Course summary
This part-time course is designed to prepare practitioners who will be considered for appointment as approved mental health professionals under the Mental Health Act 2007. Why study MA Advanced Mental Health Practice at BU?
- This is a full-time course, which can be taken over a maximum of 5 years. It is arranged in blocks of taught days and placement days
- Learning includes a mix of interactive workshops, teaching sessions and facilitated group discussions
- Service user and carer input are central to the course, combined with individualised self-directed learning with flexibility in units to meet your individual needs
- Opportunities for experiential learning are provided in a supervised practice placement as required by the professional body
- Practitioners who successfully complete the programme can be considered for professional warranting by their local authority as Approved Mental Health Professionals under the Mental Health Act 1983 amended 2007
- As part of your Master’s you’ll deliver a Service Improvement Project, which will involve you improving an existing approach to service improvement or developing a new one.
Modules
Core units: Ethics, Values & Perspectives in Mental Health, Mental Health & the Law, AMHP Role in Practice, Evidencing Professional Learning (Practice Assessment), Evidencing Professional Practice & Decision-making.
Assessment method
Evidencing Professional Learning (Practice Assessment), Evidencing Professional Practice & Decision-making and Service Improvement Project.
Entry requirements
Applicants are normally expected to have at least one year of professional or management experience and a first degree or its equivalent. A professional qualification may be acceptable with evidence of professional experience at degree equivalent level. Applicants for the programme must also meet the professional requirements set out in Schedule 1 of the Mental Health (AMHP) Regulations 2008 and hold a professional qualification in social work, nursing, occupational therapy or psychology and be currently registered to that profession as laid out in Schedule 1. If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component of writing, speaking, listening and reading.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
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Provider information
Bournemouth University
Talbot Campus
Fern Barrow
Poole
BH12 5BB
Course contact details
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