Study Details: 1 Year Full-time
Learn how to improve the quality and effectiveness of homelessness services on our PGCert Psychological Practitioner in Homelessness course. You can study this course part-time and it's fully online, offering a flexible delivery.
This psychological practitioner course is designed for people who work in homelessness services, or would like to work in homelessness services. If you work in the homeless sector, this course is ideal for enhancing your skills and knowledge. It offers unparalleled training in psychological approaches.
This course does not train you to be a qualified counsellor, but it is aimed at building your experience in line with the National Homelessness Skills Framework. This framework is a key resource to support the learning and development of the housing and homelessness workforce.
By incorporating lived experience into service design, you’ll be able to enhance psychologically-informed practice within your organisation. You'll make a real difference to the lives of those facing homelessness.
On this course you’ll:
You’ll develop practical leadership and evaluation skills that are transferrable across settings, and you’ll learn to think strategically to make impactful change. With the knowledge you gain from this course, you could improve how homelessness services are configured and delivered.
You’ll need a first or second-class degree, or equivalent, in any subject from an approved university or institution of higher education.
We have designed this course to suit staff working in the homelessness sector who have direct experience of working with individuals experiencing homelessness. You'll be expected to use the knowledge and skills you learn in the course in your working role.
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The employability and enterprise skills you'll gain from this course are reflected in the Southampton skills model. When you join us you'll be able to use our skills model to track, plan, and benefit your career development and progress.
You must study the following modules :
Engage and Assessing in Homelessness
Evidence Based Interventions
Reflect, Supervision and Support
Systems, Context and Change
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