During the first half of 2020, the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus had a huge global impact. The physical health of many was (often severely) threatened and affected, resulting in numerous deaths. Furthermore, all aspects of human coexistence came under pressure, such as economic activities and material living conditions, psychological well-being and social contacts, human rights and democratic decision-making, international political relations and global solidarity. As in other parts of the world, COVID-19 kept the Netherlands in its grip.In this article we would like to address the following questions:-What impact did pandemic and policy have on Dutch social work education and how was this experienced by students?-What was the impact of pandemic and policy on social work practices and what were its challenges for social professionals?-What does this all mean for the future of social work education, since it has to take the present concerns of students into account as well as prepare them for social work practice in the near future? ARTICLE HISTORY
This article presents the results of a survey on the internationalization of Bachelor's education in social work, which was carried out at 33 schools of social work across Europe.Many universities are seeking to "internationalize" their social work curriculum. However, although many social work educators are convinced of the importance of cross-border exchange, others are sceptical about the added value of internationalization for a professional career in social work. The aim of this study is to contribute to the discussion about the significance of internationalizing the curriculum of Bachelor's programmes in social work.Since internationalization in itself is an ideological endeavour, educators must reflect on and formulate their own ideological motives and aspirations. To this end, representatives of schools of social work completed a questionnaire concerning the aim of internationalization, the structure of the curriculum, student and staff mobility, international policies and challenges.This study demonstrates that all universities have added an international dimension to their curricula. Many educators believe that internationalizing the social work curriculum contributes to qualitatively better future professionals "at home". However, most of the respondents are dissatisfied with what has actually been achieved in terms of their universities' international ambitions. This is due to a lack of language skills and facilities. Above all, we think, that this dissatisfaction is related to the underlying debate on universalism and indigenization in social work practice and education. K e y w o r d sInternationalization, social work education, universalism, indigenization S A M E N VAT T I N G De internationalisering van de bachelors sociaal werk in EuropaIn dit artikel worden de uitkomsten gepresenteerd van een survey naar internationalisering van het sociaal werk bachelor onderwijs, uitgevoerd onder 33 opleidingen sociaal werk, verspreid over Europa. Veel universiteiten en hogescholen zijn hun sociaal werk curriculum aan het internationaliseren. Sommige docenten zijn overtuigd van het belang van internationalisering, anderen zijn weer tamelijk sceptisch over de toegevoegde waarde van internationalisering voor een beroepscarrière in het sociaal werk. Het doel van deze studie is om bij te dragen aan de discussie over het belang van internationalisering. Omdat de keuze voor internationalisering een ideologisch karakter heeft, dienen de betrokkenen hun eigen ideologische motieven en ambities te expliciteren. Vertegenwoordigers van opleidingen sociaal werk vulden een vragenlijst in met betrekking tot het doel van internationalisering, de structuur van hun curriculum, studenten-en stafmobiliteit, beleid en de grote uitdagingen op dit terrein. Deze studie toont aan dat op alle universiteiten en hogescholen de internationale dimensie is opgenomen in hun curriculum. Veel docenten "geloven" dat internationalisering bijdraagt aan kwalitatief betere professionals op lokaal niveau. Daarentegen zijn de meeste respondenten on...
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