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Micro-credential – Disability, Mental Health and Child Protection: Towards New Understanding

Trinity College Dublin

This innovative micro-credential provides learners with an understanding of key issues in disability, mental health and child protection and will appeal to education, health, social care, and policing professionals working in disability, child protection and welfare or sectors where the client base includes individuals who may have disability and/or mental health issues.

It covers key issues in child protection related to disability and/or mental health. Uptake of current best evidence, insights from seminal inquiry reports, innovations and insights from disability and mental health theory, research, and activism as well as practice wisdom will be instrumental in achieving this.

How will this Micro-credential be delivered?

This micro-credential will be delivered fully online.
It entails 7 hours of synchronous learning in the form of live tutorial classes.

On successful completion of this micro-credential, learners will be able to:

Critically discuss examples from the history of key disability, mental health, child welfare and child protection contexts, issues, and practices.
Apply key insights from research, literature, and inquiry reports to critically inform practice in various settings around issues of child protection, mental health, and disability.
Evaluate unique strengths and risk factors associated with disability and mental health in a child protection context.
Assess the various needs of children and parents with disabilities and/or mental health issues in a child protection context.
Apply a theoretical framework to understand disability, mental health, and child protection issues.

HCI Pillar 3 Learner Fee Subsidy: Candidates who meet the eligibility criteria may qualify for a 50% fee subsidy, subject to the availability of subsidized places.

For eligibility details, please refer to the Eligibility Criteria.

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Course Code	PESW-DCPT-2M
College Name	Trinity College Dublin
Course Category	Disability Studies, Humanities & Social Sciences
Course Type	Online Learning
Course Location	Dublin, Ireland
Location Postcode	Dublin 2
Course Start Date	8th September 2025
Course Fee	€510
Course Duration	5 weeks
Course Times	This micro-credential will be delivered fully online. It entails 7 hours of synchronous learning in the form of live tutorial classes.
Awarding Body	Trinity College Dublin
Title of Awarding	5 ECTS
Entry Requirements	Application deadline: 10th August 2025 • Applicants must have a minimum of a 2.1 grade in a level 8 degree and • Experience of a practice setting and/or life experience pertaining to disability/mental health and child protection such as advocacy, disability or mental health services experience, informal caregiving experience, child protection and welfare experience, or relevant professional experience in fields such as social care, law, social work or psychology. • An up-to-date CV is required.