Postgraduate Course: Practice Study in Social Work 2(PG) (SCWR11018)
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 | 20 |
| Home subject area | Social Work |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Students undertaking the course Practice Learning 2 will be expected to work towards and submit a Practice Study at the end of their practice placement in which they analyse a piece of social work practice undertaken during the placement. The Practice Study will be informed by the related knowledge and understanding, skills and abilities and ethical and personal commitment of the student. Given that this will be the culmination of the students learning on the programme, more is expected of Practice Study 2 than Practice Study 1, specifically in terms of the students critical reflection on their own practice. |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Summary of intended learning outcomes
The Practice Study is intended to allow students to demonstrate their critical thinking skills through analysis and evaluation of a practice situation that they found challenging. They will be expected to consider their achievements in the practice situation and reflect on the impact of social work involvement for current and future service user/carer-practitioner relations. They will be expected 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 services 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.
SiESWE standards met
We recognise that students will meet all SiESWE standards however and in particular, SiESWE standards 2 and 5 will be met.
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Assessment Information
Practice Study 2 will be 6,000 words in length made up of the following components:
1 Description of the agency, legal and policy context and a concise description and assessment of the practice situation (1,000 words)
2 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 (4,000 words)
3 Evaluation of the intervention including discussion of achievements, relations with other professionals, service users/carers and potential alternative methods/approaches (1,000 words).
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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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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