Direct observations, gathering feedback and reporting progress training
Part of BASW's Taught Skills Programmes for Practice Assessors & Practice Educators
Delivered by BASW’s accredited training partner DCC-i via MS Teams. Suitable for Practice Educators – (PEPS / PE Assessors, PEPS / PE Mentors, PEPS / PE Coordinators, Practice Mentor Assessors) and Practice Assessors (ASYE Assessors, NQSW Assessors, PAs of NQSWs, PAs of ASYEs, Supervisors of NQSWs, Supervisors of ASYEs).
Follow links for further sessions in the Practice Assessor Programme and the Practice Educator Programme.
This session outlines the requirements of Practice Assessors & Practice Educators in terms of assessing the progress of their NQSW/student/social work apprentice via observations of practice, written work, service user and professional feedback.
This course explores how to ensure the NQSW/student/social work apprentice is developing as a well-rounded practitioner, able to work with their own team, other professionals, their primary service user and the service user’s wider network. Assessors and educators need to be able to undertake a holistic assessment process and triangulate the evidence and use this to support the NQSW/student/social work apprentice in their learning journey.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand what to look for when undertaking observations, how to record this and how to support the NQSW/student/social work apprentice to draw learning from the experience.
- Understand how to gain meaningful feedback from the team, other professionals, service users and their families.
- Understand how to report progress against the NQSW/student/social work apprentice’s requirements and support them to identify their learning.
Learning Methods:
A combination of learning methods will be used throughout the session, including lecture, workshop and group work. Interactive and experiential methods, group and pair work, and interactive activities in the form of quizzes, polls, case studies, and reflection dilemmas will be used, to inform participant learning and support application to practice.
Resources Required:
This course will be delivered by MS Teams, please ensure your IT equipment is updated and is running audio/visual and the latest version of Teams – please use the joining instructions provided.
Programme Outline:
9 am - Please log on to MS Teams and join the meeting in the general channel
9. 30 - Introductions, ground rules & Explanation of online methods
9.45 What do we want to assess?
- Practice skills with service users and their families
- Ability to work with colleagues
- Ability to work with other professionals
- Skills of analysis, decision-making & recording
- Values, ethics and self-reflection
COFFEE / SCREEN BREAK
11:00 How do we assess and feedback?
- Observation
- Feedback from Service Users/Professionals
- Analysis of written work
- Feeding back to promote self-reflection
- Capturing learning needs and a plan to achieve them.
12.15 Feedback & Evaluation
12.30 CLOSE
The Trainer:
Chloe Whittall
Chloe is a qualified and Social Work England registered Social Worker who has worked in both voluntary sector and in statutory service settings, including practice as a Consultant Social Worker within children's safeguarding services.
Chloe holds qualifications in Social Work, Counselling, Diploma in Systemic Family Therapy, Practice Education, Management and Leadership and Training. She is a practicing BIA and Practice Educator / Assessor.
Chloe oversees our practice activity, including specialist assessment and our children and family offers. She also provides leadership across our ASYE / NQSW and Practice Education / Assessor programmes.