‘Why is This Not Social Work?’ The Contribution of ‘Non-Traditional’ Placements in Preparing Social Work Students for Practice

References

• Atherton , S. 2008 . A Guide to Developing and Supporting Practice Learning Opportunities in Social Work Education By and For the Independent, Private and Voluntary Sector , Birmingham : Skills for Care West Midlands .
   Google Scholar
• Badham , B. and Eadie , T. 2000 . Why bother? Voluntary sector involvement in social work education . Social Work Education , 19 ( 2 ) : 185 – 189 .
   Google Scholar
• Baron , C. 2004 . Fair play; creating a better learning environment for social work students in a social care setting . Social Work Education , 23 ( 2 ) : 25 – 37 .
   Google Scholar
• Bates , N. , Immins , T. , Parker , J. , Keen , S. , Rutter , L. , Brown , K. and Zsigo , S. 2010 . “Baptism of fire”: the first year in the life of a newly qualified social worker . Social Work Education , 29 ( 2 ) : 152 – 170 .
   Google Scholar
• Bellinger , A. 2010 . Studying the landscape: practice learning for social work reconsidered . Social Work Education , 29 ( 6 ) : 599 – 615 .
   Google Scholar
• Billingham , J. 1999 . Developing and sustaining practice placements in small voluntary agencies . Social Work Education , 18 ( 3 ) : 335 – 345 .
   Google Scholar
• Billingham , J. and Roberts , S. 2002 . Creative practice learning: exploring opportunities to fulfil students requirements . Practice , 14 ( 4 ) : 29 – 41 .
   Google Scholar
• Boeije , H. 2002 . A purposeful approach to the constant comparative method in the analysis of qualitative interviews . Quality and Quantity , 36 : 391 – 402 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Braye , S. , Preston-Shoot , M. and Thorpe , A. 2006 . Social Work Law in Practice: A Research Project to Explore Social Work Students' Law Learning on Practice Placement , Southampton : HEA SWAP .
   Google Scholar
• Cairns , C. , Coleman , A. , McCaughan , S. , McLaughlin , H. and Scholar , H. 2009 . Evaluation of Practice Learning Placements on The Prince's Trust Team Programme , Salford : University of Salford .
   Google Scholar
• Carpenter , J. , McLaughlin , H. , Patsios , D. , Blewett , J. , Platt , D. , Scholar , H. , Tunstill , J. and Shardlow , S. 2010 . Newly Qualified Social Worker Programme: Evaluation of the First Year: 2008–2009 , Leeds : CWDC . [online]. Available at: http://shortbreakcarers.cwdcouncil.org.uk/assets/0001/1071/NQSW_Y1_Evaluation_print_copy.pdf, accessed 2 December 2010
   Google Scholar
• Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) . 2009 . NQSW: Outcome Statements and Guidance , Leeds : CWDC .
   Google Scholar
• Children's Workforce Development Council/Skills for Care/General Social Care Council (CWDC/Skills for Care/GSCC) (2008) Practice Learning and Preparation for Statutory Social Work—What is Needed? Report from Three Consultation Events Held in September [online]. Available at: www.skillsforcare.org.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.aspx?lID = 1537&sID (http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.aspx?lid=1537&sid) , accessed 3 March 2010
   Google Scholar
• Department for Children, Schools and Families, Department of Health & Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in partnership with the Social Work Reform Board (2010) Building a Safe and Confident Future: Implementing the Recommendations of the Social Work Task Force [online]. Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_digitalassets/@dh/@en/@ps/documents/digitalasset/dh_114251.pdf , accessed 1 April 2010
   Google Scholar
• Department of Health (DH) . 2002 . Requirements for Social Work Training , London : Department of Health .
   Google Scholar
• Department of Health (DH) (2003) ‘Jacqui Smith launches the practice learning taskforce’, DoH News Release 27 January [online]. Available at: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Pressreleases/DH_4024442 , accessed 2 March 2010
   Google Scholar
• Doel , M. , Deacon , L. and Sawdon , C. 2007 . Curtain down on Act One: practice learning in the first year of the new social work award . Social Work Education , 26 ( 3 ) : 217 – 232 .
   Google Scholar
• General Social Care Council (GSCC) . 2002 . Accreditation of Universities to Grant Degrees in Social Work , London : GSCC . [online]. Available at: http://www.gscc.org.uk/For+course+providers/Degree+resources/, accessed 7 December 2009
   Google Scholar
• Glaser , B. and Strauss , A. 1967 . The Discovery of Grounded Theory: Suggestions for Qualitative Research , Chicago, IL : Aldine .
   Google Scholar
• Gregson , L. and Fielding , J. 2008 . Student social workers in school settings: a practice assessor's perspective . Journal of Practice Teaching & Learning , 8 ( 2 ) : 91 – 101 .
