During the Intermediate phase students will study the following…

Introduction to Research in Social Work
This 15-credit-point module is designed to enable learners to develop a sufficient knowledge of research methodology so as to enable them to evaluate published theories and accounts of research within Social Work. The module is also intended to provide a foundation for subsequent research practice which students will undertake later within the degree programme.

Competence in Social Work Practice (1)
The other modules on this degree programme provide an important foundation, in terms of knowledge values and skills for the practice of social work. In order for social work students to qualify as skilled and competent practitioners it is necessary for them to have the opportunity to develop their social work practice within a supervised practice learning context. This will ensure their continued development as social workers and provide students with the opportunity to integrate the taught components of the degree programme by the end of the module.
This module will allow the student opportunity to develop and expand their social work knowledge in an assessed practice environment. This is in order that their skills and values can be judged against the evidence indicators of each key role and the practice unit requirements. This module is the first of two that is designed to allow students the opportunity to apply knowledge to situations in the field whilst maintaining a value base that adheres to anti-discriminatory practice. This is a 30-credit module.

Evidence-informed Practice
This module is designed to explore the evidence-base for the development of the social work profession. Through the examination of different sources of evidence in the public domain, learners will consider how to apply knowledge gained to the development of their own practice. The module will explore the role of evidence in addressing the inherent dilemmas in balancing the needs of service users with an internvention that is competent, legally accountable and well-informed.
This module carries 15 credits.

The Finance of Care
Finance is now becoming a significant consideration in the organisation and delivery of community care services. Government has moved towards separating the roles of purchasing, providing and regulating care. Both care managers and staff providing services have to be aware of the cost of care, the charging that increasingly occurs and the fact that care services are delivered by formal contracting arrangements within a mixed economy of care.
This module prepares social workers for practice within the emerging setting which places best value and the prioritising of needs at the heart of decision making. The social work practitioner faces an increasing challenge to empower clients whilst monitoring services where achieving an acceptable balance between quality and cost can often be misplaced. This module carries 15 credit points.

The Policy Context of Social Work
This 15-credit-point module aims to introduce learners to the main areas of welfare provision in Britain and their historical development. It will enable learneres to examine and explore the political, economic, social, ideological and theoretical factors which have influenced and continue to influence the development of legislation and social policy in Britain. The module also aims to critically examine social policies for their contributions to inequality and social divisions.

Assessment and Intervention: Children and Families
Social workers are required to understand the range of work undertaken in working with children and their families. This module will afford an opportunity for students to broaden their knowledge of the breadth of social work tasks with children and families and the varying roles of different professionals working in this field. To undertake social work with children and families requires skills, knowledge and values, which enable students to think and reflect on complex and ethical issues and understand the appropriate model of intervention required to ensure effective and creative social work. This module carries 15 credit points.

Assessment and Intervention: Adults
Social workers are required to understand the range of work undertaken in working with adults in community care settings. This module will afford an opportunity for students to broaden their knowledge of the breadth of social work tasks within community care settings and the varying roles of different professionals working in this field. This module carries 15 credit points.