K216Applied Social Work Practice

Debbie Winter– Module Tutor

Alan Howe– Programme Tutor

K216 Introductory Workshop

• Objectives Students to be familiar with:

–the structure of the OU SW degree

–how learning will be assessed

–roles and responsibilities

–own role and responsibilities

–contribution workshops make to own learning

presentation outline

K216 - course overview

key roles

practice learning opportunities

K216 academic course materials overview

components of good practicenational

incorporates:

knowledge

skills

values & ethics

the social work process

The Social Work Process

• Assessment, information gathering with service user/stakeholders

• Analysis, prioritising with service user/stakeholders

• Planning with service user/stakeholders

• Implementation with service user/stakeholders

• Monitoring with service user/stakeholders

• Evaluation with service user/stakeholders

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England

Level 1

K101

K113/KYJ113

Level 2

K216

K270

Level 3

K315

Option course

Key

Practice learning course

Social Work Degree Programme

• Aim of K216 to build on K101 and K113, making students aware of the knowledge and practice requirements of social work

• Students apply their learning over a period of 100 days in a practice placement

• Students demonstrate and provide evidence that they can perform 6 Key Roles of NOS

• In addition, provide evidence that they can work within the value and ethical base required by the GSCC Code of Practice for Social Work

NOS – Key roles for practicenational occupational standards

1. preparation for assessment of need

2. plan, intervene, review and evaluate practice

3. support, representation and advocacy

4. assess and manage risk

5. manage and be accountable

6. develop professional knowledge, values and competence

practice learning opportunity

100 days

assessment based on national occupational standards.

includes series of practice workshops linking practice and academic - working with other OU K216 students

the practice team

1. student

2. workplace supervisor

3. practice assessor

4. programme tutor

Roles and Responsibilities

• Student–is responsible for their own learning, acting

ethically and for ensuring that they are familiar with and applying the National Occupational Standards to their learning.

–they are guided and supported in this by the module tutor and the practice learning team

Roles and Responsibilities

• Workplace Supervisor–located in same office or nearby to student’s

practice

–take responsibility for day to day direction and supervision

–aware of NOS

–contribute to PA’s report

Roles and Responsibilities

• Practice Assessor–managing quality of PL opportunity

–educating the student

–supporting, emotionally and intellectually

–assessing student’s ability to practice

Roles and Responsibilities

• Programme Tutor–is responsible for ensuring that the

requirements of the OU degree programme are met within the practice learning opportunity and that it provides the student with sufficient opportunity to meet the National Occupations Standards

Practice Learning Opportunities

• The PLO must meet the Department of Health requirements for social work training i.e. it must provide sufficient opportunity for the student to demonstrate that they have met the National Occupational Standards for Social Work.

•  All students must have experience of social work tasks which involve legal interventions but these can be met in a range of organisations, not just statutory ones. A ‘statutory’ task is one which a social worker must or has the power to do as a result of legislation.

PLO continued

• The two 100 day PLOs must contrast with each other, i.e. must be with a substantially different service user group. 1 of the PLOs must be in a different setting from the one in which the student is usually employed.

• Minimum of one and a half hour’s individual supervision with their PA or WS every week

• At least 4 Direct Observations (2 before mid point review) and 3 of these must be completed by the PA. At least 3 Direct Observations to have service user/carer present and their feedback included.

Records of Practice section 4.2 PL Guide

• Minimum of 6 needed 1 must be on values

• 4 of these are included in Practice Assessor’s report to panel

• 2 needed by mid point review

• Provide evidence of meeting NOS and values

• Maximum 1000 word

• Should include academic references

• Must be anonymised

proformas in practice

1. assessed practice information (SWD3)

2. practice learning agreement (SWD4)

3. mid-point review (SWD11)

4. end of practice learning review (SWD14)

5. practice assessor’s report (SWD5)

6. Source - K216 website, Resources, Practice Management, Practice Assessment Forms

Source of Forms

K216 contentacademic

Block 1 – working with needs and risks

Block 2 – working with groups and networks

Block 3 – working with communities and diversity

1. needs and risks of harm2. responses to crisis needs3. developmental needs4. working with the family as a group

5. working with groups – issues

6. groups – skills and strategies

7. engaging support networks

8. working collaboratively

9. working with cultural difference

10. communities in need

11. supporting people in the community

12. the community in care settings

K216 contentacademic

Block 1 – working with needs and risks

Study units:

• needs and risks of harm

• responses to crisis needs

• developmental needs

• working with the family as a group

K216 contentacademic

Block 2 – working with groups and networks

Study units:

• working with groups – issues

• groups – skills and strategies

• engaging support networks

• working collaboratively

K216 contentacademic

Block 3 – working with communities and diversity

Study units:

• working with cultural difference

• communities in need

• supporting people in the community

• the community in care settings

K216 course materials

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includes: Tutor Home student’s course record TMA scores course materials (electronic) links to on-line forums

K216 course website

on-line forums

For students

regional forums

tutor group forums

For tutors

associate lecturer forums

workshop planning forum

programme tutor forums

assessment of the student

3 tutor marked assignments (TMAs) submitted electronically

end of course assignment (ECA)

records of practice

iCMAs (ICT skills)

child developmentexample of multimedia content

working with groupsexample of multimedia content

working with UASC – support workerexample of multimedia content

working with UASC – social workerexample of multimedia content

the community in care settingsexample of multimedia content