CYP7203 - Placement 1

Objectives:

On successful compltion of the module, students will be able to:

1 - Demonstrate critical awareness of the key social work learning associated with Placement 1. Professional Capability Framework and Social Work England Professional Standards.
2 - Critically reflect on learning needs from a social work perspective and evaluate issues that can arise between self and placement.
3 - Demonstrate skills of reflective practice needed to work in a variety of social work settings including risk assessment, intervention strategies, and professional roles and teams.

Content:

This placement-focused module enables you to prepare for and undertake professional social work placements with a range of agencies who offer professional learning opportunities. You will engage on 80/90 days of assessed practice learning through social work placements.

The module is underpinned by professional social work practice, and you will develop an advanced understanding of the theoretical, knowledge-based approaches underpinning contemporary Social Work interventions. Utilising reflective, critical analysis skills, you will assess the appropriateness and effectiveness of undertaking interventions in partnership with practitioners and service user groups to achieve solution-focused goals such as: effecting positive change; maintaining stability, reducing risk factors; increasing safety and resilient factors; develop trauma informed resilience, developing independence; improving life chances, promoting mental, emotional and physical wellbeing.

Together with practice learning opportunities and skills days, you will have opportunities to become knowledgeable and confident in the application of wide range of interventions appropriate to the needs of service users and to holistic practice and reflective practice; this includes consideration of motivational interviewing; Trauma informed practice, and Systemic Practice.

Underpinning all of these strategies and approaches is a commitment to continually seek to understand the perspective of people who experience social work interventions, to ensure effective, ethical approaches remain at the forefront of this work. This module will also consider how adults as part of the wider family, in the delivery of family interventions and case management, could benefit from counselling, task centred work and other behavioural approaches.

This module is designed around the following Domains within the Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework alongside the Social Work England standards.

Learning and Teaching Information:

The teaching and learning methods for this module are underpinned by programme strategy that aligns with Leeds Trinity University Learning, Teaching and Academic Experience Strategy (LTAE 2022-2026) in that it aims to transform the way we work co-creatively with students, how we connect them and our learning and teaching with the outside world and societal issues and support all our learners on a personalised, values-based and career-led journey through their studies. You will be taught in a variety of methods including simulated practice, problem-based learning using case studies, reflective practice workshops, flipped classrooms; traditional lectures; including participatory workshops which utilise co-creative exercises that will also influence learning and teaching methods. Additional online material such as discussions and online activities will be supported by a variety of media and resources, ranging from videos and selected textbooks and articles and placed on Moodle- Leeds Trinity University’s on-line learning platform.

The module will use a combination of learning and teaching methods using lectures, small group seminars and individual and group tutorials to support your academic and professional development. You will be expected to attend all scheduled sessions and prepare for these in advance by undertaking relevant research and background reading. Guest speakers will be used to develop an understanding of current Social Work practice. The practice of relational pedagogy and person-centred planning will be showcased by staff in their delivery style. Practitioners and people with lived experiences will contribute to the delivery of this module.

Students will complete a portfolio which demonstrates the 9 domains of the PCFs.

Formative assessment is employed in each module to support your learning, allowing you to demonstrate the breadth of knowledge and understanding across the programme and to reflect on feedback on your progress from your tutors and peers. Formative feedback takes a variety of forms such as reflective tasks and does not contribute to the final module mark. Further detail on the specific teaching and learning including how these have been developed in response to student feedback, can be found in the module handbook.

Lecture/Seminar
Hours: 10
Intended Group Size: 30

Placement
Hours: 560
Intended Group Size: 30

Guided independent study
Hours: 130

Assessment:

Fact File

Module Coordinator - PRS_CODE=
Level - 7
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - CYP7205 PREPARATION FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Semester(s) Offered - 7PGS2W

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