Surviving your Placement in Health and Social Care 2e

Joan Healey, Margaret Spencer

Print ISBN: 9780335251100 Ebook ISBN: 9780335251117

Published March 2022

“This text is the ultimate companion to any placement in health and social care services.” - Terri Grant, University of Worcester, UK

As students in the health and social care professions, you will spend up to half of your time out on placement This accessible and practical book walks with you step-by-step through this invaluable learning experience, helping you to develop and create the foundations of your practice whether you are training in nursing, health, or social work

This book covers all you need to know for your placement including:

• Preparing for placement

• Reflective practice

• Writing learning outcomes

• Complex decision making and clinical reasoning

• Evidence-based practice

• Preparing for your first job

• Assessment and passing placements

What's New?

New to this second edition are additional chapters that consider the changing landscape and challenges of the placement experience during the last decade.

Using accessible language, case study examples and exercises, this book forms a unique opportunity for self-reflection exploring your personal and professional development on your journey through to registration and beyond, whatever area of practice you are in