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Wirral Council provides opportunities for social work students to shadow and co-work along side experienced children’s social workers and with a range of multi-agency professionals. Students will under direct work on cases and  identify local resources with children, young people and families.

Students are supported to attend relevant training, prepare for interviews and complete applications for future employment. There are placement opportunities in teams with expertise in the following areas;

  • Assessment and Intervention; statutory assessments, completing chronologies and genograms, Strategy Meetings, Child Protection Conferences, Legal Gateway, the Supporting Families Enhancing Futures Practice Model, Child Protection Plans and Crisis Resolution Home Treatment.
  • Permanence; planning and review, assessments, Permanence Panel, Legal Gateway, completing Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires and Personal Education Plans
  • Fostering; mainstream foster carers, connected carers and assessment of new foster carers, supporting carers, foster care reviews, running support groups, working on the duty system, Child Looked After reviews and care planning meetings.

Wirral Adult’s Services

Placements will continue to be organised by the university Placement Coordinator.

Adult Social Care undertakes statutory duties under pieces of legislation including the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005 and Mental Health Act 1983. Wirral Council have adopted a 3Conversations approach to engaging with adults with care needs (18years+) and their support network (carers/community).  There are placement opportunities in Adult Teams with expertise in the following areas:

Community/Locality

Assessment, supporting planning and safeguarding experience within various Wirral localities.  Strengthening connections with local resources and agencies; such as housing (including residential and nursing homes) and specialist care providers.

Hospital Discharge/Reablement

Assessment, supporting planning and safeguarding experience with adults after period of hospitalisation or health crisis intervention. Working with health and therapy practitioners within a multi-disciplinary setting.