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Practice Learning Placement 2 - SPY00178M
- Department: Social Policy and Social Work
- Module co-ordinator: Ms. Polly Sykes
- Credit value: 40 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
Related modules
Prerequisite - Practice Learning Placement 1
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Semester 1 2024-25 to Semester 2 2024-25 |
Module aims
Module aims:
During the final placement students will acquire professional capabilities across 9 domains at qualifying level. In attaining these capabilities, the national (Social Work England) expectation is that students will gain practical experience of at least 200 days. This should include three elements –
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30 days of skills practice
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70 days first placement
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100 days final placement
This module is the 100 day final placement. Details of the Professional Capabilities Framework are at: https://www.basw.co.uk/pcf/. “The Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) is the profession-owned backbone of social work education and professional development in England” (BASW 2018).
Students will also gain an understanding of the role of the Knowledge and Skills Statements (post-qualifying standards) as a framework for post-qualifying practice, in preparation for future employment. Details of the KSS for adult social work can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/adult-social-work-knowledge-and-skills
Details of the KSS for child and family social work can be found at:
Module learning outcomes
During the final placement students will demonstrate ‘professional capabilities’ across 9 ‘domains’ at the level appropriate to the End of Final Placement.
LO1: Professionalism
LO2: Values & Ethics
LO3: Diversity & Equality
LO4: Rights, Justice & Economic Wellbeing
LO5: Knowledge
LO6: Critical Reflection & Analysis
LO7: Skills & Interventions
LO8: Contexts & Organisations
LO9: Professional Leadership
Details of professional capabilities expectations for each domain at: https://www.basw.co.uk/pcf/capabilities/?level=8
Module content
Placement will start any time from Semester 1 (potential to start P/T in September and full time from Week 3) through to January, dependent on placement provider capacity. While on placement, students will be supported by a Practice Educator (Registered Social Worker with at least 2 years’ post-qualifying experience and a ‘Practice Education’ qualification) and a University Liaison.
Students will be out in practice for 100 days altogether. Any days that students miss (e.g. for vacation or illness) will be added to the end of the placement.
Assessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework Summative report |
N/A | 100 |
Special assessment rules
Pass/fail & Non-compensatable
Reassessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework Summative report |
N/A | 100 |
Module feedback
Students receive feedback from their Practice Educator as part of the report writing process. Students are informed about their grade (P/F) within 4 weeks of submission.
Indicative reading
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Banks, S. (2021) Ethics and Values in Social Work, (5th Edn.). London: Red Globe Press. Beesley, P. (2019) Making the Most of Your Social Work Placement, London: SAGE Publications Doel, M. and Shardlow, S. (2016) Modern Social Work Practice: Teaching and Learning in Practice Settings (3rd edn.). London: Routledge. Lomax, R. (2010) Surviving your social work placement. New York : Palgrave Macmillan. Rogers, M., Whitaker, D., Edmondson, D. & Peach, D. (2020) Developing skills for social work practice. (2nd Edn.). London: Sage. Teater, B. (2014) An Introduction To Applying Social Work Theories And Methods. (2nd Edn.). Basingstoke: Open University Press. Thompson, N. (2021) Anti-Discriminatory Practice: Equality, Diversity and Social Justice, (7th Edn.). London: Red Globe Press. |