This diploma will be attractive to anyone with a personal or professional interest in deepening their understanding and practice of children and young people’s worlds and who wish to develop critical analysis skills. It is relevant if you’re a graduate working with children or young people and want to advance academically and professionally. It would also be suitable if you have a background in childhood and youth studies; youth work; youth justice; sociology; health and social care; social work; nursing; anthropology; psychology; education and the voluntary sector including charities and NGOs. If you are not currently working with children and young people, this diploma may allow you to move into the profession or move between occupations.<br/><br/>**Key features of the course**<br/>- Covers the theoretical and practice aspects of integrated services for children and young people.<br/><br/><br/>- Explores the changing policy, organisational, personal and professional contexts in which work with children and young people takes place.<br/><br/><br/>- Encourages you to reflect critically on your own and others’ integrated practice.<br/><br/><br/>- Gives you the option to count your previous study towards this qualification, helping you pay less and finish sooner.<br/>