Unit name | Practice Learning 2 |
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Unit code | SPOLM5107 |
Credit points | 60 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Ms. Gail Kitchin |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
practice learning 1, Social work Studies, Applied Social Sciences and Law. |
Co-requisites |
Evidence-based practice, Inter-professional practice. |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit provides students with a practice learning opportunity of 115 days, in an agency setting, supervised and assessed by a suitably qualified and experienced practice assessor. Placements in the region are managed on cooperative basis involving key HEIs and placement agencies. Students are assessed according to the National Occupational Standards defined by TOPSS (now Skills for Care), and placements are monitored and evaluated via established arrangements for quality assurance.
The unit aims to:
Students who successfully complete this unit will:
Demonstrate competence in social practice, defined formally by the National Occupational Standards for social work. In summary form these standards are described via the following key roles:
Each placement will provide 115 days practice-based learning, supervised and assessed by a suitably qualified practice assessor, with support from a University tutor.
Students’ practice will be assessed by means of a Portfolio of practice evidence (assessed by the practice assessor in consultation with a University tutor and other relevant people who may be involved with the placement) and by a Case Study assignment (4000 words) marked by the University tutor. The outcome of the assessed Case Study will provide the recorded mark for the unit, and the portfolio will be assessed on a pass / fail basis. The standards for all practice assessment will be the National Occupational Standards for social work.
Extensive guidance on assessment of the placement is provided via a Practice Learning Handbook, which is updated annually in the light of issues arising from monitoring and quality assurance procedures. The unit learning outcomes (above) are consistent with the more detailed Occupational Standards.
Both elements of assessment (assignment and portfolio) must be passed for the award of credit points.