Advise relevant managers and ensure support for self Ensure Student has access to appropriate support mechanisms Ensure sufficient time for completion of detailed assessment report Use managerial supervisory arrangements throughout the practice learning period. Ensure adherence to mechanisms for quality organisation’s internal assurance of Student competence. Ensure you are fully aware of and where appropriate adhere to “Protocol for Dealing with Factors Affecting Progression of Practice Learning” (NIDSWP: June 2013) Ensure you are fully aware of appropriate agency and programme policies and procedures and NISCC Codes of Practice. N.B. If a serious/dangerous situation should arise you should immediately refer the matter to the appropriate person(s) within your organisation and adhere to for Dealing with Factors “Protocol Affecting Progression of Practice (NIDSWP: June 2013). Learning” ENSURE THE WELFARE AND SAFETY OF SERVICE USERS. Section 5: Assessment of Practice Learning Summative and Formative Assessment The assessment of the practice learning period needs to be accurate student’s (valid and reliable), it needs to be fair, it needs to be efficient and finally it needs to fit within the context of the Degree. To this end, practice learning is assessed in two main ways. Firstly, the practice teacher has the responsibility to provide an open, clear, and fair assessment of the practice during the practice learning student’s period. The methods of assessment will be discussed and agreed at the initial planning meeting. This assessment will be informed by direct observation of the practice, the supervisory process, agency records and through student’s completion of evidence requirements outlined in the previous section. The assessment will include feedback from other workers, carers and service users. (Feedback pro-forma are available in Practice Teacher and Student Toolkit: 2015) The practice teacher and student will have to negotiate and plan the production and assessment of various items of evidence throughout the practice learning period. This will be a of the on-going formative assessment student’s competence and confidence through the evidence of their practice. The practice teacher will verify competence across all work.
Advise relevant managers and ensure support for self Ensure Student has access to appropriate support mechanisms Ensure sufficient time for completion of detailed assessment report Use managerial supervisory arrangements throughout the practice learning period. Ensure adherence to organisation’s internal mechanisms for quality assurance of Student competence. Ensure you are fully aware of and where appropriate adhere to “Protocol for Dealing with Factors Affecting Progression of Practice Learning” (NIDSWP: June 2013) Ensure you are fully aware of appropriate agency and programme policies and procedures and NISCC Codes of Practice. N.B. If a serious/dangerous situation should arise you should immediately refer the matter to the appropriate person(s) within your organisation and adhere to “Protocol for Dealing with Factors Affecting Progression of Practice Learning” (NIDSWP: June 2013). ENSURE THE WELFARE AND SAFETY OF SERVICE USERS. Section 5: Assessment of Practice Learning Summative and Formative Assessment The assessment of the student’s practice learning period needs to be accurate (valid and reliable), it needs to be fair, it needs to be efficient and finally it needs to fit within the context of the Degree. To this end, practice learning is assessed in two main ways. Firstly, the practice teacher has the responsibility to provide an open, clear, and fair assessment of the student’s practice during the practice learning period. The methods of assessment will be discussed and agreed at the initial planning meeting. This assessment will be informed by direct observation of the student’s practice, the supervisory process, agency records and through completion of evidence requirements outlined in the previous section. The assessment will include feedback from other workers, carers and service users. (Feedback pro-forma are available in Practice Teacher and Student Toolkit: 2015) The practice teacher and student will have to negotiate and plan the production and assessment of various items of evidence throughout the practice learning period. This will be a formative assessment of the student’s on-going competence and confidence through the evidence of their practice. The practice teacher will verify competence across all work.
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