Student Placements

We appreciate greatly the extra value that students on placement can bring to the work we undertake with service users, and also consider that, by taking on students we are fulfilling our role to raise mental health awareness.

Social Work Students

We regularly take Social Work Students on 100 day placements, within the following constraints

  • BA Years 1 and 2 only
  • MA Year 1 only

Placements within DGS Mind offer the following

  • In-house supervision and practice learning facilitation by qualified personnel
  • Participation on the DGS Mind 2 '/2 day training course
  • A variety of work with groups and individuals, service users and carers
  • Access to the DGS Mind specialist mental health library
  • Opportunities to share with and learn from other students on placement
  • By arrangement, a short "mini placement" within statutory mental health services

Feedback from past and current students indicates that a DGS Mind placement can be a very rewarding learning experience.

Mental Health Nurse Placements

We are also happy to arrange placements for mental health nurses, especially where this is an active placement over an extended period.

Police Cadets

We are happy to arrange a weeks programme as part of the community training of individual police cadets, as long as we have spare capacity at the time.

For further information: Contact us

Dartford Gravesham & Swanley MIND
Registered In England company No.5093370
Limited by Guarantee
Registered Charity No.1103790
Affiliated Local Association.