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Overview
Course Length: | 1 Year Full-Time |
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Start Dates: | January 2023, January 2024 |
Subjects: | Education and Teaching Mental Health |
Location: | Edge Hill University |
The innovative role of an education mental health practitioner forms a key part of the Government’s newly formed Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and the national Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies initiative. You will become employed by local participating mental health services and spend a training year undertaking this postgraduate diploma in which you will learn how to deliver low intensity evidence-based interventions to support children and young people facing common mental health problems. These include anxiety, low mood and behavioural difficulties. Through a combination of classroom-based learning and extensive practice experience, you will develop the expertise required to work effectively in child and adolescent mental health settings across both education and healthcare sectors. You will discover how the emerging role of an education mental health practitioner will support whole school approaches to mental health, identify common areas of adversity, disadvantage and risk among children and young people, and foster autonomy, independence and confidence in assessing, formulating and delivering low level interventions.
In Depth
What will I study?
The curriculum aligns with the work-based component of Health Education England’s Education Mental Health Practitioner training programme.
The programme will equip you with the skills and knowledge required to work effectively to support child and adolescent mental health within an education context.
Developing a good understanding of the incidence, prevalence and presentation of common mental health problems, you will gain core competencies in active listening, engagement, alliance building, patient-centred information gathering, information giving and shared decision-making.
You will learn about the theory and practice of undertaking assessment and facilitating engagement, including how to complete child-centred interviews which identify a child or young person’s difficulties, goals, strengths, risk to self or others, and the context of the child in their family and wider social environment.
Examining the research surrounding children and young people’s development, psychology, and child and adolescent mental health, you will explore evidence-based interventions for common mental health problems in children and young people, informed by behaviour change models and strategies. You will also develop the skills required to help children and young people to understand, tolerate and adapt to the negative emotions that they are experiencing.
How will I study?
The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, workshops, critical debate, case studies, problem-based learning, independent study and professional practice.
Commencing with a three-day induction, the programme will typically feature an initial period of classroom-based delivery for three days a week, with two days in practice, for a period of 4-8 weeks.
Following this, there will usually be a transition to three days per week in practice-based settings, with two days a week of classroom-based delivery.
These arrangements are subject to change and are reviewed for each cohort in response to collaboration with partner mental health services.
It is expected that trainees will complete a minimum of 80 hours of clinical practice, see a minimum of eight appropriate cases and receive a minimum of 40 hours supervision. This will include 20 hours of case management and 20 hours of clinical skills in practice.
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed through a combination of assignments, examinations, project work, report writing and simulated assessments. These will include video recordings, individual and group presentations, reflective portfolios, and traditional written assignments.
You will also need to evidence whole school-working in education settings and include evidence of supporting peer mentoring, providing staff training or running a psycho-education workshop.
In addition to this, you will conduct groupwork with children, young people or parents or provide a piece of consultation work.
Who will be teaching me?
You will be taught by professionals with expertise across disciplines including health, education, the children’s workforce, public health, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, counselling and psychotherapy, ethics and law.
The programme team have practical experience working in the children and young people’s sector as health visitors, school nurses, mental health nurses, youth justice professionals, social workers, psychologists, child and adolescent mental health services’ practitioners, counsellors and psychotherapists. All of these roles involve dealing with the long-term consequences of mental health issues not being addressed at an early age.
Associate tutors and guest lecturers, who have specialist knowledge of working with vulnerable children and adolescents, will also contribute to programme delivery.
Facilities
The Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine offers some of the best facilities for the education and training of health and social care professionals in the country.
The outstanding teaching and learning resources include leading edge clinical skills facilities, an 860-seat lecture theatre, and a variety of teaching rooms and social learning spaces.
Timetables
You can expect to receive your timetable at enrolment. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day or evening of the week.
Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information, however our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may necessitate alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses.
Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies, revisions to subject benchmarks statements, to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Modules
Expand AllCompulsory modules:
HUG4041Assessment and Engagement (20 credits)
HUG4040Children and Young People's Mental Health Settings: Context and Values (20 credits)
HUG4044Common Problems and Processes in Education Settings (20 credits)
HUG4042Evidence-Based Interventions for Common Mental Health Problems with Children and Young People (Theory and Skills) (20 credits)
HUG4045Interventions for Emerging Mental Health Difficulties in Education Settings (20 credits)
HUG4043Working, Assessing and Engaging in Education Settings (20 credits)
Entry Criteria
Entry Requirements
You should have a degree equivalent to UK first-class or second-class honours (2:2 or above) in a relevant subject, such as child health and wellbeing, child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing, psychology, or early years, primary or secondary education. GCSE English Language and GCSE Mathematics at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent) is also required.
Experience of working with children and young people and/or in mental health/education settings is desirable.
An interview forms part of the selection process.
If you accept a formal offer from Edge Hill University you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure indicating that you meet the mandatory criteria of ‘Clearance to Work with Children and/or Vulnerable Adults’. Further information will be sent to you after you have firmly accepted an offer.
Career Prospects
What are my career prospects?
Child and adolescent mental health services are being transformed across England as part of a Government strategy to ensure that services are available within schools, third-sector voluntary agencies and the private sector. New roles are being created to deliver evidence-based brief psychological interventions in these settings.
On successful completion of this programme, you will be eligible to apply for Band 5 education mental health practitioner posts supporting children and young people, as well as their parents or carers. Your experience of intensive practice-based sessions and multi-agency working while training will further enhance your employability and ensure you have a variety of options for career progression.
You may also wish to pursue further study, including the opportunity to progress to a Masters degree through the completion of a 60-credit dissertation.
Finance
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees will be paid by Health Education England.
Financial Support
You will be funded at NHS Agenda for Change (AfC) Band 4 level for the twelve months of study.
Further information about pay and benefits in the NHS is available at www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/working-health/pay-and-benefits.
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How to Apply
Apply online through NHS Jobs at jobs.nhs.uk.
We recommend interested applicants create an account with NHS Jobs and set up an email alert to search ‘Education Mental Health Practitioner’. You will then be made aware when posts go out to advert.
Successful candidates will be employed by a specific NHS Trust and released to train at Edge Hill University.
Visit Us
If you are considering applying to study at Edge Hill University, the best way to gain an insight into student life is to discover our stunning campus for yourself by attending an open day. You can view dates and book your place at www.edgehill.ac.uk/opendays.
Alternatively, if you are unable to attend an open day, you can find out more about our full range of events for prospective students, including campus tours and virtual activities, at www.edgehill.ac.uk/visitus.
Request a Prospectus
If you would like to explore our full range of taught Masters degrees, MBA awards and our Masters by Research (MRes) degree before you apply, you can order a postgraduate prospectus at www.edgehill.ac.uk/postgradprospectus.
Get in Touch
If you have any questions about this programme or what it’s like to study at Edge Hill University, please contact:
- Course Enquiries
- Tel: 01695 657000
- Email: [email protected]
If you would like to talk to the programme leader about the course in more detail, please contact:
- Carole Wilson
- Tel: 01695 657016
- Email: [email protected]
International students should visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/international or email [email protected] with any queries about overseas study.
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