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Social and Community Care
National ratings
Research Assessment Exercise 2008: social work, social policy and administration ranked 4th nationally for research quality, with 70% of the research rated “world-leading” or “internationally excellent”.
Taught programmes
- Analysis and Intervention in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - PDip, MSc
- Autism Studies - PDip, PCert, MA
- Autism Studies (Distance Learning) - PDip, PCert, MA
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - PDip, PCert, MA
- Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Distance Learning) - PDip, PCert, MA
Research programmes
The Tizard Centre is part of the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) and is one of the leading UK academic groups working in intellectual disability and community care. The Centre has excellent links with health and social care organisations, and other relevant establishments.
Our primary aims, through research, teaching and consultancy, are:
- to find out more about how to effectively support and work with people with learning disabilities
- to help carers, managers and professionals develop the values, knowledge and skills that enable better services
- to aid policy-makers, planners, managers and practitioners to organise and provide enhanced services.
The Tizard Centre is recognised as leading the field in de-institutionalisation and community living, challenging behaviour, quality of staff support, sexuality and autism, and has had a significant impact on national policies in these areas. We are committed to addressing issues arising from social inequality.
Acclaimed active department
The Tizard Centre runs an annual seminar series where staff or guest lecturers present the results of research or highlight recent developments in the field of social care. The Tizard Annual Lecture invites public figures or distinguished academics to discuss topics that could interest a wider audience.
The Centre also publishes the Tizard Learning Disability Review (in conjunction with Emerald Publishing) to provide a source of up-to-date information for professionals and carers.
The Tizard Centre provides consultancy to organisations in the statutory and independent sectors both nationally and internationally in diversified areas such as service assessment, person-centred approaches, active support and adult protection. The Centre also teaches a range of short courses, often in conjunction with other organisations.
Dynamic Publishing Culture
Our academic staff are regular contributors to books and journals such as the Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities; British Journal of Developmental Disabilities; Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities; European Journal of Palliative Care; British Journal of Social Work; American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Disability and Society; Journal of Intellectual Disability Research; Research in Developmental Disabilities.
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