Part time
12 months
JAN-25
Postgraduate Certificate
Children / Youth (Social Work) Childcare Skills Children's Law
Taught
This new course will be delivered by the Children and Young People's Centre for Justice, and their multi-talented team of social work, psychology, and research professionals. The course will provide a comprehensive and consolidated learning experience on children in conflict with the law through a developmental lens whilst also considering the implications for young people in conflict with the law as they transition to adulthood. Drawing from a variety of approaches and disciplines including social work and social policy, psychology, health, and law you'll develop a critical understanding of the rights of children and young people in conflict with the law, how well these are being upheld and existing challenges to being fully rights respecting. You'll also develop a theoretically informed understanding of the developmental pathways of children and young people finding themselves in conflict with the law alongside practice models of assessment, formulation, and intervention. As a fully online, part-time course, it offers you the flexibility to grow your knowledge, skills and continued professional development whilst maintaining existing professional and personal commitments.
Why this course
This new course will be delivered by the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice, and their multi-talented team of social work, psychology, and research professionals.
The course will provide a comprehensive and consolidated learning experience on children in conflict with the law through a developmental lens whilst also considering the implications for young people in conflict with the law as they transition to adulthood.
Drawing from a variety of approaches and disciplines including social work and social policy, psychology, health, and law you'll develop a critical understanding of the rights of children and young people in conflict with the law, how well these are being upheld and existing challenges to being fully rights respecting. You'll also develop a theoretically informed understanding of the developmental pathways of children and young people finding themselves in conflict with the law alongside practice models of assessment, formulation, and intervention.
As a fully online, part-time course, it offers you the flexibility to grow your knowledge, skills and continued professional development whilst maintaining existing professional and personal commitments
Learning & teaching
You'll require regular access to a reliable computer with enough processing capability and an excellent broadband connection. Your computer must have a recent version of Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office or Open Office. It should also be enabled for pop-ups.
We’ll communicate with you by e-mail and via the University's Virtual Learning Environment. Please make sure you can use the following programs:
Assessment
Each module will be assessed using a range of written assignments.
Careers
This course is designed to appeal to:
For this course (per year)
£2,900
For this course (per year)
£2,900
You'll be required to have a relevant undergraduate degree or professional qualification and demonstrate capacity for postgraduate study. As this is a fully online course, you'll also require access to a device/computer with sufficient processing capability and an excellent broadband connection.
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