Supporting Social Work Supervisors and Students in Field Education
Keywords:
Social work education, Field education, Social work supervisors, Student supervisionAbstract
The aim of this article is to share our learning about attempts to improve the support provided to social work supervisors and field educators through use of technology. Firstly we canvass the current context of field education, highlighting the challenges of a neo- liberal environment. We then describe and reflect on the process and challenges of developing and evaluating an interactive website that was designed to support social work supervisors and students. Finally, we reflect on the challenges for academic social work staff involved in field education in relation to the engagement and support of those involved in providing social work student placements.
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