Abstract:This paper describes the development of a particular type of nontraditional placement setting for final year social work students: a 100 day, last practice placement based within Police Public Protection Investigation Units (PPIUs) through collaboration between the Police and Manchester Metropolitan University. It will evaluate the degree of progress made since these placements began in 2007 and consider some of the strengths and difficulties encountered in providing consistently good quality practice learning… Show more
“…Some have utilised organisations where there are no social work staff, but staff from other professions who act as work place task supervisors (Hek, 2012;Jasper et al, 2013).…”
“…Some have utilised organisations where there are no social work staff, but staff from other professions who act as work place task supervisors (Hek, 2012;Jasper et al, 2013).…”
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