Fieldwork placement for social work students: what persuades managers to open the agency door?
Institution: | Curtin University of Technology |
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Department: | Occupational Therapy and Social Work |
Year: | 2014 |
Record ID: | 1035374 |
Full text PDF: | http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=213615&local_base=gen01-era02 |
The international literature identifies both a shortage of fieldwork placements and meaningful workplace experiences for social work students in developed countries. This exploratory constructivist-interpretative study examines the often overlooked management role and factors that influence responses to requests from schools of social work. Managers from Māori and non- Māori non-statutory organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand were interviewed. The qualitative findings confirm the importance of organisational, cultural and informational factors in fostering safe management decisions.