Reading & Resources

Reading & Resources

This is where you will find all the reading and resources for our Practice Educators & Practice Educators in training.

Journal Articles

Banks, S. (2008) ‘Critical commentary: social work ethics’, British Journal of Social Work, 38, 6, pp. 1238-1249.

Caffrey, B., & Fruin, H. (2019). An exploration of issues affecting the assessment of social work students on practice placement in England. Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 16(1-2), 68-82.  

Collingwood. P. (2012) Integrating theory and practice. The Three-Stage Theory Framework. Whiting & Birch Ltd.

Jo Finch & Prospera Tedam (2023) Failure to fail or fast tracking to failure: a critical exploration of social work placements, Social Work Education, DOI:

Lefevre, Michelle(2005)’Facilitating Practice Learning and Assessment: The Influence of Relationship’, Social Work Education,24:5,565 — 583

Lengthy Unpaid Placements in Social Work
Lengthy unpaid placements in social work: exploring the
impacts on student wellbeing

Neurodiverse Inclusive Social Work Education
Neurodiverse inclusive social work education
considered through a student partnership
Newman. A, Burke. B., Harrison. P and Igbinovia. K. (March 2023)  From Student to Practitioner: Race, Racism and Social Work

Parker. J  (2007) Developing Effective Practice Learning for Tomorrow’s Social Workers, Social Work Education, 26:8, 763-779, 

Stone, Clare (2018) Transparency of Assessment in Practice Education: the TAPE Model. Social Work Education, 37 (8). pp. 977-994.

Walker. J & Gant. V (2021) Social Work Students Sharing Practice Learning Experiences: Critical Reflection as Process and Method, Practice, 33:4, 309-327 

Woods. T. (2015) Practice educators’ experiences of facilitating and assessing student values and ethics learning: constructing dialogue.

Yuet Wah Yeung. E, Newman. A & Burke. B (2019): Navigating relationships in practice learning: voices from practice educators, Social Work Education.

Research Briefings/Scoping Reviews

Lewis. J and Bolton. P. (30 May 2023) Student mental health in England: Statistics, policy, and guidance. Research Briefing.

Finding a Balance: How to ensure Equality, Diversity and Inclusion is for everyone. More in Common Report

Practice Education in England: A National Scoping Review
This report outlines the findings from a national scoping review of practice learning and education in England.
This review was carried out by the University of East Anglia (UEA) in partnership with Research in Practice.

Books to Purchase

Edmonson D (2014) Social Work Practice Learning – A student guide. SAGE

Field P et al (2016) Practice Education in Social Work. Critical Publishing

Jones, S (2015) Social Work Practice placements. SAGE

Mantell, A (2019) Reflective Practice in Social Work. SAGE

Parker J (2004) Effective Practice Learning in Social Work. SAGE

Reid W & Maclean S (2021) Outlanders: Hidden Narratives from Social Workers of Colour (from Black & Other Global Majority Communities). Kirwin Maclean Associates Ltd

Websites

British Association of Social Workers | BASW
British Association of Social Workers
The independent professional membership organisation for social work across the UK
International Federation of Social Workers
The International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) is the global body for the profession. The Federation and its national members strive for social justice, human rights and inclusive, sustainable social development through the promotion of social work best practice and engagement in international cooperation.

The Student Social Work Hub
An online community for social work students who all share hopes, fears and interests.

SelfCare Psychology
SelfCare Psychology: Home of Professional Self Care. Training, blog & resources to support practitioners at risk of Professional Trauma & Fatigue. Stress, Compassion Fatigue, Vicarious Trauma and Burnout.

One Stop Social
Contains lots of resources, including a list of useful websites

The National Organisation for Practice Teaching (NOPT)

The Practice Supervisor Development Programme (PSDP) has released over 30 new resources, inspired by the ‘Supervising the Supervisor’ programme, to support learning and development for all middle leaders who manage practice supervisors in children’s social care.

