The Use of Photo Elicitation to Explore the Impact of Social Work Student’s Perceptions of Placements on Social Work Tutors and Consider Their Role in Practice Learning

Caffrey, Bridget; Fruin, Helen; McHale, Julie Bailey; Ridgway, Victoria; Mchale, Rebecca Bailey

doi:10.1080/09503153.2020.1859105

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“…As a tutor that feels horrible." (Caffrey et al, 2018) Placement setting, and organisation of student support and assessment within it, varies. Little is known about the impact of these differences on student assessment.…”

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“…We recently held a focus group with university tutors looking at the students' images. One commented "I still think there is a lot of subjectivity in the assessment which …comes back to that original point about relationships and I think …if the practice educator and the student like each other and get on, that subjectivity definitely influences and infiltrates the assessment"(Caffrey, Bailey-McHale, Ridgway, Bailey- McHale and Fruin 2018) Despite the complexity and potential pitfalls, assessing students practice involves Universities delegating this task to others, often providing minor support and retaining little control. Students not at the required standard need to fail.…”

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An exploration of issues affecting the assessment of social work students on practice placement in England

Caffrey

2020

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Abstract;This PN explores issues affecting assessment of social work students on practice placements in England. The authors have many years of experience in this area of social work and aim to highlight concerns about the complexity of assessment in practice settings. The PN reports on research presented by (author) at the 12th International Conference on Practice Teaching and Field Education in Health and Social Work, September 2018 to consider student perspectives. These highlight a sense of feeling powerless and judged. The PN also explores the wider issues potentially impacting on the assessment of students practice. Acknowledging the challenges of all assessments the PN considers how assessment of student practice may be further complicated by factors including the role and demands of universities, the impact of training and support for practice educators and pressures within current social work practice. The PN highlights longstanding inequalities within social work assessment on placements for some student groups, including BAME students. The authors draw on Brookfields (1998) reflective lenses and encourage the social work profession to reflect and consider how current practice might be improved. The authors invite ideas and feedback to stimulate a professional debate and new ideas.

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An exploration of issues affecting the assessment of social work students on practice placement in England

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2020

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An Exploration of Issues affecting the assessment of social Work students on practice placement in England

Caffrey

Fruin

2019

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The authors of this practice note acknowledge the centrality of practice learning in social work training in England. They recognise it is a defining feature of social work training. However they critically discuss the current model used to assess social work students on placement in England; a process prompted by research one of the authors presented at the 12th International Conference on Practice Teaching and Field Education in Health and Social Work, September 2018.The PN reviews persitant issues in the assessment of students on placement and argues these have been exacerbated by changes to practice within the English higher education system and social work practice. They argue the current system is fundamentally flawed and encourage the SW profession to reflect using imagination and creativity to envisage alternative ways to assess students practice and to identify new ideas to pilot.

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Social Work Students Sharing Practice Learning Experiences: Critical Reflection as Process and Method

Walker

Gant

2021

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This paper offers a commentary regarding the centrality of critical reflection in social work before discussing a research project drawing on a sample of ten social work students as they approached the end of their social work training in one English university. The original intention of the research was to focus solely on students' perceptions of critical reflection, but when using a more reflexive approach, we identified that participants utilised the focus groups as an opportunity to discuss their practice learning experiences per se before considering and discussing critical reflection. Most students were placed in child protection social work teams and discussed how they felt unprepared for such a fast-paced and stressful environment. Participants felt that the expectations some practitioners had of students were unrealistic, and not always commensurate with the Professional Capabilities Framework. Students highlighted the use of practice scenarios in developing their knowledge and skills particularly when considering their application of critical reflection. This study highlights the significance of adequate preparation for practice and argues for a more focussed agenda for future research exploring the culture of learning, including those factors that inhibit students sharing their concerns as well as the training needs of educators.

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The Use of Photo Elicitation to Explore the Impact of Social Work Student’s Perceptions of Placements on Social Work Tutors and Consider Their Role in Practice Learning

Cited by 5 publications

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An exploration of issues affecting the assessment of social work students on practice placement in England

An exploration of issues affecting the assessment of social work students on practice placement in England

An Exploration of Issues affecting the assessment of social Work students on practice placement in England

Social Work Students Sharing Practice Learning Experiences: Critical Reflection as Process and Method

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