This Social Work PgDip prepares you to work in a rapidly changing, complex and unpredictable sector, offering the most up-to-the-minute knowledge, skills and practice. With a focus on applying theory to practice, it combines work-placement experience, practical skills development and academic study. The course equips you with the skills, ethical principles, deep knowledge, critical awareness and reflexivity needed to both develop your existing knowledge and experience, and support you to pursue a career in this challenging and rewarding field.
Approved by Social Work England (SWE), this course opens up a rewarding career path. Successful graduates are eligible to apply to the social work regulator Social Work England for professional registration. Once registered, you can pursue a professional social work career across a range of settings including within local authorities and many private and voluntary agencies throughout the UK.
After completing this PgDip, you also have the option to continue with your postgraduate studies with our part-time MProf Social Work Practice
Developing Academic and Professional Social Work
Practice
Social Work Law and Ethical Perspectives on Society
Reflective Professional Social Work Practice
Research Informed Social Work Practice
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