Postgraduate Course: Professional Social Work Practice 2 (SCWR11035)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 80 |
| Home subject area | Social Work |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A practice placement of 95 days will provide students with an opportunity for direct supervised practice in an agency providing social work services. Students will be supervised and supported by a Practice Teacher appointed by the agency to teach and assess the student. Practice will be in a broad range of settings ensuring that skill development and the integration of knowledge in informing practice is the focus for learning.
The opportunity for service users to give feedback on their experience of receiving help from the student will be incorporated into the practice learning model. Students will be encouraged to learn from a range of professionals in other fields and to begin to understand the importance of working together. Students will be supported throughout by a university tutor.
Students undertaking the course Professional Social Work Practice 2 will submit a Practice Analysis at the end of their practice placement in which they analyse a piece of social work practice undertaken during the placement. The Practice Analysis will be informed by the related knowledge and understanding, skills and abilities, and ethical and personal commitment of the student.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | SSSC Registration |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Blocks 1-3 (Sem 1-2), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
All six SiSWE learning requirements will be addressed in this course. On completion of the course students should have developed their professional capacity to:
1 Prepare for, and work with, individuals, families, carers, groups and communities to assess their needs and circumstances
2 Plan, carry out, review and evaluate social work practice with individuals, families, carers, groups, communities and other professionals
3 Assess and manage risk to individuals, families, carers, groups, communities, self and colleagues
4 Demonstrate professional competence in social work practice
5 Manage and be accountable, with supervision and support, for their own social work practice within their organisation
6 Support individuals to represent and manage their needs, views and circumstances
The Practice Analysis is designed to allow students to demonstrate their critical thinking skills through analysis and evaluation of a practice situation. On completion students will be able to demonstrate the following:
1. Application/integration: the ability to integrate relevant research, theory, policy and law pertinent to assessment and intervention in the practice situation
2. Analysis: the ability to analyse their practice including critical discussion of the selected method(s) of intervention, skills utilised, discussion of related ethical and values issues and the development of relations with service user(s)/carers.
3. Evaluation: to evaluate their intervention in the practice situation including critical reflection on their skill development, their achievements in the practice situation, relations with service users/carers and other professionals, and areas for future development .
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Assessment Information
The course comprises two components of assessment:
1.Assessment of supervised practice will take place in a service delivery context. This will consist of a report from the Practice Teacher with responsibility for the placement, giving a pass or fail recommendation. The student will also be required to submit a portfolio which contains a collection of evidence of their practice. As part of this, the student must, for formal assessment purposes, provide a written (2500 word) account of the development of their learning. The assessed placement material will be considered by a Review Panel which will make recommendations to the Board of Examiners.
2. Practice Analysis will be 8,000 words in length made up of the following components:
a. Description of the agency, legal and policy context and a concise description and assessment of the practice situation (1,000 words)
b. Analysis of the practice situation including critical discussion of the selected method(s) of intervention, practice skills utilised, and ethical and values issues arising. This analysis must demonstrate an ability to synthesise research, theory and methods/approaches bringing these elements together in a clear and coherent way demonstrating how they informed both understanding and intervention (5,000 words)
c. Evaluation of the intervention including the student's evaluation of their own practice. Evaluation of equality and diversity issues to be demonstrated (2,000 words).
Students are required to pass each of the two components of assessment. A pass recommendation for the Practice Learning component and a pass mark of no less than 40% for the Practice Analysis is required in order to pass the course.
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Special Arrangements
| Students must join the PVG Scheme |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
&· oral communication skills
&· written communication skills
&· oral and visual presentation skills
&· independent learning
&· teamwork
&· interpersonal skills: engagement, empathy, tolerance and open- mindedness, negotiation
&· problem formulation and solving
&· information retrieval and research skills
&· self evaluation skills
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| Reading list |
Barnard, A., Horner, N. and Wild, J. (2008) The Value Base of Social Work & Social Care, Maidenhead, Berkshire: OU Press/McGraw Hill.
Clark, C. (2000) Social Work Ethics: Politics, Principles and Practice, Basingstoke: Palgrave.
Cree, V.E. and Myers, S. (2008) Social Work: Making a Difference, Bristol: Policy Press/BASW.
Cree, V.E. and Davis, A. (2007) Social Work: Voices from the Inside, London, Routledge.
Doel, M. and Best, L. (2008) Experiencing Social Work. Learning from Service Users, London: Sage.
Gray, M. and Webb, S.A. (2009) Social Work Theories and Methods, London: Sage.
Parker, J. (2004) Effective Practice Learning in Social Work, London: Learning Matters.
Watson, D. and West, J. (2006) Social Work Process and Practice, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Ms Mairi Allan
Tel: (0131 6)50 3915
Email: Mairi.Allan@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Jane Marshall
Tel: (0131 6)50 3912
Email: jane.marshall@ed.ac.uk |
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