CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Practice Education

The ADS also offers in house Practice Educators to students from several different universities in the area. We believe that the best support for students comes from experienced practitioners within our specialist field and are therefore keen for our staff to obtain this qualification. At any one time approximately a third of our Social Work workforce are also Practice Educators and will become the key contact for both second and third year degree students on a rotating basis. Practice Educators tell us working closely with students is extremely rewarding and helps keeps their own knowledge current.

Career pathways

Social Workers at ADS work at all levels from Practitioner to Team leader, Practice Lead and Principle Social Worker, with others in between! Our Social Workers are placed within all parts of our services from direct assess, at the point of engagement and assessment, within Opiate Substitution therapy, care planned one to one and group work, harm reduction services, community rehabilitation programmes and aftercare. Social Workers can opt to stay in practice roles and still progress their careers, or opt to move into operational management areas.

SOCIAL WORK CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT ADS.

SUPPORT

Appraisal and supervision systems identify aspirations and development opportunities

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Career development support includes a clear career pathway, ASYE provision and Practice Educator qualification.

TRAINING

Support from both ADS and The University of Hull for the duration of the degree.

REGIONAL & NATIONAL NETWORKS

Access to regional and national seminars, forums, workshops and conferences through our membership of the Humber Social Work Teaching Partnership

SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION

Joint working with our regional Universities including involvement in Social Work admissions panels, through academic delivery on the degree programmes, within Professional Learning Teams and as Practice Educators on assessment panels.