Social Work

Would you like to make a difference to society? Social workers play a key role in supporting and helping people and our degree helps train you to be a confident, effective, resilient and safe practitioner. The course covers all aspects of social work, including theories and methods, legislation, skills for practice and developing professional competency.

Taught by highly experienced staff, on this course you will learn to work with both adults and children and will be eligible to enter any area of practice upon qualification.

Social workers support in a wide range of areas, including child protection, with vulnerable adults, older people and in mental health.

Successful completion of this degree will allow eligibility to apply for registration with Social Work England as a social worker upon graduation.

Key features

• Our staff have extensive experience in social work practice, teaching and multidisciplinary research, ensuring your learning experience is high-quality and up-to-date with contemporary issues, advancements and debates within the sector.

• Benefit from a high level of Involvement of people with lived experience across the programme, including co taught lectures and assessments.

• This course is designed so that you will learn to work with both adults and children and be eligible to enter any area of practice upon graduation.

• Benefit from practical work placements in settings including Child protection, Adoption and fostering, Physical and/or learning disability support and Youth Justice, which will take your learning beyond the classroom and enhance your experience and employability.

• Develop your transferable skills with interprofessional learning, working alongside students and practitioners from a wide range of other professions including nurses, doctors, criminal justice workers, teachers and the police.

Social Work Bursary

You may be eligible for a non-repayable social work student bursary of up to £4,862 (this is based on the latest NHS guidance so may change for future years).

FIRST YEAR:
Preparation for Social Work Practice
Introduction to Law, Policy and Procedure
Understanding the Life Span (Human growth and development)
Introduction to Social Work Theories and Skills in practice

SECOND YEAR:
Practice Placement (70 days)
Law for Social Work Practice
Research informed practice
Social Work Theories, Processes and Skills in Practice
Inter-Professional Education (IPE)

THIRD YEAR:
Research Project
The Developing Professional Practitioner
Professional Judgement and Decision Making
Final Practice Placement (100 days)

To ensure students are ready to practice, they are assessed in their first year through a communication exercise with a service user or carer and a shadowing exercise where they will shadow a social worker in their practice with service users and reflect on this experience. In addition, you will be required to pass both the second and third year placements