Su McCaughan

Lecturer in Social Work

• Allerton C606
• T: 0161 295 6441
• E: s.mccaughan@salford.ac.uk
• SEEK: Research profile

Tuesday – Thursdays 9:30 am – 4:00pm.

Appointments available by request.

My practice career was as a probation officer with over 20 years experience. I am a registered social worker with the HCPC (registration number: SW81506).

I module lead in practice learning across BA and MA programmes, developing and sustaining practice learning opportunities and being responsible for quality assurance processes. Delivering teaching to prepare students for professional practice. Module leader for Enabling Learning within the Post Graduate Award, delivering teaching to social workers to enhance practice education for social work students.

I am an off-site practice educator.

My teaching reflects my social work practice experience and research interests.

Professional membership of the Higher Education Academy.

Practice education; the role of non traditional placements in providing quality placements; the role of the criminal justice system in social work.

2009 – 2011 Vice-Chancellor’s Early Career Research Scholarship.

2009 University of Salford Post Graduate Certificate Post Graduate Certificate

2007 University of Salford Practice Teachers Award

1990 Sheffield University Post Graduate Certificate Women's Studies

1984 Sheffield Hallam Univeristy BA (Hons) Applied Social Studies

Scholar, H., McCaughan, S., McLaughlin, H. & Coleman, S (2012), ‘ “Why is This Not Social Work?” The Contribution of ‘Non-Traditional’ Placement in Preparing

Social Work Students for Practice’, Social Work Education: The International Journal, vol.31, no.7, pp.932-950.

Reports for External Bodies

 McLaughlin, H, Coleman A,  McCaughan, S, and Scholar, H

October 2012 The Prince’s  Trust: Evaluation Of The Working For  Wellbeing  Initiative On The Team Programme.

Salford Centre for Social Work Research, 2010,Strengthening employer engagement in the planning, development and delivery of social work education. Skills For Care.

Scholar, H ,McLaughlin, H,  McCaughan, S, and Coleman A,  2010 Evaluation of Social Work Student Placements in three regions delivering The Prince’s Trust Team Programme.

Cairns, C, Coleman, A, McCaughan, S, Mclaughlin, H, Scholar, H 2009, Evaluation of Practice learning Placements on The Prince’s Trust Team Programme.

Conference Presentations

2012 ‘Why is this not Social Work?’  The value of ‘non traditional’ placements in preparing social work students for practice.  Joint Social Work Education Conference (JSWEC)

2012 ‘Why is this not Social Work?’  The value of ‘non traditional’ placements in preparing social work students for practice. European Conference for Social Work Research

2010 Building a Framework for Integrated  Placements: new models of partnership for practice education. Joint Social Work Education Conference (JSWEC)

2009   Practice learning in a non traditional setting: opportunities for the future?  Joint Social Work Education Conference (JSWEC)