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  • Practice placements are the key; not separate social work degrees

    by Mike Wardle How well does the degree prepare social workers for practice? Two years on since it produced its first graduates, the degree is in the spotlight. A series of regional visits is being organised by the Department of Health and the Department for Children, Schools and Families as part of...
    Posted to The Social Care Experts Blog (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-16-2008

  • Re: Really struggling with the course ....

    Thanks Rupert, one particular thing I struggle with is a feeling that I have to include a reference for every single point - I can't say the grass is green unless I can find someone who has said so in a course text book - hence I spend hours researching tiny points because I don't know if I am...
    Posted to Student forums (Forum) by francesca on 06-08-2008

  • Hospital Social Work

    I am just finishing my MSc in Social Work and would really like to work in a hospital setting in inner London. Does anyone know the best way I go about achieving this? Should I just approach the hospital team or do I need to go through the Local Authority? Any advice would be great. ...
    Posted to Careers (Forum) by matthew on 06-04-2008

  • Re: Progression with cases- help!!

    For some reason my previous post was blank, let me try again. This student was undertaking her first practice placement where only key roles 1, 3 and 5 have to be evidenced. I agree that a failure needs to be seen as a learning experience, and is not given lightly (I have the highest regard forPLA's...
    Posted to Student forums (Forum) by Hull-on-Earth on 05-12-2008

  • Re: I'm 32 and looking for a career change...

    I was 42 when I started the degree, and will be 45 when I qualify, of the many factors that cause me stress my age is the least of them. I do however have over 20 years experience in social care, but many of my fellow students have much less. As you study at home for much of the time (apart from being...
    Posted to Careers (Forum) by Hull-on-Earth on 05-06-2008

  • Re: Quality of social work degree course

    I am quite pleased with my course so far, but towards the end of my first placement (February 08) the workload got to ridiculous levels. How they expected someone to manage to write assignments, construct a portfolio, do all the planning and preparation needed for the full time work at the placement...
    Posted to Student forums (Forum) by Hull-on-Earth on 05-04-2008

  • Social Work MA or BA

    Hi everyone, I'm really looking for some advice on this. I recently graduated with a 2:1 in history and have recently applied to study the MA in Social Work. I also applied for a number of BA social work courses. Since I graduated in 2006 I've done various types of volutary work including working...
    Posted to Student forums (Forum) by Buttercup on 03-29-2008

  • Substance misuse training - is it adequate?

    I was just wondering what people thought about the idea of making substance misuse training a mandatory part of the social work degree and post-qualifying learning. A leading social work academic, Sarah Galvani, has said last week's government drug strategy has a huge hole in it - notably a failure...
    Posted to Practice (Forum) by Mithran on 03-03-2008

  • Am I too old and inexperience to get a job as a social worker?

    This week's career clinic question in the magazine comes from a social work undergraduate who will be 57 when he qualifies in 2009 and whose only practical experience is as a volunteer and two 100-day social work placements. He wants to know: "Can I get a job as a social worker at my age and...
    Posted to Careers (Forum) by Lauren Revans on 02-27-2008

  • Student zone

    I am hoping to develop a specific student zone on www.communitycare.co.uk for people training to be a social worker. What sort of information would you find useful in this area?
    Posted to Student forums (Forum) by Ed on 01-25-2008
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