Social Work Placements A Traveller's Guide [Paperback]

Placements can be one of the most exciting parts of your social work training but also one of the most daunting. This Guidewill help you to make the most of your practice learning opportunities.

The guide highlights how you can make the most of your placement, as well as anticipating some of the problem areas and pitfalls to avoid. It covers:

• preparing for your placement
• getting to grips with placement documentation
• understanding how and what you might learn on placement
• integrating theory with practice
• non-traditional placements
• anticipating difficulties and dealing with them
• getting the best from assessment and evaluation.

Using a cast of fellow travellers  students, work-based supervisors, practice educators and college tutors  to illustrate issues raised, the Guideis accessible and contains plenty of case studies. It is the ideal book for anyone wanting to make sure their placement goes as well as possible, whether they are a student or a supervisor.

Introduction  Part 1: BasicsPart 2: The Guide  Chapter 1. Documentation  Chapter 2. Arriving  Chapter 3. Kit  Chapter 4. Mapping  Chapter 5. Guiding  Chapter 6. Testing  Chapter 7. The Going Gets Tough  Chapter 8. Off the Beaten Track  Chapter 9. New & Experienced  Chapter 10. Afterwards  Part 3: Contexts

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