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Systemic Practice (Child Focused Practice)

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About the course

This course is the only one of its kind in the UK, and focuses on the use of systemic ideas when working with children and young people.

Aimed at professionals who are already working with children, it is designed to fit in with your current commitments and looks at the development of child focused ideas and skills, with an emphasis on the process of change and the nature of the therapeutic relationship.

We use a variety of teaching methods, including role-play, audio visual material, small group discussion and case presentation.

This unique course is delivered in partnership with The Institute of Family Therapy in London.

Choose Graduate Certificate Systemic Practice (Child Focused Practice) and:

  • Learn to evaluate and apply a range of child focused systemic models that respond to the different needs of clients and unexpected practice situations
  • Study systemic theory and practice, placing it in a wider philosophical frame while making links with the latest developments in the field
  • Develop the ability to transform systemic practice ideas and skills into child-focused practices
  • Gain the expertise to utilise self-reflexive practices when working with children and young people
  • Explore the ethical and legal frameworks that are relevant to your practice and the organisations you work with
  • Challenge yourself with a range of teaching strategies, including role-play, audio visual material, small group discussion and case presentation
  • Benefit from a mix of tutor input and student peer support that creates a rich learning environment.

  • Apply Via - DIRECT ENTRY
  • Course Level - Undergraduate
  • Campus Location - Institute of Family Therapy, London
  • Start Dates - Oct
  • Duration - 1 Year
  • Attendance - Full-time | Part-time | Part-time day
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Why choose this course?

The Child Focused Practice course is the only course of its kind in the UK, which focuses on the use of systemic ideas when working directly with children and young people. This is a developing area of expertise and this course is at the cutting edge of those developments. The course is specifically aimed at professionals working with children in a wide range of contexts. Participants must have experience of working with children, and be currently working with children and families. The course looks at the development of child focused systemic ideas and skills over time, with an emphasis on exploring the processes of change and the nature of the therapeutic relationship. Additionally issues such as gender, ethics, culture and power are central. A variety of teaching methods are used: didactic, role-play, use of audio-visual material, small group discussion and case presentation and consultation. A number of external speakers present their specialist areas of interest.

 

Another feature of the Child Focused course is its form of delivery, which enables those of you who are geographically distant from London to access the course. It is delivered on two Mondays per month over a nine month period, thus incorporating the same number of teaching hours as its families and couples counterpart but appealing to a different student group either by virtue of the emphasis on working with children and young people or the monthly delivery which fits in with other commitments.

 

The course is suitable for professionals who wish to increase their capacity to work directly with children and their families/carers. This includes nurses, social workers, teachers, counsellors, other health professionals and those in front line services that wish to work systemically with clients.

The course can be used as a stand alone course to increase your theory and skills in working with children, young people and their families. It also acts as the Foundation year for both the two year Postgraduate Certificate in Systemic Practice and the four year qualifying training to become a family therapist.

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Unit Information - What will I learn?

Units

  • Foundation Level Skills Unit (Child Focused Practice) (ASS037-3) Compulsory
  • Foundation Level Theory Unit (Child Focused Practice) (ASS036-3) Compulsory

How will I be assessed?

