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Social Work – Practice Educator Professional Standards Stage 2

Key Facts

  • Level

    PostgraduatePG

  • Duration

    9 months

  • Starting

    September

Updated 23/09/2024

Updated 23/09/2024

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Overview


Social Work – Practice Educator Professional Standards Stage 2 offers professional development opportunities for suitably qualified Social Workers to become competent in supporting the development of student Social Workers whilst on 100-day practice placement, through supervision, assessment and critical analysis of student practice.

This Stage 2 module will further develop Practice Educator abilities, on completion, they will be able to work with students at all levels including the final placement (100-day practice placement experience).

Highlights


  • A wide range of facilities to support your learning.
  • Apply assignments directly to your personal area of practice.
  • Allocation of an undergraduate UON Social Work student to mentor.

Entry Requirements


  • Candidates will have a social work qualification, be registered with Social Work England and have a minimum of 2 years’ post-qualifying experience.
  • Candidates must have successfully completed the Social Work – Practice Educator Professional Standards Stage 1 module.
  • Candidates must agree to support and assess a student on a 100-day placement.
  • Candidates must have full responsibility in supervising and assessing the student’s practice over the course of the placement.

Course Content


  • Social Work – Practice Educator Professional Standards Stage 2 engages students in the principles and concepts of the enabling of learning of others in services with children, young people, families and carers.

    The fundamental underpinning principle of the Stage 2 module is a commitment to continuing professional development (CPD) that is to further professional personal knowledge and competence and enable that of others:

    • Facilitation of current theories and models of Social Work practice.
    • Utilisation of models of facilitating learning including mentoring, coaching, management and supervision.
    • Ensuring management of time, resources and deadlines.
    • Report writing, observation and assessment skills.
    • Exhibiting enhanced competence in professional practice appropriate to engaging in developing student abilities.
    • Critically reflect upon the assessment process, considering issues of power, oppression and disagreement and how these have influenced your own learning and development.
    • Critically reflect upon your own development as a practice educator and demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of the application of learning and the transfer of skills, knowledge and values to new situations as a practice educator.

    Please note the modules shown here relate to the academic year 24/25. The modules relating to the academic year 25/26 will be available from June 2025.

  • How will I be assessed?

    The module is assessed through the completion of a Portfolio of Evidence, which candidates need to collate throughout their teaching assessment period with a current social work student.

    The portfolio includes 2 observations of practice and an academic assignment.

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Fees and Funding


2024/25 Tuition Fees

Fees quoted relate to study in the Academic Year 24/25 only and may be subject to inflationary increases in future years.

  • UK – Part Time: £460 plus £325 for the provision of a practice mentor assessor

For more information about possible funding options, please visit our Fees and Funding pages.

Staff


Vicki Holden, Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Senior Lecturer in Social Work
Social Work – Practice Educator Professional Standards Stage 2

Vicki Holden
Michelle Walters, Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Senior Lecturer in Social Work
Faculty of Health, Education and Society

Michelle Walters
Jo Webb, Senior Lecturer in Social Work

Senior Lecturer in Social Work
Social Work – Practice Educator Professional Standards Stage 2

Jo Webb
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