of conduct are expected throughout their professional careers commencing with their initial training. As part of their professional training, social work students must undertake periods of practice learning which requires them to work directly with service users and carers. During these periods students are expected to adhere to the NISCC Code of Practice, and to also act in accordance with the relevant legislation, policies and procedures that govern and direct the work of the profession they are entering. In circumstances where a reasonable cause for concern is raised with regard to the conduct and/or practice of a student, the university provider will consider this under their for practice procedures’. This is a ‘fitness document based on a defined set of principles and details the procedures for investigation and decision–making in matters where the conduct and/or practice of students does not appear to meet the required standard (For further details of Fitness for Practice Procedures please refer to or to the NIDSWP, Student and Practice Teacher Toolkit 2015. In addition, the NISCC Rules for the Approval of the Degree in Social Work (2003) require programmes to have in place procedures for termination of social work training. This is in order to protect the interests of service users and carers as well as student’s interests, and to ensure that students deemed unsuitable to practice as social workers are prevented from being awarded a Degree in Social Work. Similarly the interests of those providing practice learning opportunities should also be safeguarded. This section of the protocol details the process to be followed to determine if discontinuation of a PLO is appropriate. Any process to investigate concerns or allegations regarding the conduct and/or practice of a social work student while undertaking work based practice learning must take into account university procedures relating to fitness for practice, NISCC procedures relating to registration
of conduct are expected throughout their professional careers commencing with their initial training. As part of their professional training, social work students must undertake periods of practice learning which requires them to work directly with service users and carers. During these periods students are expected to adhere to the NISCC Code of Practice, and to also act in accordance with the relevant legislation, policies and procedures that govern and direct the work of the profession they are entering. In circumstances where a reasonable cause for concern is raised with regard to the conduct and/or practice of a student, the university provider will consider this under their ‘fitness for practice procedures’. This is a document based on a defined set of principles and details the procedures for investigation and decision–making in matters where the conduct and/or practice of students does not appear to meet the required standard (For further details of Fitness for Practice Procedures please refer to or to the NIDSWP, Student and Practice Teacher Toolkit 2015. In addition, the NISCC Rules for the Approval of the Degree in Social Work (2003) require programmes to have in place procedures for termination of social work training. This is in order to protect the interests of service users and carers as well as student’s interests, and to ensure that students deemed unsuitable to practice as social workers are prevented from being awarded a Degree in Social Work. Similarly the interests of those providing practice learning opportunities should also be safeguarded. This section of the protocol details the process to be followed to determine if discontinuation of a PLO is appropriate. Any process to investigate concerns or allegations regarding the conduct and/or practice of a social work student while undertaking work based practice learning must take into account university procedures relating to fitness for practice, NISCC procedures relating to registration
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