Research In Practice – Anti-Racism supervision matters

Community Care (You will need to see if your organisation has a log in and use that to access) See below for some direct links:

YouTube

Dr Karen Treisman
Dr Treisman, clinical psychologist, has developed therapeutic resources for working with children
Siobhan Maclean
I have been a proud social worker for 30 years and a practice educator for 25 years. I have a passion for our profession and am particularly interested in what I would refer to as ‘connected’ social work. By that I mean social work which enables people to create and maintain connections. Those connections might include: · Theory and practice · Reflective practice · Analysis and hypothesising · Relationships I hope that this channel will help social workers at every stage of their career journey to reflect and connect.
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
The Social Care Institute for Excellence improves the lives of people of all ages by co-producing, sharing, and supporting the use of the best available knowledge and evidence about what works in practice. We are a leading improvement support agency and an independent charity working with organisations that support adults, families and children across the UK. Our work goes well beyond the traditional social care sector. We support citizen-led groups, national and local government, care, health and housing providers, and voluntary, private, community and faith groups. We help individuals and organisations to keep children and adults safe from abuse and neglect, and deliver better social care, health, housing and support to children and adults.

Podcasts

Social Work Radio – UK Podcast
Social Work Radio brings you interviews and discussions on the issues that matter to social workers in the real world.
Helpful Social Work Podcast | Social Work Podcast
Welcome to ARM-OUR: a podcast from the Anti-Racist Movement (A.R.M). A platform where courage meets compassion, and connection flourishes within our community. Join us on a journey of fearless self-discovery and collective resistance as we disrupt racial and intersectional narratives in and across the breadth of social work.

E-Learning

e-Learning courses - SCIE
Improve your own or your staff’s frontline knowledge, skills and practice in health and social care with the latest e-learning courses from SCIE.
Attachment in the early years
This free course, Attachment in the early years, covers theory and research in the area of attachment in early childhood. In the 1950s, John Bowlby was the first person to develop a theory about the significance of early attachments between caregivers and very young children.

Children and young people’s participation
Listening to children is a first step in the participation agenda, which is reasonably well established. By contrast, enabling children to share in decision making lags some way behind. This free…

Facilitating group discussions
Gain an insight into facilitating meetings and discussions in the workplace. In this free course, Facilitating group discussions, you will look at some of the behaviours effective facilitators…

How to be a critical reader
In this free course you will focus on how to be a critical reader. Reading critically is an essential skill at university. It means being aware of your own purposes and opinions as you read and…

Introduction to child psychology
Childhood is a time of rapid growth and development, and studying these changes is endlessly stimulating. In this free course, Introduction to child psychology, you will be introduced to the…

Challenging ideas in mental health
Take a new and different look at mental health. This free course, Challenging ideas in mental health, invites you to think differently about life’s dilemmas by taking account of the views of all…

Perspectives on social work: individual stories
In this series of four interviews you will watch a service user, a carer, a social worker and a social work manager talking about their different experiences. The interviews will illustrate the…

Introducing ageing
Everyone is ageing, whatever their current age, and we live in a world where many people are living much longer than previous generations. This is often seen as a problem. But is it? This free…

Supporting and developing resilience in social work
What does it take to become a resilient practitioner in social work? This free course, Supporting and developing resilience in social work, will guide you through some important concepts. An…
Main landing page for The Open University free short courses

Other Resources

Dr Joanna Rawles | Nottingham Trent University | How to help students embed critical thinking into their reflection – PowerPoint presentation

Dr Joanna Rawles (via Journal of Practice Learning & Teaching) | How social work students develop the skill of professional judgement: Implications for practice educators

Dr Treisman’s Creative Resources
Dr Treisman’s website also has useful resources available for purchase, such as Parenting patchwork cards & Emotion stamps
Mental Capacity Resource Centre
Mental capacity newsletter, hosted by barristers’ chambers; you can sign up for monthly alerts