Year 1 provides the basis of the theoretical content of the course. Modules which immerse you in study skills, communication strategies and research methods will prepare you for future academic, personal and professional challenges. You will be introduced to child development and how external factors, including families and communities, can impact on the positive and negative aspects of child health and wellbeing.During Year 2 you will explore the factors that are considered in the recognition and identification of the vulnerable child/young person, as well as the legal and ethical dilemmas that present in personal and professional life. You will develop your knowledge of current public health issues and health promotion, which will introduce you to the concept of brief interventions, a valuable tool for your future employment. A research module will provide you with the building blocks required to prepare for the dissertation module in Year 3. Optional modules include an introduction to play and playwork, studying exercise, diet and health promotion, and nurturing health and wellbeing in the early years.In Year 3 you will have the choice of a dissertation module according to your preferences. Positive behaviour support will be analysed, and you will also examine and prepare for your personal and career development. Optional modules enable you to explore topics such as child and adolescent mental health, risk, resilience and resistance, leadership styles and management processes, as well as the journey between deviance and criminality in the children and young people’s sector.

Volunteering- Co-management of a Participation group, includes children 14-19 years of age, looking at various mental health services available to children and young people and evaluating the success of the services and the issues of the services, reporting back to the local commissioner. I also participate in other various well-being days such as well-being fairs, and suicide prevention day.

Customer Services and Management, Stock Taking, Money Management, Account Management, Transport Management.