure our courses provide the most current policy and practice in social work. Teaching staff are very supportive and do their best to ensure you succeed.

Upon graduation, you will have developed the knowledge and skills to be able to apply for specialist practitioner roles and/or more advanced social work positions such as those within management.

Many of our graduates continue working as a Practice Educator before using the experience gained to apply for advanced social work positions such as those within practice management.

Information for international students

• UK/EU and international students are eligible to apply for this course.
• Please note, due to restrictions placed on students with a Student route (formerly tier 4) visa undertaking part-time study by the UKVI, courses requiring a placement cannot be studied by International students.UK/EU and international students are eligible to apply for this course.
• Please note, due to restrictions placed on students with a Student route (formerly tier 4) visa undertaking part-time study by the UKVI, courses requiring a placement cannot be studied by International students.