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Enhancing Social Work Education: Carers as Trainers in a New Degree Program

This initiative focuses on integrating the invaluable insights of carers into social work education by treating them as trainers. Launched in September 2004, this honors degree program aims to enhance students' learning and professional development by involving carers as stakeholders. The partnership seeks to develop teaching tools, improve student assessment, and acknowledge diversity in care experiences. Through direct teaching and evaluation, the program enriches students' understanding of the human aspects of long-term illness, fostering a more compassionate approach to social work.

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Enhancing Social Work Education: Carers as Trainers in a New Degree Program

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  1. Carer Research Partnership Carers as Trainers Linda Bruce RGU Linda Sutherland Carer

  2. Carers as TrainersSetting the scene • New honours degree programme for Social Work Education – Sept 2004 • Partnership working • Carers as Stakeholders • Enhancing students’ learning and professional development.

  3. Carers as TrainersDeveloping our Network • Jill Manthorpe (2000) – acknowledging difference • Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) (2004) – principles of participation • Scottish Institute for Excellence in Social Work Education (2004) – student assessment • Allam et al (2004) – ‘can do’ approach

  4. Carers as TrainersEmbedding Involvement • Carer • How long • Making a Difference • My involvement

  5. Carers as TrainersInvolvement to Date • Developing Protocols • Developing Teaching Tools • Selection Process • Direct Teaching • Module Evaluation • National Developments • Staff recruitment • Conferences

  6. Carers as TrainersStudent’s Response • “It made theories fit into place and made the whole area seem more real” • “I was moved by what I heard” • “It helped me develop my insight into the human side of living with long term illness”

  7. Carers as TrainersCurrent Research • Longitudinal Study – Module Evaluation • Independent evaluation of progress to date.

  8. Carers as TrainersReferences • Allam et al (2004) cited in Consultation Networks: A grassroots method of involving service users and carers in social work education Ager, W., Dow, J. and Gee, M (2004) • Manthorpe. J. Developing carers’ contribution to social work training, Social Work Education Journal Vol 19 No 1 (2000) • Social Care Institute for Excellence ‘Involving service users and carers in social work education’ Resource Guide No 2 (2004)

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