1. Social work field education: believing in students who are living with a disability.
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Hearn, Cass, Short, Monica, and Healy, John
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COLLEGE students ,FIELDWORK (Educational method) ,FOCUS groups ,INTERNSHIP programs ,INTERVIEWING ,PEOPLE with disabilities ,SELF-perception ,SOCIAL work education ,STUDENT attitudes ,QUALITATIVE research ,NARRATIVES ,THEMATIC analysis - Abstract
This paper is an exploration of social work placements with students who are living with a disability. The paper discusses hurdles including censoring placements and opportunities, equal access, strategies for building a belief in ability and self-esteem. Field education is a significant part of the social work degree internationally. It allows social work students to further develop their social work identity and to apply their knowledge to professional practice through real-life learning. The paper broadens the conversation on social work placements and ability, adding some personal narratives and sharing some insights from an Australian university context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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