Chartered Social Work Practitioner
A chartered-level professional programme designed to equip learners with advanced skills, ethical leadership, and specialised expertise required for complex social work practice. The course prepares practitioners to assess high-risk cases, lead interventions, manage multidisciplinary teams, influence social policy, and deliver evidence-based support to individuals, families, and communities.
Learners gain mastery in clinical assessment, trauma-informed practice, safeguarding, case management, research, social justice advocacy, and organisational leadership. The programme aligns with international social work standards and professional codes of ethics.
Module 1: Advanced Social Work Practice, Ethics & Professionalism
Explores advanced ethical decision-making, professional boundaries, reflective practice, dilemmas in social work, and adherence to international ethical frameworks in complex cases.
Module 2: Clinical Assessment, Counselling Techniques & Trauma-Informed Practice
Covers advanced assessment tools, psychosocial evaluations, crisis intervention, trauma models, counselling methods, and strategies for supporting vulnerable populations.
Module 3: Child Protection, Family Systems & Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Examines high-risk family dynamics, child welfare systems, domestic abuse interventions, elder protection, mandatory reporting, and multi-agency safeguarding protocols.
Module 4: Mental Health, Substance Abuse & Behavioural Interventions
Provides skills to identify mental health conditions, addiction patterns, dual diagnoses, behavioural issues, and evidence-based interventions in clinical and community settings.
Module 5: Case Management, Documentation & Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Focuses on complex case planning, integrated care models, inter-agency coordination, report writing, documentation standards, and client-centred outcome planning.
Module 6: Social Policy, Advocacy & Human Rights Leadership
Explores social justice principles, rights-based approaches, policy analysis, advocacy strategies, programme development, and influencing systemic change through evidence and voice.
Module 7: Research Methods, Evidence-Based Practice & Impact Evaluation
Covers qualitative and quantitative research, programme evaluation, monitoring tools, data interpretation, and implementing evidence-based social work interventions.
Module 8: Organisational Leadership, Supervision & Professional Development
Teaches leadership in social service organisations, supervision techniques, staff development, burnout prevention, team motivation, and organisational culture improvement.
Advanced ethical and professional social work principles
Clinical assessment, trauma-informed and counselling techniques
Safeguarding children, families, and vulnerable adults
Mental health, addiction, and behavioural intervention skills
Complex case management and multidisciplinary teamwork
Social justice advocacy and policy engagement
Conducting research and applying evidence-based practice
Leadership, supervision, and organisational management in social work
Professional social workers seeking chartered recognition
Senior child protection and safeguarding officers
Community development and NGO specialists
Mental health and rehabilitation practitioners
Social service supervisors and case managers
Policy advocates and social sector leaders
Practitioners seeking advanced clinical and leadership skills
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