PgC Advanced Practice in Learning Disability and or Autism: Practice Development

Program Overview

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Studying PGCert Advanced Practice when working with People with Learning Disability and or Autism, you will be required to undertake the following core modules:

Leading Advanced Person Centred Care and support for Individuals with Learning Disability and or Autism (20 credits)

Improving Service Delivery, Health and Wellbeing for People who have Learning Disability and or Autism (20 credits).

Work-based learning (20 credits)

The 3 modules of this programme are contemporary, in that they meet the needs of the stakeholders and will continue to do so in the future. The programme is designed around the capabilities framework for advanced practice learning disability and or autism

Graduate destinations

This programme has been specifically developed to meet the continuing professional development needs of individuals who are working with people with learning disability and or autism. The programme is designed to enable you to apply your learning to your own health and social care context. The programme aims to enhance your skills, working across the HEE (2020) capabilities framework for advanced practice when working with people with learning disability and or autism.

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Course Details

Program Outline

Course outline

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Course summary

This programme has been specifically developed to meet the continuing advanced professional development needs, educating professionals/individuals who work with people who have a learning disability and/or autism as advised by Health Education England (2020) in the Capabilities framework. This programme has been created to align with workforce development and supports the progression of staff, in accordance with the standards set by professional, statutory and regulatory bodies such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC).

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Modules

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Year on

Leading Advanced Person Centred Care and support for Individuals with Learning Disability and or Autism (20 credits) - One semester

Improving Service Delivery, Health and Wellbeing for People who have Learning Disability and or Autism (20 credits) - One semester

Work based learning (20 credits) - 300hours of advanced clinical practice - to be completed over three semesters

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Programme Specification

Programme specification (PDF)

Programme specification (PDF)

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Assessment, Feedback, and Teaching and Learning methods

Full details are available in the

programme specification

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Timetables

The teaching timetable should be available from the end of August. Access to the timetable is through the Student Hub – you will be able to access the Student Hub after you have completed online registration. The teaching day is 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday; please keep your other commitments open until confirmation of your teaching timetable, and bear in mind that many courses will offer placements or fieldwork which sometimes extends into the evenings and weekends.