Earning and learning

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-111
Author(s):  
Jo Moriarty ◽  
Jill Manthorpe ◽  
Shereen Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Time Span ◽  
Retention Rates ◽  
Time Study ◽  
Part Time Students ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Widespread Interest

Although there is widespread interest in social work education, very little of this has focused on the position of part-time students. This study reports on retention rates among social work students registering for part-time study between 1995-1998 in England, since this time-span is one where student characteristics were collected and can be anonymously linked to data about their chosen programme of study. It shows that students supported by employers were less likely to withdraw before completing their studies. However, access to secondment was differential with students with disabilities appearing to be less likely to be seconded or sponsored. The implications of these findings are discussed in light of new and sometimes controversial routes to social work qualifications in England.

Disabled student advocacy to enhance accessibility and disability inclusion in one School of Social Work

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alise de Bie ◽  
Shaila Kumbhare ◽  
Sarah Mantini ◽  
Jessica Evans
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Student Voices ◽  
Action Group ◽  
School Of Social Work ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Successes And Challenges ◽  
Do So

In this article, current and former social work students with disabilities consider how the student Disability Action Group has facilitated greater accessibility and disability inclusion in our Canadian university’s School of Social Work. After reviewing the relative absence of disabled student voices in the published literature on disability/accessibility advocacy initiatives in Canadian social work education, we reflect on the work of the Disability Action Group and the successes and challenges we have faced. We encourage other disabled social work students to collectively advocate for their learning needs and call on faculty and staff to better support us in enhancing accessibility and documenting and sharing student efforts to do so.

A Qualitative Study of Marginalised Social Work Students' Views of Social Work Education and Learning

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 1934-1949 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Bernard ◽  
A. Fairtlough ◽  
J. Fletcher ◽  
A. Ahmet
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Work Education

Examining Social Work Students Knowledge of and Attitudes About Abortion and Curriculum Coverage in Social Work Education

Affilia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 088610992110682
Author(s):  
Heather Witt ◽  
Maha K. Younes ◽  
Erica Goldblatt Hyatt ◽  
Carly Franklin
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Affiliation ◽  
Reproductive Justice ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Abortion Attitudes ◽  
Curriculum Coverage ◽  
Work Education ◽  
And Training

Despite social work's stated commitment to abortion rights, research on this topic is not prolific within the discipline (Begun et al., 2016). If we are to live up to our ethical principles, this should be changed. The authors posit that increasing students’ exposure to and understanding of abortion is necessary in the preparation of competent social work practitioners. Using Begun et al.’s (2016) Social Workers’ Abortion Attitudes, Knowledge, and Training questionnaire, the authors expanded the survey by creating additional questions about social work curriculum coverage and training experiences, as well as further content on abortion. Findings indicate that most social work students believe abortion should be legal in at least some circumstances, and also that abortion laws should be less restrictive in the United States. Reported religion and political affiliation had significant effects on several of the abortion attitude statements. Only 7.2% of respondents indicated that abortion is regularly discussed in social work classrooms, and only 2.7% of respondents report they have received training on the topic of abortion in their field placement. The results suggest that social work curriculum coverage on reproductive justice is tenuous and inconsistent at best, leaving students to grapple without the necessary professional foundation.

scholarly journals Analyzing the Integration of Human Rights into Social Work Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 100
Author(s):  
Paulette Andrea Henry
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Collective Responsibility ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Work Education ◽  
The University

<p>The understanding of human rights are important to social work education and practice especially since the global definition of social work highlights the dual role of social work as a practice based profession and academic discipline emphasizing the principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversity. Concomitantly, social work education must ensure that students know and understand human rights laws especially since human rights are inherent to all human beings and are often expressed and guaranteed by international law which Governments are expected to uphold. Social workers have a commitment as duty bearers in supporting governments in the upholding of those agreements pertinent to the wellbeing of the people. Using the University of Guyana as a frame of reference this paper examined students’ knowledge on international agreements prior to leaving the University since these laws not only speak to nation states but to universal practices and many social work issues transcend borders. This paper utilized a mixed method approach to ascertain students’ awareness of international human rights laws and their perceptions on the applicability to practice. The findings show that there is limited knowledge amongst social work students on human rights covenants and conventions. This assessment is instructive to social work educators locally and internationally pointing to the need for integration into the curricula. It is imperative that generalist practitioners leave the University with a clear understanding of these laws as many practice issues are transnational. There will be the need for international social work to be a taught course for undergraduates training to become generalist practitioners.</p>

Student-Directed Behavioral Community Interventions in Social Work Education

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 731-740 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Bördlein
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Behavior Analysis ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Community Interventions ◽  
Social Work Practitioners ◽  
Social Work Interventions ◽  
Work Education

Behavioral social work is the application of behavior analysis to the field of social work. There are behavioral social work interventions for individuals, groups, and communities. Nevertheless, behavioral social work is far from a widely adopted approach among social work practitioners. A reason for the underuse might be seen in the fact that most interventions in behavioral social work aim at individual clients and groups. Social work could further benefit from the application of methods taken from behavioral community interventions. Behavioral community interventions modify the behavior of a larger group of people (e.g., pedestrians using a crosswalk, cafeteria patrons, students using a university building) with antecedent- and consequence-focused interventions. The article describes a training program for social work students in behavioral community interventions. Results of two projects, undergraduate students designed and performed, are presented. Behavioral community interventions are recommended as a valuable part of the education of social workers.

Enhancing Community-Based Learning in Social Work Education Through a Social Marketing Approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 306-321
Author(s):  
Carlo Mari
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Graduate Course ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Professional Degree ◽  
Work Education

How do universities engage with local communities? How is a pedagogy of engagement introduced into a graduate professional degree? Are there any new approaches for linking campuses with communities? Is social marketing a useful approach when considering community engagement? The chapter aims to answer these questions by proposing a novel approach based on applying social marketing to the scholarship of teaching. Specifically, it draws on an example of a university graduate course in social marketing within a master's program in social work at an Italian university. The experience shows how a social marketing perspective helps social work students address social issues that face local communities through service-learning.

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