At the end of this module students should be able to:
-Know and understand the requirements for placement
-Understand the role of supervision within professional social work practice and on placement
-Understand the importance of self care within professional social work practice and on placement

The module content will begin to enable students to meet the following CORU standards:

Domain 1: Professional Autonomy and Accountability
1.1. Be able to practise safely and effectively within the legal, ethical and practice boundaries of the profession
1.2 Be able to identify the limits of their practice and know when to seek advice and additional expertise or refer to another professional
1.3 Be able to act in the best interest of service users at all times with due regard to their will and preference
1.4 Be aware of current guidelines and legislation relating to candour and disclosure
1.5 Respect and uphold the rights, dignity and autonomy of every service user including their role in the diagnostic, therapeutic and social care process
1.6 Be able to exercise a professional duty of care
1.7 Understand the importance of maintaining accurate up to date documentation
1.8 Understand what is required of them by the Registration Board and be familiar with the provisions of the current Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics for the profession issued by the Registration Board
1.9 Recognise the importance of practicing in a non-discriminatory, culturally sensitive way and acknowledge and respect the differences in beliefs and cultural practices of individuals or groups
1.11 Understand and respect the confidentiality of service users and use information only for the purpose for which it was given
1.12 Understand the limits of confidentiality in the context of a variety of team settings
1.16 Be able to gain informed consent to carry out assessments or provide treatment/interventions and document evidence that consent has been obtained
1.17 Be aware of current legislation and guidelines related to informed consent, for individuals with lack of capacity
1.18 Recognise personal responsibility and professional accountability for one’s actions and be able to justify professional decisions made
1.19 Be able to take responsibility for managing one’s own workload
1.20 Understand the principles of professional decision-making and be able to make informed decisions within the context of competing demands including those relating to ethical conflicts and available resources
1.21 Be aware of and be able to take responsibility for managing one’s own health and well-being

Domain 2: Communication, Collaborative Practice and Teaching
2.3 Recognise service users as active participants in their health and social care and be able to support service users in communicating their health and/or social care needs, choices and concerns
2.6 Be able to produce clear, concise, accurate and objective documentation
2.10 Understand and be able to recognise the impact and importance of effective leadership and management on practice
2.11 Understand and be able to discuss the importance of effective conflict management
2.12 Understand the need to work in partnership with service users, their relatives/carers, guardians and other professionals in planning and evaluating goals, treatments and interventions and be aware of the concepts of power and authority in relationships with service users
2.13 Understand the need to build and sustain professional relationships as both an independent practitioner and collaboratively as a member of a team
2.14 Understand the role and impact of effective inter-disciplinary team working in meeting service user needs and be able to effectively contribute to decision-making within a team setting
2.15 Understand the role of relationships with professional colleagues and other workers in service delivery and the need to create professional relationships based on mutual respect and trust

Domain 3 Safety and Quality
3.5 Be able to demonstrate sound logical reasoning and problem-solving skills to determine appropriate problem lists, action plans and goals
3.11 Understand the principles of quality assurance and quality improvement
Domain 4. Professional Development
4.1 Be able to engage in and take responsibility for professional development
4.2 Understand the need to demonstrate evidence of ongoing continuing professional development and education, be aware of professional regulation requirements and understand the benefits of continuing professional development to professional practice
4.3 Be able to evaluate and reflect critically on own professional practice to identify learning and development needs; be able to select appropriate learning activities to achieve professional development goals and be able to integrate new knowledge and skills into professional practice
4.4 Understand and recognise the impact of personal values and life experience on professional practice and be able to take responsibility and manage this impact appropriately
4.5 Understand the importance of and be able to seek professional development, supervision, feedback and peer review opportunities in order to continuously improve practice


Domain 5. Professional Knowledge and Skills
5.1. Know, understand and apply the key concepts of the domains of knowledge which are relevant to the profession for individuals, groups and communities
5.4 Critically understand the importance of effective supervisory frameworks and be able to actively participate in same.
5.5 Critically understand and be able to apply principles of social justice in one’s work including being able to appropriately challenge negative discrimination and unjust policies and practices.
5.10 Critically understand the role and purpose of relationship-based practice, including the importance of planning the withdrawal of services
5.13 Be able to evaluate the effect of their own characteristics, values and practice on interactions with service users and be able to critically reflect on this to improve practice
5.19 Critically understand the role of ethics in the use of digital and social media including maintaining confidentiality and professionalism
5.20 Be able to write concise, accurate reports which articulate and justify professional decisions made
5.27 Be able to communicate in English at a standard equivalent to C1 on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Key topics to be addressed include the role and purpose of supervision, self care, working with children, and professional writing.

Not applicable to this module.

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

Feedback will be provided individually to students on their assignment