Your Social Work Practice Placement

Ian Mathews is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Lincoln. He has been a qualified Social Worker since 1981 & is a founding member of Green-Templeton College, Oxford. He has substantial practice experience in health & social care including several years as an Approved Social Worker & Practice Teacher. He has a particular interest in mental health issues having been the professional lead for social care in the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust prior to joining the university. Karin Crawford is a Principal Teaching Fellow in the School of Health and Social Care and Director of Teaching and Learning for the Faculty of Health, Life and Social Sciences at the University of Lincoln.

• IntroductionPART ONE: PRE-PLACEMENTProcesses and PracticalitiesKnowledge, Skills and ValuesPART TWO: THE BEGINNING OF THE PLACEMENTProcesses and PracticalitiesKnowledge, Skills and ValuesPART THREE: THE MIDDLE OF THE PLACEMENTProcesses and PracticalitiesKnowledge, Skills and ValuesPART FOUR: THE END OF THE PLACEMENTProcesses and PracticalitiesKnowledge, Skills and ValuesConclusionGlossary of Terms and AbbreviationsReference List

In the ever changing world of social work, students need a firm footing from which to launch themselves into placement. This book offers that foundation. It provides a great balance between informative guidance and theoretical perspectives that will undoubtedly benefit any student preparing to enter the placement world.