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This brand new book is essential reading for anyone involved in practice educating social work students. Whether you are an on-site or off-site practice educator, or a workplace supervisor, the book will guide you through your role, providing practical and straightforward advice about the process from start to finish. With handy references to the Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) throughout, the book helps first-time practice educators to quell their anxieties and supports both new and experienced practitioners to develop skills to support their students and deepen their own professional expertise. The book provides enlightening and unintimidating guidance on how to:
- Establish expectations with social work students at the start of a placement
- Assess and support your students to achieve to the very best of their abilities
- Ensure the highest quality placement experience is offered in your setting
- Write clear, constructive and helpful reports at the mid and end points of the placement
- Tackle difficult conversations and create action plans when things go wrong
- Guarantee your students fulfil the criteria of the Professional Capabilities Framework and that you achieve the requirements of PEP domains
Written by two experienced professionals, the book is packed with practical tips, handy checklists and realistic examples, providing the time-pressed practice educator with at-a-glance "Best Practice" points and "Common Pitfalls" to avoid.
"When I read the book, I found it to be helpful and easy to negotiate, offering really practical and straightforward advice in an easy style. I would recommend it to all Practice Educators, whether long in the tooth or fresh in to the profession."Steve Harding, Social Work Tutor, University of Leeds, UK
"An increase in expectations and practice standards, in recent years, now requires the Practice Educator role within social work to be enshrined in evidence-based educative practice theory, specialist professional standards, ethics and values. This publication consolidates professional practice standards alongside the PCF within the context of current social work education and would be an invaluable tool for practice educators new and old. It is clear, insightful and above all, comes from an experienced practitioner base. I wish I had had this type of publication when first starting out. I will have no hesitation in recommending this book to my own Trainee Practice Educators within and outside the social work field."Kathryne Thomson, Associate Lecturer, Practice Educator Professional Standards 1 + 2 Mentor and Assessor, Practice Educator + Consultant affiliated to Bucks New University, UK
List of contents
PrefaceChapter 1 - Setting up the Placement
Chapter 2 - Enabling Learning and Development
Chapter 3 - Assessment
Chapter 4 - Report Writing
Chapter 5 - Quality Assurance
Chapter 6 - When things go wrong
Chapter 7 - Final thoughts:Your Own Personal and Professional Development
Index
About the author
Wendy Showell Nicholas has over 10 years of experience of practice education experience. She is currently a level two qualified practice educator, and part-time tutor, supervising on-site and off-site practice educators. Joanna Kerr came to social work having had an earlier career in nursing. As a qualified social worker, she has experience in both statutory and voluntary sectors and is now an independent social worker providing off-site practice education to students from a number of universities within the Yorkshire region.
Summary
This is an ideal companion for anyone involved in practice educating social work students.
