An experience based model for practice learning

Authors

  • Debbie Plath

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1921/jpts.v5i1.300

Keywords:

social work education, experience based learning

Abstract

Social work education in Australia is responding to the changing social, political and economic contexts in which social work is practised. The Bachelor of Social Work program at the University of Newcastle, Australia, aims to educate competent social workers able to deal effectively with the changing challenges of the work environment. This is achieved through an experience based model of social work education. This paper, presented at the 2nd international conference of the Journal of Practice Teaching in Health and Social Work in London in April 2003, provides an overview of some social work education issues in Australia. The experience based learning model employed at the University of Newcastle is described and discussed in relation to social work field education.

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Published

2012-12-26

How to Cite

Plath, D. (2012). An experience based model for practice learning. The Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 5(1), 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1921/jpts.v5i1.300

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Vol. 5 No. 1

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