Placement in the Field of Social Work
Knowledge
The student
- Has knowledge of their placement site, their mandate, tasks and function.
- Has knowledge of their placement site's role in a larger network of welfare services.
- Has knowledge of the impact of and interplay between living conditions, health, employment, education and participation in social life and society, and how these affect people’s life, both at an individual level and for the society.
- Has knowledge of interprofessional collaboration on an individual- and system level.
- Has broad knowledge of the use of relational competence and communication skills in relational work with users, next of kin and professionals.
- Has broad knowledge of professional ethics, values, dilemmas and professional inquiries in social work
- Can update his/hers knowledge of relevant laws, regulations and guidelines.
Skills
The student:
- Can master relevant methods and tools to investigate, evaluate and make decisions in cooperation with the ones seeking help.
- Can apply academic knowledge and skills, experience and user knowledge in his or her professional practice.
- Masters to plan and carry out collaborative meetings.
- Can reflect upon the interplay between professional knowledge and political guidelines and terms in professional practice
- Can reflect critically about his/her own professional role and values i relation to relevant users and adjust according to supervision.
- Masters relevant digital quality systems and journal- and documentation systems- and tools.
Competence
The student:
- Can plan and carry out professional assessments, decisions and tasks in accordance with evidence-based practice.
- Can plan and carry out investigations, evaluations and make decisions in cooperation with the ones seeking help.
- Can plan and carry out professional tasks in complex and contradictive situations.
- Can plan and carry out collaboration meetings.
- Has insight into the interplay between research based knowledge, experience based knowledge and personal competence in his or her professional practice.
- Has insight into the role as social worker in the placement site.
- Can exchange opinions and experiences with colleagues and supervisor, and through this contribute to developing good practice.
- Can document and communicate his or hers professional knowledge and assessments, both in writing and orally.
The students are entitled to supervision 1-2 hours per week during their professional practice. Part of the supervision can be carried out in groups. Students shall be supervised by a practical training supervisor with experience in the placement field and who is a qualified social worker.
Together with the student, the practical training supervisor shall draw up a cooperative agreement concerning the placement and conduct evaluations after six and 12 weeks, as well as a final evaluation. Students are also entitled to supervision from an assigned teacher from the university. The teacher will be available for the placement site and students during the whole placement period. The teachers provides induvial supervision for the students on written work and written assignment. In addition, the students is expected to study on their own.
Passed Professional practice (PR) requires fulfilled learning outcomes, attendance according to regulations, and approved written assignments. In case of not-passed practice, the whole placement must be re-done. Written Assignment (OP). Grade: Passed/not passed
PR and OP must both be approved to pass the subject.
Overlap refers to a similarity between courses with the same content. Therefore, you will receive the following reduction in credits if you have taken the courses listed below:
SA202S - Placement in the Field of Social Work - 30 credits