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This is an accessible guide to placements provides a framework for students across the caring professions to understand the theory behind successful practice and the critical skills needed to apply it.
List of contents
Part 1: Pre Placement 1. Being Prepared 2. Reflection 3. Emotional Resilience 4. Anti-Oppressive Practice Part 2: During Placement 5. Working with in the context of an agency 6. Placements in challenging settings 7. Managing your placement and supervision 8. Technology and digital literacy 9. Resource of self Part 3: Advanced Skills 10. Inter-professional learning and working 11. Involving others 12. Managing projects 13. Measuring impact Glossary Index
About the author
Simon Williams has over twenty years' experience of Youth and Community Work, and six years' experience in teaching at higher education, during which he has been a placement coordinator, working with both agencies and students to develop the best student experience on placement possible.
Diana Conroy has wide experience of working in wellbeing, health and social care. She has worked as a social worker and within the NHS. She is Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy teaching modules on understanding health and social care systems, creativity and meta-awareness and the unconscious.
Summary
This is an accessible guide to placements provides a framework for students across the caring professions to understand the theory behind successful practice and the critical skills needed to apply it.
