London and South East England HEI Agreed Common Practice Learning Documents for Social Work: 2015-6

MIDWAY REPORT

SECTION 1: SUMMARY OF PROGRESS TO DATE

1.1 Placement details

Student
Programme / MA/ MSc/ MSW/ BA/BSc
Practice Educator
Placement / First Placement/ Final Placement
(delete as appropriate)
Practice supervisor (if applicable)
Team name/Agency
Start date of placement
Days completed on placement at the point of the review
End date of placement
University Placement Tutor

1.2SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: progressive holistic assessment at this point in the placement

Progressive holistic assessment against the PCF at this point in the placement / Satisfactory Progress  / Progress raising concerns 
This is addressed in the Action Plan in Section 4

1.3 SUMMARY OF ANY ISSUES OR CIRCUMSTANCES taken into account in this recommendation

Issue / Brief description (max 150 words each)[1]detailing if and how these issues have been resolved / Additional information?
Placement e.g. workload, PE and/or organisational factors etc. / YES/NO
Student e.g. health, personal circumstances, disability etc. / YES/NO
Other (e.g. HEI) / YES/NO

1.4IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRACTICE LEARNING AGREEMENT: Learning Opportunities

  1. Has the Practice Learning Agreement been completed/ signed
/ Yes/ No
Date signed:
  1. Have weekly supervision/ practice tutorials taken place?
/ Provide dates of supervision meetings:
Provide explanation if frequency of meetings not as expected.
  1. Have the learning opportunities outlined in the PLA materialised?
/ Yes/ No
Please comment below if the answer is no
  1. Have any reasonable adjustments made at the start of the placement been reviewed? Are they still reasonable/adequate?
/ Yes/ No
Please comment below
Comments:E.g. Are there any issues or problems arising from what was recorded in the Practice Learning Agreement? If so, how will they be resolved? Have these been discussed with the student? Indicate the student’s view.

1.5IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PRACTICE LEARNING AGREEMENT: Assessment

Please attach the Index of Evidence Used for Student Assessment

Has at least one formal Direct Observation taken place? / [Yes] [No]
Has feedback from at least one Service User / Carer been obtained? / [Yes] [No]

1.6 SUMMARY OF WORK UNDERTAKEN TO DATE(a factual list of tasks and learning undertaken)To be completed by student and confirmed by practice educator

SECTION 2:COMMENTS BY THE PRACTICE SUPERVISOR (if applicable) on the student’s progress

Index of Evidence Used for Student Assessment

The student in collaboration with the Practice Educator will keep an index of evidence used for assessment of the student’s practice. This index should be kept up-to-date throughout the placement. Reference numbers will be used in the mid-way and final report to refer to specific pieces of evidence.

List of standard abbreviations

Direct Observations / DO / Practice Learning Agreement / PLA
Service User and Carer Feedback / SUCF / Mid Way Report / MR
Supervision Note / SUP / Final Report / FR
Case Recording / CR / Interview / INT
Refection/ Critical Reflection / REF / Feedback from other Professional / FOP
Team Meeting / TM

Please add other abbreviations used in the portfolio to this list

Reference
Number / Description of Evidence / Date of evidence / PE to initial that s/he has read evidence / Date read by PE
e.g. DO1 / Direct Observation 1 / 10/1/16
e.g.SUCF2 / Service User Feedback 2 / 10/1/16
e.g. SUP3 / Supervision note 3 showing critical reflection / 14/3/16

SECTION 3: MID-WAY ASSESSMENT REPORT To be completed by practice educator

A. HOLISTIC ASSESSMENT
Please note: Practice Educators may find it helpful to complete Section 3 before undertaking this section. Consider student’s progression from the beginning to the mid-point of the placement.
PCF threshold level descriptors
By the end of the first placementstudents should demonstrate effective use of knowledge, skills and commitment to core values in social work in a given setting in predominantly less complex situations, with supervision and support. They will have demonstrated capacity to work with people and situations where there may not be simple clear-cut solutions.
By the end of qualifying programmes, demonstrated in the context of the last placement newly qualified social workers should have demonstrated the knowledge, skills and values to work with a range of user groups, and the ability to undertake a range of tasks at a foundation level, the capacity to work with more complex situations; they should be able to work more autonomously, whilst recognising that the final decision will still rest with their supervisor; they will seek appropriate support and supervision.
Please provide an overall judgement ofthe student’s professional capability at this point in the placement with reference to the level descriptor for this placement, taking into account and making reference to:
  1. Progressive assessment of the candidate’s capability during the placement with reference to the relevant PCF Threshold Level for the placement
  2. Capability across all nine domains of the PCF
  3. The HCPC Guidance on Conduct and Ethics for Students
  4. Any factors that may have affected the student’s progress during the placement
Link your comments to examples of evidence presented over the course of the placement. Cross reference your assessment to the Evidence number in the Index of Evidence Grid and, if appropriate, information provided in Section 2B to support the overall assessment.
(Guideline:300 words )
Feedback on overall capability / Cross reference
Index of Evidence
number
B. SUMMARY PROGRESSIVE ASSESSMENT of each PCF domain
PCF DOMAIN / No evidence of capability / Some evidence
of capability / Satisfactory evidence
of capability at this point in the placement
  1. Professionalism

  1. Values and Ethics

  1. Diversity

  1. Rights, Justice & Economic Wellbeing

  1. Knowledge

  1. Critical Reflection & Analysis

  1. Intervention and Skills

  1. Contexts and Organisations

  1. Professional Leadership

Please provide additional information to support your assessment. You may wish to comment and cross reference to relevant evidence to highlight a student’s strengths, progress or areas for development in a particular domain. This will be essential if the student is not progressing satisfactorilyin one or more of the domains, or you have other specific concerns.
Additional Information

SECTION 4: AGREED ACTION PLAN for the remainder of the placement

Agreed Action Plan Following The Midway Assessment for all students
Have areas of development/learning needs been identified? Areas and interests to be developed? What action needs to be taken to address these?Are there any other outstanding issues? Detail specifically actions to be taken. The action plan should be developed, discussed and agreed at the mid way review.
Action to be taken / By whom? / By when? / Review date / By whom?
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4.
Add rows as needed

SECTION 5: STUDENT’S COMMENTS ON MID-WAY ASSESSMENT REPORT

Student’s comments on Mid-Way Assessment Report (Guideline: 300 words)
I have now reviewed and updated my Personal and Professional Development Plan and shared this with my Practice Educator and Tutor / [Yes] [No]
If no – insert date by which this will be completed

SECTION 6: UNIVERSITY TUTOR’S COMMENTS

University Placement Tutor’s comments on the assessment
(Guideline: 200 words)

SIGNATURES OF ALL PARTIES

Signature / Date
Student
Practice Educator
Practice supervisor
(if applicable)
University Placement Tutor

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[1] Additional summary information can be appended if required