This handbook provides an authoritative account of social work field education in the global south. It presents an overview of various aspects of theory and practice modules in the social work curriculum and advances in research in social work field education in the developing world through in-depth analyses and global case studies.

Key features:

• Discusses critical issues and new directions in the theory and practice of social work field education, challenges in field work education, decolonising field work training, developing competent social work graduates, aligning fieldwork with cultural practices in indigenous communities, the idea of clinical social work, and a comparative analysis of social work field supervision
• Integrates theory and practice of social work field education for students and teachers from diverse geographical and cultural contexts across the global south, including countries from South Asia and Asia, Africa, and Latin America and the Caribbean, covering India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, China, Georgia, Philippine, Turkey, Papua New Guinea, Eswatini, Republic of Trinidad & Tobago, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Botswana, Chile, and Barbados
• Brings together international comparative perspectives on field work education in social work from leading experts, social work educators, and social work professionals

This handbook will be an essential resource for scholars and researchers of social work, development studies, social anthropology, sociology, education, South Asian studies, and Global South studies. It will also be useful to educators and practitioners of social work in global institutions of higher studies as well as civil society organisations.

About the Author

Rajendra Baikady is URC Special Post-Doctoral Fellow and Senior Research Associate at the Department of Social Work and Community Development, University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London, UK.

Sajid S.M. is a senior social work educator and Professor of Social Work at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.

Varoshini Nadesan is Lecturer and Postgraduate Supervisor at the Department of Social Work and Community Development, Faculty of Humanities at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

M. Rezaul Islam is Professor in Social Work at the Institute of Social Welfare and Research, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Reviews

'A valuable resource! It reflects the global diversity and cultural sensitivity of social work. In this handbook, contributing authors from Africa, Asia, and Latin America share their experiences in organising study placements and practice learning of students. The authors also discuss local models for field education under social realities of countries facing poverty, inequality and human rights violation, sometimes with insufficiently institutionalised social work as a profession. The text provides practical examples to guide the universities and social services. I consider that social work educators will find this reflexive book useful.'

Tetyana Semigina, Professor, Academy of Labour, Social Relations and Tourism, Kyiv, Ukraine, and former Secretary of the International Association of Schools of Social Work

'As a profession that requires direct contact with clients who may be vulnerable, disadvantaged and low resourced, being acculturated into the practice environment through field work is absolutely important. This global handbook on how field work is being organised in different socio-economic-political contexts is a unique contribution to social work education. This book is an invaluable contribution in field work in the Global South and I would strongly recommend it to all social work education programs as populations are moving around and the training under different cultural context should be world knowledge.'

Cecilia Lai Wan Chan, Professor Emeritus, Department of Social Work & Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong

Book Information
ISBN 9781032192611
Author Rajendra Baikady
Format Paperback
Page Count 428
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g