Neden, Jeanette, Townsend, Rob, and Zuchowski, Ines (2018) Towards sustainability in Australian social work field education. Australian Social Work, 71 (3). pp. 345-357.

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Abstract

The educational framework of Australian social work field education has remained static over the past few decades. Emerging challenges are creating a compelling case for change. These include increasing demand for placements, declining capacity of organizations to provide placement requirements, reduction in practitioners’ incentives and capacity to support student placements and to facilitate a work integrated learning context, and an interrelated web of policies and regulations that constrain adaptation to these changes. In a critical exploration of multiple levels of regulation and policy contexts, we argue that conventional approaches to social work field education are not sustainable given significant changes to the funding arrangements for universities and within the welfare service system. To future proof integrative learning in social work, we advocate transformation of educational culture, policies, and design toward sustainability.

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