Placement Learning Expectations

The Social Work - Placement Learning Expectations document sets out general expectations of all those involved in the partnership between students, placement provider organisation staff, university lecturers, service users and carers in the practice education of social work professionals.

Roles and Responsibilities

Students are advised that they must follow their placement provider's policies and guidelines at all times while on placement.

Pre-Registration Social Work programmes - BA Social Work and Masters in Social Work

• The Roles and Responsibilities Handbook for Practice Learning (PDF, 252.4KB) explains your responsibilities for your placement learning, and how other people contribute to your learning on placement.
• The Online Meetings Guidance for Social Work students on placement (PDF, 127KB)has been developed to guide you on the good practice to follow when you are meeting people online during your placement learning experiences.

Post-Registration Social Work programmes - Approved Mental Health Professional

Practice Assessors for the Approved Mental Health Professional programme please refer to the Handbooks page on this website to access guidance on the roles and responsibilities of students, university and placement providers in relation to the AMHP programme.