ABSTRACT
Placements can be one of the most exciting parts of your social work training but also one of the most daunting. This Guide will help you to make the most of your practice learning opportunities.
The guide highlights how you can make the most of your placement, as well as anticipating some of the problem areas and pitfalls to avoid. It covers:
- preparing for your placement
- getting to grips with placement documentation
- understanding how and what you might learn on placement
- integrating theory with practice
- non-traditional placements
- anticipating difficulties and dealing with them
- getting the best from assessment and evaluation.
Using a cast of ‘fellow travellers’ – students, work-based supervisors, practice educators and college tutors – to illustrate issues raised, the Guide is accessible and contains plenty of case studies. It is the ideal book for anyone wanting to make sure their placement goes as well as possible, whether they are a student or a supervisor.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part ONE|12 pages
THE BASICS
part TWO|210 pages
THE GUIDE
chapter CHAPTER ONE|22 pages
DOCUMENTATION
chapter CHAPTER TWO|17 pages
ARRIVING
chapter CHAPTER THREE|24 pages
KIT
chapter CHAPTER FOUR|22 pages
MAPPING
chapter CHAPTER FIVE|19 pages
GUIDING
chapter CHAPTER SIX|28 pages
TESTING
chapter CHAPTER SEVEN|24 pages
THE GOING GETS TOUGH
chapter CHAPTER EIGHT|21 pages
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
chapter CHAPTER NINE|14 pages
NEW & EXPERIENCED
chapter CHAPTER TEN|17 pages
AFTERWARDS
part THREE|10 pages
THE CONTEXTS