Continued

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Development

2019-2020

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Continued Professional Development Continued Professional Development (CPD) is the process of attaining skills, knowledge and experience that you can gain formally and informally whilst you work.

In this guide you will find a series of accredited modules and development opportunities for social workers to undertake that can link into your progression as a Social Worker and PMDS/appraisal.

Please be aware that we cannot guarantee attendance on any of the listed courses, due to availability.

For specialised training, please refer to your organisation’s Practice Development or Learning & Development teams.

ACS/HPFT - practice.development@hertfordshire.gov.uk

CS - cstraining@hertfordshire.gov.uk

For any Teaching Partnership related enquiries, please contact HertsSWTeachingPartnership@hertfordshire.gov.uk.

What is the Teaching Partnership? The Hertfordshire Social Work Teaching Partnership (HSWTP) is a collection of four agencies working together in partnership to bring out the best in our social workers and social work students.

The HSWTP consists of:

• Hertfordshire County Council (Adult Care Services & Children’s Services)

• Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust and Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service

• The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust

• University of Hertfordshire

We aim to provide high quality training for social workers and to exemplify practice quality

through first class training for pre and post qualifying social workers, improving the recruitment and

retention of our workforce and ensuring a steady stream of high-calibre social workers to the

frontline. For more info visit our webpage at www.hertssocialwork.org

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Contents

Development Opportunities

Practice Lecturing Page 4

Human Growth & Development Conference Day Page 4

Candidate Selection Days Page 4

Student Application Days Page 4

Readiness for Practice Assessment Panels Page 5

Readiness for Practice Modules Page 5

Case Study Development Page 5

MSc Induction Days Page 5

BSc Induction Days Page 5

Visiting Lecturer Page 6

Practice Assessment Panel Page 6

Practice Educator Support Group (Formerly Practice Educator Network) Page 6

Research Opportunities Page 6 & 7

Accredited Modules

Pre-AMHP Page 8

Approved Mental Health Professionals (AMHP) Page 8

Practice Educator Page 8

Safeguarding: Working with Risk and Opportunity Page 9

Concepts and Theories of Wellbeing Page 9

Social Work Practice Approaches Page 9

Reflective Supervision and Leading on Practice Page 10

Best Interest Assessor (BIA) Page 10

Policy, Power and Activism Page 10

Other Opportunities and Events

Values, Diversity, Behaviour and Cultural Differences in Social Work Page 11

Action Learning Set Facilitator Training Page 11

Credits and Awards Page 12

Reflective CPD Log Page 13

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Development Opportunities

University of Hertfordshire Social Work Degree Programme There are a number of opportunities available with the BSc and MSc Social Work programmes at the University of Hertfordshire. You can select from any of these opportunities and receive a certificate of attendance for your CPD record.

Practice Lecturing For both the BSc and MSc social work programmes at the University of Hertfordshire, and modules at the Tavistock and Portman, there will be opportunities to co-deliver lectures on certain modules. Academics will provide the theory on topics and Social Workers can bring that theory into real world practice.

Dates: There are a lot of opportunities across the academic timetable, therefore please register and we will get back to you

Human Growth & Development Conference Day

Come along to a series of talks by MSc Social Work students at the University of Hertfordshire, who are delivering their final module assessment through the form of a poster and presentation. Social Workers are invited to attend and provide feedback to students and also to the tutors, to help them come to a decision for the students’ marks.

Date: April 2020

Candidate Selection Days

Decide who your future colleagues are and have a say on the future of Social Workers with this opportunity to be involved in the degree programme from the very start. Your role in the candidate selection day is to take part in a group discussion and one to one interviews with prospective students for the BSc and MSc Social Work programme.

You will be provided with a pack of information, a schedule of the day and what questions you will need to ask.

Dates: January - March 2020

Student Application Days

Students from the BSc and MSc programme will have their 70 and 100 day placements with Hertfordshire County Council, HPFT or in the private and voluntary sector. Before placements begin, students are invited to an induction at Hertfordshire Development Centre in Stevenage to learn more about what they will do on placement, student conduct and more. Social Workers are invited to give a brief talk Induction Days so that students can get a flavour of what to expect within a busy social work team.

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Dates: To be confirmed

Readiness for Practice Assessment Panels Once a student cohort has completed placement, the University of Hertfordshire host a practice assessment panel. Practice Educators are invited to attend this panel. Final student portfolios are randomly selected for review by the panel, to quality assure the marking and student experience.

In addition, any issues about particular students are raised and discussed by the panel.

