Child Protection and Welfare (P.Grad.Dip.)
- Duration: 1 Year(s) Part Time
- Admission Requirements: See bottom of this page
- Closing Date: 31st July 2013
- Course Coordinator(s): Dr Helen Buckley
- Course Email(s): lcusack@tcd.ie
- Course Tel(s): +353-1-896 3593
- Course Url: www.socialwork-socialpolicy.tcd.ie/postgraduate/progs/dip-child-protection.php
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There is a separate entry on admission to the M.Sc. in Child Protection and Welfare.
The programme is run on an in-service basis over one academic year, entailing attendance at an induction course and nine block weeks in Trinity College as well as the completion of course-related assignments in the workplace. The multidisciplinary in-take comprises experienced and senior personnel from a range of relevant disciplines, for example, social work, public health nursing, education, community based and residential child care, psychology, An Garda SÃochána, youth and project work. The course is designed to strengthen the capacity of the health, social service, education and criminal justice systems to identify and respond to the needs of vulnerable and abused children and their families. It is organised in close collaboration with the Department of Health and Children and the Health Services Executive. Candidates who successfully complete the Diploma course and meet the eligibility criteria for the M.Sc. in Child Protection and Welfare (see earlier entry under Taught Masters Programmes) may proceed to a second year to complete the Masters course.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must be qualified in their field and have three years post-qualifying experience working in the area of child protection and welfare.
Applicants may be shortlisted for interview.