Zuchowski, Ines, Cleak, Helen, and Cleaver, Mark (2021) Social work placement supervision- a snapshot of student experiences. Advances in Social Work and Welfare Education, 23 (1). pp. 90-105.

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Abstract

Supervision is an essential contributor to student learning in social work field education. There has been little exploration to assess the adequacy of supervision during placement in Australia. This paper reports on an online survey undertaken by 284 students who had completed a social work placement in Queensland. The survey explored students’ experience of supervision in placements with on-site and off-site supervision, the duration and quality of the supervision sessions and the supervisory relationship as well as how the supervision contributed to their professional growth as a social worker. The findings highlight that while the majority of students valued the supervisory relationship and the quality of supervision they received, only just over half of the students on placement received the required amount of supervision by a qualified supervisor or were able to be observed by their supervisor as per ASWEAS requirements.

Item ID:	68266
Item Type:	Article (Research - C1)
ISSN:	1329-0584
Keywords:	Field Education; Placements; Social work supervision; Student Supervision; Social Work Education; Students; Observation
Copyright Information:	Copyright (c) 2021 Copyright © Australian & New Zealand Social Work and Welfare Education and Research Creative Commons License. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Date Deposited:	07 Jun 2021 23:13
FoR Codes:	44 HUMAN SOCIETY > 4409 Social work > 440903 Social program evaluation @ 100%
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