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MODULE DESCRIPTOR
Module Title
Social Work Practice 2
Reference SS3080 Version 1
Created March 2020 SCQF Level SCQF 9
Approved July 2020 SCQF Points 30
Amended March 2020 ECTS Points 15

Aims of Module
To provide practice experiences, which will enable the student to demonstrate competence in the SSSC requirements contained in the Standards in Social Work Education document in a manner appropriate for a level 3 student.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1 Appraise knowledge of contemporary social policy and legislative issues and relate these to the organisational structures concerned with service delivery within the practice setting.
2 Apply an appropriate range of theory to an assessment of a service user.
3 Reflect on assessment, including analysis of risk.
4 Critically discuss knowledge of structural oppression, cultural diversity, and social exclusion with comment on how they impact on the lives and circumstances of service users.

Indicative Module Content
Direct practice experiences which will allow the student the opportunity to reflect, apply, and integrate a range of values and theories to social work practice. The student will draw from theory, practice and research of the subject matter and meet the expectations and knowledge requirement of engagement with public protection.

Module Delivery
Period of direct practice.

Indicative Student Workload Full Time Part Time
Contact Hours N/A N/A
Non-Contact Hours N/A N/A
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours 300 N/A
TOTAL 300 N/A
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body 300  

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type: Coursework Weighting: 100% Outcomes Assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4
Description: Essay

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
This module has one component with a 100% weighting. All learning outcomes are assessed by a written report.
Module Grade Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A A
B B
C C
D D
E E
F F
NS Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module Satisfactory completion of Stage 2 modules or equivalent.
Corequisites for module None.
Precluded Modules None.

ADDITIONAL NOTES
The Stage 3 period of direct practice will generate practice experiences which will allow the student to complete the following modules: SS3080 Social Work Practice 2 SS3081 Personal and Professional Development - Justification, Evaluation and Reflection

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1 Coulshed, V., & Orme, J., 2012. Social Work Practice. 5th edition. Basingstoke: Palgrave MacMillan.
2 Lishman, J., ed.,2015.Handbook for Practice Learning in Social Work and Social Care: Knowledge and Theory. 3rd Ed London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
3 Payne, M.,2020 Modern Social Work Theory 5th edition. London: Bloomsbury Academic.
4 Thompson, N.,2021. People Skills, 5th Edition. London: Red Globe Press.
5 Walker, S., & Beckett, C.,2010. Social Work Assessment and Intervention, 2nd edition. Lyme Regis: Russell House Publishing.


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