Course summary
With a balance of academic and work-based learning, this PGDip Senior Wellbeing Practitioner: Children and Young People course has been designed to provide opportunities for you to complete four academic modules, whilst maintaining a clinical role in practice. This approach to study will allow you to identify key issues in practice by applying the theoretical skills learned from the course into practice. You will be equipped with therapeutic knowledge and practice-based skills in both clinical and case management supervision. This will focus on developing your communication skills, leadership management and knowledge of interventions in learning disability and autistic spectrum disorder practice. This course has been developed as a direct response to the Government’s mandate which seeks to improve access and quality of mental health support for children and young people. As a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner, you will add to this core team, as well as providing development opportunities for graduates of the PGDip Education Mental Health Practitioner for Children and Young People programme. Throughout the course, you will be exposed to research informed, evidence based teaching, and a wealth of support from writing to wellbeing.
Modules
Please visit our website for information on available modules.
Assessment method
You will be assessed through a combination of practical assessments and coursework. Coursework typically includes clinical reports and practice portfolios. A 50% minimum pass rate applies to all elements of assessment on this course.
How to apply
International applicants
International students should visit our website for further information: www.edgehill.ac.uk/international
Entry requirements
You should have a minimum 2:2 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject or equivalent. You will also be expected to have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a CYP mental health setting post qualification. You must be in suitable employment to be registered on the programme. You must be employed by your sponsoring organisation and as such, all responsibilities for employment are held by the employer. You should have completed either Education Mental Health Practitioner (EMHP) or Children’s and Young Peoples’ Wellbeing Practitioners (CYPs) training and currently be employed in one of these roles. You are required to be an experienced practitioner, as evidenced by 2 or more years working therapeutically, clinically, or consultatively within an educational or community mental health setting, with children and young people with mental health difficulties. Applicants with less than two years’ post qualifying experience may be considered depending on previous experience. Relevant qualifications for entry could include:- Children and Young People’s Mental Health CYP/CYWP PGDip Education Mental Health Practitioner Applications will also be welcomed from those who have completed the PGCert Supervision: Children and Young People’s Mental Health & Wellbeing or the PGDip Education Mental Health Practitioner for Children and Young People supervisor programmes at Edge Hill University, whereby credits can be transferred towards the Senior Wellbeing Practitioner qualification through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). This programme is only available to students who reside and work in England due to the need for employment based in a local NHS trust or third sector organisation. An interview will form part of the selection process. A supporting statement from your manager will also be required as part of the application process.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Provider information
Edge Hill University
St Helens Road
Ormskirk
L39 4QP