Policy Press

Supporting Struggling Students on Placement

A Practical Guide

By Jo Finch

Published

Mar 29, 2017

Page count

140 pages

ISBN

978-1447328735

Dimensions

198 x 129 mm

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Mar 29, 2017

Page count

140 pages

ISBN

978-1447328759

Dimensions

Imprint

Policy Press

Published

Mar 29, 2017

Page count

140 pages

ISBN

978-1447328766

Dimensions

Imprint

Policy Press
Supporting Struggling Students on Placement

Are you a practitioner, supervisor, practice educator, mentor or university tutor supporting students who are struggling on, or failing, their practice placement? Here is the practical guidance you need.

Jo Finch draws on both her own experience training Practice Educators, and international multi-disciplinary research and literature. Chapters examine the signs and symptoms of a struggling student, emotional impact and emotional processes of decision making, and strategies for working effectively with students and academic institutions. Reflective exercises enable you to bring these methods to your own practice.

The ideas here will further knowledge and engender confidence for any teachers, assessors and supervisors on courses with a practice learning component.

Jo Finch is Reader in Social Work and Deputy Director of the Centre for Social Work Research, Cass School of Education and Communities, University of East London. Jo's main research interests centre on practice learning, assessment and suitability, with a focus on struggling or failing students.

Introduction

The context of practice learning and assessment across professions

How do we know when a student is failing to achieve the required standards?

The emotional impact of working with a struggling student

Assessment and strategies for working effectively with struggling students

Working constructively with key stakeholders in social work education

Conclusion