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PG Dip Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 academic year

Masters Degree Description

The Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice PG Dip programme, a Department of Health initiative, aims to train a new workforce for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS): Children’s Wellbeing Practitioners. You will complement the work of existing practitioners by building better links with communities and offering rapid access to brief treatment interventions for children and young people with mild to moderate mental health difficulties.

Entry Requirements

Normally a minimum of a second-class Bachelor's degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard is required. No prior professional experience or accreditation is required.

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Fees

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Student Destinations

It is expected that alumni from this programme go onto becoming Child Wellbeing Practitioners in a variety of settings including schools, NHS clinics, Local Authorities and charities. 93% of our graduates were in full-time work or further study within 15 months of graduating from the course (most recent Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022 – 2023).

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Fundamental Skills: Children and Young People's Mental Health Settings: Context and Values
  • Fundamental Skills: Assessment and Engagement
  • Evidence based interventions: Theory & Skills
  • Working, assessing and engaging in community based and primary care settings
  • Mental health prevention in community based and primary care settings
  • Interventions for emerging mental health difficulties in community and primary care settings
  • reasonable adjustments
  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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