The National Centre for Post Qualifying Social Work offers a portfolio of courses designed to raise standards in social work practice and help social workers demonstrate their competence to work within complex situations.
The Children and Family Studies course is Stage 2 of the revised Post Qualifying Social Work framework and is the specialist award for Child Care Social Workers.
The award is designed for qualified child care social workers from statutory, voluntary and private agencies working in all settings. You will have already gained 40 level H credits via the Consolidation and Preparation for Specialist Practice unit (formerly PQ1).
This course will enable you to:
- Build on your social work knowledge and experience, developing your competence as a child care practitioner
- Gain further knowledge and skills needed to undertake the role of a child care practitioner
- Develop your skills of reflective understanding and critical analysis
- Use your knowledge, skills and experience to assist the development of others.