About
Fact File
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Title
PRACTICE TEACHER (SOCIAL WORK) 2 Day Workshop
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Code
CPD1617
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College
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Duration
2 Days
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Fees
0 See Fees and Costs for full details.
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Entry Requirements
Motivation and Interest in Social Work Fieldwork and Practice Teaching See Requirements for full details.
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Closing Date
30th August 2019
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Venue
G27, O'Rahilly Building, UCC
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Professional Accrediting Body
Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW)
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Start Date
4th September 2019
Outline
Two day workshop: Wednesday 4th September and Thursday 5th September 2019
This CPD workshop has been organised by the School of Applied Social Studies primarily for potential Social Work Practice Teachers who hope to take social work students on placement in the future. It would also be beneficial for Social Workers in the field who may not have taken students for some time and wish to have their skills in practice teaching refreshed and updated.
There is an expectation that those attending will be available to take a student in January or September 2020.
The Course will be formally opened by Professor Cathal O’Connell, Head of the School of Applied Social Studies and course contributors include: Dr Carmel Halton, Director of MSW, Carmel also teaches on the Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Fieldwork Practice and Supervision (Social Work). Joanne Rose, Fieldwork Coordinator; Caroline Shore Lecturer and Tutor on MSW who recently carried out research into Social Work students’ experiences of how ready and prepared they are for practice placement; Simone McCaughren, Director, Lecturer and Tutor on BSW. Dr Kenneth Burns, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Course Director of Master in Social Work programme and a research associate with ISS21. Share O’Meara, Social Worker and Practice Teacher with experience of working in areas such as Child Protection, Probation and Foster Care, IASW and FORSA member. Linda Doran, Head of Disability Support Services.
Click on link below to view the timetable of events over the two days:
CPD1617 Timetable (0.5MB)
Practicalities
Details on the location of the course will be provided on registration and payment for the course, but it will be held on UCC Campus.
On-street parking is available close to the university, and there are several options for pay-parking nearby:
https://www.ucc.ie/en/discover/visit/parking/
Requirements
Requirements: Motivation and Interest in Social Work Fieldwork and Practice Teaching
Fees and Costs
Free to Attend
How Do I Apply
This course is now fully booked. Please complete the form below if you would like to be added to the waiting list for this course should a space become available.
NB: If a space becomes available, all those on the mailing list will be emailed to advise of same and the space will be allocated to the first person who contacts us in relation to it.