University Certificate of Postgraduate Study in Reflexive Practice Research

This short course is aimed at social care practitioners/organisations who wish develop reflexive practitioners by promoting research mindedness in the work place. The course runs with up to ten social care practitioners who will be facilitated, through this bespoke programme, to complete a piece of collaborative practice research relevant to their shared practice. When engaging in Practice Research, practitioners can experience barriers due to perceptions of what research is and what it involves. This module aims to address these barriers by focusing on the idea that social care practitioners already have the skills and knowledge to conduct practice research due to their existing experiences from education and practice. Reflexivity will be utilized throughout the module to support practitioners to reframe their skills by making evident, the links between practice and research. Reflection, as a concept, can be seen as a static process during or after an event, whereas Reflexivity is a s

This course, worth 30 credits, is suitable for social care practitioners who have a previous Level 6 qualification or equivalent in work experience.

• Sunderland, United Kingdom