Practitioners with Advanced or Extended Roles in Dementia
Postgraduate Certificate
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Suitable for applications.
Learning and assessment
Study is through a blended learning approach which includes independent study guided by a distance learning study guide and readings, online tutor-led exercises and tutorials via a virtual learning environment, clinical work based learning and mentor supervision.
The design of the programme permits flexible study that can be undertaken alongside working. The teaching, learning and assessment approaches chosen are designed to help you apply theory directly to your own practice and to help you to tailor work-based learning to your own specific learning needs.
Each module includes up to two components of assessment. The assignments are designed to relate directly to the clinical work-based learning you undertake. Both modules include a portfolio of clinical practice, which will include critical case examples, assessments by your clinical mentor and personal reflections on aspects of your clinical practice.
Study support
Our comprehensive support services will help you to achieve your full potential – both academically and personally.
We provide all you need to make the very best of your time with us, and successfully progress through your studies and on into the world of graduate employment.
Our support services include:
- Disability services
- Counselling services
- MyBradford student support centres
- The Students’ Union
- Chaplaincy and faith advisers
- An on-campus nursery
- Halls wardens
You will be assigned:
- a Programme Leader, who will be able to answer any questions related to the course
- a Personal Academic Tutor, who will offer one-to-one advice and support you in your studies and with any other issues you may have
You will receive the same level of support as our students on campus. All of the services and support we offer will be available to you.
Our Academic Skills Advice Service will work with you to develop your academic, interpersonal and transferable skills.
Research
The University of Bradford has been providing accredited programmes in Dementia Studies since 2001, and has a long history of cutting-edge research related to person-centred dementia care and innovative methodologies for researching and developing practice in health and social care for people with dementia.
All teaching on the programme is research-informed and delivered by an academic team who are actively involved in relevant fields of dementia research. Members of the course team have completed research projects and studies using film, music, photography, narrative, conversation analysis and other participatory methods to enhance understanding of the experience of dementia.