Taught course

Advanced Child and Family Social Work

Institution
Coventry University · Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Qualifications
PGCert

Entry requirements

Applicants must hold a professional qualification in social work and be registered with the relevant regulator.

All applicants will normally have two years post qualification experience in order to comply with the requirements of the Practice Educator Professional Standards.

Applicants to the course will be required to supervise a social work student/learner, sourced by the university and its partners, for the modules Mentoring, Supervision and Assessment in Practice parts 1 and 2.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Coventry University has been providing social work CPD (Continuous Professional Development) courses and modules to local employers Coventry University has been providing social work CPD (Continuous Professional Development) courses and modules to local employers for many years and has prominent links with nearby local authorities and voluntary sector organisations.

This Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) in Advanced Child and Family Social Work is designed for social workers who have completed their social work pre-registration training, are in employment, and are wishing to enhance their career prospects via gaining a postgraduate level qualification. Opportunities may also be available within the faculty to progress your studies beyond the PgCert to a full master’s degree (subject to successfully completing the PG Cert and application).

This course aims to enables you as a social worker to develop your career from early social work practice through to teaching, mentoring and assessing others. It has been designed to enable you to develop your practice, extend your range of skills, enhance your critical reflective skills and thus improve service delivery.

It is offered via a blended learning approach and is intended to be a key vehicle for social workers to gain an academic award on successful completion whilst at the same time as meeting your CPD, which is required by the current regulator.

The curriculum for the course aims to allow for you to meet the Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) stage 1 requirements where you should begin to form some knowledge of the role of teaching and mentoring others as you develop your social work career in more senior positions.

An additional module on this qualification route - Advanced Critical Practice: Child and Family - will focus on enhancing your knowledge in children and families social work practice. All modules are mandatory.

Fees and funding

UK students
£3,466
International students
£3,466

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

  • PGCert
    full time
    12 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    part time
    24 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification

Course contact details

Name
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences
Email
registryenq.hls@coventry.ac.uk
Phone
024 77655959