Social Work Canterbury Christ Church University

Overview

The university engages practitioners and service users in our teaching, learning and assessments to make sure that you receive up-to-date relevant practice knowledge. On successful completion of the Social Work course from Canterbury Christ Church University, you will be eligible to apply for professional registration with Social Work England, the regulator for social work in England.

The Social Work course will develop your knowledge and skills from day one, so that you have the experience and confidence to become a competent and capable professional who can meet the challenging demands of social work.

You'll develop the skills needed to work and communicate effectively with service users and professional colleagues in order to protect, support and improve the lives of vulnerable people and promote human rights and wellbeing.

You'll learn how to assess people’s needs, strengths and wishes, working with individuals and families to help them make changes and solve problems. 

On successful completion of the course, you'll be eligible to apply for registration with Social Work England and go on to work in a range of settings meeting the diverse needs of service users, families and carers.

All about the course

You'll study the importance of developing a sociological understanding of the complex social issues and structural inequalities that social workers navigate and the social policy that shapes social work practice.

You'll explore areas including:

• statutory social work
• international social work
• voluntary and private care sector
• provision within private health care
• court services
• administration/ management
• research and evidence-based practice.

Your future career

The BA (Hons) Social Work graduates have gone on to work in variety of settings locally and nationally. There are varied and exciting employment opportunities for registered social workers. The generic nature of the course means graduates can pursue a career in a full range of settings, such as social services departments within local authorities, health services, and in the voluntary and independent sectors providing community, day care and residential services.

There are also opportunities for further study and you can pursue a post qualifying course at Canterbury Christ Church University or study within a specialised area of social work in other universities.