Dates: To be confirmed

Readiness for Practice Modules

Similar to Practice Lecturing but with further involvement such as the assessment of presentations. Dates: To be confirmed

Case Study Development

This is an opportunity to write an anonymised case study for an academic to use in the classroom with students. The case studies are to be a maximum of 2 pages and you must be prepared to spend an hour talking through the study with the academic on the topic.

You must seek Line manager sign off prior to sending any case studies to academics for data protection purposes.

MSc Induction Days We seek three Practice Educators for two hours to co-deliver a ‘beginners guide to placement’ session with academics to new MSc students.

23rd September 2019 2pm-4pm

BSc Induction Days

We are seeking three—six Social Workers and two-three recent graduate Social Workers to co-deliver on the topics ‘social introductions lunch’, ‘what is social work discussion’ and ‘programme experience learning journey’.

23rd September 2019 12.30pm - 2pm 24th September 2019 11am - 12pm 26th September 2019 11am - 12pm

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Visiting Lecturer

Similar to Practice Lecturing, however for this opportunity you will deliver a full lecture on your own and gain staff privileges to resources within the University. This opportunity is ideal for Social Workers who are looking to get into academia. You must have experience of delivering at University level or through Practice Lecturing.

Dates: There are a lot of opportunities across the academic timetable, therefore please register and we will get back to you

Practice Assessment Panel (PAP)

As part of the degree programmes at the University of Hertfordshire, all students must submit a completed portfolio in order to pass their placements. Every portfolio is first moderated by social work placement tutors and from their recommendations any fail or problematic portfolios are then moderated by a member of the PAP, normally a Practice Educator.

The PAP members will also give feedback on the overall quality and consistency of the portfolio, and suitability of the placement. They will make recommendations about future placements and support for Practice Educators.

Practice Educator Support Group (Formerly Practice

Educator Network) The Practice Educator Support Group (PESG) is a place for Practice Educators to come together to network and seek support with their placement students, focusing around a particular topic for each session.

Topic: Placement preparation and how to support students with learning needs

Date: 25th September 2019, 1.30-4pm, College Lane Campus at University of Hertfordshire

Topic: Preparing for Mid-way and implementing the Mandela Model

Date: 20th November 2019, 1.30-4pm, College Lane Campus at University of Hertfordshire

Research Opportunities There are a number of events hosted by the Teaching Partnership aimed at Social Workers who wish to expand their knowledge of research, how to use it in their practice and how to get involved in ongoing research projects.

Research Coffee Meetings

Run by our Research Champions, this is a relaxed and informal setting for Social Workers from across the Partnership to get together and share research articles, journals and put out issues that teams might be struggling with and that other colleagues may have insight on.

Bring a brew, an article and be ready to chat about your findings and how it’s helped you!

No need to book, just show up!

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Dates: Tuesday 3rd September, 2.30pm—4.30pm, Apsley 2

Thursday 5th September, 3pm-4.30pm, Farnham House

More dates to follow

Research Conference 2020 Following on from the success of the 2019 Research Conference, next year the Teaching Partnership will host another research conference, showcasing findings of our colleagues to share best practice and discuss the ever evolving field of social work.

Are you currently undertaking research you would like to present on? Contact us!

Date: June 2020

Research Champions

We are seeking volunteer Research Champions who can take an active role in bringing up to date research and opportunities to Social Worker colleagues.

Your role can vary from an active role in hosting your own Research Coffee Meetings, attending Teaching Partnership Research Meetings and getting involved with future research projects—to having a more desk based role, such as having a login to OpenAthens, where colleagues can ask you to find specific journals to send on to them, promoting Teaching Partnership events and encouraging colleagues to get involved. Research Champions also meet up to discuss what they are running and how they can support each other to drive further research awareness.

We are currently looking for more Research Champions across all services. We are also looking for Champions to host a Research Coffee Meeting on a semi-regular basis in County Hall.

Please contact HertsSWTeachingPartnership@hertfordshire.gov.uk if you are interested.

E-Professionalism and Online Safeguarding

The national Principal Children and Families Social Workers (PCFSW) network in partnership with CAFCASS, National IRO Managers Partnership (NIROMP), Making Research Count, Research and Management Consultancy Centre and Hertfordshire Teaching Partnership as well as a number of leading local authorities are undertaking a national research project into studying current practice and providing best practice guidance and principles for digital practice in social work and social care.

This is a much-needed research into digital professionalism and online safeguarding and given the scale of the research Dr. Peter Buzzi has been commissioned to lead this research.

