In UK social work education, practice educators supervise and assess students while they are on placement. Practice placements are the most important element of social work degree courses, accounting for half of the overall programme for undergraduates. So the role of the practice educator is vital, particularly if a student is struggling or at risk of failing.
As part of a series of ThursdayThunking from ScOPT, Liz Beddoe reflects on when supervision can be less than helpful.
In the second of a series of ThursdayThunking from ScOPT, Liz Beddoe talks about what makes good supervision.
What does it take to become a resilient practitioner in social work? This free course from the Open University will guide you through some important concepts. An understanding of 'emotional resilience' and 'professional leadership' will help to guide you through taking a positive approach to problems that arise in social work practice. You will also be introduced to some ideas about leadership in social work practice.
The course is available online, but is also available to download for your Kindle as well as in PDF format, as a Word document, and many more.
In the first of a series of ThursdayThunking from ScOPT, Jo Finch talks about having courageous conversations and conversations that make a difference.
As social workers, we have courageous conversations all day long, not only with service users but colleagues, managers and other professionals. Practice educators also need to have courageous conversations with students, particularly when issues emerge on placement.
Written for Learning at Work week, this is a list of resources about supervision.
Writing for Learning at Work week, Gillian Muir talks about supervision being a key plank of support in social work learning and development.
Written for Learning at Work week, this is a list of resources relating to the assessment of learners.
Written for Learning at Work week, this is about a tool which enables wider feedback on a student's practice.
