Practice Education in Social Work

<strong>Overview</strong><br/>Supporting students in practice settings is important. As a practice supervisor or practice educator, you are responsible for ensuring that social work students who graduate as registered practitioners are competent for their role.<br/><br/>By completing this short course, you will gain experience in supervising social work students, and meet stage 2 of the Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) for social work. You will develop the knowledge and skills needed to supervise a learner in a practice environment, and you will also reflect on your own practice, developing skills as a positive role model.<br/><br/><strong>What youll experience</strong><br/>On this short course youll cover:<br/>• The role of the practice educator<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Facilitating and enhancing learning opportunities<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Principles of Assessment and Evaluation<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Adult learning theory<br/><br/><br/><br/>• How students learn<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Critical evaluation of the influence of power and authority in the supervisory relationship<br/><br/><br/><br/>• Working with struggling and failing students<br/><br/>