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Experiences of post-qualifying study in social work
- Authors:
- DOEL Mark, NELSON Peter, FLYNN Elaine
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 27(5), August 2008, pp.549-571.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article is based on a research project to explore the experiences of past and current candidates for post-qualifying awards in social work in England. Also included are the leads of the post-qualifying consortia in England. The study used questionnaire survey and nominal group techniques to gather data, which were coded and categorised into themes. The main findings relate to the perceived purposes of post-qualifying study, motivations for undertaking post-qualifying study, the factors that sustain and hinder study, the advice that those who have or who are experiencing post-qualifying study would give to those about to start and future plans and hopes in this area. Post-qualifying study is generally valued, especially in relation to the opportunities it provides for professional development. The support of a mentor who has direct experience of the candidate's programme is highly prized, as are clear and consistent guidance from the programme and meaningful study time and workload relief from employers. There are also frustrations for some candidates who do not feel that their post-qualifying study has stretched them beyond qualifying standards or who experience the teaching as divorced from the realities of daily practice. The appetite for a wider choice of post-qualifying modules suggests that providers of post-qualifying study will need to collaborate within and across regions in order to achieve a critical mass of candidates for more specialist or focused learning. The study suggests a need for further research to understand the impact of post-qualifying study on candidates' social work practice.
All in the same boat
- Author:
- DOEL Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.07.06, 2006, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article focuses on the advantages of developing a groupwork service. The benefits are seen not just in a qualitatively different service, but also in terms of staff morale, professional development and teamwork, and in the contribution of groupwork to the agency's own learning about the people it serves. Practitioners accounts of the impact of the group, as documented systematically in portfolios, is seen as an important strategy to develop professional practice and to embed groupwork in an agency.
Experiences of post-qualifying study in social work
- Authors:
- DOEL Mark, FLYNN Elaine, NELSON Peter
- Publisher:
- Skills for Care
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 46p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This report is based on a research project to explore the experiences of past and current candidates for post-qualifying awards in social work in England. Also included in the study are the Leads of the post-qualifying consortia in England. The study used questionnaire survey and nominal group techniques to gather data, which were coded and categorised into themes. The main findings relate to the perceived purposes of post-qualifying study, motivations for undertaking post-qualifying study, the factors that sustain and hinder study, the advice that those who have or who are experiencing post-qualifying study would give to those about to start and future plans and hopes in this area. Post-qualifying study is generally valued, especially in relation to the opportunities it provides for professional development. The support of a mentor who has direct experience of the candidate's programme is highly prized, as are clear and consistent guidance from the programme and meaningful study time and workload relief from employers. There are also frustrations for some candidates who do not feel that their post-qualifying study has stretched them beyond qualifying standards or who experience the teaching as divorced from the realities of daily practice. The appetite for a wider choice of post-qualifying modules suggests that providers of post-qualifying study will need to collaborate within and across regions in order to achieve a critical mass of candidates for more specialist or focused learning. The study suggests a need for further research to understand the impact of post-qualifying study on candidates' social work practice.
Preparing post qualifying portfolios: a practical guide for candidates
- Authors:
- DOEL Mark, SHARDLOW Steven
- Publisher:
- Central Council for Education and Training in Social Work
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 19p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Provides a guide to compiling and presenting a portfolio, which is a requirement for CCETSW's Post Qualifying and Advanced Awards in Social Work.
Learning, practice and assessment: signposting the portfolio
- Authors:
- DOEL Mark, SAWDON Catherine, MORRISON Diane
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 170p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Comprehensive guide to integrating assessment, learning and practice, reflecting current concerns in health and social care. Argues that a holistic approach to learning can fit with a competency approach to assessment. The authors present their combined assessment and learning tool, the 'signposted portfolio' and show how it can work in practice. This portfolio forms both a summary of what the social work student or health care practitioner has learnt and the foundation of an assessment document.