Full Description
Social work field education in Canada is in crisis. New understanding and approaches are urgently needed. Innovative and sustainable models need to be explored and adopted. As professionals, social workers are expected to use research to inform their practice and to contribute to the production of research. Yet many social workers are reluctant to integrate research into their practice and into field education.Transforming Social Work Field Education encourages the adoption of research and scholarship into the practice of social work, especially field education. It offers current theoretical concepts and perspectives that shape social work field education and provides case studies of practice research grounded in the experiences of diverse communities and countries. Highlighting cutting-edge research and scholarship, each chapter addresses critical issues in social work practice and their implications for field education.
Bringing together scholars at various stages of their careers, this book fosters a meaningful dialogue on the dynamic, complex, and multi-faceted nature of social work practice, research, and innovation in the critical area of field education. A vivid and original work, it stimulates interest and discussion on the integration of research and scholarship in social work field education in Canada and around the world.
With contributions by: Wasif Ali, Helen Asrate Awoke, Kelemua Zenebe Ayele, Afework Eyasu Aynalem, Nicole Balbuena, Morgan Jean Banister, Natalie Beck Aguilera, Sheila Bell, Heather M. Boynton, Janice Chaplin Mailing, Emmanuel Chinlanga, Jill Ciesielski, Alise de Bie, Emma De Vynck, Cyerra Gage, Anita R. Gooding, Zipporah Greenslade, Annelise Hutchinson, Christine Anne Jenkins, Vibha Kausik, Ermias Kebede, Edward King, Kaltrina Kusari, William Lamar Medley, Karen Lok Yi Wong, Alexandra Katherine Mack, The Ottawa Adult Autism Initiative, Endalkachew Taye Shiferaw, Richardio Diego Suárez Rojas, Margaret Janse van Rensburg, Jennie Vengris, and Courtney Larissa Weaver
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Field Research Scholarship in Social Work
Julie L. Drolet, Grant Charles, and Sheri M. McConnell
Part I: Field Education Practice, Research, and Theory
Addressing Class in Field: Economic Justice and Unpaid Social Work Practicums
Natalie Beck Aguilera, William Lamar Medley, C. Gage, and Annelise Hutchinson
Social Work Field Experience with Non-Social Work Field Supervisors in Community Senior Service Settings
Karen Lok Yi Wong
Enhancing Equity and Accessibility in Field Education: Reflections on Mobilizing Local Research Findings in One School of Social Work
Alise de Bie, Janice Chaplin, and Jennie Vengris
The Current State of Developmental Social Work Theory and Field Education in Africa: A Scoping Review
Emmanuel Chilanga
Part II: Anti-Racist and Indigenous Knowledges, Methodologies, and Perspectives
A Social Work Student in Search of an Anti-Racist Education: A Conversation with Myself
Zipporah Greenslade
Cultural Responsive Child Welfare Practices: An Integrative Review
Alexandra K. Mack
Champions of Hurdles: A Multiple Case Study on the Experience and Meaning of Pursuing a Doctoral Degree for Ethiopian Women
Endalkachew Taye Shiferaw, Helen Astrate, and Afework Eyasu
Use of Self in Work: A Critical Race and Social Identity Perspective
Anita R. Gooding
Part III: Social Justice, Advocacy, and International Social Work
Field Education and Immigrant Serving Sector
Vibha Kaushik
Social Justice, Systems, and Internaitonal Social Work in Field Education
Kelemua Zenebe Ayele and Ermias Kebede
Advancing Community Development Field Placements in Pakistan: A Case Study on Community Drinking Water
Wasif Ali
Using Advocacy Practicum to Establish a Framework for Virtual Community Consultations in the Ottawa Adult Autism Community
Margaret Janse van Rensburg, Courtney Weaver, Christine Jenkins, Morgan Banister, Edward King, Sheila Bell, and The Ottawa Adult Autism Initiative
The Service Provider's Dilemma: Confronting the Challenges of Service Delivery for Undocumented Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
Nicole Balbuena
Part IV: New Developments and Approaches in Field Education
Field Education, Disability, and COVID-19: Navigating a Virtual World
Kaltrina Kusari
Supporting Spiritual Competencies in Field Education and Practice
Emma De Vynck, Jill Ciesielski, and Heather M. Boynton
How to Enhance Brain Potential in Fieldwork Education? The Multimodal Integration of Imagination and Trauma (MIIT) Framework
Ricardo Diego Suárez Rojas
Conclusion
Sheri M. McConnell, Julie L. Drolet, and Grant Charles
List of Contributors
Index
