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PG Cert Applied Mental Health Practice

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    PGCert: Full time normally over 4 months. Part time normally over 6 months.

Course Description

The PG Cert Applied Mental Health Practice Programme is a dynamic and well-regarded course which has been designed to enable suitably qualified and experienced practitioners to demonstrate that they are competent to undertake the statutory role of the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP).

This course ensures that candidates are trained and assessed to the highest of standards, through strong partnerships with a range of key stakeholders including AMHPs, AMHP trainees, Trust and Local Authority representatives and people with lived experience. Local Authorities are centrally involved in the course design, delivery and management in order to ensure that their responsibilities under legislation are addressed and the training course remains fit-for-purpose.

Entry Requirements

  • A professional qualification and full registration (with the respective regulatory body) as a social worker, mental health or learning disability nurse, occupational therapist or psychologist.
  • Evidence of completing a relevant post-qualifying course at Masters (level 7): completion of the university’s Pre-AMHP course is normally required.
  • Post-qualifying practical experience working in either a full or part-time capacity in a statutory mental health setting for two years or more. Candidates in connected areas such as Adult Social Care with relevant mental health experience can alo be considered for the course.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

The University of Hertfordshire offer a range of tuition fee discounts and non-repayable scholarships to support our postgraduate students, visit website to find out more.

Student Destinations

The course aims to enable suitably qualified and experienced pracitioners to demonstrate that they are competent to undertake the statutory role of the AMHP under the Mental Health Act 1983, and to do so in a safe and effective way.

It aims to ensure that practitioners meet the regulatory criteria set out in Section 2 of the Social Work England’s (SWE’s) Education and Training – Approved Mental Health Professionals Guidance, which sets out the approval criteria for AMHP courses, ensuring that professionals meet the key areas of competence within Schedule 2 of the MHA Regulations 2008.

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