The Routledge Handbook of Field Work Education in Social Work

This handbook provides an authoritative account of international field work education in social work. It presents an overview of advances in research in social work field education through in-depth analyses and global case studies.

Key Features:

• Discusses critical issues in teaching social work and curriculum development; health care social work; stimulated learning; field education policies; needs, challenges and solutions in field work education; reflexivity training; creativity and partnership; resilience enhancement; integrated and holistic education for social workers; student experience; practice education; and ethical responsibility of social work field instructors.

• Covers social work field education across geographical regions (Asia and the Pacific; North and South America; Australia and Oceania; Europe) and major themes and trends from several countries (USA; Canada; Australia; China; Hongkong; Sweden; Aotearoa New Zealand; England; Ukraine; Spain; Estonia; Italy; Ireland; Slovenia; Poland; Romania; Greece; Norway; Turkey; and Czech Republic)

• Brings together international comparative perspectives on field work education in social work from leading experts and social work educators.

This handbook will be an essential resource for scholars and researchers of social work, development studies, social anthropology, sociology and education. It will also be useful to educators and practitioners of social work in global institutions of higher studies as also civil society organisations.