Advice Wife being kicked out of uni
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Your wife had a duty of care to report the incident to her mentor at the time she became aware of the event as the impact of the accusation could have directly impacted on the children in the care of that organisation. The mentors job is then to report that to the university and support the student through that. The student was also duty bound to report the incident to the university. The later is where the problem is. She should not have held on to the name that is negligent and is demonstrative of someone who does not grasp their responsibilities and professional accountability.
That there is a time interval here is understandable but it is also something that would not be deemed acceptable. That is why they are instigating such proceedings. Now I think under examination they will let your wife off and ask her to reflect on what she has learned from the incident. But at the end of the she had justifiable concerns and did not raise them immediately. That is something people look very dimly on. The university will be well aware the your wife will come out of her course with both and academic and a professional qualification. Unless you have done a course like that at university then it maybe hard to understand how that changes things from what normal students will expect.
She should be contact with her Student Union and contact the HCPC for advice. At the end of the day your wife is facing a very difficult time and I genuinely feel sorry for her as it is such a tricky situation. The lesson here is that in such jobs you have to absolutely keep to no chit chat at work and keep a very very strict line between work and everything else. The Student Union advise may be generic for students. However, students in faculties of Health and Social care are rightly held to different standards.
Your wife would be well advised to accept and recognise that she has done some 'wrong' and be willing to 'reflect' on that. That the other student took time to go is just a reflection of due process.
That there is a time interval here is understandable but it is also something that would not be deemed acceptable. That is why they are instigating such proceedings. Now I think under examination they will let your wife off and ask her to reflect on what she has learned from the incident. But at the end of the she had justifiable concerns and did not raise them immediately. That is something people look very dimly on. The university will be well aware the your wife will come out of her course with both and academic and a professional qualification. Unless you have done a course like that at university then it maybe hard to understand how that changes things from what normal students will expect.
She should be contact with her Student Union and contact the HCPC for advice. At the end of the day your wife is facing a very difficult time and I genuinely feel sorry for her as it is such a tricky situation. The lesson here is that in such jobs you have to absolutely keep to no chit chat at work and keep a very very strict line between work and everything else. The Student Union advise may be generic for students. However, students in faculties of Health and Social care are rightly held to different standards.
Your wife would be well advised to accept and recognise that she has done some 'wrong' and be willing to 'reflect' on that. That the other student took time to go is just a reflection of due process.
Soldato
Exactly. Self kept to self, etc. But, as Xordium says, it was because of the position they were in and it was in the best interests of all around her - especially for working with kids - to report it.
Hearing of substance abuse isn't anything new on a uni campus.
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It's not the HCPC anymore for students it's the GSCC. HCPC don't register students anymore.
But still the best post by far
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Errr it's coke, while working with kids! It's not like it's a bit of weed, what the hell is wrong with some people here???
I love that.
It's not like its a bit of weed
So a stoned social worker would be ok then.
I thought the GSCC gave over the function to the HCPC and they passed it onto the universities on the proviso that students should be aware of their stipulations and broad practice guidelines?
Edit: Here: http://www.hpc-uk.org/education/studentsuitability/ Maybe be useful? Or is there something you know that would be more relevant for the OP?
Thank you for your well thought out response.
At the moment my wife is not suspended the warnings came from one of the senior lecturers Yesterday. We have not had any communication regarding any investigation into my wife. I have read the code of conduct and associated policies and I will be meeting the student union rep with my wife but none of this will happen until after Tuesday. On Tuesday the student who took the drugs will be meeting with the Uni. Until we get some official response from Uni it is a waiting game. This week end I will be sitting down with the wife and going through what exactly happened.
Ok well that is very very different. You have had no official warning. You've got someone who has a bee in their bonnet and is likely not following due process themselves and is probably way off protocol.
So calm down a bit. Stop thinking about solicitors and start thinking about how your wife can present this as a learning experience of what she has gained from the situation that will make here a better social worker rather than an outright defence. If you go in all guns blazing chances are they will reciprocate.
I've been on the other side of this and by and large you don't want students to go you want them to learn from mistakes. Be open and honest is what I would advise your wife. Don't belittle what has happened. Explain she panicked, explain she was frightened, and most of all explain what she has learned. From that I sure you will have the outcome you want and she deserves.
And like I said in the other post. One thing I did learn in health and social care is you don't have friends at work and you keep things to pleasantries only. Keep the two worlds apart as it is better for you if the emotional baggage doesn't come home. There is nothing wrong with keeping your head down, staying professional with workers, and being a bit aloof. It prevents all this kind of rubbish.
Not sure on the exact details. The Mrs just did a hit and run on me. She is a newly qualified social worker.
She said something about students used to pay for HCPC but that ended a couple of years ago when it went to GSCC. Which kinda meant you didn't get the full backing of the HCPC.
However she also sympathised with the OP. She thinks that the op's wife did report it to a senior. She also recognised the effect that the other students actions may have so did her duty in reporting it.
It is an awkward situation as it does look like snitching. But thats our issue. If we looked out of our window and saw someone trying to nick the wheels of next doors car. Would it be snitching to ring the police.
2nd best post in here. Only beaten by his other one.
its not about snitching. its about protecting children!!! big different
I love that.
It's not like its a bit of weed
So a stoned social worker would be ok then.
No drugs is OK, but some people attitudes here think they shouldn't have reported the other girl. You could argue that case if it was a a bit of weed as it's entirely different level, but Coke?
**** off!!!!
Soldato
Is Uni like School, get caught taking cocaine and they make you do 1000 lines as punishment?
OP I just thought about something that may well work in your wife's favour. Dig out the policy whistleblowing for the placement she was at and the universities. It may well be that speaking to your wife as such and the way it was carried out was in direct contravention of both policies and therefore they could actually be in more trouble than your wife because the act is legally protected.
It's not like she was high at work.
I've seen stones be far more slow and dim the next day after getting stoned than a coke head is the next day.