Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in Mental Health and Social Work
Lead Institution: Middlesex University, Director: Nicky Torrance
Contact: Nicky Torrance, Tel.: +44 ( 0) 20 841 16723 Email: n.torrance@mdx.ac.uk
School of Health and Social Sciences
Queensway, Enfield
London EN3 4SA
Website: TBC
The Mental Health and Social Work CETL, involves close partnership working
with the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health (SCMH), which has a long-standing
relationship with the Mental Health and Social Work Academic Group of
Middlesex University. Additional resources will help us further enhance the quality
of our learning and teaching through:
- designing and developing programmes from a service user, capability capability-
based perspective
- participation in design, delivery and assessment of educational
programmes with students, service users, social service departments and NHS Trusts
- bridging the gap between the campus and fieldwork settings so as to enhance student skills in practice
- high quality innovative programmes, locally and nationally
- a team team-based approach to student teaching and assessment
- active commitment to evidence-based practice and rigorous evaluation
- skills-lab approach to enhancing practice skills
- developing further educational programmes which service users want and which the they can take part in
- integrated approaches to work with practice colleagues through joint appointments and video conferencing.
In our first year we will:
- identify best teaching practice both within the CETL and the School of Health and Social Sciences
- create new consultative forums for students, mental health service users and our partner Trusts
- explore innovations in curriculum, development - particularly in the area of shared learning for social workers and mental health nurses
- audit our educational provision against the Essential Shared Capabilities
- enhance our supervision of practice through our new joint appointments.