Practice placement in social work: Innovative approaches for effective teaching and learning
Avril Bellinger and Deirdre Ford
Abstract
This edited collection written by practice educators, students and academics in social work is a resource for anyone who is responsible for ensuring quality placements for future professionals. It moves beyond conventional approaches to placement-finding, student learning, teaching and assessment, to inspire new thinking in the face of the seismic changes created by the current climate of austerity, cuts to services and over-regulation. Informed by globally and functionally diverse perspectives, its content is wide-ranging to include sustainability, student-led services, overseas placements, t ... More
This edited collection written by practice educators, students and academics in social work is a resource for anyone who is responsible for ensuring quality placements for future professionals. It moves beyond conventional approaches to placement-finding, student learning, teaching and assessment, to inspire new thinking in the face of the seismic changes created by the current climate of austerity, cuts to services and over-regulation. Informed by globally and functionally diverse perspectives, its content is wide-ranging to include sustainability, student-led services, overseas placements, the value of the third-sector, the qualifications of practice educators, independent social workers, supporting students from minority groups, men in social work and their placement experiences, support for failing students, social media, and the visual arts. Framed within a critical analysis of social work as social action, the book offers practical, internationally relevant examples to show what is possible when student learning is shaped by practice imperatives and concerns. At a time of acute student-placement shortages for all professions, this book proposes original solutions to maintain high quality opportunities for students and professional education that are fit for purpose. It is designed to assist all those responsible for fieldwork education worldwide, both in social work and professions where practice learning is a requirement. With an emphasis on creativity and innovation it is also relevant for educators charged with developing work-based learning opportunities in health and social care disciplines.
Keywords:
Practice learning,
Field education,
International,
Students,
Social work
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2016 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781447318606 |
| Published to Policy Press Scholarship Online: September 2016 |
DOI:10.1332/policypress/9781447318606.001.0001 |
