'Decent' work in social care
Oxfam-UWS and British Academy funded research project on how 'decent' work can contribute to the urgent conversation to get care right.
Published in
on 10 Aug 2020
MSc Leading People-Centred Integrated Care
Promotional video for the MSc at University of the West of Scotland.
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on 24 Mar 2020
Everyday leadership from the frontline
Four stories that beautifully illustrate what leadership looks like from ground level - and the difference it can make to people's lives.
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on 11 Sep 2019
My Home Life Scotland
My Home Life (MHL) was originally a project set up in 2006 by the National Care Forum (an organisation that represents not-for-profit care homes) and Help the Aged. It was established to promote quality of life for those living, dying, visiting and working in care homes for older people through relationship-centred and evidence based practice. MHL has evolved into a collaborative movement of people across the UK.
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on 3 Oct 2014
Shared approach to performance assessment: demonstration projects final report
Integrated Assessment
Three demonstration projects were initially planned to cover assessment of performance of social work students within three distinct aspects of the social work degree: readiness to practice, academic based coursework and practice learning. The University based coursework project did not proceed. However, as noted above, this area was covered in more detail in the literature. The two demonstrations that ran addressed areas where little appears to have been tested.
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on 14 Aug 2005
Interprofessional learning and performance assessment: pilot project report
Our aim was to consider new opportunities for inter-professional learning within a range of existing and new service settings and explore the possibilities for a shared approach to the assessment of social work students in these placements. We have done this by placing one cohort (8) of Fast-track Direct Practice 1. (D.P.1.) Diploma in Social Work (Dip.S.W.) students in a range of placements provided by Quarriers.
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on 31 Jul 2005
Learning for effective and ethical practice: comprehensive knowledge review
Learning For Effective And Ethical Practice
Between November 2003 and July 2005, the Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education commissioned The Universities of Edinburgh, Dundee and The Robert Gordon University to undertake a study of Learning for Effective and Ethical Practice (LEEP), the main purpose of which was as follows: To improve radically the quality, quantity, range, relevance, inter-professionality and management of practice learning opportunities for the new social work honours degree.
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on 1 Apr 2005
Shared approach to performance assessment of social work students: literature review and practice audit
Integrated Assessment
Shared educational experiences between professionals is seen as one way of improving joint working once students qualify in their respective professions. The aim of this shared assessment project is to explore and document the ways in which professionals from disciplines other than social work can contribute to the performance assessment of social work students and conversely where they are less able to do so.
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on 14 Sep 2004
