About Pgdip Behaviour Change And Clinical Practitioner Skills in Sheffield Hallam University

• Learn to apply different approaches, theories and models to health-related issues and behaviour change.
• Develop your ability to reflect on your practice, planning and personal development.
• Build an understanding of clinical practitioner skills to enhance your applied work with patients, service users and clients in a variety of health and social care settings.
• Apply problem solving strategies to complex professional scenarios.
• Develop research and literature reviewing skills.

This course focuses on health psychology’s approach to understanding people’s experience of illness, disability and health. You'll acquire knowledge and skills that enhance your professional practice, enable you to meet new challenges, and understand ways to improve care.

Live/real world projects

An important part of your learning is to apply your developing knowledge and skills to real-world problems, both individually and in group discussion. Our course leaders are experts in clinical health practitioner work in private practice and in the NHS. You'll have the opportunity to practice applied practitioner skills on campus, such as person-centred care, conflict resolution, solution-focused counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and consultation and collaborative treatment planning.

This course aims to provide you with the ability to use your work or voluntary experience within a health and/or social care related setting to aid your learning and training. For example, work-based reflection is a core element of the clinical practitioner skills and competencies module and is designed to contribute to your continuing personal and professional development.

If you do not work in a health-related setting, we have a careers workshop and a dedicated careers adviser who can help you find suitable employment or voluntary work. 

Networking opportunities

Specialist research seminars, delivered by members of the department and guest speakers which include academics and practitioners, are used to deepen knowledge and understanding of the course content.

All our courses are well supported by a comprehensive suite of career management services including interview training, and networking opportunities. There is also have a week of dedicated focus on employability to give you early orientation to career opportunities, and we encourage an atmosphere of supportiveness among our students.

This course is designed to enhance your continuing professional development or employability in any health or social care setting.

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in 

• Health promotion
• Nursing
• Social work
• Medical practice
• Physiotherapy
• Dietetics
• Drug and alcohol rehabilitation
• Mental health and wellbeing

All of our courses require different levels of qualifications for entry and the details provided below are for guidance only.

Postgraduate taught programmes (masters)

The following qualifications will be considered for entry on to postgraduate taught programmes,

• three year Bachelor Degree with a minimum score of between 55 to 60 per cent or above (from a reputable university)
• four year Bachelor Degree with a minimum score of 55 per cent or above (from a reputable university)
• Successful completion of a recognised pre-masters course

English Language entry requirements are listed in the entry requirements section of the online prospectus. The information provided below is intended to help you understand the different English Language qualifications we will accept.

Courses at NQF Level 6 and above (includes BA, BSc, MA, MSc, MPhil, PhD)

We consider the following English language qualifications for courses at degree level (NQF Level 6) or above requiring

an IELTS for UKVI* 6.0 or equivalent entry requirement (*IELTS may be accepted if you do not require a Tier 4 student visa)

IELTS for UKVI*      

• IELTS for UKVI* 6.5
• Listening: minimum level 5.5
• Speaking: minimum level 5.5
• Reading: minimum level 5.5
• Writing: minimum level 5.5

TOEFL 

• Internet based    90
• Listening: minimum level 17
• Speaking: minimum level 20
• Reading: minimum level 18
• Writing: minimum level 17

Pearson    

• PTE 60
• Listening: minimum level 51
• Speaking: minimum level 51
• Reading: minimum level 51
• Writing: minimum level 51

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