The Great Shakes: Disasters, Simulations and Learning
Keywords:
Disasters, Disaster management, Simulations, Social work educaion, Facilitation, AssessmentAbstract
The Asia Pacific region is one of the most disaster-prone areas in the world. Despite this, there is limited development of either curriculum or pedagogical strategies for learning about disasters and associated social work responses. This article argues that simulations are powerful pedagogical tools that social work educators can use to prepare students and practitioners when responding to real and complex post-disaster practice scenarios.
This article provides background material on social work practice in disasters, the policy context and information used in development of the proposed scenario, The Great Shakes. Simulations and their educational foundations and values are discussed with links to the scenario. A planned scenario is offered to illustrate the way knowledge of disasters can be linked to teaching social work practice. Simulations require consideration of student preparation, the roles of facilitator and students and assessment of practice.
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