Social Care

Social care practitioners work professionally with people in a range of settings to meet identified needs. Client needs may reflect disability or a person’s time of life, health status or social circumstances. Working in teams, in institutions and in the community practitioners support clients personally and in family, educational and therapeutic settings. Personal attributes of empathy, compassion and integrity are at the heart of being a good social care practitioner. This course offers academic and experiential training for people interested in the field.

Course Open

Course Number

8

Duration

1 Year full-time

Certification

FETAC Level 5 Community Care DCHCC
Manual Handling Certificate
Occupational First Aid Certificate

Entry

General College Requirements
Mature Entry 

Employment

Social Care Workers employed by the State sector
e.g. Department of Health and Children, HSE

Social Care Workers employed by the non-governmental sector
e.g. Focus Ireland, Enable Ireland, Cheeverstown House

Number of places available

Twenty Two

Principal Areas of Study

• Human Growth and Development 
• Care Skills 
• Care Provision and Practice 
• Work Experience 
• Care Support 
• Communications 
• Safety and Health at Work 
• Social Studies 
• Intercultural Studies

Features of the course

• Work Placements (November – May) with:
   - children and adolescents in residential care
   - people with a learning or physical disability
   - people who are homeless
   - families in the community
   - older people
• Real opportunities to learn and practice care skills
• Garda vetting for work experience

Progression

Higher Education

Higher Education