Traineeship Social Work
Traineeship
Doing a practice placement in Denmark will give you the possibilities to face new professional challenges and solutions within Social Work.
Possible Combinations
This Practice placement possibility can be combined with the Social Work module Young people at risk and social treatment practices, to give the student a semester exchange of up to 30 ECTS.
Target Group
Social Work students from a bachelor of social work programme.
Suited for social work students from the Nordic countries, who can understand Danish, or students proficient in English at an advanced level (preferably C level and above in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)).
Purpose
Doing a practice placement in Denmark offers a number of advantages. You can:
- see how you can adapt to a different culture
- face new professional challenges and solutions
- get a broader understanding of Social Work
- expand your career opportunities
Tuition Fee
Not applicable for EU/EEA-students and exchange students from partner institutions, all other students must pay. In this case, please send an e-mail to international@ucl.dk to learn more.
Teaching Methods
All contact between UCL University College and the practice placement student will be in English; there will also be oral counselling with the student during their practice placement period with a supervisor from the Social Work programme.
Counselling for Nordic students can also be in Danish, if preferred.
Conditions
In order to complete the traineeship and obtain a certificate, the student has to be reliable and attend work as agreed upon with the practice placement workplace. A minimum of sick days will be allowed. The student must actively contribute to completion of their appointed tasks, cooperate with colleagues at the practice placement site, as well as follow the guidance and counselling which they receive from the supervisor at the workplace.
In addition, the practice placement will be monitored by a UCL University College instructor, who will also have a supervisory role during the practice placement.
Examination
The internship period will be assessed as approved or not approved. There are no exams nor grading.
