Stakeholder views about social work programme curricula

Annabel Goodyer; Martyn Higgins

doi:10.1921/jpts.v9i3.401

Authors

Annabel Goodyer
Martyn Higgins

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1921/jpts.v9i3.401

Keywords:

curricula, qualifying social workers, stakeholder views, service-users views, social work skills, current practice

Abstract

This article describes the way in which consultations with stakeholders contributed to the re-validation of two UK qualifying social work programmes at a London University. The aim was to better position the new curricula in current practice realities. Consultations with service-users, employers, present and past students facilitated substantial revisions of the taught programme, with social work skills in particular receiving a much higher priority. The data generated by this study illustrates how the tensions inherent in the incorporation of differing standpoints can be reconciled through careful consideration and reflection.

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