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CRB now received!

I wrote in a previous post about the frustrations I was experiencing while waiting for completion of the CRB checks which are necessary before beginning any employment with children. I discovered on Monday evening through the tracking service that my...

Published 21 Jan 2011 2:03 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, personal, social work, student issues
First social work post!!!

Last week I had an interview for a social work post in a local authority fostering team, the same one in which I spent some of my first placement. I felt I did well on the written test- an assessment based upon a case study- but not the interview itself...

Published 27 Nov 2010 10:57 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, personal, social work, student issues
Now an NQSW

It has been so long since I last posted on this blog, but life has been incredibly busy since my last post. However, I am now no longer a ‘social worker-to-be’. I passed my Masters with merit and am now simply a ‘social worker’...

Published 13 Nov 2010 8:01 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, personal, politics, social issues, social work, student issues
Forms and paper galore

The last 5 weeks seem to have passed by in a blur of trying to get my head around each day’s challenges in a new placement, finishing off academic work and also fitting in some sort of life too. Although I did some work with a statutory fostering...

Published 14 May 2010 9:56 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, mental health, politics, social issues, social work
Final placement and other ramblings

Once again I’m in the position of impatiently waiting to hear about my next placement. I know which authority took my application papers and when. Now I just have to wait for them to contact me when they have found me a suitable practice teacher...

Published 30 Nov 2009 10:24 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, mental health, personal, social work, student issues
Anti-oppressive practice?

Yesterday I went on an unannounced visit to a carer’s home with a recently qualified male worker, to observe the way the checks are done. Some very real safety concerns emerged, but the carer gave two explanations, which, while not seeming totally...

Published 6 Aug 2009 7:29 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, social work, student issues
Hitting the ground running

I posted a while ago about spending some time with the local authority fostering team to gain extra experience and meet the assessment requirements for my placement. I began last week and from now on, I will spend two and half days in each location. Fostering...

Published 4 Aug 2009 6:53 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, social work
Reflections after two thirds of placement

Yet again it’s been ages since I last posted- I totally underestimated how difficult this stage of the course is. I am effectively working full-time- for no salary- and then coming home at night and having to write a reflective log, thinking about...

Published 1 Aug 2009 7:29 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, social work, student issues
An ethical dilemma

As part of the assessment for the placement part of the social work course, on at least two separate occasions the practice teacher has to observe the student working directly with service users, and provide a report with feedback about the student’s...

Published 18 Jun 2009 12:58 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, social work, student issues
Possible move of team

Since I have been on placement, the agency has received very little work- I have spent a lot of my time in the office doing very little at all. I have worked briefly with one young person, and am doing some work with another, and that is all. I am now...

Published 17 Jun 2009 11:39 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, social work, student issues
Worrying experience

The agency I am placed with receives information about children placed in external foster placements or out of borough residential units regularly so that we can offer them information about our service. This may involve sending written information, or...

Published 16 Jun 2009 8:06 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, social work
Cutting child poverty

Today a new bill is being published to make working towards ending child poverty a legal requirement on councils, health authorities, government and other bodies. It may just be me, but this seems totally unworkable, if not impossible… Poverty as...

Published 12 Jun 2009 7:29 AM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, politics, social issues
Occupational injury!

I was out visiting a young person at home this evening, when my ankle gave way under me while crossing the road. Luckily the cars stopped for me, as I picked myself up off the floor trying to maintain a resemblance of dignity (although no-one was actually...

Published 1 Jun 2009 8:00 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, personal, social work, student issues
Looking forward

The last few weeks I have been thinking a lot about what area I might like to practice in eventually. I have chosen the mental health pathway for my course, although technically we graduate with a generic degree preparing us for any area of social work...

Published 30 May 2009 4:04 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, mental health, personal, social work, student issues
An interesting week

I’ve learned some very important things this week… 1) It is very important, if doing a job involving lots of visits or walking, to make sure your shoes won’t hurt your feet or cause blisters. This is especially relevant when the season...

Published 29 May 2009 8:44 PM by Social Worker-to-be

Filed under: children and families, social issues, social work

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