Course Summary
This programme has a core aim to enhance the learners’ knowledge and skills in the use of a variety of therapeutic approaches to the treatment of children and adults who have suffered emotional and psychological hurts.
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Career Sectors
This course prepares you for working in the Career Sectors below. Follow the links to get a fuller understanding of the sectors you are preparing for.
Entry Requirements
1. Hold a primary degree (if experienced) or Honours Bachelor in Applied Social Studies or equivalent*.
2. Be registered or eligible to register as a Professional Social Care Worker**
OR
3. Be in employment in a human services agency as a manager, team leader or front-line practitioner
4. Satisfactory pass at interview
*Applicants who do not satisfy the academic criteria may be accepted onto the course if the Course Selection Board is satisfied that they have the ability to complete the course.
** Applications are welcome from those professionally qualified in a discipline other than social care who have at least two years’ professional practice experience.
Please note: this programme is not a professional award for registration as a Social Care Worker
Application Details
How to Apply
The next intake for this programme is in September 2024. Applications will open in February 2024. Applications can be submitted via our Postgraduate Application Form.
Start: Sept 2024
Fees
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Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Social
The Social person's interests focus on interacting with the people in their environment. In all cases, the Social person enjoys the personal contact with other people in preference to the impersonal dealings with things, data and ideas found in other groups.
Many will seek out positions where there is direct contact with the public in some advisory role, whether a receptionist or a counsellor. Social people are motivated by an interest in different types of people and like diversity in their work environments. Many are drawn towards careers in the caring professions and social welfare area, whilst others prefer teaching and other 'informing' roles.
Administrative
Administrative people are interested in work that offers security and a sense of being part of a larger process. They may be at their most productive under supervisors who give clear guidelines and while performing routine tasks in a methodical and reliable way.
They tend to enjoy clerical and most forms of office work, where they perform essential administrative duties. They often form the backbone of large and small organisations alike. They may enjoy being in charge of office filing systems, and using computers and other office equipment to keep things running smoothly. They usually like routine work hours and prefer comfortable indoor workplaces.
Career Progression
Graduates of the programme mhave become Directors of Care, Lecturers in Social Care, and HIQA Inspectors. Some have gone on to research at PhD level and to professional doctorates. Many are content to remain in practice, but work at a deeper and more clinical level. However, many students who arrived on teh course as social care workers soon became team leaders because of the information and kills they were taking back to the workplace.
Duration
Indicative Timetable
Thursdays 10:00 – 17:30