Postgraduate Social Work (Children and Families) - Posgrado en Trabajo Social (Infancia y Familia)

Developing Professional Relationships in Social Work (Readiness for Direct Practice) for Social Work with Children and Families: You will develop knowledge and understanding of the essential personal and interpersonal skills needed to develop effective relationships with the diverse range of people in our society. The unit is underpinned by research and theory and students will be expected to reflect on their own communication patterns as well as what is needed for excellent social work practice. Through reflection on their own experiences, it will also provide the essential preparation students require to develop and demonstrate their readiness and safety to undertake practice learning in line with the national regulatory requirements.
The Child’s Journey: You’ll advance your knowledge and understanding of child development and behaviour and different sociological and psychological explanations for this. You will be encouraged to consider the interplay of psycho-social factors on the lives of children and young people, exploring a range of influences on human development including the impact of gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability.
Law & Social Policy for Social Work with Children & Families: You will develop a critical understanding of law and social policy, social work values and ethics and considerations relevant to child and family social work. You will explore the implications of social work values and ethics and how they apply to the promotion of the best interests of children and young people.
Applying Social Work Models and Methods for Social Work with Children and Families: You will gain essential knowledge on models and methods used in social work practice with a particular focus on how these can be applied when directly working with service users. The unit equips you with an understanding of the complex and multi-layered nature of social work, including the challenges of practicing professional social work with a diverse range of social work service users and carers.​ The aim is to offer you insight into a range of models and methods used in current social work practice using a problem based learning approach. This includes the use of case studies and simulations to help the students in translating theoretical knowledge into practical applications.
Parenting Capacity for Social Work with Children & Families: This unit will help you develop an in-depth understanding of the multiple factors that contribute to parental mental health, substance-related and domestic violence-related problems and, crucially, the impact upon the child, including child development.
Working with Children and their Families: In this unit you will develop knowledge and understanding of social work in the context of professional practice with children and their families; including responsibilities, analytical skills and knowledge, practical skills and professional accountability in social work practice with children and their families. This Unit is underpinned by research and evidence based judgements and you will develop their understanding and competence in assessment and intervention. Students are expected to examine their own beliefs and values in relation to protection work and to build on their previous learning in both theory and practice.
Two Statutory Placements (70 & 100 days): You will gain essential practice experiences required in meeting the regulations of the professional body.