Short Course

Extended Practice Portfolio

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Health and Social Care

Course overview

This professional module takes place in the individuals normal professional setting/place of employment, where the individual will manage their case load under conditions of supervised practice and in independent practice.  Students will be guided by seminars and tutorials covering the academic standards required and the use of a model of reflection to structure critical reflection. Decisions made in the workplace should be justified from the evidence-base.  This module cannot be combined with the Practice Portfolio module and should not be selected simultaneously with the Independent Practitioner Based Learning module or the Extended Practitioner Based Learning module.

What you need to know

Course start date

September, January and May

Location

University of Winchester Campus and Distance Learning

Course length

2 hours of contact time over 2 days

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Typical offer

N/A

Fees

£900

Course features

  • Gain 15 academic credits that can contribute towards a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in Professional Practice.  
  • Apply knowledge and problem-solving skills to undertake holistic, person-centred assessment of individuals
  • Apply and evidence appropriate therapeutic regimes and critically appraise effectiveness
  • Critically analyse determinants of legally and ethically acceptable practice

Course details

This module provides the opportunity to operationalise the theoretical principles from other modules that you have taken as appropriate and under the guidance of your workplace mentor and/or line manager.

To gain the credits students will be required to evidence 142 hours of work-based practice and to produce a reflective report based around self-selected critical incidents. 

 

A shorter course (PRPC7005 Practice Portfolio) could be selected which only requires 94 hours of work=based practice and has a shorter assignment.  This course is worth 10 credits and has been designed for those needing 10 credits to align with the total  number of credits they require to qualify for a Postgraduate Certificate.  Please talk to the Programme Leader before making your selection.   

Modules

Please note the modules listed are correct at the time of publishing. The University cannot guarantee the availability of all modules listed and modules may be subject to change. The University will notify applicants of any changes made to the core modules listed. For further information please refer to winchester.ac.uk/termsandconditions

Entry requirements

N/A

Suitable for all practicing health and social care professionals.

For general enquiries please contact HWBShortCourses@winchester.ac.uk.

Please book via the 'How to apply' page.

No International Entry Requirements for this course.

Additional costs

For information about staff and student discounts please contact the short course administrator HWBShortCourses@winchester.ac.uk.