Fieldwork, Internships and Mentorship
We give social work students and early-career professionals a place to apply their training, following Uganda's Minimum Standards and global social work standards.
Overview
We give social work students and early-career professionals a place to apply their training in real settings. Our placements follow Standard 7 of Uganda's Minimum Standards and Competence Framework for Social Work Education, as well as global social work standards, and cover the core competence areas of professionalism, values and ethics, diversity and equality, human rights and economic wellbeing, knowledge development, critical reflection, life skills and professional leadership.
What this programme includes
Standards-based placements
Placements follow Standard 7 of Uganda's Minimum Standards and Competence Framework alongside global social work standards.
Core competence areas
Professionalism, values and ethics, diversity and equality, human rights and economic wellbeing, knowledge development, critical reflection, life skills and professional leadership.
Ready for the realities of the work
We support new practitioners to apply ethical principles, advance social justice, draw on research and use sound judgement with individuals, families and communities.
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