Social Care Practice (Hons) Atlantic Technological University

Overview

Professional practice placement is integral to this programme, where students complete two 13-week blocks in professional social care practice settings. We support our students in applying and developing their skills and competencies in the field, thus allowing them to emerge as confident, self-aware, experienced, and professional social care practitioners. Placements are dispersed all over Ireland and students are allocated to these based on the learning needs and requirements of the programme. Students are expected to commute distances and/or relocate for this learning experience. This is normal and to be expected in professional training programmes.During Social Care Practice (Hons) course is offered the Atlantic Technological University .

Careers

As social care practitioners qualified under the professional regulator CORU, graduates are sought after by employers in a range of areas.

Social Care Workers are professional practitioners engaged in the practice of social care work. Social care work is a relationship based approach to the purposeful planning and provision of care, protection, psychosocial support and advocacy in partnership with vulnerable individuals and groups who experience marginalisation, disadvantage or special needs. Principles of social justice and human rights are central to the practice of Social Care Workers.