Surviving Your Social Work Placement

ISBN-13: 9781137328229 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 208 str.

Robert Lomax; Karen Jones

Opis

This concise, well-priced book is just perfect for social work students preparing for and undertaking placement. Full of tips, quotes, activities and illustrations, it offers clear advice on how to get the best out of practice learning opportunities, as well as insight into students' perspectives for practice assessors, lecturers and practitioners.

Spis treści

1. Getting Started 2. Learning for Practice 3. Using Theory and Knowledge in Practice 4. Values and Ethics in Practice 5. Keeping Service Users Central to your Learning and Practice 6. Making the Most of Supervision 7. Being Assessed 8. Managing Stress on Placement 9. Troubleshooting 10. Moving on From Your Placement.

O autorze

Robert Lomax is Staff Tutor, HSC South West Region for The Open University, UK.

Karen Jones is Professional Lead and Senior Lecturer in Social Work in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at the University of West of England, UK. She is the co-author of Best Practice in Social Work, also published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Blurb

This best-selling guide to social work placements is designed to support you through one of the most rewarding and challenging aspects of your social work degree. Now substantially revised to take into account the latest developments in social work education in the UK:

• It includes fully updated guidance on how you will be assessed, with reference to the latest professional frameworks and standards; including the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) for England.
• It contains a completely new chapter on professional values, diversity and social justice.
• It is packed with reflective activities and advice from your student peers to help you develop your practice skills and identity.

Written in a friendly and accessible style by two authors with a wealth of teaching experience, this is an essential guide to not only surviving, but getting the most out of, your social work placement.