Psychological Practicioner in Homelessness
| Award | Attendance | Study | Duration | Start | Domestic fees | International fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG Cert | Online | Online | 1 - years | find out | find out | find out |
About Psychological Practicioner in Homelessness, PG Cert - at University of Southampton
About this course
Make a real difference in the lives of those facing homelessness, on this fully online Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner in Homelessness PGCert. This course is designed for professionals working in homelessness services or for those who are looking to enter this sector.
Your future career
This PGCert will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to make strategic and impactful change to homelessness service provision and to effectively engage service users. You'll be taught by experts, including homelessness clinicians and researchers, with real experience in homelessness practice.
Successful completion of this course will enhance your skills and make you a more desirable candidate to progress within organisations that serve those experiencing homelessness. This can include frontline services, management roles, and strategic roles that influence the development and implementation of policy within the homelessness sector.
- Key features of this course
- Throughout the course, you'll:
- Benefit from networking opportunities through guest speakers, cohort meetings, and events facilitated by the Centre for Homelessness Research and Practice (CHRP) and the Homelessness Community of Practice (HCoP)
- Learn core therapeutic counselling skills
- Build an understanding of the complex issues that people experiencing homelessness face
- Delve into the psychological theory underpinning behaviour change models and low-intensity psychological interventions
- Understand the role of lived experience and peer mentoring within homelessness and how to deliver this through peer programmes
- Explore the impact of government policy and approaches such as Psychologically Informed Environments (PIEs).
Further information
This course is for those who are currently working in the homelessness sector. You will be expected to utilise the knowledge and skills you learn in the course in your working role.
If you're a front line homelessness worker (including experts by experience) you'll be able to study this PGCert. You'll need to have a first or second class degree, or equivalent, from an approved University or institution of higher education. Visit our course page for a full list of modules and detailed requirements.
Entry requirements for this course
Contact University of Southampton to find course entry requirements.
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