| CODE | SWP5107 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Practicum and Supervision | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Social Policy and Social Work | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit will consist of two components, namely a practical component and a theoretical component which will focus on supervision. The practical component will consist of fifty hours of direct practice. The practicum component of the study-unit will offer students first-hand experience of practice in Family Mediation. During their attachment to the Family Mediation service students will be assigned a Fieldwork Teacher who will induct them into Family Mediation Practice, allocate tasks and provide regular supervision of the student's practice. During the induction period students will be expected to shadow their Fieldwork Teachers in their Family Mediation Practice. After this induction period they will be allocated X cases which they will follow through themselves under the close supervision of their Fieldwork Teacher. Students will be expected to undertake 5 hours of practice per week over a ten week period. A University Tutor will be allocated to each student and will meet with the student and Fieldwork Teacher at the beginning and end of the placement. The University Tutor and Fieldwork Teacher, in discussion with the student, will draw up an assessment report of the student's practicum. This will be used by the Board of Examiners for Practicum and Supervision as a basis for determining the mark/grade for the Practicum component of the study-unit. The second part of the study-unit will be dedicated to the knowledge and skills of supervision. Supervision will be explored from both a theoretical and applied perspective. Supervision functions, supervision policies, standards of practice for supervision, the supervision relationships, and group supervision will be considered from the supervisees' perspective. Study-unit Aims The aims of this study-unit are: (a) To offer students first-hand experience of supervised and assessed practice in Family Mediation. (b) To provide students with the opportunity to apply theory to practice and to truly test their practice competencies. (c) To explore clinical supervision from both a theoretical and applied perspective. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate beginning competence in family mediation as observed by their Fieldwork Teacher and as critically described by them in their clinical report of their practice. - Critically appraise the supervision they received during their practicum drawing on the knowledge they would have gained about supervision during the study-unit. This they would do from a supervisee perspective. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) demonstrate self-awareness skills; (b) use their interpersonal skills to engage effectively with service users and other professionals; (c) use information gathering and assessment skills; (d) use their professional self effectively in the mediation process; (e) demonstrate skill in working within the parameters set by legislation, policies and code of practice that regulate mediation; (f) terminate and evaluate their professional work effectively. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Selected Bibliography: - Hawkins, P. and Shohet, R. (2000) Supervision in the Helping Professions. (2nd edn), Buckingham: Open University Press. - Morrison (2005). Staff Supervision in Social Care Making a real difference for staff and service users. Brighton: Pavilion Publishing. (not avialable) - Munson, C. E. (2002) Handbook of Clinical Social Work Supervision, (3rd edn.) New York: The Haworth Press Inc.(an earlier edition is available). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lectures, Seminars and Placement | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Maureen Cole Mary Muscat (Co-ord.) |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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