Open AccessTraining practice assessors
Author(s) -
Pat Awcock,
Carleton Edwards,
Christine Knott
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of practice teaching in social work and health/the journal of practice teaching in social work and health/the journal of practice teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.12
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 1746-6113
pISSN - 1460-6690
DOI - 10.1921/jpts.v7i1.338
Subject(s) - general partnership , good practice , training (meteorology) , social work , medical education , quality (philosophy) , work (physics) , quality circle , psychology , pedagogy , medicine , political science , engineering ethics , engineering , operations management , geography , law , mechanical engineering , philosophy , epistemology , meteorology , lean manufacturing
In the UK, graduate level training for Social Workers became compulsory in 2003. Assessed practice had been a valued aspect of social work training in the UK and was given even greater emphasis on the new degree. There was, however, limited guidelines regarding the assessment role, which is carried out by specifically trained practitioners. This article reviews the development and implementation of a new course, designed to provide good quality assessors for the new degree. A significant aspect is the partnership working between a Local Authority and University and this is fully explored.