I think most avenues have been explored here:
Access to Work - probably not applicable as Social Work placements are
rarely paid ones
DSA - funding running out, use of Disability Mainstream funding from the
institution would be my steer, but there may be difficulties with that.
One thing I would advocate is careful choice of placement, perhaps one
where BSL is used as a matter of course and a placement based assessment
looking (in the way that AtW *should*) at what the real needs are within
the working day, managing an interpreter (as a finite resource) is a
skill we all have to learn as the reality is that when in work
interpreters are not hovering around your desk in case you need one.
Chris Baxter
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-----Original Message-----
From: Benedict C Fell [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 20 February 2004 11:04
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Subject: Deaf social work student
Dear List,
wondered if anyone is able to offer any help/advice.
I have been made aware of a deaf social work student at another
HEI in the UK whose main medium of communication is BSL.The HEI
has been informed that there is funding for 12 hours
interpreting per week from the DSA. This is fine when the
teaching and learning is University based. However,as you may be
aware, the new social work award stiplulates students must
undergo 200 days of pracice learning (placement)- when on
placement the numder of hours interpreting required per week
will probably exceed 12 hours depending on the nature of the
placement. However, the student should be offered the same range
and variety of placement choices as others.
Does anyone have any
thoughts/comments/experience of this problem and can anyone
suggest any avenues to explore for more advice or additional
funding?
With many thanks in anticipation,
Ben Fell
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Benedict C Fell
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