Placement Cheat Sheet for Student Social Workers

Student Social Workers Placement Cheat Sheet | One Stop Social Work

Placement is one of the most exciting — and most overwhelming — parts of your social work journey. This 8-page cheat sheet was designed to keep everything you need in one place, so you can focus on your practice rather than scrambling to remember the basics.

Created by a qualified social worker and practice educator with over 20 years of experience, this is the resource we wish we'd had on placement.

What's inside:

🗂 My Placement Details — a personalised quick-reference page for all your key contacts and dates

📋 SWE Professional Standards — all six Social Work England Professional Standards summarised clearly so you always know what you're being assessed against

⚖️ Key Legislation to Know — eight essential pieces of legislation with plain-English descriptions, plus a tip on how to reference legislation in your records to impress your assessors

✅ Student Placement Checklist — everything you need to do to stay organised and on top of your portfolio from day one

📝 Supervision — What to Bring Every Time — never go to supervision unprepared again

🔄 Reflective Models Quick Reference — Gibbs (1988), Schön (1983), Kolb (1984) and Driscoll (1994) all in one place

🎯 My Placement Goals & Actions — space to set five goals with structured action steps

📚 Theories, Models & Approaches — eleven key theories explained simply, from Attachment Theory to Signs of Safety, with a tip on how to apply them in your records and reflections

📖 Harvard Reference List — all sources fully referenced and ready to use in your assignments

8 pages. Instant digital download. Print it or save it to your device.

Whether you're heading into your first placement or your final one, this cheat sheet keeps everything that matters right at your fingertips.

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