TY - JOUR
T1 - Perceptions of Macro Social Work Education: An Exploratory Study of Educators and Practitioners
AU - Hill, Katherine
AU - Erickson, Christina L.
AU - Donaldson, Linda P.
AU - Fogel, Sondra J.
AU - Ferguson, Sarah M.
PY - 2017/12/1
Y1 - 2017/12/1
N2 - Social work graduate education is responsive to and reflective of larger environmental forces, including economic and job market trends, regulations by diverse organizations, and student interests. A national online survey of macro social work educators (n=208) and macro social work practitioners (n=383) explored their perceptions of the intersections between these forces and graduate social work education. Findings indicate that while there remains a consistent level of support for and inclusion of macro social work within MSW programs from both groups, macro practitioners identified a concurrent experience of negative perceptions, attitudes, and experiences toward macro social work education while in their graduate programs. We suggest that social work programs seek out opportunities to integrate macro practice content and field experiences into their curriculum, so that students can be better equipped to respond to the complex systemic challenges they will encounter while in professional practice.
AB - Social work graduate education is responsive to and reflective of larger environmental forces, including economic and job market trends, regulations by diverse organizations, and student interests. A national online survey of macro social work educators (n=208) and macro social work practitioners (n=383) explored their perceptions of the intersections between these forces and graduate social work education. Findings indicate that while there remains a consistent level of support for and inclusion of macro social work within MSW programs from both groups, macro practitioners identified a concurrent experience of negative perceptions, attitudes, and experiences toward macro social work education while in their graduate programs. We suggest that social work programs seek out opportunities to integrate macro practice content and field experiences into their curriculum, so that students can be better equipped to respond to the complex systemic challenges they will encounter while in professional practice.
KW - Social work education
KW - social work licensure
KW - macro social work
UR - https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/sok_facpub/142
U2 - 10.18060/21455
DO - 10.18060/21455
M3 - Article
VL - 18
JO - Advances in Social Work
JF - Advances in Social Work
ER -