This is a two-year research project and the first component, a digital professionalism survey, has been launched today. Tell us your views about the digital professionalism and online safeguarding by completing the survey: https://survey.esafeguarding.org/zs/QbB36N

A national half day conference will take place on the 18th November 2019 from 9 – 12:30 at Kings

College, London and all Hertfordshire staff are invited to attend. Dr. Buzzi will present the initial findings from the research and Hertfordshire research champions will support and facilitate small focus group discussions which will contribute to the overall research outputs and publication.

If you would like to know more about this research project, please contact Claudia Megele (PSW Children’s Services) or Tanya Moore (PSW Adult Services).

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Accredited Modules

Pre-AMHP (15 credits)

University of Hertfordshire

Aims: The short course is designed to achieve two objectives: First, to build knowledge and

understanding of social perspectives on mental health issues. Second, to familiarise you with

current academic standards including use of library and internet sources, assignment requirements

and use of qualitative research methods. This is the foundation course required for entry to the full

AMHP course.

Assessment: A reflective and critical 2,000 word assessment based on a short, qualitative research activity.

Cohort Dates: April 2020 Cohort Full. Watch this space for new dates!

AMHP Approved Mental Health Professionals (30 credits)

University of Hertfordshire Prerequisites: Successful completion of the Pre-AMHP course and pre-course interview

Aims: The course aims to equip trainees seeking approval under the Mental Health Act 1983 with

the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake formal Mental Health Act Assessments. Divided

between in-class lectures and practical placement under the supervision of a qualified AMHP.

Assessment: In class test on Law and Code of Practice. Assignment on fronted assessment.

Case studies. Submission of satisfactory portfolio. Evidence of achievement of competencies.

Successful completion of placement.

Cohort Dates: September 2020 (3 months) Cohort Full. Watch this space for new dates!

Ongoing Commitments: AMHPs are required to commit two days each month to the AMHP rota

Practice Educator Course (30 credits)

University of Hertfordshire || All Services

Aims: The aim of the course is to give you the knowledge and practical skills required to practice

educate social work students, to provide staff mentoring and enable work- based learning. It

provides the minimum requirements to be a practice educating for all social work degree students.

Assessment: Successful portfolio completion to include: Peer assessed presentation, 700-900 word summary of the presentation, Direct observations of practice, 3500 word assignment to reflect on practice education experience

Cohort Dates: September 2020

Ongoing commitments: PE’s are required to take a student every two years to maintain their

qualification

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Safeguarding: Working with Risk and Opportunity (30 credits)

University of Hertfordshire || All Services

Aims: Aimed at health and social care professionals, the aim of this short course is to enhance

their skills in critical reflection, in decision making and to increase awareness of evidence based

practice; to critically analyse and develop their professional role relating to safeguarding issues

and processes; and to recognise and work with the risks and opportunities that are created by

safeguarding situations.

Assessment: This course is primarily assessed through A 2500-word essay (80%), critically and

analytically discuss a case study, incorporating a range of perspectives; and Practical (20%)- peer

assessed individual presentation, using appropriate format, a safeguarding case study.

Cohort Dates: February 2020

Concepts and Theories of Wellbeing (15 credits)

University of Hertfordshire || All Services

Aims: Aimed at health and social care professionals, the aim of this short course is to develop a

critical understanding of notions of wellbeing through analysing varying theoretical constructs from

a range of perspectives. Students can appreciate the complex and contested nature of wellbeing

and its place in the lexicon of contemporary understanding of individuals, families, communities

and society.

Assessment: This course is primarily assessed through a 2500-word essay, critically discussing

the theoretical, policy and research underpinnings of wellbeing.

Cohort Dates: April 2020

Social Work Practice Approaches (30 credits)

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust || All Services

Aims: This module will introduce the central theoretical principles of two contemporary strengths-

based approaches in social work with adults, young people, families and children – Trauma

informed practice and Motivational interviewing. It will explore the evidence for their importance

and efficacy, and require participants to reflect upon their own practice experience in the light of

their learning. The module includes a focus on some complex case studies and skills development

sessions in motivational interviewing.

