Simulation and skills development: Preparing Australian social work education for a post-COVID reality

G Jefferies, C Davis, J Mason - Australian Social Work, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Social work field education is facing unprecedented challenges (eg, increasing student
numbers and limited availability of complex scenario placements due to the COVID …

A simulated placement: Using a mixed-reality learning environment for social work field education

S Harris, M Newcomb - Australian Social Work, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT COVID-19 presented fresh challenges for social work field education, requiring
agile and innovative solutions. To address the scarcity of direct client-facing placements …

On a wing and a prayer! An exploration of students' experiences of external supervision

H Cleak, I Zuchowski, M Cleaver - The British Journal of Social …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Field education is a core component of social work courses globally and has been
recognised as providing significant learning opportunities to develop professional practice …

How power dynamics and relationships interact with assessment of competence: Exploring the experiences of student social workers who failed a practice placement

A Roulston, H Cleak, R Nelson… - The British journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Students have identified practice placements (or practice learning) as the single most
important factor of social work education, but it is usually where issues of professional …

The importance of connection: A quantitative study of students' learning in placements completed remotely from an organisation

I Zuchowski, H Cleak, G Jefferson - The British Journal of Social …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
This quantitative study surveyed eighty-two Australian social work students who completed
their placement during COVID-19. The delivery of health and welfare services during the …

An off-site supervision model of field education practice: Innovating while remaining rigorous in a shifting field education context

R Egan, C David, J Williams - Australian Social Work, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Traditional approaches to social work field education are being tested due to increasing
enrolments, increased competition for placements and reduced availability of social work …

Social work field education in the United Arab Emirates: Emerging standards, opportunities, and challenges

V Mitchell, P Tedam, B Wagner… - International Social …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This article describes the current status of social work field education in the United Arab
Emirates. Using a case study approach, the authors explore field education differences and …

COVID-19 and field education in Australia: Exploring the use of simulation

G Jefferies, C Davis, J Mason - Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Given the change in social work education due to COVID-19, the use of simulation within
social work field education provides a strategy to assist with skill development and training …

To fail or not to fail: enhancing our understanding of reasons why social work students failed practice placements (2015–2019)

A Roulston, H Cleak, D Hayes, P McFadden… - Social Work …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Social Work qualifying programmes teach students the necessary knowledge, skills, and
values during a series of taught modules. Formal opportunities to integrate knowledge into …

Developing a roadmap for harnessing technology in social work: Training the next generation of social workers

KL Clary, E Nason, K Selber… - Smith College Studies in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Our manuscript discusses the importance of the Social Work Grand Challenge of
Technology. We believe it is the most cross-cutting of the 12 original challenges and reflects …