WEEK 2

• Social Work
• Foundation Degree

Group Work

In groups reflect on the required reading & key themes for each directorate. 

Reflect on your placement experiences, did you experience any of the issues in the article?

Share your experiences

10 minute discussion 

5 minute feedback 

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"Risk has to be seen as a positive and enabling as well as a potentially harmful issue, that allows worker discretion and support risk taking amongst client groups but also ensures that proportionate efforts are made to reduce the likelihood of harmful outcomes" (Barry, 2007:4)

Your stories?

Collaboration

Think about a person in your life who influenced your development and growth?

What was it about them helped you?

Think of practical examples?

What about experiences where people's efforts to assist you were unhelpful?

What does the acronym HURT stand for?

1. Honesty, Unequal practice, lack of Respect, lack of Technical competence
2. Horrific practice, Unbelievable attitudes, Ridiculous standards, Terrible training
3. Happy, Upbeat, Reasonable, Terrific
4. Hurt, Understanding, Risky, Time

Turner, C. (2003). Are You Listening?: What Disabled Children and Young People in Wales Think about the Services They Use: a Consultation to Inform the Children and Young People's National Service Framework. Welsh Assembly Government.

What are your dreams?

One sentence each student

Our Dreams

Write it down..

How does it feel?

What positive possible steps could you take to move towards your goal?

Who might be able to help you

Sanderson & Lewis. A Practical Guide to Delivering Personalisation : Person-Centred Practice in Health and Social Care,

Kinsella, P. (2000). Person Centred Risk Assessment. Liverpool: Paradigm.

Reading for next week cont..

Strengths-based approach:

Practice Framework and

Practice Handbook

 Link on canvas

Now...Tutorial Group 1

11:00- 12 noon

I'll see Group 2 at 12noon- you need to go now and begin work in your presentation groups.