2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

HECS3274 Professional Practice 3

40 creditsClass Size: 50

Module manager: Adam Boyes
Email: a.j.boyes@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

Pre-requisite qualifications

Normally completion of 120 academic credits at level 1 and 120 credits at level 2

Pre-requisites

HECS2212

Professional Practice 2

Module replaces

HECS3209 Professional Practice 3 (from 2015/16)

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

By the end of this module students should have knowledge and understanding of how to contribute to the work of organisations as a qualifying social worker.

Objectives

- To develop professional assessment skills based on theoretical perspectives and integrate learning, making analytic connections between academic material and practice.
- To develop the student's capacity for analysis and reflection on practice issues and the student's ability to actively contribute to the work of a social work agency.
- To reflect on and assess own development including managing self in complex organisations and in challenging situations and considering future continuous professional development.
- To complete a 100 day practice placement in line with the Professional Capabilities Framework and Standards of Proficiency at qualifying level standard and understand their obligations as an HCPC Registrant.

Learning outcomes
1. Students will apply a range of social work practice theory in a critically reflective way.
2. Students will demonstrate a critically reflective understanding of self in relation to being a social work practitioner including constructive use of feedback.
3. Students will demonstrate competence in social work practice at beginning social worker level
4. Students will critically analyse the concept of the reflective practitioner and its relationship to evidence based practice and the research informed practitioner.
5. Students will critically reflect on the place of social work in organisational structures and the tensions and issues in contemporary social work practice.
6. Students will critically evaluate their duties and obligations as professional social workers in relation to the Professional Capabilities Framework, Standards of Proficiency and HCPC expectations of Registrants.
7. Students will be equipped with the skills to apply for employment opportunities and understand their obligations and opportunities in relation to Continuous Professional Development.

Skills outcomes
SOP
Given that this module includes a 100 day placement all of these will be fulfilled

Professional Capabilities Framework;
Professionalism 1.1 to 1.11
Values & ethics 2.1 to 2.6
Diversity 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Rights etc 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
Knowledge 5.1 to 5.12
Reflection & analysis 6.1 to 6.6
Intervention skills 7.1 to 7.13
Contexts/organisations 8.1 to 8.7
Prof leadership 9.1, 9.2

In addition students will learn skills about looking after themselves,
chairing meeting skills and applying for employment.

Syllabus

- Preparation for practice; supervision and use of constructive feedback.
- The critically reflective practitioner and evidence based practice
- Managing and looking after ourselves in teams and understanding organisations. Stress. Lone working.
- Direct work with children and adults
- Systems thinking
- Chairing professional / service user / carer meetings
- Employment; application and interview preparation.
- Post qualifying and career planning, professional responsibilities and expectations of being an HCPC Registrant.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Placement	100	6.70	670.00
Group learning	5	2.00	10.00
Lecture	4	1.00	4.00
Private study hours			68.00
Total Contact hours			684.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			752.00

Private study

Online research and reading both to support the taught element of the module, but also to support the student in understanding the context and legal framework that underpins their placement.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Tutor groups support the student prior to placement. The initial agreement meeting and the mid way support the student on placement and monitor progress towards the Professional capabilities framework at final placement level.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	3000 words	100.00
Placement Assessment	100 days (Pass/Fail)	0.00
Portfolio	Pass/Fail	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

- There will normally only be two attempts at placement. - A placement second attempt will normally be via an extension to the placement agreed at an Action Plan Meeting to determine student shortfall in key roles and units - Such an extension will normally be for a maximum of 30 days and will usually directly follow the placement - Only in exceptional circumstances to be determined by the exam board will students be allowed to retake the whole placement - The practice educator will decide on professional competence and pass or fail the student in their practice educator report - Students will have a maximum of three attempts at the portfolio - The portfolio will be assessed by members of the Practice Assessment Panel - Students will have a maximum of three attempts at the essay - The essay will be marked by the personal tutor - All elements of the module have to be passed to complete the module - There is no compensation between assessment elements - Students will be offered tutorial support prior to submission of portfolio, however the submitted portfolio remains the responsibility of the student

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 12/12/2018 16:33:09

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