Emotional care of babies, children, young people and families (EC1)

Entry requirements

In order to undertake this course, we ask that you:

• have an interest in work with children of all ages, young people and their families
• have a willingness to engage with the emotional complexities of identity, difference and diversity and their impact upon emotional development
• have achieved an undergraduate degree or demonstrate equivalent learning or achievement (please note an undergraduate degree is not essential)
• have the capacity for active participation in workshops and seminar
• be motivated for independent reading and study.

We also ask that you submit a personal statement of between 700 – 1000 words as part of your application form. In this statement, you should outline your suitability for, and interest in, the course, and detail any relevant previous experience or study. If you have any queries about this, please contact us.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This two-year course will introduce you to key psychoanalytic ideas and how they connect to your real-life observations and experience of working with children of all ages and their families. Experiential learning, an observational approach, and the application of psychoanalytic ideas to the issue of difference and diversity are integral to this course.

This course is suitable for those at the early stages of developing a professional career in the children’s and young people’s sector, as well as those working in the field who wish to further develop their knowledge and understanding and acquire a formal university accredited qualification.

Past students have been:

• au pairs and child minders
• journalists
• professionals from the business sector
• community workers
• family support workers
• foster carers
• nursery workers and play leaders
• social work assistants
• teaching assistants
• staff in children’s centres