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Social Work – More than a job?
Roisin McGoldrickRecruitment and Selection Coordinator
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Is it the right choice?
• Students need to be resilient, realistic, ready
• It’s a challenging course academically• It’s demanding emotionally• Placement makes up 50% of years 3 & 4• Full time course• Some things you might encourage pupils to think
about…
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Thinking About Social Work?
• What do social workers do?
• Where do they work?
• Would I make a good social worker?
• What qualifications do I need?
• Who studies social work?
• How do you cope with all the bad publicity?
• How do I decide if it is the right course for me?
• Where can I get experience?
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What do social workers do?
• Social workers help, support, and protect people who experience difficulty in their daily living
• Social work is about care, and can also be about protecting people from harm
• Social work is about helping people using a professional knowledge and training
• Social work is about making good relationships with people
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Where do social workers actually work?
• Local Authorities• Schools• Prisons• Hospitals• Faith Based
Organisations• Voluntary
Organisations• Charities• Private Companies
• Criminal Justice • Drug and Alcohol
Addictions• Mental Health
Services• Residential Services• Community Care• Early Years• Disability• HIV/AIDS• Adoption and
Fostering• People Seeking
Asylum
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Would I make a good social worker?
• Can you make good relationships with people based on trust and openness?
• Can you make difficult decisions?
• Can you accept people for who they are ?
• Can you recognise prejudice and discrimination?
• Are you passionate about human rights and social justice?
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What qualifications do I need?Undergraduate course - 4 years• ABBB at Higher – no specific subjects but those which involve essay writing are
useful and we usually seek English at ‘B’ • usually recruit from Year 6• Don’t distinguish between first and second sittings of Highers• English and Maths at Standard Grade 2 minimum or equivalent• HNC in Health and Social Care +SVQ 3 – need merit/A in graded unit• Work / volunteer experience
For those students who feel too young at this stage – perhaps a general social sciences degree is best and then -
Post graduate course 2 years• Usually good honours degree – relevant subject preferred but not essential• Experience – minimum of 6 months at point of application
FAQ sheet available on website
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Preparing for interview/application
Personal statement, which includes:
- What do you understand the to be the main challenges
facing social work today?
- Why do you think you could meet these?
- What draws you especially to social work as a career?
- Your personal qualities and experiences (work and otherwise) helpful to a career in social work?
- What do you think the potential benefits and costs of professional training will be for you?
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Dealing with challenge
To do with ethical dilemmas and what action candidates would take and why
Three scenarios and candidates select one. For example:
The child of a neighbour – a friend of yours – reluctantly discloses serious abuse by one of the parents but begs you
not to say anything to anyone about this
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Who applies for social work?
• More women than men• Most from West of Scotland• Wide range of age groups from schools leavers
through to grandparents
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How do I decide if this course if for me?
• Do your research!!• Talk with family and
friends• Think about your
strengths and the qualities that you have
• Ask yourself, can I make a difference by being a social worker?
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Where can I get experience?• Volunteer!!
http://www.volunteerscotland.org.uk/• Visit our webpages: Click on the links for
social work.• Visit the Scottish Social Services Council
webpages• Read about social work, Community Care
is available online and a good place to start.
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Thank you!!