Surviving your Social Work Placement
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Beschreibung
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.
This clear and concise textbook is an invaluable guide for students embarking on their social work placements. Packed with tips, quotes, activities and illustrations, it offers coherent advice on how to get the best out of practice learning opportunities, as well as an insight into students' perspectives for practice assessors, lecturers and practitioners. Following the process of placement, the book guides students through their preparation for practice placement modules by presenting helpful ideas and practical advice on how to overcome potential challenges and make the most of the opportunities offered to students on their placements.
Written by experienced academics, this is an essential companion for students at any stage in their social work course, as well as those studying other areas of health and social care practice.
Packed with activities and other opportunities for reflection, so that students feel prepared and have realistic expectations of themselves and others
A lively, easy-to-follow narrative that speaks directly to students’ needs and anxieties
Thought-provoking exercises and activities in each chapter to help students gain a deeper understanding of the issues associated with social work practice
Suggestions for further reading and web-based resources for those wishing to expand their knowledge on the ideas presented in each chapter
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Karen Jones
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