Description:
| Aims: This module aims to provide students with further experience of contemporary social work practice & its organisational context at a more complex level that is consistent with the requirements of a newly qualified social worker.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the module students will be able to:
* Prepare for & work with individuals, families, carers, groups & communities to assess their needs & circumstances (Key Role 1):
- Prepare for social work contact & involvement (Unit 1)
- Work with individuals, families, carers, groups & communities to help them make informed decisions (Unit 2)
- Assess needs & options to recommend a course of action (Unit 3)
* Plan, carry out, review & evaluate social work practice with individuals, families, carers, groups, communities & other professionals (Key Role 2):
- Respond to crisis situations (Unit 4)
- Interact with individuals, families, carers, groups & communities to achieve change & development & to improve life opportunities (Unit 5)
- Prepare, produce, implement & evaluate plans with individuals, families, carers, groups, communities & professional colleagues (Unit 6)
- Support the development of networks to meet assessed needs & planned outcomes (Unit 7)
- Work with groups to promote individual growth, development & independence (Unit 8)
- Address behaviour which presents a risk to individuals, families, carers, groups & communities (Unit 9)
* Support individuals to represent their needs, views & circumstances (Key Role 3):
- Advocate with, and on behalf of, individuals, families, carers, groups & communities (Unit 10)
- Prepare for, and participate in decision-making forums (Unit 11)
* Manage risk to individuals, families, carers, groups, communities, self & colleagues (Key Role 4):
- Assess & manage risk to individuals, families, carers, groups & communities (Unit 12)
- Assess & manage risk to self & colleagues (Unit 13)
* Manage & be accountable, with supervision & support, for your own social work practice within your organisation (Key Role 5):
- Manage & be accountable for your own work (Unit 14)
- Contribute to the management of resources & services (Unit 15)
- Manage, present & share records & reports (Unit 16)
- Work within multi-disciplinary & multi-organisational teams, networks & systems (Unit 17)
* Demonstrate professional competence in social work practice (Key Role 6)
- Research, analyse, evaluate & use current knowledge of best social work practice (Unit 18)
- Work within agreed standards of social work practice & ensure own professional development (Unit 19)
- Manage complex ethical issues, dilemmas & conflicts (Unit 20)
- Contribute to the promotion of best social work practice (Unit 21)
* Be aware of their own values, prejudices, ethical dilemmas & conflicts of interest & their implications for practice (knowledge Indicator 3a)
* Respect & promote individuality, form of communication, independence & quality of life, protection from harm and the dignity & privacy each person as an individual (knowledge Indicator 3b & 3c)
* Value, recognise & respect the diversity, expertise & experience of individuals, families, carers, groups & communities (Knowledge Indicator 3d)
* Maintain the trust & confidence of individuals, families, carers, groups & communities by communicating in an open, accurate & understandable way (Knowledge Indicator 3e)
* Understand & make use of strategies to challenge discrimination, disadvantage & other forms of inequality & injustice (Knowledge Indicator 3f).
Skills: Skills as stated within the Key Roles above; problem-solving skills; Communication Skills; Skills in working with others; communication & Information technology and numerical skills; Skills in personal & professional development.
Content: 85-day period of assessed practice within a social work agency setting. Content will vary according to the seetting but will include sufficient learning opportunities to enable the student to demonstrate competence to the occupational standards stated above.
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