Practice Education and Supervision in Social Work

This course will provide the evidence-based knowledge and skills you need to supervise and assess others within the workplace, including student social workers. It will enable you to become an effective practice educator in your professional setting.

During your studies, you’ll explore the process of learning and the theories around teaching, supervising and assessing others. You’ll also reflect on your own experiences in order to integrate the theory you learn with your practice in the workplace.

As part of the course, you’ll supervise, teach and assess a qualifying student social worker within their practice placement. You’ll also take responsibility for an additional teaching, learning and assessment task with a second learner or supervisee. The second learner/supervisee could be a social worker undertaking their assessed and supported year in employment; a student social worker on a short placement; or a student social worker placed elsewhere.

This course meets the requirements of BASW's (2020) Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS 2) for social work.

Once you’re accredited as a PEPS 2 practice educator, you are qualified to assess student social workers doing either Stage 1 or Stage 2 placements (70- and 100-days placements, respectively).

How you’ll learn
This course offers an interactive learning experience, so you’ll be expected to take part in learning activities within small groups. You’ll also provide peer support and feedback as part of the assessment process.

Assessment
Assessment is via a portfolio of evidence that includes reflective assignment tasks and documentation generated from the placement learning opportunity.

Independent Practice Educators in Training who can offer a Student Social Worker placement are asked to contact gavin.millar@aru.ac.uk at the earliest opportunity as there is financial remuneration available to all agencies offering a Student Social Worker placement.