Practice Learning at MCFB
Since its inception MCFB has always combined service delivery with student learning and valued the very positive contributions students have made to the development of the agency. Many of our projects were developed through the work of students with their involvement in both pilot projects and funding requests. We have developed a strong reputation for providing high quality and diverse learning opportunities for social work students from academic institutions across Scotland. Opportunities are also available for placements within other voluntary sector agencies through the MCFB network. The emphasis is on the creation of a positive learning environment that enables students to become confident and skilled practitioners. In the past (2006 and 2007) MCFB has been a finalist in the Care Accolades awards under the category of developing innovative practice learning.
BAME Mentoring Programme
As part of our practice learning, we also support our BAME students via a mentoring programme. The mentoring scheme is open to all BAME students including international students, home and domiciled students (e.g. 2nd or 3rd generation minorities) and asylum seekers. The purpose of the group support is to provide opportunities for black and minority ethnic students to explore how individual and institutional factors affect their learning experiences on social work programmes including placement. A further aim of the group is to enable BAME students to meet, network and develop individual and collective strategies and skills needed to manage their social work learning journey. To read more about the programme and our facilitator, go here.
