Practice Learning 2 (L5068A)
60 credits, Level 6
All year
On this module, you'll undertake a 100-day placement, developing your professional judgement and practice skills under supervision. You'll gain experience in direct practice with service users and carers, working with complex casework while applying social work law, theory and research.
During the placement, you'll:
- develop communication skills through direct practice
- work with more complex cases, including risk assessment and intervention
- practise in a different setting with a new service user or carer group
- apply evidence-based intervention methods
- adhere to professional standards and codes of conduct
- demonstrate capabilities in line with the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF).
By the end of the placement, you'll have the knowledge, skills and values to work with diverse user groups, handle complex situations and practise with greater autonomy while seeking appropriate supervision. Placement hosts will provide relevant learning experiences to prepare you for professional practice.
Teaching
5%: One-to-one (Tutorial)
74%: Practical (Workshop)
21%: Seminar
Assessment
33%: Practical (Presentation)
67%: Written assessment (Report)
Contact hours and workload
This module is approximately 200 hours of work. This breaks down into about 90 hours of contact time and about 110 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.
We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We鈥檙e planning to run these modules in the academic year 2025/26. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.
We鈥檒l make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.