- Department: Social Policy and Social Work
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: H
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 1 2024-25 |
This module consists of a number of skills days, designed to give students an insight into real life practice and to allow them to practice the skills gained in earlier modules, and to begin to give them a clearer understanding of the challenges and dilemmas encountered by social workers. A variety of experts will be exploring areas of work with the students.
Throughout the skills days, the module will draw on case studies to allow apprentices the opportunity to apply theory to practice and understand the knowledge and skills required to undertake complex and dynamic cases in a variety of social work contexts.
Through the above activities, the module will prepare apprentices for practice as a qualified social worker in relation to the following PCF domains:
Professionalism. Apprentices will learn about the role and expectations of social workers in different areas of practice; they will develop an appreciation of how our profession intersects with other professions and of the centrality of the experience of people with lived experience.
Values and ethics: the skills days will consider ethics and values as embedded content.
Diversity: the module includes several skills days tailored to supporting people who have protected characteristics, and throughout the programme apprentices will explore the impact of practice on diverse groups. The main case study includes people who have diverse characteristics.
Rights, justice and economic well-being: there is an emphasis on person centred planning and participation within this module, and social justice is a theme that runs throughout the module.
Knowledge: this module specifically explores key knowledge and theories and considers how these might be applied to social work practice.
Critical reflection and analysis: the module enhances the apprentice's skills of critical reflection and analysis,. This is central to effective social work practice.
Intervention and skills: a practical understanding of the role and responsibilities of social workers is a key element of this module; each skills day explores a new area of social work.
Contexts and organisations: this module analyses different practice settings and allows apprentices the opportunity to consider the multi-agency and multi-disciplinary nature of social work. There may be opportunities to work with apprentices from other disciplines.
Professional leadership: apprentices will begin to develop an appreciation for leadership in social work practice, and how leadership can foster good practice.
By the end of the module, apprentices will be able to:
LO1: Demonstrate an insight into the practical skills used by social workers when working with people with lived experience in a variety of settings and situations.
LO2: Demonstrate an understanding of how theories, approaches and models can be applied in social work practice.
LO3: Be able to explore practice dilemmas effectively, with an understanding of the practical challenges of real life situations
LO4: Build on interprofessional skills.
Note:
Skills Day = 6 hours interactive teaching
Sessions below are indicative only, and may vary in title, content and order
Semester 1 (week numbers on the left hand side):
Ethics & Values 2 x Skills Days
Social Work Assessments 1 x Skills Day
Child Safeguarding / risk 1 x Skills Day
Child Exploitation 1 x Skills Day
Trauma-informed practice 1 x Skills Day
Domestic Abuse 2 x Skills Day
Substance misuse 1 x Skills Day
Connecting People 1 x Skills Day
Mental Health 1 x Skills Day
Adults Safeguarding & risk 1 x Skills Day
Dementia 1 x Skills Day
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Non-compensatable
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
In accordance with School policy
Bottomley, J., Cartney, P. and Pryjmachuck, S. (2019) Communication Skills for your Social Work Degree. St Albans: Critical Publishing
Davies, K. and Jones, R. (2015) Skills for Social Work Practice. London: Palgrave.
Williams, C. (2016) Social Work in a Diverse Society. Bristol: Policy Press.