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Field instruction in social work education : The Indian experience / Edited by Roshni Nair, Srilatha Juvva & Vimla V. Nadkarni

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Routledge, 2020.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 214 p.: illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780367463748
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 361.307 NAI
Contents:
Introduction: Changing Nature of Field Work 1. Facilitating Learning of Social Work Values through Student Supervision Lata Narayan 2. Fieldwork and Contemporary Realities: Convergence and Complexities Nagmani Rao 3. Coordinating Field Work: Challenges and Learning Pamela Singla 4. Field Work Supervision: From Vigilantism to Nurturance Neelam Sukhramani 5. The Conscious Use of Theory in Social Work Practice: Illustrations from the Field Work Sandra Joseph 6. Recording and Documentation in Fieldwork Mohua Nigudkar 7. Supervision Using Conferences in Social Work Practicum Kalyani Talvelkar 8. Concurrent Fieldwork Training and Supervision in Social Work: Challenges and Solutions in the Context of Barak Valley, Assam Kaivalya T. Desai 9. The Adaptive Supevisor Helen Joseph 10. Conclusion: Issues for the Future of Field Instruction in Social Work Education
Summary: A comprehensive guide to social work praxis, this book provides a clear conceptual understanding of field work supervision in India. It elaborates on the dynamic components of field work instruction- the methodologies and effective strategies, the supervisor-student-agency triad, challenges, and the future. The volume underlines the importance of student mentoring and the imperative need to develop creative and competent strategies to make field work education more responsive and effective. It also emphasises the need for the inclusion of social justice-oriented perspectives and approaches in field work training in India. Instructive and anecdotal, the essays in this volume reflect on the challenges which students and supervisors face on a regular basis in different environments while dealing with critical circumstances. The focus of the book is to delineate strategies and approaches which promote skill building, and the ability in students to understand sociocultural contexts of the field and engage with them effectively. This volume will be an essential resource for social work educators, field practitioners and students of social work, law, public policy, sociology and social entrepreneurship
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Introduction: Changing Nature of Field Work 1. Facilitating Learning of Social Work Values through Student Supervision Lata Narayan
2. Fieldwork and Contemporary Realities: Convergence and Complexities Nagmani Rao
3. Coordinating Field Work: Challenges and Learning Pamela Singla
4. Field Work Supervision: From Vigilantism to Nurturance Neelam Sukhramani
5. The Conscious Use of Theory in Social Work Practice: Illustrations from the Field Work Sandra Joseph
6. Recording and Documentation in Fieldwork Mohua Nigudkar
7. Supervision Using Conferences in Social Work Practicum Kalyani Talvelkar
8. Concurrent Fieldwork Training and Supervision in Social Work: Challenges and Solutions in the Context of Barak Valley, Assam Kaivalya T. Desai
9. The Adaptive Supevisor Helen Joseph
10. Conclusion: Issues for the Future of Field Instruction in Social Work Education

A comprehensive guide to social work praxis, this book provides a clear conceptual understanding of field work supervision in India. It elaborates on the dynamic components of field work instruction- the methodologies and effective strategies, the supervisor-student-agency triad, challenges, and the future. The volume underlines the importance of student mentoring and the imperative need to develop creative and competent strategies to make field work education more responsive and effective. It also emphasises the need for the inclusion of social justice-oriented perspectives and approaches in field work training in India. Instructive and anecdotal, the essays in this volume reflect on the challenges which students and supervisors face on a regular basis in different environments while dealing with critical circumstances. The focus of the book is to delineate strategies and approaches which promote skill building, and the ability in students to understand sociocultural contexts of the field and engage with them effectively. This volume will be an essential resource for social work educators, field practitioners and students of social work, law, public policy, sociology and social entrepreneurship

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