Computing facilities will be needed to access materials on the web and specialist online databases.
Access to appropriate texts and journals.

Contact Hours: (75)
12 hours Introductory whole group sessions ( Sept/Oct) 4 x 3 hours
20 hours Recall days x 4( Dec-March)
20 hours Engagement with Bb inc SUCG involvement) 1 hr pw x20 weeks
20 hours Practice based supervision discussions
3 hours Tutorial discussions

Independent Study Hours: (225)
30 hours preparation for, & practice based supervision
175 hours core reading and research
10 hours case study preparation
10 hours Powerpoint preparation & presentation

Service User and Carer Group ( SUCG) Involvement

Members of the SUCG will be invited to be involved in some of the Bb based discussions as Teaching Assistants on key themes for this module

Members of the SUCG will also be invited to serve on the assessment panel with social work practitioners and academic staff to assess the students¿ presentations and commentaries

1) a critical evaluation of major Government reports on aspects of social work, with particular emphasis upon the response to Lord Laming; the Personalisation agenda; care for vulnerable adults,; mental health and disability developments and legislation; and the implications for social work practice¿
2) a critical appraisal of the role and application of theoretical perspectives to social work practice;
3) a critical appraisal of the role of values and ethics in informing competent reflective social work practice

1. Verbal presentation, with powerpoint, of an individually prepared case-study based on the student's Honours Level Practice Learning Opportunity 20 minutes (contributes to meeting LO 3)
2. An accompanying commentary on the presentation 2,500 words (contributes to meeting LO's 1 & 2)

Students must pass both elements

Formative assessment
Tutors will give general feedback on student discussions via Bb discussion group contributions
Practice teachers will explore the key themes of this module in their regular supervision sessions with the student
Draft outlines of the student's chosen theme for the presentation will be commented upon by academic tutors

Banks, S. (2001) Ethics and Values in Social Work. 2nd ed. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan
Beckett, C. & Maynard, A.( 2005) Values and Ethics in Social Work : an Introduction. London, Sage
Coulshed, V. & Orme,J. (2006) Social Work Practice. 4th ed Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan
Gray,M. & Webb,S. (2009) Social Work : Theories and Methods. London, Sage
Milner, J. & O¿Byrne (2009) Assessment in Social Work. 3rd ed. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan
Payne, M. (2005) Modern Social Work Theory. 3rd ed. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan
Thompson,S & Thompson,N. (2008) The Critically Reflective Practitioner. Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan

This module is open only to students enrolled on the BA (Hons) Social Work