   Google Scholar
• Hafford-Letchfield , T. and Spatcher , P. 2007 . Getting to know you: social work students' experiences of direct work with children in education settings . Social Work Education , 26 ( 3 ) : 311 – 317 .
   Google Scholar
• Hughes , M. 2009 . Development and implementation of social work practice learning opportunities in NHS settings with no previous experience of social work education . Journal of Practice Teaching & Learning , 9 ( 1 ) : 20 – 45 .
   Google Scholar
• Hugman , R. 2009 . But is it social work? Some reflections on mistaken identities . British Journal of Social Work , 39 : 1138 – 1153 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kings College, London . 2008 . Evaluation of the New Social Work Degree Qualification in England. Volume 1: Findings , London : King's College, Social Care Workforce Research Unit .
   Google Scholar
• Laming , Lord . 2003 . The Victoria Climbie Inquiry , London : The Stationery Office .
   Google Scholar
• Laming , Lord . 2009 . The Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report , London : The Stationery Office .
   Google Scholar
• Maclean , S. and Caffrey , B. 2009 . Quality Factors in Social Work Practice Learning: The North West Experience , Leyland : Skills for Care North West .
   Google Scholar
• Parker , J. , Hillison , K. and Wilson , L. 2003 . SwiSP: the social work students in schools project . Practice , 15 ( 4 ) : 69 – 87 .
   Google Scholar
• Pickering , M. 2001 . Stereotyping: The Politics of Representation , New York : Palgrave .
   Google Scholar
• Practice Learning Consortium . 2008 . Case Studies , Sheffield : Practice Learning Consortium . [online]. Available at: http://www.practicelearningconsortium.co.uk/placement_case_studies, accessed 3 March 2010
   Google Scholar
• Practice Learning Consortium . 2009 . Social Work Development Partnership—Proposed Revised Definition of Statutory Practice Learning: The Voluntary and Independent Sector , Practice Learning Consortium/Skills for Care .
   Google Scholar
• Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) (2008) Honours Degree Benchmark Statements [online]. Available at: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/academicinfrastructure/benchmark/honours/default.asp , accessed 7 December 2009
   Google Scholar
• Scholar , H. , McLaughlin , H. , McCaughan , S. , Coleman , A. and Cairns , C. 2010 . Evaluation of Social Work Student Placements in Three Regions Delivering The Prince's Trust Team Programme , Salford : University of Salford Centre for Social Justice .
   Google Scholar
• Skills for Care (2009) Report on Revised Definition of Statutory Practice Learning [online]. Available at: http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/socialwork/practiceplacements/sw_statutory_practice_placements.aspx , accessed 28 December 2010
   Google Scholar
• Social Work Reform Board (SWRB) . 2010a . Building a Safe and Confident Future: Progress Report from the Social Work Reform Board , London : Department for Education . [online]. Available at: http://www.education.gov.uk/swrb/, accessed 28 December 2010
   Google Scholar
• Social Work Reform Board (SWRB) . 2010b . Building a Safe and Confident Future: One Year On—Detailed Proposals , London : Department for Education . [online]. Available at: http://www.education.gov.uk/swrb/, accessed 28 December 2010
   Google Scholar
• Social Work Reform Board (SWRB) (2010c) Practice Educator Professional Standards for Social Work [online]. Available at: www.skillsforcare.org.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.aspx?lID = 7091&sID (http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/nmsruntime/saveasdialog.aspx?lid=7091&sid) , accessed 20 April 2011
   Google Scholar
• Social Work Task Force (SWTF) . 2009 . Building a Safe, Confident Future: The Final Report of the Social Work Task Force , London : Department for Children, Schools and Families, Stationery Office .
   Google Scholar
• Strauss , A. and Corbin , J. 1990 . Basics of Qualitative Research: Grounded Theory Procedures and Techniques , Newbury Park, CA : Sage .
   Google Scholar
• Todd , S. and Schwartz , K. 2009 . Thinking through quality in field education: integrating alternative and traditional learning opportunities . Social Work Education , 28 ( 4 ) : 380 – 395 .
   Google Scholar
• Training Organisation for Personal Social Services (TOPSS) (2002) National Occupational Standards for Social Work [online]. Available at: http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/developing_skills/National_Occupational_Standards/social_work.aspx , accessed 7 December 2009
   Google Scholar
• Triangle Consulting (2009–2011) Outcomes Star TM [online]. Available at: http://www.outcomesstar.org.uk , accessed 31 March 2011
   Google Scholar
• Valentine , D. 2004 . Field education: exploring the future, expanding the vision . Journal of Social Work Education , 40 ( 1 ) : 3 – 11 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ward , A. 2005 . Total immersion: using group care placements to maximise practice learning . Social Work Education , 24 ( 4 ) : 423 – 438 .
   Google Scholar
• Wong , Y. and Pearson , V. 2007 . Mission possible: building social work professional identity through fieldwork placements in China . Social Work Education , 26 ( 3 ) : 292 – 310 .
   Google Scholar