Making the Most of Your Social Work Placement

Paula Beesley, Author

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2019
• Print ISBN:
  9781526458964
  9781526458957
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781526483416
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Social Work
• Index: Social Sciences

This practical guide will takes you step by step through your social work placement, guiding you through what you will be expected to do, and helping you to make the most of your placement. You will learn how to apply the theory and skills you?ve learnt in practice, to your own observations as well as to your placement portfolio, and how to gain the feedback you need. The books is packed full of hands-on advice, alongside a variety of learning features: student voices talking about their own placement experiences, chapter checklists, reflective tasks, and potential placement pitfalls and opportunities which demonstrate different ways to approach situations you may encounter on placement.

 

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Acknowledgements
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• About the Author
• Placement Voices
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• 1 Getting to know yourself as a learner
• 2 Fulfilling the university process within a placement
• 3 Establishing a relationship with your practice educator
• 4 Cultivating a relationship with service users and carers
• 5 Understanding your social work skills, knowledge and values in your professional practice
• 6 Enhancing your ability to critically reflect
• 7 Responding positively to constructive feedback
• 8 Evidencing your capability on placement
• 9 Writing your placement assignment
• 10 Conclusion
• References
• Index