The Routledge Handbook of Field Work Education in Social Work

This Handbook provides an authoritative account of international fieldwork education in social work, presenting advances in research through in-depth analyses and global case studies. It covers critical issues, geographical regions, and themes, bringing together comparative perspectives from leading experts. It is a valuable resource for scholars, researchers, educators, and practitioners in social work and related fields.

Format: Hardback
Length: 586 pages
Publication date: 29 April 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive Handbook provides an authoritative account of international fieldwork education in social work. It offers a comprehensive overview of advancements in research in social work field education through in-depth analyses and global case studies. Key features include:

Teaching Social Work and Curriculum Development: Discusses critical issues in teaching social work, curriculum development, health care social work, stimulated learning, field education policies, needs, challenges, and solutions in fieldwork education, reflexivity training, creativity and partnership, resilience enhancement, integrated and holistic education for social workers, student experience, practice education, and ethical responsibility of social work field instructors.

Coverage of Social Work Field Education Across Geographical Regions: Examines social work field education across geographical regions, including Asia and the Pacific, North and South America, Australia and Oceania, Europe, and major themes and trends from several countries, such as the United States, Canada, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Sweden, Aotearoa New Zealand, England, Ukraine, Spain, Estonia, Italy, Ireland, Slovenia, Poland, Romania, Greece, Norway, Turkey, and the Czech Republic.

International Comparative Perspectives on Fieldwork Education: Brings together international comparative perspectives on fieldwork education in social work from leading experts and social work educators.

This Handbook is an essential resource for scholars and researchers of social work, development studies, social anthropology, sociology, and education. It will also be valuable to educators and practitioners of social work in global institutions of higher studies and civil society organizations.

Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032126074