Recognizing that despite what has been termed a 'crisis' in field education or practice
learning, there exists a robust contemporary empirical literature illuminating a range of …

Thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this Issue of Australian Social Work (ASW), the
journal of the Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW). This, and the previous Issue …

Field education is a key curriculum component in social work programmes and students
identify their placement as central to their transition to practice. Globally, changes in higher …

Social work education in Australia in the midst of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
would not have been possible under our pre-pandemic accreditation standards due to …

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 …

Recent years have seen a rapid increase in the number of international students studying
health professional degrees such as social work in Australia and internationally. Research …

The importance and value of field education are widely acknowledged in the social work
literature. Most of what has been written on field education since the formalisation of social …

Australia has seen an increase in social work student enrolments, resulting in increasing
competition among universities in finding appropriate placements, all within a neo-liberal …

In his reflection,“A life worth living,” John Lawrence (2019) has recalled some of the
excitement and challenges of being a social work educator. Although Lawrence commenced …

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Council on Social Work Education modified field
education delivery methods and reduced the number of required field hours. Consequently …