University of Dundee, Department of Social Work

Would you like to influence the social workers of the future?

Would you be willing to share your knowledge and experience with a social work student to help them understand what caring is about?
The University of Dundee trains social works students. Part of the course is called ‘Making Sense of the Experience of Caring’. It is a new style of learning, done mostly outside the classroom. Each student is linked with a family and spends periods of time directed by the family in their own home.
An introductory day will take place on Monday 7 December 2009. Between December and April 2010, the student will spend between 15 hours and 24 hours with the family and others closely involved in the care. This could include several periods with the family at different times of the day, an introductory meeting and time in a weekly activity with the person cared for. Suitable arrangements will be agreed between students and families.

Students will do written work and presentations to show their understanding, based on their research and their time with families. Students will also look at issues which families themselves want to find out about. In this way, families will hopefully benefit from this experience too.

PAMIS, Fife, Angus, Dundee and Perth Carers Centres are working in partnership with the University of Dundee to develop this training module and will be there to support the families. Two family carers are also on the steering group.

There are 25 students to link with families! If you are interested or have questions, please contact:

Sheila McCallum
School of Education, Social Work and Community Education
University of Dundee
Nethergate
Dundee
Telephone – 01382 381441 or s.z.mccallum@dundee.ac.uk

PAMIS on 01382 385154

Your local Carers Centre: Fife – 01592 642999, Angus – 01241 439157, Dundee – 01382 400222, Perth – 01738 567076