MSc Parkinson's Disease Practice
A postgraduate distance learning course at Leeds
Metropolitan University for health and social care professionals
working with people with Parkinson's
Who's the course for?
The tutors are approachable and enthusiastic.
The course is available to all health and social care
professionals living in the UK and overseas who have a minimum of 2
years' experience of working with people with Parkinson's.
The course contains Parkinson's-specific modules plus modules
studied with students drawn from other Master's courses in
epilepsy, stroke and Multiple Sclerosis.
Students work in a wide range of acute and community healthcare
services. They include specialist nurses, physiotherapists,
doctors, speech and language therapists. Students like studying in
this multi-disciplinary forum.
How long does it take?
The course takes 4 years part-time.
Each year there are two modules of 15 weeks.
The expectation is about 12 hours of study per week in
term time. This includes time in clinical practice thinking about
course-related topics.
Students find they can fit this around work, children and family
life.
Who runs the course?
It's run by Faculty of Health,
Centre for Community Neurological Studies (CCNS) at Leeds
Metropolitan University.
How does an online course work?
The technical side of how to access online facilities is taught
at an induction day. Ongoing support is via email, phone and
online.
Work is mainly done through password protected online
classrooms. Course content is made up of written materials, a
series of threaded blogs plus a selection of links to online media,
personal accounts, and audio or movie files.
Core resources are provided electronically. These include copies
of policies, scientific papers, published surveys and book
chapters. An internal email facility helps students keep in
touch.
A second virtual classroom enables students to meet their tutor
online in real time from home and allows direct exchanges within
the group.
Students enjoy virtual meetings and say they diminish the sense
of isolation usually associated with distance learning.
Who's the course leader?
The course leader is Ana Aragon, who qualified as an
occupational therapist in 1989. She's registered with the Health
Professions Council of the UK and is a member of The College of
Occupational Therapists and their specialist section for
neurological practice.
From 1996 to 2007 Ana worked in a multi-disciplinary service for
people with Parkinson's and related movement disorders.
She's contributed to books, papers, guideline development
projects, research, training and conferences around the UK.
Ana has a special interest in Parkinson's-specific cognitive and
sensory rehabilitation strategies, inspired by the work of The
Kingston Centre, Australia.
She's also a keen gardener.
Find out more
Full details of the course are available from Leeds
Metropolitan University.
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