Using Fowler’s Stages of Faith to Understand the Development of Aspiring Social Workers

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-29
Author(s):  
Ratonia C Runnels ◽  
Albert Thompkins
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Spirituality And Religion ◽  
Stages Of Faith ◽  
Work Education

The integration of religion and spirituality into social work education and practice remains a contentious topic of debate.  For Christian social workers, social work students and educators, integrating theories of faith and faith experiences into the educational process can be beneficial.  To date there has been little evidence on how teaching spirituality and religion content in accredited programs is enhancing practice.  This article presents a conceptual roadmap for instructors and students preparing to enter field practicum.  By aligning Fowler's Stages of Faith with students' anticipatory process, instructors can be better equipped to navigate each stage of development. 

Baccalaureate Social Work Education and Courses on Aging: The Disconnect

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dara P. Bergel
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Accreditation Standards ◽  
Gerontological Social Work ◽  
Work Education

In the year 2020, at least 60,000 to 70,000 social workers will be needed to work with the elderly. However, insufficient numbers of social work students are choosing to participate in the field of aging. This article discusses reasons, barriers, and the importance of increasing gerontological interest in BSW students. It provides curriculum-enhancing suggestions to expand student and faculty interest in aging education and the gerontological social work profession in the context of the Council on Social Work Educational (CSWE) Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).

scholarly journals Spirituality and social work: Introducing a spiritual dimension into social work education and practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 65-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Spiritual Development ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Spiritual Dimension ◽  
Practice Elements ◽  
Work Education

Against a background of growing international interest in the place of spirituality in social work education and practice, this paper describes a qualitative study of the spiritual expe- riences of non-Māori social work students at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, and the application of spirituality to their practice as social workers. The study found that both the programme and Wānanga environment enhanced and deepened participants’ own spirituality and flowed through into their practice. Elements of the Wānanga programme which contributed to the students’ spiritual development are identified, along with a discussion of the influence of the bicultural nature of the programme and take pū on their practice. 

The Intersection of Religion and Sexual Orientation: Pedagogy and Challenges

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-178
Author(s):  
Claire L. Dente
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Diversity Issues ◽  
Work Education

The Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) included the goal of competency in the ability to “engage diversity and difference in practice.” This goal continued efforts to raise awareness of diversity issues for clients articulated in earlier EPAS. Social work education has included cultural competence in areas of difference including sexual orientation and religion and spirituality. Undergraduate social work students should understand the complexity of this intersection to provide culturally competent services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer clients, and to understand religious backgrounds that may not include affirmative messages on sexual orientation. This article presents an overview of the intersection of religion/spirituality and sexual orientation, and recommends audiovisual materials that can highlight salient issues for BSW students in pedagogy on this intersection.

scholarly journals An Investigation Intended for Determining Social Work Students’ Attitudes Towards the Ethical Dilemma in Terms of the Psychological Resilience Levels

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 411-416
Author(s):  
beyza erkoç
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Ethical Dilemma ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Positive Direction ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Education

Owing to it is a system supporting coping capacities and adaptation processes by preserving individuals against the streesful life experiences, psychological resilience is among the generally emphasized concepts in today’s world. Ethical dilemma includes conflicts which affect negative process of deciding while social workers are accomplishing their professional responsibilities. It is thought that psychologic stability supports social works positive decision making when they experience ethical dilemma. The aim of this study is identifying the future social workers who are students of the social work education now and their psychological resilience levels and its effect on their attitudes towards the ethical dilemma and improving suggestions in the light of the results obtained from the social work viewpoint. SPSS 22.0 program has been used while analysing the investigation. It has been seemed that there are significant relationship between the psychological resilience of the social work education students and their ethical deciding and psychological resilience predict the ethical decides in the positive direction. Besides that participants haven’t been significantly different from each other in terms of statistical at their psychological resilience according to their sex, age, class variables but participants living with their family according to location have had significantly higher than others. About their ethical decides it has been different from each other according to their ages, class, location variables in terms of statistical but female participants’ environment of deciding have been higher significantly than male participants. In the light of the results obtained social work education students who will most likely experience ethical dilemma it is important that their psychological resilience have to be strengthened during their professional lifes. Accordingly it is offered so as to be strengthen in terms of psychologic and social, they should be supported, equipped with professional ability about overcoming the stress, self confidence, fighting against the crisis.

Growing: experiencing social work education and socialisation

2020 ◽  
pp. 61-76
Author(s):  
Linda Bell
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Anthropological Perspective ◽  
Social Work Theory ◽  
Link Theory ◽  
Background Material ◽  
Work Education

This chapter explores the views of some social workers and social work students about socialisation into their profession. It also provides some background about this concept from an anthropological perspective. The chapter begins with what social workers think they should learn and sets this against epistemological background material describing some key frameworks for social work theory and practice. Reflecting on examples and interviews with social workers and others, the chapter reveals that the often-stated attempt to ‘link theory and practice’ in social work education is much more complicated than it first appears. To set the stage for the next chapter, an experience relating to personal interaction and the use of self is described.

scholarly journals Social Work Education that Addresses Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation: An intersectional, anti-oppressive practice framework

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-37
Author(s):  
Lara Gerassi ◽  
Andrea Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Sexual Exploitation ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
The United States ◽  
Commercial Sex ◽  
Exclusionary Practices ◽  
Practice Framework ◽  
Work Education

Practice, policy, and research focused on trafficking for sexual exploitation and commercial sex involvement occur in the United States within a white, heteronormative social environment that must be addressed pedagogically in the classroom. Social work education increasingly includes the topic of trafficking for sexual exploitation as a stand-alone course or as sessions embedded within other courses. Yet, very little scholarship critically examines how instruction in social work on this topic can apply intersectional, anti-oppressive frameworks across micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Furthermore, current literature suggests that some social workers use exclusionary practices when addressing trafficking and commercial sex involvement, further exemplifying the need for anti-oppressive curricula. The purpose of this paper is to critically analyse how key anti-oppressive theoretical and practice frameworks should influence education on trafficking for sexual exploitation and commercial sex involvement in social work. Written by two scholars and social work instructors, we describe how we apply these frameworks to pedagogical exercises in social work courses. Finally, we argue that intersectional, anti-oppressive social work education is critical to training social work students and, ultimately, addressing the needs of people experiencing or at risk of trafficking.

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
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