Teaching

Teaching Areas
Evidence based practice and systematic review: literature searching, appraisal and synthesis Research methods, quality & governance in health and social care Risk, decision making and professional judgment in health and social services Assessment, care planning & care management
Innovations
Lead role for contributing to the development of a new post qualifying education and training framework for social work in NI (2005-07), and development of new programmes in partnership with all major employers of social workers. MSc Professional Development in Social Work: Chair of Course Committee (2005-07) for Validation of innovative programme and Chair of Course Committee for Revalidation (2012) (40 modules). Development of new Post-Qualifying, Post Graduate provision in partnership with Health and Social Care Trusts, Probation Board NI, NI Guardian ad Litem Agency, Education Welfare Service, Youth Justice Agency and voluntary organizations. This has included creating the MSc Professional Development in Social Work which provides pathways for professionals working in family and child care, mental health, disability, criminal justice and social work with older people. At September 2008 this includes 30 modules with a range of further modules in development. The types of modules include accreditation of employer-led modules, professional Social Work accreditation of modules provided by the School of Nursing, accreditation of facility for academic assessment of professional Individual Assessment Route, and linking to post qualifying programmes provided by Social Work (MSc Specialist Cognitive Therapy), other parts of the School of Sociology and Applied Social Studies (Restorative Practice) and School of Policy Studies (Pg Dip Health and Social Services Management). Introduction of new procedures of the HPSS Office of Research Ethics (NI) and new procedures of the University and of Health and Social Care Trusts to the Master's programme: Application of Research Methods in Social Work. Development of evidence requirements for dissemination seminars by students on Master's programme: Application of Research Methods in Social Work. Adaptation of curriculum on MSc Advanced Social Work to take account of service developments in Health and Social Care including aspects such as governance, organization, quality systems. Member of Steering Group for the development of Learning Materials on Governance in Social Work with the Clinical and Social Care Governance Support Team, Belfast and the Social Care Institute for Excellence, London (2005-07) which is now being used for the practice development and organization development throughout NI Health and Social Care Trusts.
Responsibilities	Role
MSc Professional Development in Social Work	Course Director, Management Board (Chair), Course Committee (Chair)
Application of Research Methods in Social Work SWK713 (60 M credits and accredited for Requirements of the Specialist Award and the Leadership & Strategic Award of the NI Post Qualifying Education & Training Partnership for Social Work (NIPQETP))	Module Coordinator, Management Group (Chair), Programme Committee (Chair), Assessment Board (Chair), Teaching, Tutoring, Examining.
Professional Supervision in Social Work Programme SWK730 (20 M credits and accredited for Requirements of the Specialist Award of NIPQETP)	Management Group, Examining
Practice Teacher Training Programme SWK709 (60 M credits and accredited for Requirements of the Specialist Award of NIPQETP)	Management Group, Examining
Professional Decision Making SWK705 (20 M credits and accredited for Requirements 1 & 3 of the Specific Award of NIPQETP), core module within Initial Professional Development Programme	Module Coordinator, Teaching, Examining
Professional Practice in Health, Disability and Services for Older People SWK707 (20 M credits and accredited for Requirements 2 and 4 of the Specific Award of the NI Post Qualifying Education & Training Partnership)	Module Coordinator, Teaching, Examining
Module SWK545M1 Introduction to Evidence Based Practice (20 Level 3 credits) part of professional qualifying course BSc Social Work	Module Coordinator, Teaching, Examining
Research Development Programme for PhD & MPhil students	Teaching
Independent Assessment Route for Specialist, and for Leadership and Strategic professional Awards of NISCC	Examining
Developing Professional and Inter-Professional Practice SWK704 (20 M credits and accredited for Requirements 5 & 6 of the Specific Award of NIPQETP), core module within Initial Professional Development Programme	Examining
Assessment and Risk Assessment In Practice Settings	Teaching

 

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