Yesterday I went on an unannounced visit to a carer’s home with a recently qualified male worker, to observe the way the checks are done. Some very real safety concerns emerged, but the carer gave two explanations, which, while not seeming totally plausible in terms of the actual concerns, were certainly partially credible. The issues [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Anti-oppressive practice?
Posted in children and families, social work, student issues on August 6, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Hitting the ground running
Posted in children and families, social work on August 4, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I posted a while ago about spending some time with the local authority fostering team to gain extra experience and meet the assessment requirements for my placement. I began last week and from now on, I will spend two and half days in each location. Fostering was certainly very different from the children’s advocacy [...]
Reflections after two thirds of placement
Posted in children and families, social work, student issues on August 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Yet again it’s been ages since I last posted- I totally underestimated how difficult this stage of the course is.
I am effectively working full-time- for no salary- and then coming home at night and having to write a reflective log, thinking about what I’ve learned that day. At weekends I write the essays, or update [...]
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