Home to the UK’s largest part-time social work degree, and increasingly engaged in continuing professional development including a top-up degree for diploma-qualified social workers.
Faculty academics are also practitioners in the field and work closely with employers to develop a responsive and innovative curriculum. Staff specialisms include safeguarding and child protection; working with families; mental health; and adult social care.
Listen to Mick McCormick, Head of our Social Work Department, introduce the OU's major contribution to social work education across the UK and find out more about getting into social work and professional development for social workers.
Choosing the right route to qualification
A former Open University Social Work student talks about what it was like to study with the OU and why he chose the distance-learning route. @SimplySW said: “I found the support they provided best met my needs as an adult learner. The information and support was easy to find, and the monthly tutorials were informative and ensured that I was able to meet other students and share experiences.”
Read the full article (The Guardian, 3 February)