ABSTRACT
This Handbook provides an authoritative account of international fieldwork education in social work. It presents an overview of advances in research in social work field education through in-depth analyses and global case studies.
Key features:
* Discusses critical issues in teaching social work and curriculum development; health care social work; stimulated learning; field education policies; needs, challenges, and solutions in fieldwork education; reflexivity training; creativity and partnership; resilience enhancement; integrated and holistic education for social workers; student experience; practice education; and ethical responsibility of social work field instructors.
* Covers social work field education across geographical regions (Asia and the Pacific; North and South America; Australia and Oceania; Europe) and major themes and trends from several countries (U.S.A.; Canada; Australia; China; Hong Kong; Sweden; Aotearoa New Zealand; England; Ukraine; Spain; Estonia; Italy; Ireland; Slovenia; Poland; Romania; Greece; Norway; Turkey; and the Czech Republic).
* Brings together international comparative perspectives on fieldwork education in social work from leading experts and social work educators.
This Handbook will be an essential resource for scholars and researchers of social work, development studies, social anthropology, sociology, and education. It will also be useful to educators and practitioners of social work in global institutions of higher studies as well as civil society organisations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|68 pages
Transforming Practice Teaching
chapter 1|16 pages
Reclaiming a Macro Lens, Recasting Multilevel Practice
chapter 4|22 pages
Field Work Education in Social Work
part II|94 pages
Strengthening Field Education in Social Work
chapter 5|18 pages
Adopting a Trauma-informed Perspective in the Field Practicum
chapter 9|15 pages
Integrated and Holistic Education for Social Work
chapter 10|17 pages
When the Going Gets Tough
part III|74 pages
Current Realities of Social Work Field Education in Australia and Oceania
chapter 11|12 pages
Social Work Field Education in Australia
chapter 12|16 pages
‘Getting Used to the First Nations Person in the Room'
part IV|282 pages
Social Work Field Education in Europe
chapter 16|16 pages
‘She Subjected Me to Pressure from Everybody in the Team'
chapter 18|15 pages
Professional Placements in Social Work Training in Southern Spain
chapter 19|15 pages
Estonian Undergraduate Social Work Students' Reflections on Field Placement
chapter 22|23 pages
Hearing the Student Voice
chapter 23|18 pages
Fieldwork in social work education in Slovenia
chapter 24|13 pages
Prior to Embarking on First Fieldwork Education Exposure
chapter 28|19 pages
Unconventional Practice Placements
chapter 30|18 pages
Character Strengths and Virtues for Competent Fieldwork Education
chapter 31|14 pages
Supervision About Culture and Culture in Supervision
part V|40 pages
Social Work Field Education under COVID-19