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The module is delivered over three months and comprises ten days of directed study away from the workplace. In the first year of operation this module will be delivered from October to December 2006. There will be five attendance days, normally Fridays, on a fortnightly basis and five days allocated for private study.
In the first year of operation this module will be delivered from October to December 2006.
Managing Practice 1 will involve:
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critical examination of up-to-date research, practice legislation and social policy issues in relation to managing work with children and young people, their families and carers;
- detailed consideration of how best to organise, enable and manage the learning, professional development and assessment of candidates involved in Specialist level post-qualifying practice with children and young people, their families and carers.
Eligibility
Normally, students will be expected to hold either a first degree or a professional qualification assessed at Level III (e.g. full Post Qualifying Award in Social Work). However, in line with GSCC requirements for the revised framework, the University of Plymouth is fully committed to recognising learning from all forms of professional activity and the admissions procedures provide access for those without certificated entry qualifications. The processes are intended to facilitate access to each level within the new post-qualifying framework for all practitioners wishing to do so and to provide them with an initial opportunity to demonstrate appropriate levels of existing knowledge and skills to support the reasonable expectation of successful completion of the module. Prospective students at this level who do not hold formal entry qualifications assessed, at minimum, at Level III, will therefore be required to provide:
- a curriculum vitae;
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a reference, normally from their employer, to confirm achievement of the Specialist level outcomes, evidenced from their recent practice in work with children and families;
- a personal statement of their own professional development, in no more than 1000 words, which presents a well-rounded picture of themselves as a professional practitioner with the capacity to:
- think critically about their practice in the context of the GSCC codes of practice and the principles of diversity, equality and social exclusion in a range of situations, including inter-agency and inter-professional contexts;
- use reflection and critical analysis in relation to their current practice in work with children and families, drawing systematically, accurately and appropriately on theories, models and relevant research.
Further information
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