The course employs a range of assessment strategies, which are linked to the learning outcomes of the course. The strategies include written assignments that give you the opportunity to show your systemic writing skills, by demonstrating your ability to make cogent links between theory and practice in direct work with clients as well as to show reflexive abilities and attention to anti-discriminatory practices. Such traditional written assessments give you the chance to use your own client work to show theory in action and to give examples of creative responses in unexpected situations. The course is composed of formative, graded and ungraded elements of assessment. The first written assignment is a low-weighted assessment which gives you an opportunity to attempt academic systemic writing and receive feedback on your work, which can then be used to inform your preparation for your higher weighted assignments. The course includes presentation opportunities to small groups that enable you to hear your own systemic voice as well as contribute feedback and commentary to other student presentations. This encourages you to take seriously the potential effects of your comments on others and so requires attention to appreciative and respectful ways of talking that brings forth the best in others. This strategy builds on the small group experience in which a small number of you and one consistent tutor discuss and debate papers in a collaborative way. This also requires you to consider your ethical positions in relation to one another. One of the key aims of the course is to equip you with the skills to work directly with children and families/carers and to enable you to show evidence of this ability. The assessment strategy responding to this aim is in a small group context and offers you the chance to present cases or dilemmas from your usual work context to show the application of systemic ideas in action as well as to actively consider the possible influences of the wider professional system. In extending this assessment strategy, you produce written examples of your systemic work with clients showing the development of practice skills in your own work places. The strength of this strategy is that it applies equally well to organisational dilemmas as well as case consultations and gives you the chance to extend your systemic thinking beyond the frame of direct work. The spirit of the course is developmental learning. At the beginning of the course you are required to complete a personal skills audit to establish your personal and professional aspirations for your development through the course. At the end of the course you complete a similar audit as a way of measuring your development and identifying new learning aims for the future. The Reflective Journal provides a vehicle for ongoing review of this skill development and is considered as a live and emerging document. This offers you the opportunity to actively reflect on your learning as you move through the course and to identify gaps and aspects of your practice and knowledge that you wish to expand or change. In adding to the journal session by session, this allows tutors and yourself to monitor, evaluate and reflect on the programme and ensure its relevance to your work contexts. Throughout this assessment strategy, you are expected to show evidence of reading beyond the course requirements and to access and review current research in relevant subject areas. This becomes a narrative of the learning journey and gives you and tutors the chance to note the shifts in thinking, action and reflexivity. The Reflective Journal is not graded but must be completed to a satisfactory standard to pass the course overall. Throughout the assessment strategy, you are expected to include links between theory and practice, ideas about your own reflexive development, evidence of adherence to ethical frameworks and respectful practice and the ability to identify, consider and evaluate current research and ideas that contribute to better outcomes for clients. You are required to understand the statutory and legal frameworks that underpin work with children as well as Government initiatives that promote the welfare of children and families. The different assignments provide you with a range of opportunities to demonstrate your learning on the course. You are also expected to bring case material to the small groups to show your learning in action.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have a degree level qualification or equivalent.

We are committed to widening access to the course and students who can demonstrate an ability to work at graduate level in the absence of a degree may be eligible for RPEL (Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning).

Applicants must have relevant professional experience such as psychology, social work, medicine, nursing or counselling and must currently be working with children in a professional context.

Applicants who need to establish English language proficiency must show evidence of reaching IELT (International English Language Test) Level 6 or equivalent.

How will this course improve my career prospects?

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Fees and Funding

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The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2020/21 is £9,250 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees. You can also apply for a maintenance loan from the Government to help cover your living costs.

See www.gov.uk/student-finance

The University of Bedfordshire offers a number of scholarships and bursaries to help you finance your studies.

See www.beds.ac.uk/scholarships

The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees by no more than inflation.

Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk

The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the Academic Year 2020/21 is £9,250 per year. You can apply for a loan from the Government to help pay for your tuition fees.

See www.gov.uk/student-finance

The University of Bedfordshire offers a number of scholarships and bursaries to help you finance your studies.

See www.beds.ac.uk/scholarships

The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees by no more than inflation.

Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk

The full-time standard undergraduate tuition fee for the academic year 2020/21 is £12,350 per year. A prompt payment discount is available if you pay the full Year 1 fee before or at registration. There are also special scholarships available.

See www.beds.ac.uk/intfees

The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees by no more than inflation.

Alternatively if you have any questions around fees and funding, please email admission@beds.ac.uk

Extra Costs

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Facilities

Bedfordshire is a small county with lots to offer.

However you enjoy spending your free time, you won’t have to look far in Bedfordshire to find somewhere to relax, socialise or explore the great outdoors. 

We are also conveniently located around 30 minutes by train from London, offering you the city experience with a homely feel.

Bedfordshire offers:

  • A range of pubs, clubs and restaurants
  • High street and independent shopping
  • Museums, galleries and theatres - and our own University Theatre
  • Entertainment centres
  • Stunning countryside
  • Professional sport and world-class facilities
  • Headquarters of a number of notable UK and international companies
  • Luton International Carnival and Bedford River Festival

Campuses in Buckinghamshire

We also have campuses in Aylesbury and Milton Keynes

How to Apply

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Application for this undergraduate course is direct to the University of Bedfordshire.

Please contact admission@beds.ac.uk for further details.

Application for this undergraduate course is direct to the University of Bedfordshire.

Please contact admission@beds.ac.uk for further details.

 

International students applying for a full-time undergraduate degree at the University of Bedfordshire should apply direct using our admissions form or via our representatives in your home country
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