Practice Education (Social Work) at Keele University

This course is aimed at qualified and registered Social Workers, who wish to develop and assess the professional practice of students whilst out on placement. Social Workers undertaking the course should have at least two years of post-qualifying experience on application and be supported by their employer to host a social work student for the duration of a full practice placement.

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences  |  Department: School of Medicine  |  Duration: Modular, 1 Year  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Keele, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course meets Practice Educator standards for both stage 1 and stage 2 of the PEPS, and by completing this module, candidates will be able to support and assess students and social workers in-training as on or off-site practice educator. Topics you will explore include: Planning and managing learning opportunities within a placement for a social work student Supervising a student in practice Making judgements and assessments on a social work students' level of professional capability Assessing social work students and others, against the domains and indicators of the Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work Preparing reports about social work students which meet professional requirements Applying your knowledge about the ethical issues in practice education Meeting stages 1 and 2 of the Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) The Mentor (Assessor) Role Each candidate on this programme requires an assessor who will observe their supervisory practice on two or more occasions, work with them to design a learning plan, and appraise the quality of the candidates work with a social work student, mapped against the domains of the Practice Educator Professional Standards and values.

Career pathways

Completion of this course will qualify you to Stage 2 of Practice Education, meaning you can support learners as a Work-based supervisor, Practice Educator and as an ASYE assessor. insert-e start insert-e end

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