30Jun
UndergraduateCourse summary
Develop your capacity to respond to complex social needs. This course will empower you to help people across a range of community practice settings. As part of this course, you'll:
- Develop the skills and knowledge to help and safeguard vulnerable people, families and communities
- Mix academic study with practice to better understand and guide those in crisis
- Hone your communication and therapeutic skills through simulated counselling sessions
- Explore and analyse child development, drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence and mental health issues
- Learn about the different policies and frameworks behind community development, criminal justice, health services, social work and education
- Discover related theories and topics, including attachment, bereavement and different sociological perspectives
- Refine your understanding of how adults develop
- Examine contemporary issues that frequently make headline news, such as female genital mutilation, addiction and mental health problems
- Study intervention and safeguarding procedures and policies to help manage risk in these areas
- Fantastic placement opportunities - enhance your expertise and build a network working with local social care services
- Access specialist facilities - including simulated sessions to support the development of your essential skills prior to real-world practice
- Learn from experts - further your understanding of social care and social care environments and communities, guided by staff who are engaged in continuous research
- Build your understanding and knowledge of local authorities and organisations – you’ll be guided by tutors who have significant experience and developed professional networks
Modules
Year 1 Core Modules:
- Social Justice & Inequality
- Professional & Academic Skills
- Working Positively with Adults: Empowering Relationships
- Politics of Everyday Life
- Engaging & Communicating
- Human Growth & Development Across the Lifespan
- Enhanced Communication: Therapeutic Approaches to Support
- Working Positively with Adults: Enterprise & Engagement
- Developing Research In Practice: Adults
- Safeguarding: Adult & Child Protection
- Emerging Issues in Practice
- Advanced Communication: Empowerment & Advocacy
- The Global Practitioner
- Community Practitioner - Work Related Learning 3
How to apply
25Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- L514
- Institution code:
- L27
- Campus name:
- City CampusC
- Campus code:
- C
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
Unistats information
Operated by the Office for Students
Student satisfaction
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Leeds Beckett University
City Campus
Leeds
LS1 3HE