Clinical Risk Management in Mental Health and Learning Disability Settings (Distance Learning)
University of HuddersfieldUniversity of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH
Course overview
Effective clinical risk management is crucial to the delivery of high-quality services and is central in managing the care and treatment of service users. If you're from a multidisciplinary and multiagency background this skills-based module provides you with the opportunity to appraise existing legislative frameworks, policies and procedures, while learning new ways of working in the area.
Key highlights
- Skills-based module focused on effective clinical risk management
- Appraise existing legislative frameworks, policies and procedures
- Learn new ways of working in mental health and learning disability settings
- Designed for professionals from multidisciplinary and multiagency backgrounds
- Delivered by distance learning with synchronous online seminars
- Worth 20 Master's-level credits
Entry requirements
- IELTS: 6 — 6.0 IELTS 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5
Scholarships
The Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship Scheme provides a fee waiver of at least 50% on full-time or part-time research degrees, some schools may offer 100%.
Careers this course leads to
- Mental Health Nurse
- Learning Disability Nurse
- Clinical Risk Manager
- Mental Health Social Worker
- Community Mental Health Practitioner
Cost of study
UK/Home: £989 | International: £18,700
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Huddersfield, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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