Consolidated teaching Week 4

• Social Work
• Higher Education (degree)

 Week 4

Plan for session:
1. Overview of BMPI- Relationship Building

2. Overview of Research- Reflective Writing & Library Task

3. Overview of Sociology- Poverty & your presentation

4. 12 noon- Independent group work session

Books:

• Chapter 3 'Character and relationship-based approaches to social work ethics' in Banks, Sarah (2012) Ethics and Values in Social Work. Basingstoke; Palgrave MacMillan.
  
• Hennessey, R. (2011) Relationship Skills in Social Work, London: Sage.
  
• Knott, C. and Scragg, T. (2013) Reflective Practice in Social Work.

Video material

Watch the Videos on Week 4 canvas page - excellent resources for this week

-Assessed year in employment (Ciaran Traynor)

-Patricia Higgins (NISCC) and Michael Burns (OSS Dept of Health)

Presentation 

• All do this online remotely via Teams for the presentation.

Presentations

 Content 2: Use of self and relationship building

&

relevant to your self-evaluation 

Who has started their presentation?

Why do you think relationships are so important in social work?

What qualities are required?

Useful Quotes

"The use of self in social work practice is the combining of knowledge, values, and skills gained in social work education with aspects of one's personal self, including personality traits, belief systems, life experiences, and cultural heritage."  (Dewane, 2006- PDF on Canvas)

"The relationship between social workers and service users has been seen to be at the centre of good social work practice." 

(Trevithick, P. (2021) Social Work Skills and knowledge: A practice handbook. 3rd edn. New York: McGraw-Hill Education.)

Research & Academic Skills

Reflective writing models

Assignment Guidance 

Library Task

Video

https://www.ulster.ac.uk/student/success/academic/academic-content/writing-reflectively

Activity - Library Session

This is much more than simply watching the video.

You needed to put  research skills into practice and explore all databases to find articles to support your videos.

YOU WERE ADVISED TO WATCH ALL VIDEOS BEFORE DECIDING WHICH TO FOCUS ON.

Key word search

When you watched the clip- based on 3/4 of the key words related to your chosen video clip, you were required to:

1. Find an article from a relevant database (remember your library session) 
2. The article should be able to provide some research /knowledge in helping a social worker to better understand the experience and needs of a similar service user.

Activity - Library session

The journal article should be relevant to either mental health and carers, or safeguarding vulnerable adults. 

The video links provided demonstrated these areas including:

•  Mental health 
• Service user & carer issues 
• Vulnerable older people
  

Article search

 You should have your downloaded article printed and read.

You will now be put into categorised groups where you will:

1. Summarise 3 key points from your journal article to your fellow group members- which you see as most relevant to the issues in the video clip.
2. Identify what the research method was.
3. Discuss the process of searching for your article how you see this applying to your future social work practice.

Groups

Get into a group corresponding to your journal article e.g:

Group 1- Mental health

Group 2-Service user & carer issues

Group 3-Vulnerable older people
 

Well done!

You have just completed your Week 6 Submission!!

Assignment Guidance

SWK 112 Guidance for Sociology & Social Policy Presentations

Assignment brief

The small group presentation will encourage students to identify a theme (for example poverty, racism, health and well-being, mental health). In small groups you will be required to identify and apply relevant sociological and social policy concepts and consider the implications for Anti Oppressive Practice.

Task

• Groups of 5 students- equal contribution
•  Narrated PowerPoints must be submitted via Canvas:
• DATE: Friday 25th October 2024
  
• TIME: By 12 NOON.
  
• Via Canvas
• Presentations are 15 minutes long

Presentation

The presentation will enable

students to start the development of ideas for the 2,000-word assignment

Suggested layout:

One cover/title slide, and reference slide at the end

a. Introduction to theme, rationale for choosing the topic

b. Key research and statistics relating to the theme, relevant to NI

Layout (cont)

c. 2 sociological Concepts and implications for anti-oppressive practice relating to your theme.

d. 2 social policy Concepts and implications for anti-oppressive practice relating to your theme.

Layout (cont)

e. Conclusion-

Overview of how your group worked as a team and the key learning for the group.

 (Highlight One take home message for social work practice).

Ensure if you are providing a summary NEW information is not introduced at that stage!

Guidance 

• Include name of the student who is delivering on each slide –
• Use the notes section for detailed explanation of the slide content.
• Referencing – you are expected to Include references on each slide and within the notes section, with a slide at the end detailing a full reference list for the presentation. Referencing should conform to UU Harvard Guidance.
•  Required to submit a video of your presentation along with the PowerPoint &  UU cover sheet (one for the whole group).

Tips for an effective presentation

• Divide work up fairly and work jointly on the different sections, make this clear in your presentation.
• This helps to ensure that sections connect with each other and improves the flow of the presentation.

Tips for an effective presentation (cont)

• Consider group contract/ plan to decide roles, schedules, and sharing of resources/ workload. Use this as a test of your ability to work as a team and the challenges this brings.
• Be wary of duplication – time is limited so although presentations should flow from one person to the next, make sure you do not repeat what another team member has said.

Tips

• A plan/structure should be included at the outset, detailing how you intend to proceed.
• Develop in your ability to be concise & have a clear focus on the task.
• Commentary is strongest when well supported by ref to an explicit knowledge base, & weaker, when more generalised/ unsupported;.
• Integration of good critical commentary on the contribution of Sociology is required e.g.  functionalism and conflict theory, impact of stigma/shame/labelling on individuals and families.
• Section on social policy should engage with welfare, to include supporting acad texts & should address the impact of neoliberal ideology on welfare. 

The Study Skills Handbook

Chapter 5- Pages 98 & 99 

Making the group work & being an effective group member

I Daniel Blake
Who watched it?

I, Daniel Blake

In pairs consider your personal thoughts and feelings about poverty. 

Lets create a class mind map to summarise your feelings from watching the film.

Defining poverty

The Poverty and Social Exclusion UK research project defines poverty as ‘those whose lack of resources forces them to live below a publicly agreed minimum standard’ (see http://www.poverty.ac.uk/definitions-poverty)

Definition is important because it determines actions to address poverty.

 Current statistics

TASK: Please move to sit in your groups for the small group presentation.

Research current statistics related to poverty in NI. Sources could be: Trussell Trust, Barnardo's, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, NISRA, NI GOV.

Create a fact sheet and present to the class

Takeaway from today...

On your Post-it write down one "takeaway" from today.

Now...

Library Rooms or Online Teams Meet Up

for your sociology presentations

(This room will be locked)