The developing and evolving social welfare system in South Africa coupled with inadequate human and material resources and high staff workloads, all impact on student learning in the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree. This paper focuses on the challenges experienced by social work practitioners with regard to student supervision in the BSW. A qualitative case study design was used, in which the researcher purposively selected social work practitioners involved at third -year level teaching and learning in the BSW at a selected South African university. The findings point to challenges relating to limited agency resources, institutional–agency cooperation and students’ personal challenges. These findings have implications for soci...
MSW, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015The three primary social problems in South Afr...
Little empirical information exists about how social work students are prepared to utilize supervisi...
Abstract: Field instruction programmes lie at the heart of the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) trainin...
Abstract: Given the managerial and austerity crisis in field practice education in South Africa and ...
Magister Artium (Social Work) - MA(SW)Generally, studies on social work supervision, in the universi...
This study highlights the challenges faced by social work students during their fourth-year field pl...
The Social Work profession experiences various challenges in practice that influence the practice ed...
South Africa is currently facing a severe shortage of trained and competent social workers. Case lo...
Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.Universities in South Africa endure the chal...
Magister Artium (Social Work) - MA(SW)Global and national standards for social work training have fo...
A Report on a study project to ...
First-year students at tertiary education institutions face multiple problems including under-prepar...
First-year students at tertiary education institutions face multiple problems including under-prepar...
This article sets out the context for first-year social work students in South Africa, explaining pa...
Social work education, social work as a profession, social work practitioners and organisations are ...
MSW, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015The three primary social problems in South Afr...
Little empirical information exists about how social work students are prepared to utilize supervisi...
Abstract: Field instruction programmes lie at the heart of the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) trainin...
Abstract: Given the managerial and austerity crisis in field practice education in South Africa and ...
Magister Artium (Social Work) - MA(SW)Generally, studies on social work supervision, in the universi...
This study highlights the challenges faced by social work students during their fourth-year field pl...
The Social Work profession experiences various challenges in practice that influence the practice ed...
South Africa is currently facing a severe shortage of trained and competent social workers. Case lo...
Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2012.Universities in South Africa endure the chal...
Magister Artium (Social Work) - MA(SW)Global and national standards for social work training have fo...
A Report on a study project to ...
First-year students at tertiary education institutions face multiple problems including under-prepar...
First-year students at tertiary education institutions face multiple problems including under-prepar...
This article sets out the context for first-year social work students in South Africa, explaining pa...
Social work education, social work as a profession, social work practitioners and organisations are ...
MSW, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2015The three primary social problems in South Afr...
Little empirical information exists about how social work students are prepared to utilize supervisi...
Abstract: Field instruction programmes lie at the heart of the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) trainin...