Fieldwork in Social Work Education During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in India: Disruptions and Discoveries

Mishra, V. K.; Botcha, Rambabu; S, Roy

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“…Social work students play an important role in society during their field practice generally carried out in a specific community (Mishra et al, 2022). Role theory states that in organizational situations, roles are tied to recognizable social positions and are produced by normative expectations (Biddle, 1986).…”

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“…For field practicum in social work, the agency is expected to supervise and evaluate day‐to‐day tasks of the intern students assigned by the supervisors (Apgar & Parada, 2018). Davis and Mirick (2021) discovered that during the early period of COVID‐19, field education in social work went through sporadic disruptions like the absence of appropriate placement and lack of supervision and hands‐on practice (Kourgiantakis & Lee, 2020; Mishra et al, 2022; Negi & Azeez, 2022). Buchanan and Bailey‐Belafonte (2021) identified many other challenges amidst the spread of coronavirus, such as lack of online field practicum sites, supervisors having no experience in online monitoring, students doing phone calls instead of a home visit, etc.…”

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What happened to field practicum in social work education during COVID‐19? Evidence from Bangladesh

Das

Paul

Bhattacharjee

2023

Asian Soc Wrk & Pol Rev

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Field practicum is an integral part of social work education, and students of bachelor's and master's levels need to gain the requisite experience of field practicum to achieve the degrees. Like many practice‐based disciplines, social work has been facing enormous challenges in arranging field practicum during COVID‐19. This qualitative study aims to understand the experiences of social work faculties, students, and agency representatives for field practicum in the time of the COVID crisis in Bangladesh. Four public universities having social work schools were selected purposively and a total of 18 in‐depth interviews and four Key Informant Interviews were conducted with different stakeholders related to field practicum. The study finds that though theoretical classes were conducted using online platforms, students faced many hurdles in completing their field practicum. Several innovative strategies, such as community‐based field practice, delaying completion of field practicum, reducing daily working hours, etc. were followed to adapt to the new normal situation. This pandemic seemed to be a lesson for everyone to think of an alternative arrangement for field practicum, such as developing a flexible curriculum, virtual fieldwork, community‐based field practice, field meetings, concurrent fieldwork, etc.

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What happened to field practicum in social work education during COVID‐19? Evidence from Bangladesh

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Paul

Bhattacharjee

2023

Asian Soc Wrk & Pol Rev

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“…www.irjmets.com @International Research Journal of Modernization in Engineering, Technology and Science [2346] the development and best practices of social work education in both countries.V. Mishra[40] e-ISSN: 2582-5208 ( Peer-Reviewed,…”

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Challenges to the Social Work Curriculum in India a Review of Literature on the Existing Research Gap

2024

IRJMETS

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The practice of Social Work has been prevalent in India for several years before it became organized, however, some changes need to implement in the current Social Work curriculum. These changes might benefit the new up-coming generation of Social Work students in their approach to the practice [1]. Ensuring that Social Work students develop research-based skills is paramount for the progress of the Social Work profession Globally and locally. Research highlights the importance of engaging students with a more holistic research-based approach to enable maximum participation [2]. Social Work is a people-oriented profession making it vital for the students in developing and building their social skills. This present paper will throw light on the current challenges that the world of academia faces with the Social Work curriculum while acknowledging that India is a vast nation and challenges might vary from region to region. The paper follows a descriptive analysis research methodology including a detailed analysis of 100 research papers in the field of Social work. The findings highlight the need to improve the Curriculum in three primary sections-Upgradation of Curriculum (inclusive of changing trends), Enhanced regulation with current trends, Making Social Work more Inclusive, Making Social Work Professionalized as discussed below.

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Pivoting in the Pandemic: Reflections of Graduates of a UK Fast Track Social Work Programme

Baginsky,

Manthorpe,

Ixer

2023

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Fieldwork in Social Work Education During Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic in India: Disruptions and Discoveries

Cited by 3 publications

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What happened to field practicum in social work education during COVID‐19? Evidence from Bangladesh

What happened to field practicum in social work education during COVID‐19? Evidence from Bangladesh

Challenges to the Social Work Curriculum in India a Review of Literature on the Existing Research Gap

Pivoting in the Pandemic: Reflections of Graduates of a UK Fast Track Social Work Programme

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