Making the Most of Field Placement, 5th Edition
By Helen Cleak and Jill Wilson
Contents:
Guide To The Text Ix
Guide To The Online Resources Xi
Preface Xii
About The Authors Xv
Acknowledgements Xvi
PART 1 PRE-PLACEMENT PLANNING 1
Chapter 1: Preparing for placement – student 2
What is a field placement? ……………………………………………………3
Goals of a placement …………………………………………………………..3
Finding a placement ……………………………………………………………5
Are you ready? …………………………………………………………………..5
Planning for placement………………………………………………………..6
Chapter 2: Preparing for placement – supervisor 14
Preparing for placement……………………………………………………. 15
Learning styles…………………………………………………………………. 21
Meeting the student ………………………………………………………….. 26
PART 2 BEGINNING PLACEMENT 28
Chapter 3: Getting started – student 29
The first weeks…………………………………………………………………. 29
Surviving in a human service agency ………………………………….. 31
Working remotely ……………………………………………………………. 33
Teamwork……………………………………………………………………….. 34
Chapter 4: Getting started – supervisor 39
The first weeks…………………………………………………………………. 39
Starting work …………………………………………………………………… 41
Chapter 5: Charting the course for placement – contracts and agreements 49
The learning agreement …………………………………………………… 49
Other types of agreements ………………………………………………… 56
PART 3 TEACHING AND LEARNING ON PLACEMENT 60
Chapter 6: Critical reflection for teaching and learning 61
Becoming a critical practitioner ………………………………………….. 61
A brief review of terms ……………………………………………………… 62
Developing a critical focus in supervision ……………………………. 63
Chapter 7: Developing good supervisory practices 69
The functions of supervision ………………………………………………. 69
Expectations of supervision ……………………………………………….. 70
Developing the supervisory relationship……………………………… 72
Supervision sessions …………………………………………………………. 77
Models of supervision……………………………………………………….. 81
Chapter 8: Teaching and learning tools 89
Good teaching …………………………………………………………………. 89
Teaching and learning tools……………………………………………….. 90
Discussion and reflective tools……………………………………………. 92
Organisational analysis ……………………………………………………… 99
Observation tools……………………………………………………………. 101
Teaching and learning activities ……………………………………….. 106
Chapter 9: Linking learning and practice in placement 110
How to conceptualise our practice framework…………………….. 110
What are theories? ………………………………………………………….. 111
Helping to understand theories ………………………………………… 113
Integrating theory and practice ………………………………………… 116
PART 4 METHODS AND CONTEXTS OF PRACTICE 120
Chapter 10: Community work 121
Bottom-up and top-down change ………………………………………. 121
The political realities ………………………………………………………. 123
Knowledge and practice skills ………………………………………….. 124
Finishing placement………………………………………………………… 130
Chapter 11: Research and policy 131
What students need to know …………………………………………….. 131
Research practice …………………………………………………………… 132
Policy practice ……………………………………………………………….. 135
Chapter 12: Rural and international placements 144
Rural practice…………………………………………………………………. 145
Starting out…………………………………………………………………….. 145
The issues for placement …………………………………………………. 148
International placements………………………………………………….. 153
Chapter 13: Working with vulnerable adults 157
Defining vulnerability ……………………………………………………… 157
Abuse …………………………………………………………………………… 160
Supervision in the context of vulnerability – student and field educator …………………….. 164
PART 5 KEEPING ON COURSE 166
Chapter 14: Challenging issues in supervision 167
Identifying student difficulties…………………………………………… 167
Identifying supervisory difficulties ……………………………………. 168
Intervention after problems emerge………………………………….. 169
Specific issues………………………………………………………………… 174
Chapter 15: Working with cultural and power differences 180
Understanding difference ………………………………………………… 181
Difference – teaching and learning methods ………………………. 189
Chapter 16: Ethical and legal issues 191
Social work in the context of the law ………………………………….. 191
Ethical practice ………………………………………………………………. 197
PART 6 EVALUATING, ASSESSING AND FINISHING PLACEMENT 201
Chapter 17: Assessment and evaluation – students and
supervisors 202
Evaluating students’ practice ……………………………………………. 202
Evaluating supervisors’ practice……………………………………….. 205
Assessment events………………………………………………………….. 207
When things go off track………………………………………………….. 210
Chapter 18: Finishing well 215
How to begin the ending …………………………………………………. 215
Dealing with feelings around endings ……………………………….. 217
Planning for the future …………………………………………………….. 220
Chapter 19: Forging your transition from a student to a professional social worker 223
A ‘portfolio career’ …………………………………………………………. 223
Transition to being a professional……………………………………… 224
Appendix: Useful Weblinks 229
References 231
Index 238