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Overview
Key facts
Managing and understanding the concepts of abuse, risk and vulnerability within both a historical and practical context is therefore a requirement. There is a duty to assess and protect vulnerable service users. Recent significant cases in the adult and child sectors have highlighted a lack of skills in identifying, assessing and managing risk.In this course, you will cover a wide range of concepts including vulnerability, safeguarding, disability, inequality, poverty, mental health and substance abuse. The course will also introduce you to the policy, legal and ethical perspectives surrounding vulnerability and teach you how to identify, assess and manage risk within frameworks and theories.
University of Derby's Working With Vulnerable People programme will teach you more about this topic.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Political and social dimensions of abuse, neglect and violence
- Hidden/underreported forms of harm
- Familial violence
- Violence towards children and vulnerable adults, partner violence
- Ethnicity and cultural relativism
- Serious case reviews
- Recognition of signs and indicators of abuse (including antecedents and indirect indicators)
- Risks and vulnerabilities in context
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
TOEFL® IBT 100
Credits
20 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Psychology View 140 other Short Courses in Psychology in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT 100
Other requirements
General requirements
If English is not your first language, or you have not successfully completed your highest level of qualification in English, you will need an English language qualification. For this course you will need at least one of the following:
- IELTS 7.0
- TOEFL: 600 (paper based), 250 (computer based) or 100 (internet based)
- Pearson Test of Academic English: 66
- Cambridge Advanced Certificate: Pass
- London Tests of English: we accept level 4 for undergraduate courses
- International GCE O Level English Language: Grade C
- International GCSE English/English as a Second Language: Grade C
Tuition Fee
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International
875 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 875 GBP for the full programme during 3 months. -
National
875 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 875 GBP for the full programme during 3 months.
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