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  • Re: Are unqualified staff dangerous?

    No they are not, what is dangerous is an individual persons unwillingness to learn and move on, we are all unqualified to start with and we are taught by the people who know best the service user and their informal support. By listening and hearing what a person wants we can learn alot. The only reason...
    Posted to Social work profession (Forum) by sonyaw331 on 04-04-2008

  • Re: practice teachers vs practice assessors

    Hi Bill, That is interesting to hear. A lot of the people I spoke to, who were practice teachers, felt that the change was purely on cost grounds. I think I have posted about this before but some newly qualified social workers I have met have also told me about problems they have had in making their...
    Posted to Social work profession (Forum) by Aimes on 03-04-2008

  • Re: dodgy placements

    Skills for Care and the Children's Workforce Development Council have just commissioned research from Sheffield Hallam University into practice placements which will look at, among other things, the experience of placements in 30 "non-traditional" settings, such as schools, prisons, user...
    Posted to Social work profession (Forum) by Mithran on 01-22-2008

  • Re: dodgy placements

    A placement has to be one of the most important times in a social worker's career. It gives them a chance to see what the job is like and get some real experience - it is very short-sighted if new social workers are not being given appropriate placements.
    Posted to Social work profession (Forum) by Joe Kavalier on 01-15-2008
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