Effective Practice Learning in Social Work
Jonathan Parker
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Description for Effective Practice Learning in Social Work
Paperback. Best-selling text on direct practice learning for degree students Series: Transforming Social Work Practice Series. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 173 x 11. Weight in Grams: 322.
The Department of Health requires students on the social work degree to undertake at least 200 days in direct practice learning during their course. Practice learning often raises great anxieties for students, agencies and those who supervise and assess it. This book tackles those anxieties, explaining the ways the experience can deliver a unique learning opportunity for the student. It is ideal for students undertaking or about to undertake practice learning, student supervisors and practice assessors, as well as trainers and policymakers within social care agencies and healthcare professions where practice learning is also undertaken.
The Department of Health requires students on the social work degree to undertake at least 200 days in direct practice learning during their course. Practice learning often raises great anxieties for students, agencies and those who supervise and assess it. This book tackles those anxieties, explaining the ways the experience can deliver a unique learning opportunity for the student. It is ideal for students undertaking or about to undertake practice learning, student supervisors and practice assessors, as well as trainers and policymakers within social care agencies and healthcare professions where practice learning is also undertaken.
Product Details
Publisher
SAGE Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Transforming Social Work Practice Series
Condition
New
Weight
322g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Exeter, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844452538
SKU
V9781844452538
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Jonathan Parker
Dr. Jonathan Parker is Professor of Society and Social Welfare and Director of the Centre for Social Work, Sociology and Social Policy at Bournemouth University. He is Visiting Professor at the Tasik Chini Research Centre Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Universiti Malaysia Sarawak. He was one of the founders and director of the Family Assessment and Support Unit, ... Read more
Reviews for Effective Practice Learning in Social Work
This book is a 'must read' for students and agency staff new to the roles of On-Site Supervisor or Practice Educator/Off-Site Practice Educator. It will allay the many fears and anxieties often experiences by students. (Lecturer, University of Hull).