Child Protection and Complex Child Care (ref. M22)
Child Protection Post Munro (download document)
This programme offers a distinctive approach to developing skills in working with highly complex child care cases and child protection.
Who is this course for?
The programme is aimed at practitioners, supervisors and managers working with complex child care cases in children's services including: Social work, child and adolescent primary mental health care work, CAMHS, nursing and education.
Applications welcome from the statutory, voluntary and private sectors.
Aims
This is a multidisciplinary programme designed to provide professionals with the opportunity to work together in developing their knowledge and skills in working with families and other organisations.
It offers clinical opportunities, in form of placements in clinical settings, the space to think about your work and is taught by experienced clinical teachers and practitioners.
Content/Teaching components
Teaching and learning takes place in a multidisciplinary and small group context.
In the first year the candidates' professional experience is the basis for much of the learning.
In the second year candidates undertake a clinical placement in the Tavistock Centre.
In the third year candidates undertake a small scale research project.
Student feedback
"I use my learning daily at work as it is fundamentally influencing and improving my social work practice, as well as my management of the team"
Closing date
New (extended) closing date: September, 2012
Professional accreditation
The programme has been validated by the GSCC for the Higher Specialist and Advanced Award in Social Work (Children, Young People and Families).
Time commitment
The programme involves attendance 1 day per week for 3 academic terms in years 1 and 2.
Year 1 and 2 are held on Thursdays. In the 3rd year attendance is for half a day monthly.
