1st Edition

Field Instruction in Social Work Education The Indian Experience

Edited By Roshni Nair, Srilatha Juvva, Vimla V. Nadkarni Copyright 2020
230 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

230 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

230 Pages 12 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

A comprehensive guide to social work praxis, this book provides a clear conceptual understanding of fieldwork supervision in India. It elaborates on the dynamic components of fieldwork instruction – the methodologies and effective strategies, the supervisor–student–agency triad, challenges and the future. The volume underlines the importance of student mentoring and the imperative need to... Read more

List of Figures. List of Tables. List of Contributors. Acknowledgements. Foreword by Armaity S. Desai. Introduction: Changing Nature of Field Work 1. Facilitating Learning of Social Work Values through Student Supervision Lata Narayan 2. Fieldwork and Contemporary Realities: Convergence and Complexities Nagmani Rao 3. Coordinating Field Work: Challenges and Learning Pamela Singla 4. Field Work Supervision: From Vigilantism to Nurturance Neelam Sukhramani 5. The Conscious Use of Theory in Social Work Practice: Illustrations from the Field Work Sandra Joseph 6. Recording and Documentation in Fieldwork Mohua Nigudkar 7. Supervision Using Conferences in Social Work Practicum Kalyani Talvelkar 8. Concurrent Fieldwork Training and Supervision in Social Work: Challenges and Solutions in the Context of Barak Valley, Assam Kaivalya T. Desai 9. The Adaptive Supevisor Helen Joseph 10. Conclusion: Issues for the Future of Field Instruction in Social Work Education Srilatha Juvva, Vimla Nadkarni, Roshni Nair. Index

Biography

Roshni Nair is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Criminology and Justice, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai.

Srilatha Juvva is Professor at the Centre for Disability Studies and Action, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai.

Vimla V. Nadkarni is a former President of the International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW) and the retired Dean and Professor of the School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Deonar, Mumbai.