Program Overview

Overview of the Micro-credential

The micro-credential "Disability, Mental Health and Child Protection: Towards a New Understanding" is designed for education, health, social care, and policing professionals working in areas where the client base could include individuals who may have a disability and/or mental health issue. This innovative micro-credential provides learners with an understanding of key issues in disability, mental health, and child protection.

Course Details

• Awards: 5 ECTS | Level 9
• Number of Places: 30 Places
• Next Intake: TBC
• Course Coordinator: Nicola Mc Farland
• Course Director: Dr. Susan Flynn
• Closing Date: N/A

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must have a 2.1 grade in a level 8 degree and life experience pertaining to disability, mental health, and child protection.
• An up-to-date Curriculum Vitae is also required.

Course Fees

The course fees can be found by clicking on the relevant link for postgraduate fees.

What Will I Learn?

On successful completion of this micro-credential, learners will be able to:

1. Critically discuss examples from the history of key disability, mental health, child welfare, and child protection contexts, issues, and practices.
2. Apply key insights from research, literature, and inquiry reports to critically inform practice in various settings around issues of child protection, mental health, and disability.
3. Evaluate unique strengths and risk factors associated with disability and mental health in a child protection context.
4. Assess the various needs of children and parents with disabilities and/or mental health issues in a child protection context.
5. Apply a theoretical framework to understand disability, mental health, and child protection issues.

How Will This Micro-credential Be Delivered?

This micro-credential will be delivered fully online with weekly live lectures over 5 weeks. The micro-credential will include live and pre-recorded lectures, exercises, and readings, journaling, reviewing media, reviewing case inquiry reports, and reflective exercises.

How Is This Micro-credential Assessed?

Assessment will be in the form of a written assignment that requires learners to reflect upon a multidisciplinary-based practice-orientated case example. There is also a presentation to peers on the course.

Who Is This Micro-credential For?

This micro-credential will appeal to education, health, social care, and policing professionals working in disability, child protection, and welfare or sectors where the client base includes individuals who may have a disability and/or mental health issue. It will also be of interest to those working in related areas of employment and to advocates and activists, and/or those working for sectoral employers and who are upskilling in the relevant areas.