Rooted in reflective practice traditions, our courses address emerging developments and challenges in modern day social work and social care – equipping you with the knowledge and skills to effectively support the individuals and families in your care.

With an emphasis on experiential learning, our courses will support you in developing new ways of thinking about your work and driving innovation and change in the sector.

Explore postgraduate courses

• Master’s degree

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  Social Work (M23)

  Delivery:

  In-person

  Location:

  London

  Duration:

  Two years, part-time

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• Professional doctorate

  

  Social Work and Social Care DProf (D55)

  Delivery:

  In-person

  Location:

  London

  Duration:

  Five years, part-time

Explore CPD courses

• CPD certificate

  

  Narrative and community approaches to trauma (CPD61)

  Next start date:

  5 October 2026

  Delivery:

  Online: live teaching

  Duration:

  12 hours

• CPD certificate

  

  Working with families with physical illness: a systemic approach (CPD57)

  Delivery:

  Online: live teaching

  Duration:

  30 hours

• CPD certificate

  

  An introduction to working with refugees and asylum seekers (CPD22)

  Next start date:

  15 May 2026

  Delivery:

  Online: live teaching

  Duration:

  10 hours

• CPD certificate

  

  Understanding and nurturing troubled children (DAA501)

  Delivery:

  Online: self-study

  Duration:

  20 hours

• CPD certificate

  

  Talking to children about difficult things: an introduction (DAA020)

  Delivery:

  Online: self-study

  Duration:

  5 hours

• CPD certificate

  

  Supporting children of parents with a mental illness: a systemic approach (DAA021)

  Delivery:

  Online: self-study

  Duration:

  6 hours

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  11 March 2026

  Watch Me Play! Learning from research

  Watch Me Play! is an approach to supporting babies and young children, from birth to around eight years, alongside their parents or carers.

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• News

  27 February 2026

  Social work conference 2026

  Professor Harry Ferguson urged services and practitioners to protect time and support supervision that explores the relational work that sits at the heart of effective practice. He was speaking at the Tavistock and Portman’s recent Doctoral conference on social work and care, where scores of social workers, alumni and students were in attendance. The conference…

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• News

  6 February 2026

  Are you ready for the Mental Health Act amendment?

  The recent amendment marks a significant shift in how services must respond when a parent is detained under the Mental Health Act.

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  26 January 2026

  2025 publishing successes

  Publishing and research have flourished at the Tavistock and Portman in 2025. Our staff, students and alumni have produced an extraordinary body of work.

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• News

  24 October 2025

  Children of parents with a mental illness recognised in new statutory guidance

  UK Government agrees to landmark amendment of the Mental Health Bill 2025, recognising children of parents with a mental illness.

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• News

  21 February 2025

  Supporting autistic children at risk of harming others Conference February 2025

  On Thursday 13 February, we welcomed delegates from across the UK to our ‘Thinking about the inner-world of autistic young people at risk of harming others’ conference. The event was hosted in-person and online and received a vast amount of interest. The event gave delegates the opportunity to network with health, social care and youth…

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Tavistock Consulting

Looking to develop your leadership skills? Tavistock Consulting’s Social work and social care: leadership development programme combines the Tavistock systems-psychodynamic approaches to leadership with the context of contemporary social work practice.

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