MSc Social Practice and Wellbeing MSc Mental Health and Wellbeing MSc Children and Young People s Health and Wellbeing MSc Intellectual and

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1 MSc Social Practice and MSc Mental Health and MSc Children and Young People s Health and MSc Intellectual and Developmental Disability

This is in line with changing workforce needs to provide a clear pathway for postgraduate development and the local health and social care economy.

2 Overview Our wellbeing degrees address the need to offer postgraduate development reflective of contemporary workforce requirements. It recognises our unique position in responding to emergent collaborative working practices across health and social care boundaries. This is in line with changing workforce needs to provide a clear pathway for postgraduate development and the local health and social care economy. This innovative framework has been co-produced with key stakeholders and service users with lived experience and reflects the emerging impetus for collaboration in both design and delivery of the programme. Opportunities to learn with students from other disciplines, e.g. social work, mental health nursing, learning disability nursing, children and young peoples nursing and intellectual disabilities. We welcome service users and carers as students as well as workers from a wide variety of other disciplines Online teaching and learning packages, maximising opportunities for personal and professional reflection Master classes, with expert facilitation, within the University Course Content There are 3 core modules to the Framework which are Concepts and Theories of, Integrated Working and and Safeguarding Working with Risk and Opportunity. Other modules in the programme chosen will be selected to suit the particular development needs identified by the student from a common pool of modules or other academic credit. Each of the programmes can be studied full-time or part-time on a modular basis. Credits from modules can be used towards the following awards: PgCert - 60 credits PgDip credits MSc credits MSc Social Practice and The MSc in Social Practice and is a ground-breaking Programme for health and social care professionals, service users, and carers. It has been co-produced with service users, carers, practitioners and senior managers to reflect the contemporary emphasis on wellbeing and integrated working in modern health and social care services. It has a number of advantages to offer: Core knowledge for social practitioners, such as theories and concepts of wellbeing, integrated working, safeguarding A range of other learning options relevant for health and social care professionals wellbeing3

wellbeing MSc Mental Health and The MSc in Mental Health and is an innovative programme for individuals and professionals interested in advancing their knowledge in mental health and wellbeing.

health and wellbeing of people with mental health difficulties.

3 wellbeing MSc Mental Health and The MSc in Mental Health and is an innovative programme for individuals and professionals interested in advancing their knowledge in mental health and wellbeing. It is a direct response to recent public interest and government agenda of reducing premature death, improving care & treatment, developing effective integrated working arrangements and enhancing the health and wellbeing of people with mental health difficulties. It is designed to appeal to:- Mental health practitioners from a variety of settings including practitioners, specialist clinicians and managers. Health, psychology, social care practitioners and graduates with interest in mental health and wellbeing. Service users, carers and individuals wishing to advance their knowledge and understanding in mental health and wellbeing. MSc Children and Young People s Health and The MSc in Children and Young People s Health and offers an innovative and contemporary programme for any health professional, practitioner or carer working with children and/or young people. The focus on health and wellbeing fits with a recent and growing public interest and government agenda in the importance of enhancing wellbeing in our young population. Such a focus ensures this programme is relevant to applicants from a variety of settings, including health professionals, teachers, early years practitioners, children s centre, charity or youth centre workers, managers, those who undertake specialist roles in the safeguarding of welfare of children and young people and finally service users themselves who may be parents or carers. This breadth is a unique feature of the programme. wellbeing 4 5

MSc Intellectual and Developmental Disability The MSc in Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities offers a contemporary programme of study for a range of professionals/practitioners/ carers working

4 MSc Intellectual and Developmental Disability The MSc in Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities offers a contemporary programme of study for a range of professionals/practitioners/ carers working in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities. The MSc in Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities programme is a direct response to recent public interest and government agenda of reducing premature death, improving care & treatment developing effective integrated working arrangements and enhancing the health and wellbeing of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Listening to the voice of service users and their families will be a key feature of the programme. This will include the co-production and delivery of teaching and learning experiences with service users, families, professionals and carers. 6wellbeing Entry Requirements The entry requirements are normally a good first degree or equivalent, therefore demonstrating the ability to study at level 7. We will consider applicants without a first degree; these applicants should be involved in an aspect of services delivery, or be a recipient thereof. We wish to encourage applications from non-traditional students (particularly service users and carers) who may have missed the opportunity to become graduates but who nonetheless can demonstrate potential to work at Masters Level. Applicants without the required academic qualifications will be set a task to demonstrate their motivation, potential and knowledge to work at Masters Level. This task will demonstrate the applicants ability to critically digest and discuss a relevant article and reflect upon and articulate their perceived personal challenge to ensure they are working at the expected level. The task will be assessed against UH Grading Criteria Level 6. GCSE English language and Maths at grade C or above. English language requirements: All students from non-majority English speaking countries require proof of English language proficiency. The following qualifications and grades will be considered: GCSE English language grade A-C; IELTS 6.5 (with no less than 6.5 in any band) or equivalent. This programme is subject to the University s Principles, Policies, Regulations and Procedures for the Admission of Students to Undergraduate and Taught Postgraduate Programmes (UPR SA03) and will take account of University policy and guidelines for assessing accredited prior certificated learning (APCL) and accredited prior experiential learning (APEL). Finance Flexible payment options are available for each of the programmes studying on a modular or monthly basis. Full details can be found at go.herts.ac.uk/fees 7

5 Contact MSc Children and Young People s Health and Julia Petty j.petty@herts.ac.uk MSc Mental Health and Emmanuel Ndisang e.ndisang@herts.ac.uk MSc Social Practice and Julia Warrener j.warrener@herts.ac.uk MSc Intellectual and Developmental Disability Mohammad Surfraz m.n.surfraz@herts.ac.uk go.herts.ac.uk/pgwb University of Hertfordshire Please note that whilst this proposed course information is believed to be accurate at the time of printing, it is subject to update or change from time to time. Please always check our website at for the most recent course information. University of Hertfordshire Hatfield AL10 9AB t. +44 (0) e. ask@herts.ac.uk w. herts.ac.uk

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