Course summary
The Postgraduate Award in Professional Development: Social Work Education, is designed to provide you with a framework in becoming a Practice Educator. The course will enable you to advance your skills in providing an effective learning environment. You will be given the opportunity to supervise, teach and assess social work degree students who are on placement and to demonstrate your competence in meeting the 4 domains of the Practice Educator Professional Standards for Social Work (PEPS). The course provides a continuous professional development framework for social care professionals. Graduates from this programme will be highly competitive candidates for further postgraduate study at MSc, MPhil and PhD level. Key features
- A blended learning experience to enable you to engage in face to face teaching and virtual learning, alongside your busy practice
- Develop fundamental skills required in Practice Education including adult teaching theory, effective supervision, constructing feedback and assessment principles
- Contemporary theory combined with the competencies needed to undertake complex practice and advance your practice in relation supporting and developing others
- Modules to develop and challenge your critical reflection, critique and synthesis to inform evidence-based practice
- Opportunities to explore social work values and develop innovative thinking in a supported environment
- Develop and demonstrate your competence and capability at an enhanced level
- Opportunities to evidence your continued professional development as required by Social Work England
Modules
- Practice Educator Professional Standards Stage 1 (PEPS 1)
- Practice Educator Professional Standards Stage 2 (PEPS 2)
Assessment method
The course provides opportunities to test understanding and learning informally through the completion of practice or ‘formative’ assignments. Each module has one or more formal or ‘summative’ assessments which are graded and count towards the overall module grade. Assessment methods include essays, reports, presentations and portfolios. Pebblepad online portfolios are used to give you the opportunity to evidence your competencies. You will complete reflective essays, allowing you to evaluate and analysis your social work practice. You will receive feedback on practice assessments and on formal assessments undertaken by coursework. Feedback on examination performance is available upon request from the module leader. Feedback is intended to support learning and you are encouraged to discuss it with personal academic tutors and module tutors as appropriate. We aim to provide you with feedback on formal course work assessments within 20 working days of hand-in.
Entry requirements
Applicants need to be registered social workers with 2 full years post qualifying experience in social work prior to the start of the course and demonstrate that they are practising at BASW (2018) PCF Experienced Social Worker level. The applicant will be offered a place when a member of the course team confirm they meet all the criteria for entry and they have made arrangements to support, supervise and assess a student social worker. Students with relevant previous study or with extensive experience may be considered eligible for recognition of prior learning.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Additional fee information
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Provider information
University of Worcester
Henwick Grove
Worcester
WR2 6AJ