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BSc (Hons) Child & Adolescent Mental Health and Wellbeing
INFORMATION FOR
PLACEMENT PROVIDERS
Introduction
Edge Hill University is proud to present this innovative programme,
designed to develop practitioners who can enter the workforce as
knowledgeable and adaptable professionals. The key to achieving
this is by working with our community partners to provide students
with valuable learning experiences within practice placement
settings.
This information contains a brief overview of the programme and the
practice placement requirements.
Explore why children and young people experience
mental ill health from preconception to adulthood and
how this can develop as they grow.
Critically explore the influences on mental health and
wellbeing and the barriers to treatment faced by
young people and their families.
Undertake work-based practice in years 2 and 3, in
order to apply theory gained and enhance
employability, core skills and confidence.
Programme Lead
Shelly Haslam
Practice Education Lecturer
Ellie Griffiths-Smith
Programme Overview
Year 1
Students are introduced to the biological, psycho-
logical and sociological causes of mental health
from pre-conception through to adulthood,
including the impacts on child development and
attachment. Basic counselling skills are also
covered.
Year 2
Examines approaches to promoting early
intervention in child and adolescent mental health
and wellbeing. Students focus on integrated
practices in the promotion and management of
child and adolescent mental health and explore
child and adolescent vulnerability.
Year 3
Students critically explore and evaluate therapeutic
interventions within both statutory and non-
statutory child and adolescent mental health
services, while also investigating the implications
of risk, legal and ethical influences on profession-
als and non-professionals working with this
vulnerable group.
Placement Overview
ARRANGEMENTS
Students undertake a 120 hour
placement in their second and
third year, running from October to
May approximately one day per
week.
SETTINGS
Our students will have one educa-
tional and one health or social
placement. Within each setting it
is envisaged the student will work
alongside professionals in either
mental health, wellbeing, pastoral
or behavioural type environments.
SUPERVISOR
Each student will require a Super-
visor who they may not always
work directly with but who will
oversee their learning whilst on
placement.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Students will complete a Practice
Document during their placement.
This includes Learning Outcomes in
the areas of
• Communication
• Safeguarding
• Multi-agency Working
• Child & Adolescent
Development
Students do not need to meet all
outcomes in one placement as they
have until the end of their third year
to complete them.
In addition students will have three
placement specific Learning
Outcomes that will be negotiated
between the student and their
Supervisor. Supervisors may have
a project they wish the student to
be involved in or the student may
have an area of interest they wish
to pursue.
PLACEMENT SUPPORT
Each placement area is supported
by a Practice Education Lecturer
(PEL) who visit the organisation
prior to the placement starting to
complete the educational audit
and ensure the placement
organisations and Supervisors are
fully prepared.
The PEL will also visit all students
once whilst on placement. This is
pre-arranged at the convenience
of the placement. This visit
provides support to both the
student and placement.
Twice a year an optional Place-
ment Forum is held. This offers
the placement organisations an
opportunity to meet the team and
other placement providers, discuss
their experience, address any
questions and contribute to the
development of the programme to
ensure it is current.
Supervisor
The Supervisor is not required to be
aligned to any particular profession
e.g. Teacher, Nurse but does need to
have experience of supporting
individuals who are affected by
issues with their mental health and
wellbeing. They also need to have a
passion in supporting others to
develop.
The Supervisor does not need to
work directly with the student on
each occasion they are present.
However they are responsible for
supporting and overseeing the
students learning. The student and
Supervisor will meet on three more
formal occasions
• Induction
• Mid-way review
• Final review
These meetings are recorded within
the Practice Document.
The Supervisor will also sign the
Practice Log (timesheet)
Student
As placement opportunities are within
the second and third year of the
programme students will already have a
solid knowledge base prior to
commencing their placement.
Students will be expected to take part in
general day to day activities of the
organisation and to follow the usual shift
patterns unless otherwise arranged.
Activities could include
• Multi-disciplinary meetings
• Taking part in small group work/
sessions
• Supporting a project relating to
mental health/wellbeing/behaviour
etc
• Supporting young people’s
wellbeing activities
• Taking part in training initiatives
Students cannot provide diagnostic
assessment or engage in one to one
activities that are away from the place-
ment providers premises.
If you would like to discuss providing a
placement opportunity or would like
more information, please contact AHSC
Placements.
Applied Health & Social Care
Faculty of Health, Social Care & Medicine
St Helens Road
Ormskirk
L39 4QP
Phone: 01695 650721
