Practice Education in Social Work: Achieving Professional Standards (Critical Skills for Social Work)

Now fully updated to reflect the changing social work placement landscape and the BASW refreshed (2022) Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS), this best-selling book is an invaluable guide for social workers undertaking learning and assessment to gain and maintain Stage 1 or 2 qualified practice educator status and for those involved in facilitating the mentoring, learning, support, assessment and CPD of practice educators.

It covers all key areas within Practice Educator training and offers guidance on the application of key skills and knowledge in supporting, assessing and teaching social work students and managing the placement. It will particularly assist Practice Educators to: 

• Understand, prepare for and provide appropriate learning opportunities
• Understand and implement effective supervision of social work students, including development of reflection, knowledge, skills and values
• Understand holistic assessment of practice; assessing in line with capability levels expected at the end of first and final placement
• Deal with weaker or failing students
• Prepare the reader for the PEPS qualification process.