Challenges, Opportunities and Innovations in Social Work Field Education

✍ Scribed by Ronnie Egan (editor), Nicole Hill (editor), Wendy Rollins (editor)

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 227
• Series: Routledge Advances in Social Work
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book collates and analyses the current research, debates, opportunities and practices in social work field education into one volume and contextualises this material within the broader context of social work. Current concerns about risk and uncertainty in field education are explored from multiple stakeholder perspectives.

Social work field education is an integral component of social work education, yet its sustainability is increasingly challenged. Issue such as finding enough quality placements with accredited social workers, curriculum development, student diversity, and placement assessment of learning are being examined by researchers and practitioners alike. This represents a challenge for the social work profession generally. By drawing on traditional and alternative pedagogical perspectives on field education and constructions of risk and uncertainty evident in current discourse, the book presents innovative responses to existing challenges.

Providing a reference point for future knowledge building in sustainable field education pedagogy and practice, this book will interest university field education programs and industry field educators internationally.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Series Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Section I Contextualising the Landscape of Social Work Field Education
Chapter 1 Outlining the Context: Australian Social Work Field Education
Introduction
The Context for Examining Australian Social Work Field Education
Economic Imperatives for Australian Social Work Field Education
Structure of the Book
Conclusion
References
Chapter 2 Australian Field Education in the International Context
Introduction
Economic Imperatives
Regulatory Environment
Summary of the International Context
Returning Home: An Australian Response to These Challenges
Conclusion
References
Chapter 3 Field Education Stakeholders: Untangling the Rhetoric from the Reality
Introduction
Primary Stakeholders in Social Work Field Education
Social Work Field Education Team
Higher Education Provider
The Placement Agency
Service Users
Australian Association of Social Work: The Regulator
Students
Conclusion
References
Chapter 4 Regulating Field Education: Challenges and Prospects
Introduction
Defining Field Education
Australian Social Work Field Education Standards
Field Education Standards in an International Context
Conclusion
References
Chapter 5 Pedagogies Informing Social Work Field Education
Introduction
Teaching and Learning in Social Work Field Education
Knowledge-Practice Integration
Epistemological Influences on Field Education Pedagogy
Innovation: Field Education as a Distinctive Pedagogy
Conclusions
Acknowledgement
References
Section II Current Research, Practice and Innovation in Social Work Field Education
Chapter 6 Integrating Cultural Responsiveness into the Social Work Field Education Curriculum: Lessons from the Community
Introduction
The IAHA Cultural Responsiveness in Action: An IAHA Framework
Getting It Right: A Social Work Learning and Teaching Framework
Linking Cultural Responsiveness in Each Framework
Embedding Cultural Responsiveness in Field Education
Conclusion
References
Chapter 7 Preparing Students for Field Education Using Simulation-Based Learning
Introduction
Conceptual Framework: A Model of Holistic Competence in Social Work
Simulation-Based Learning
Toronto Simulation Model
Guidelines for Developing Simulations
Innovative Teaching and Assessment Methods Using Simulation-Based Learning
Conclusion
Notes
References
Chapter 8 Fit, Suitable or Ready?: Taking a Strengths Approach to Student Transition to Placement
Introduction
Reimagining Student Transition to Placement
Conclusion
References
Chapter 9 The Contribution of Field Education towards Professional Capability
Introduction
References
Chapter 10 Assessment in Field Education: Capability, Competence and Contradictions
Introduction
Terminology
The Field Education Process
Assessment Models
Failure to Fail?
Challenges in Assessing Students
Impact on Assessment
Working with Students at Risk of Failing
Conclusion
References
Chapter 11 Conceptualising the Liaison Role
Introduction
Scanning the Literature about the Liaison Role
Current Landscape
Overview of the Victorian Universities Field Education Network (VUFEN) and the Evolution of the Liaison Practice Forums
Developing a Research Agenda to Conceptualise and Evidence the Liaison Role
Conclusion
Note
References
Chapter 12 Collaboration in Social Work Field Education
Introduction
Context: The Importance of Collaboration in Social Work and Social Work Field Education
Six Principles of Collaboration in Field Education
Conclusion: Towards the Future of Collaboration in Field Education
Note
References
Chapter 13 Thinking Outside the Square: The Quality and Sustainability of Placement Models
Introduction
Quality of Learning Experience
Applying the Framework to Discuss Two Alternative Placement Models
Analysis of Internal Elements and External Factors Using the Framework in Figure 13.1
Fast-Track Social Work Programs
Analysis of Internal Elements and External Factors Using the Framework in Figure 13.1
Conclusion
References
Chapter 14 The Value of Community-Academic Partnerships in Field Education
Introduction
The Forensicare Partnership
The Centre for Innovative Justice Partnership
Conclusion
References
Chapter 15 Reinvigorating Fields of Practice Through Placement Innovation
Introduction
Example One: Residential Aged Care Placement Model – Flinders University
Example Two: School Social Work Field Education Placement Model – Edith Cowan University
What Did the Innovators Risk in Pursuing These Placement Innovations?
Conclusion
References
Chapter 16 Collaborating for the Future of Field Education
Introduction
The Quality of Social Work Field Education
The Complex Stakeholder System
The Regulatory Environment
Envisaging a Sustainable Future
Conclusion
References
Postscript
Appendix: Field Education Pedagogical Statement
Glossary
Index