Safety Training in Social Work Education

Abstract

Social workers are particularly vulnerable to violence due to the type of clients they serve, the preponderance of involuntary service relationships, the settings in which they work, and cutbacks in services. A national survey was conducted of field directors to discern their perceptions about danger to interns, schools' and agencies' practices and responsibilities for student safety, safety standards and policies, training personnel and content, and recommendations for change. Field directors believe that there is a need for more attention to student safety and that risks to students are increasing. There is dissonance between concern about violence and the lack of safety policies and training in schools of social work. Strategies for violence prevention are presented.     

改革三十年中国社会工作专业教育发展浅析

改革30年来,社会工作专业教育在中国大陆获得了快速发展。在简单回顾社会工作教育在中国的发展历程、现状和特点的基础上,从专业教育的目标、专业人才的培养、专业教育的本土化等方面反思了社会工作教育在过去30年中存在的主要问题,最后从深化社会体制改革,实现社会工作的职业化;探索本土化的教育模式、建立多层次的人才培养体系;完善人才培养结构、规范课程教育等方面进一步探讨了我国社会工作教育未来的发展的方向与出路。     

试论社会工作专业价值理念的培育

社会工作专业价值理念是社会工作的核心和灵魂,对社会工作实践起着重要的指导作用。培育学生的社会工作专业价值理念,必须提高思想认识,高度重视这项3-作;加强理论研究,构建完善的社会工作专业价值体系;制定专业守则,把专业价值理念付诸社会工作实践。     

加强高校社会工作人才培养的对策浅析

通过对珠江三角洲社会工作机构的调查,发现广东高校社会工作专业毕业生在技术教育、价值教育、个人素养等方面存在一些问题;为了更好地回应社会需求,推动整个广东社会工作教育,作为高校应该以技术教育为本位,加强实践教学;以价值教育为核心,彰显专业特色;以课程改革为突破口,增强师资力量。     

Engaging the Student in the Field Instruction Relationship

Abstract

BSW and MSW students' evaluations of their field instructors and these individuals' use of various supervisory skills and assignments were assessed early in the field placement. Skills that directly enhanced students' learning in the field were most influential. Supervisory activities that introduced students to the agency and what would be expected of them were particularly helpful. Differences in first-time and second-year students' reactions suggest that students' learning needs vary, based on their prior experience with and understanding of the field. The findings also suggest the need for training to help field instructors make the transition from social work practitioner to social work educator.     

Switching Hats

Abstract

One of the most problematic issues in the field of social work is the gap between practice and research. This paper describes the roles of the social work clinical practitioner and the social work researcher, and explores the role discontinuity that occurs as social work doctoral students' transition between these roles. A model illustrating the three possible routes that are taken during this role transition is introduced. Understanding the process of change that occurs as social work doctoral students shift roles has important implications for social work. Investigating these two roles can help doctoral programs support students during the difficult transition. Discovering how doctoral students bridge the gap between practice and research in their own experience may provide insight into how the field of social work as a whole can successfully address this gap.     

An Exploratory Study Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Innovative Model for Teaching Multicultural Social Work Education

Abstract

Effective social work practice with diverse populations requires the successful incorporation of multicultural knowledge, awareness, and skills.As a result, there is a pressing need for innovative and evidencebased teaching strategies and methods that provide social work students with these key multicultural tools. This paper describes one such teachingmodel and presents the findings of an exploratory study to empirically evaluate its effectiveness with undergraduate social work students (N =23) enrolled in a multicultural social work course. Based on pre-and post-test composite scores, the findings suggest that this new model of multicultural instruction and assignments increases students' multicultural awareness andknowledge.     

脑瘫儿童入学前治疗、康复训练和教育状况调查

采用问卷调查法和访谈法了解脑性瘫痪儿童早期的治疗、康复训练和教育以及社会支持等方面问题。结果发现,脑瘫儿童的早期生活、治疗、康复训练和教育状况亟待改善,家庭经济、精神负担沉重,社会支持非常有限;相关的医学诊断、治疗,康复训练专业人员的技术水平有待提高,服务体系有待完善;学龄前融合教育相当薄弱,严重制约这些的全面发展。由此得出结论,脑瘫儿童是一个特殊的社会群体,不是一个个孤立的个案,他们的生存和生活需要社会多系统协同介入,通过教育宣传、出台相关政策和制定相关法律,逐步构建针对脑瘫儿童的诊断、治疗、康复训练、教育服务和家庭支持的社会服务体系。     

Quality assessment for placement centres: a case study of the University of Barcelona’s faculty of education

The aim of this research was to identify the factors that could be used for quality assessments of the placement centres used by the University of Barcelona’s Faculty of Education. To achieve this, a multiple case study method (bachelor’s degrees in Education, Social Education and Social Work) was used, which was based on a survey methodology. A questionnaire, which identified seven quality criteria, was applied to 291 placement centres. An analysis of the placement centres’ average quality scores revealed that most of them had high scores for consideration of the training activity, tutor–student ratio, type of placement, capacity of providing career opportunities, the centre’s tutoring, the tutors’ tasks and the coverage of the competences. We considered it necessary to improve the definition of quality placement plans, and the recognition of the tutor’s work at the centre; therefore, this paper proposes an instrument to measure and assess the quality indicators described, aiming at improving the placements system at the University by better connecting universities and centres.     

Social Work Practice and the Propietary Movement

ABSTRACT

Changes in funding patterns and privatization of health and human services within government are prompting new forms of management and organizational structures creating challenges for service delivery and the education of social work managers. The profession's ability to provide leadership and respond to such rapidly changing environmental trends is grounded in the capability of field education to bridge the university and practice communities and provide flexible, innovative combinations of service programming and research partnerships. This article provides a framework for the development and operation of a unique type of field demonstration project. The article focuses on the methodology used to develop and operate the field projects in order to encourage replication among other schools of social work.     

“实务导向”型社会工作教育模式重要性研究

近年来,随着国家经济实力的增长,与社会民生紧密相关的社会服务工作也愈加备受关注,社会服务水平的专业化与方式的多样化也成为当前社会工作专业教育中除理论本土化外最为迫切要解决的问题之一。如何高效培养具备专业理论同时拥有实务操作能力的专业人才,并形成具有专业特色的社会工作人才教育模式是目前全国高校社会工作专业发展的重中之重。其中又以"实务导向"型社会工作教育模式是较为新颖的一种,即高校与社会服务部门合作共建。"实务导向"型社会工作教育是指进行以社会工作职业化为目标的资格教育,明确地把针对工作岗位的实践能力作为人才培养的核心理念,注重实践、实训及实习教育。社会工作专业是一个以实操为最终考核目标的专业,理论教授与理念的传导固然是整个专业教学中的基础,但最终还是要回归到具体的服务项目中,并以有效的服务项目立项和执行为根本,考察社工与同工、志愿者等同为提供社会服务行业的区别,即职业化、理论化和专业化。然而中国高校在社会工作专业教学中,长期以来均是以传统的课堂理论教学作为主要培养手段,即使有个别高校开始关注社工专业的实操训练,但由于实操平台的欠缺、硬件设施的滞后、实训与课堂教学的课时冲突等等问题的存在,都提醒着要推动社会服务的整体水平发展、培养高素质的社工专业人才,以"实务为导向"的社会工作专业新型教育模式的转变已迫在眉睫。