BSc (Hons)/Graduate Diploma

Professional Studies in Adult Care - Specialist Award in Social Work - Post-Qualifying

Three good reasons to study Professional Studies in Adult Care at Salford:

A Post-Qualifying Specialist Award accredited by the General Social Care Council (GSCC)
Develop the in-depth knowledge and skills associated with competence in the area of adult care social work practice
Become a well-rounded practitioner, confident about working in inter-professional and inter-agency contexts

This course enables qualified social workers to develop the in-depth knowledge and skills associated with competence in the area of social work practice with adults.

Our aim is to develop well-rounded practitioners who are confident working in inter-professional and inter-agency contexts. You will be able to demonstrate competence in a range of key areas including direct work with service users, families and carers, assessment and intervention, self-management, supervision and mentoring, and practice education.

Course details

This course comprises of six Level 6, 20 credit modules, of which ‘Professional Practice Consolidation’ must be completed first (you are exempt from this if you have a PQ1 Certificate which can be used for APL). The remaining five modules can be taken in any order:

Structure

Professional Practice Consolidation

Consolidate and consistently demonstrate professional competence in direct work with users of social care services.
Address the full range of social work competencies across all the units of the National Occupational Standards for social work. Think critically about practice in the context of the GSCC codes of practice and the principles of diversity, equality and social inclusion.

Critical Reflective Practice

Enhance your practice with respect to promoting the rights of service users. Critically reflect on your employing organisation’s policies and practices with respect to the implementation of equality standards and adherence to the GSCC codes of practice for social work.

Working with Adults

This module aims to enhance person-centered social work practice ensuring that candidates have knowledge, skills and values consistent with the required key roles and with Post-Qualifying Social Work (PQSW) Occupational Standards for Adult (2006).

Assessment and Intervention

Develop a critical and sophisticated understanding of the complexities associated with assessment, care management, personalisation and intervention as core elements of social work practice with adults.

Collaborative Practice

Critically examine your role in relation to working with service users, carers, your own agency, other agencies and organisations, and the wider community to assist you to reach the PQSW national occupational standard at specialist level.

Enabling Learning

Prepares you to teach and assess the practice of student social workers and mentor and support students and colleagues.

Course Enquiries

For course enquiries please call us on:

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