Practice Education in Social Work
Practice Education in Social Work
30 Credits M level
Aim of the course
To equip candidates with the knowledge and skills to plan and deliver learning opportunities for assessed competence in social work practice.
Learning Outcomes: After completing the module the student should be able to:
- Critically evaluate factors that influence the development of an effective and appropriate learning environment.
- Apply theories of adult learning, assessment and supervision to practice.
- Critically analyse models of supervision and evaluation that meet agency guidelines and safeguard and protect service users and their carers.
- Critically reflect upon their own professional development and performance as a practice educator
Attendance
There are two intakes per year; one in the summer and one in the autumn. Contact the module leader for details. There are five taught days focused on theory and two recall days all in the University
Entry requirements
Stage 1 Practice Educators may directly supervise, teach and assess social work degree students up to but not including the final assessment prior to qualification. At present Stage 1 Practice Educators may be non social work professionals but should be qualified in their field and have at least two years work experience.
Stage 2 Practice Educators must be qualified, registered social workers with three years experience, having been qualified for at least two.
All Practice Educators providing statutory placements must be registered social workers and have been qualified for two years.
NB The Social Work Task Force made the following Recommendations in their One Year On report in December 2010:
“All (social work) students must be taught and assessed by qualified and experienced social workers. Non social work professionals can continue to contribute to teaching and assessing students but cannot undertake the final assessment themselves. From October 2013 all practice educators of social work students should be registered social workers and demonstrate that they have met the new practice education benchmark standards. The standards set out requirements at two stages, recognising the different levels of complexity and responsibility in teaching, assessing and supervising students.”
Further information
Please contact the Faculty of Health and Applied Social Sciences Admissions Team on:
Tel: 0151 231 5829
Email: health@ljmu.ac.uk
If you have any queries relating to LJMU or university life in general please contact:
Course Enquiries
Tel: 0151 231 5090
Email: courses@ljmu.ac.uk
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