Practice Educator Preparation and Support

Practice Educator Training

Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) for Social Work - Training and Endorsement Guidance

The Social Work Reform Board made the decision that social work students should be assessed on placement by a practice educator who has met the learning outcomes set out in the Practice Educator Professional Standards. These standards set out requirements at two stages, commensurate with the different levels of complexity and responsibility in teaching, assessing and supervising social work degree students. The two documents below provide full information about the requirements, learning outcomes and timescale for implementation.

Practice Educator Professional Standards (PDF, 76.4KB)

Practice Educator Professional Standards Guidance (PDF, 140.1KB)

Social Work Practice Educator Training Course - 2020/21 Course dates will be posted on this site as soon as they are confirmed

Our practice educator courses are designed to help you teach, train, supervise, assess and mentor others who are involved in learning and development activities.This course is for you if you want to take on the practice educator role or become an on-site practice supervisor for organisations who provide social work placements for Sheffield Hallam University. The University places the majority of its students in South Yorkshire and North east Midlands. The course content is mapped to the requirements of the Stage 1 Practice Educator Framework (PCF).

The course is delivered over 4 days and will be presented twice in the academic year; please see the dates below. There is a fee of £175 for the complete course. A certificate is issued after complete attendance of all 4 days. Any missed days will need to be attended before the candidate can be considered as having completed the course. Any partially completed days will be considered as missed days and will need to be attended as such to ensure that the candidate has completed the course.

To book a place on the Practice Educator Training Course, please apply to the Student Experience Team by e-mail to alliedhealth@shu.ac.uk. A member of the team will let you know if there are any places available on the course, and will e-mail you an application form if there are. Spaces are limited on the course and are often filled quickly. It is recommended that you complete your booking as quickly as possible.

For more information about the Practice Educator course please contact:

Deborah Develin at d.develin@shu.ac.uk

Paul Stapleton at p.stapleton@shu.ac.uk

On-site Work Based Supervisor Training Course - 2020/21 Course dates will be posted on this site as soon as they are confirmed

If you work for an agency or organisation that provides placement learning opportunities to Sheffield Hallam University social work students and you would like to become a Work Based Supervisor, we are offering a dedicated two-day training course in spring 2020, at a course fee of £95. The university places the majority of its students in South Yorkshire and the North East Midlands.

For more information about the Work Based Supervisor course please contact:

Deborah Develin at d.develin@shu.ac.uk

Paul Stapleton at p.stapleton@shu.ac.uk

Practice Educator/Placement Supervisor Updates - Pre-Registration Social Work Programmes (BA Social Work, Masters in Social Work)

We are pleased to confirm that our next Practice Educator/Placement Supervisor and University Placement Tutor briefing will take place on

• Wednesday 23 September 2020, 1000-1200
• Please contact Deborah Develin or Paul Stapleton for details of how to join.

The following Core areas must be included in all Practice Educator/Placement Supervisor updates:

• HCPC professional standards, including new SCPE
• Overview of the students' university programme
• Assessment process that occurs in practice
• Process to follow when a student is failing to progress
• How to access placement information websites for key information and SHU contacts
• How to access placement information websites for key information about support available to Mentors/Practice Educators/Supervisors in their role in supporting the students
• Where SHU placement learning policies are housed on the SHU placement learning websites
• Processes for escalation of concerns, and the essential need for the placement provider to communicate with the university about any incidents or accidents or concerns

Practice Assessor Workshop 2020 - Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP), Post-Registration programme

• Practice Assessor Workshop presentation (PDF, 660.8KB) (PDF, 574KB)

Resources for Mentors

The Department of Social Work, Social Care and Community Studies Research Cafe

September 2017 (PDF, 259.9KB) - here you can find Ignazia Bartholini, Senior researcher – University of Palermo's presentation on The intimate enemy: Gender violence between Public Emancipation and Private Oppression of Love. Models of prevention.

November 2018 (PDF, 1.5MB) - here you can find the presentation by Marti Taru, Researcher - Tallinn University, Youth work: Impacts and role in society.