CHALLENGES FACED BY SOCIAL WORKERS IN FIELD PRACTICE WITH SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS

Year 2023, Volume: 6 Issue: 2, 199 - 216, 31.12.2023

Rasim Babahanoğlu , Nur Feyzal Kesen , Serap Daşbaş , Aliye Mavili

https://doi.org/10.54467/trjasw.1367112

Abstract

One of the most important and indispensable elements of social work education is social work practice. For this reason, it would be beneficial to identify the problems that prevent students from being active and productive in the practice period and to offer solutions. This research aims to identify the problems social workers experience with social work students in field practice and develop solutions to these problems. In this study qualitative research design was used to indicate experiences of 140 social workers as institutional supervisors. The study focused on three main open-ended questions. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with social workers. According to the findings, the most relevant problems that social workers encounter with the practice students are absenteeism and non-compliance about institutional rules, problems with open-plan education programmes, indifference and reluctance during the practice period. To prevent these problems, the social workers came up with suggestions, such as academic supervisors monitoring students more frequently, students having learning motivation and being idealistic, developing students’ communication skills. The findings obtained from this research will contribute to planning a more effective and productive practice period and having a qualified social work education through increasing awareness about problems encountered during the practice process.

Keywords

field practice, social work practice, social work students, social worker

Sosyal Hizmet Uzmanlarının Sosyal Hizmet Uygulama Öğrencileri ile Saha Uygulamasında Karşılaştıkları Sorunlar

Abstract

Sosyal hizmet eğitiminin en önemli ve vazgeçilmez unsurlarından biri de sosyal hizmet uygulamasıdır. Bu nedenle öğrencilerin uygulama sürecinde aktif ve verimli olmasını engelleyen sorunların tespit edilerek çözüm önerileri sunulmasının faydalı olacağı düşünülmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı sosyal hizmet uzmanlarının sosyal hizmet uygulama öğrencileriyle yaşadıkları sorunları tespit etmek ve bu sorunlara yönelik çözüm önerileri geliştirmektir. Nitel araştırma desenine göre yapılan bu araştırmaya sosyal hizmet uygulama öğrencilerine kurum danışmanlığı yapmış 140 sosyal hizmet uzmanı katılmıştır. Çalışmada üç ana soru üzerinde odaklanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre, uygulama sürecinde sosyal hizmet uzmanlarının en çok devamsızlık ve kurallara uymama, açık öğretim programları ile ilgili sorunlar, ilgisizlik ve isteksizlik ve eğitsel danışmanlarla iletişim sorunu yaşadıkları görülmektedir. Bu sorunları çoğunlukla uygulama öğrencileriyle karşılıklı açık iletişim kurarak ve beklentileri belirleyerek, eğitsel danışmanlar ve diğer kurum çalışanlarıyla birlikte hareket ederek, uygulama süreci ve yeri hakkında önceden bilgi vererek çözümledikleri belirlenmiştir. Bu araştırmadan elde edilen bulguların, uygulama sürecinde karşılaşılan sorunlarla ilgili farkındalığı arttırarak, daha etkin ve verimli bir uygulama sürecinin nasıl planlanabileceğine ve sosyal hizmet eğitiminin nitelikli olmasına katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

saha uygulaması, sosyal hizmet öğrencisi, sosyal hizmet uygulaması, sosyal hizmet uzmanı

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