The University of Wolverhampton has an ongoing commitment to the SWEET Project, and we work closely with SWEET to bring about the best outcomes for our students. We rely on SWEET who will often accept students outside of our immediate catchment area as well as working with students who have not done particularly well in previous placement interviews or a former placement. SWEET works well with a diverse range of students including those who are less confident in their understanding of social work and their practice with vulnerable individuals. SWEET has given students the belief to learn and develop social
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First Placement Northampton University 2018
The SWEET project model is a brilliant concept that every student social worker should have the opportunity to experience. The niche concept serves two brilliant purposes by providing a platform for student social workers to gain worthwhile experience through providing support to children and families including vulnerable adults in the area. Before coming to the SWEET, I was very apprehensive about placement and what to expect based on the negative connotation that I had got from others who had been through it. I was particularly worried being that I was a black African and I had been told that there
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Mrs N Quadri
The sweet project have been providing social and emotional support for some of our pupils throughout this academic year. This has been a tremendous resource for school as our pupils have been able to address some of the issues that have been affecting them in turn this has resulted in a more settled approach to their learning. The teachers have been able to refer the children for this service via myself and in some cases the parents have requested some support. It would be of great benefit to the school if this could continue next year.
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Eleanor Parker
“We have been placing students at the Sweet Project for both 70 and 100 day placements for the past seven years. Over that time the project has expanded the range of work it carries out in the community, and therefore expanded the range of opportunities available to students for direct work with people who use services. Students are able to undertake a range of work which is appropriate to the placement level they are at. They are able to get involved in a range of interventions with families, vulnerable adults, and groups. Alongside support from practice educators on site, students
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