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Social Work Practice Learning



December 2013 | 224 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
This book provides essential knowledge and skills to address all the new social work education requirements for placements and practice learning. It will help you successfully pass your compulsory social work placement whilst meeting the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) for Social Workers and developing their professional practice.

Giving examples of the PCF plus clear exercises, strategies and tips, the book:

-Introduces your students to social work in the context of contemporary reforms.

-Takes you through each stage of the new placement structure explaining supervision, reflective practice and critical thinking in social work.

-Addresses trouble shooting and problem solving on placement.

-Helps you prepare for complex casework with individuals, families, groups and communities; address risk in social work; and engage with diverse groups and communities.

By using this book, you'll be armed with the tools you need to get the most out of your placement.

David Edmondson is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Manchester Metropolitan University


 
The Idea of Social Work: A Brief Introduction
 
The New Professional Capabilities Framework and Revised Placement Structure
 
Planning and Beginning your Placement
 
Understanding Values and Ethics
 
Translating Values and Ethics into Practice
 
Assessment and Evidencing your Practice Learning
 
Introducing Risk in the Context of Social Work Practice Learning
 
Using Supervision, Reflective Practice and Critical Thinking
 
Understanding Problem Solving
 
Getting Ready for Professional Practice

The book is a good learning companion for students, practitioners and educators alike as it provides diverse approaches to practice and helps to link it to theory, especially in identifying the Professional Capabilities Framework. It provides some useful and effective exercises in preparation for placements.

Ms JANE KEELER
Social Work , Canterbury Christ Church University
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Useful resource for students - taking an overview and increasing understanding of the PCF. Helpful materials around planning and organisation and useful supervision tools. A user friendly book with cross referencing, elinks and check lists.

Ms Mary Mustoe
Faculty of Social Sciences, Univ. of East Anglia
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I have recommended this to all students for placement support, plus I have recommended this to all our off site Practice educators and placement providers. As we adapt to the new PCF this book is a beacon in the dark.

Ms Nicola BLundell
Social Work (Liverpool), Liverpool Hope University
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This is a uesful text with practical and detailed information to support student learning on placement.

Ms Olwen Summerscales
Social Work, Ruskin College Oxford
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This book is ideal for the final year social work students as it offers realistic and common sense advice and guidance. The key factor in recommending this book is that it is current.

Ms Stephanie Jones
Faculty of Health and Sciences, Staffordshire University
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A lively and engaging book which can be viewed as a supportive text for students as they embark upon their practice placements.

Miss Jackie Yaskey
Social Work and Health Development, University of Greenwich
May 5, 2015

A key text for social work practice.

Ms Jackie Yaskey
Social Work and Health Development, University of Greenwich
October 1, 2015

I have recommended this book to students preparing for placement and practice educators. It gives practical, common sense advice about the nature and purpose of placements, and helps to reassure all concerned that they are able to successfully complete this challenging aspect of social work training.

Mr Richard Brook
Social Work & Psychosocial Studies, University of East Anglia
February 25, 2015

This is a uesful text with practical and detailed information to support student learning on placement.

Ms Olwen Summerscales
Social Work, Ruskin College Oxford
February 18, 2015

The book is a good learning companion for students, practitioners and educators alike as it provides diverse approaches to practice and helps to link it to theory, especially in identifying the Professional Capabilities Framework. It provides some useful and effective exercises in preparation for placements.

Ms JANE KEELER
Social Work , Canterbury Christ Church University
December 10, 2014