Cohort Dates: November 2019

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Reflective Supervision and Leading on Practice (30 credits)

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust || All Services

Aims: This module introduces social work practitioners working with children, young people

and families, and adults located in children’s or adult services, mental health teams, or CAMHS to the principles and skills involved in developing resilience through reflective supervision to affect the whole system. In this module you will read relevant texts and establish a practice frame that will enable you to develop skills and capacity in reflective supervision and resilience and organisational change. Cohort Dates: March/April 2020

Best Interest Assessors Course (BIA) (30 credits)

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust || Adult Care Services

Aims: Successful completion of this course will enable students to fulfil the statutory requirements

of the Best Interests Assessor (BIA) role. Students will have a clear understanding of relevant

legislation, an ability to record and report the decision making process and a full appreciation of

the need for a person centred and rights based approach to Best Interests decision making.

Assessment: Students will arrange to shadow 2 BIA assessments during the time of the course

and will also undertake three hour-long observations in a group care setting of either a hospital

ward or care home. Reflecting on the observation and shadowing experience is a key learning

activity on this course.

Cohort Dates: September 2020

Ongoing Commitments: Completing one day every four weeks on the BIA rota

Policy, Power and Activism (30 credits)

Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust || All Services

Aims: Can social workers shape and influence social policy at local and national levels? We often think of, and experience ‘policy’ as something imposed on us, over which we have little control or influence, consultations notwithstanding. This module introduces a range of alternative models and theories of policy processes that challenge the traditional ‘linear’, top down, mechanistic assumptions that govern much day to day policy practice. These alternative ways of understanding policy open up ‘spaces’ for action and activism that empower practitioners and service users, and challenge us to take responsibility for our part in the professional and social worlds we inhabit. Cohort Dates: November 2020

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Other Opportunities and Events

Values, Diversity, Behaviour and Cultural Differences in Social Work

This is an ongoing series of events hosted by MSc Social Work student Elvina Mavroudi, with the

intention of challenging Social Workers into thinking about how their own beliefs can impact on

their practice.

These seminars are a learning opportunity aiming to highlight the importance of culture

competence whilst working within the remit of our professional values.

Dates: December 2019

Action Learning Set Facilitator Training – for NQSW Action Learning

Sets, Professional Qualification endorsed by ILM for ACS

The facilitator training process: The training programme takes participants through a process to develop all the skills needed to become an action learning facilitator, including:

• the principles and conventions of action learning • setting up new sets • the skills of facilitation • coping with challenging set members • enabling sets to become self-facilitating • alternative models of action learning • evaluation of action learning

How long does it take?

• The course takes three days, during which time everyone will be thoroughly immersed in an action learning set. This is so all participants can fully understand the process and principles whilst experiencing being in and outside the set. With a maximum of six people on each course, everyone gains first-hand experience of facilitating an action learning session and receives feedback on their performance. They come away with confidence in the action learning process, ideas about how to apply action learning and a sound basis to further develop facilitation skills.

• A comprehensive workbook full of excellent resource material and references is given to each delegate.

• Develop transferable skills • The Action Learning Facilitating training course was endorsed by the ILM in 2008, in

recognition of its professional standards

Your commitment:

• Attend all three days of training 25th Nov, 26

th Nov and 27

th Nov 2019 Hertfordshire

Development Centre

• Attend a group for facilitators once a month to practice your skills post training.

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• Facilitate an ASYE Action learning set once a year, for six months each set lasts three

hours

Credits Structure As you will have seen in the Accredited Modules section, each module has a number of credits

attached to them.

These modules can be taken from either provider (University of Hertfordshire or Tavistock and

Portman NHS Foundation Trust) and used to create a PGCert or PGDiploma.

You do this by accumulating credits and ‘cashing out’ at either 60 credits (PGCert) or 120

(PGDiploma). You cannot use your PGCert to get a PGDiploma as these are ‘spent’ credits for the

award.

If you study modules with both the Tavistock and Portman and University of Hertfordshire, you will

need to move your credits from the Tavistock to Hertfordshire in order to obtain your award.

A new MA award is due in 2020—if you would like to work towards this, do not cash out your

credits for a PGCert or PGDiploma.

The below diagram provides an example of how you can accumulate credits; you can of course pull

modules from either partner, or just from one:

University of Hertfordshire Courses Tavistock and Portman NHS

Foundation Trust Courses

Practice Educator Course (30 credits)

Pre-AMHP (15 credits)

Safeguarding: Working with Risk and

Opportunity (30 credits)

Concepts of Theories and Wellbeing

(15 credits)

BIA (30 credits)

Policy, Power and Activism (30 credits)

Social Work Practice Approaches

(30 credits)

Reflective Supervision and Leading on

Practice (30 credits)

Post-Graduate Certificate (60 credits)

Post-Graduate Diploma (120 credits)

Example accumulation

of credits.

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