Karen Heycox
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6468338 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Karen Heycox |
| PRENOMES | Karen |
| SOBRENOME | Heycox |
| ASSINATURA | HEYCOX K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | UNSW Sydney |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 5 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 6 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 5 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1989 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2005 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Promoting reflective practice with older people
Social work with older people is often characterised as low status employment and is dominated by medicalised constructions of old age. Consequently, there is a need for educational responses that address students’ negative attitudes toward older people and enable the development of practice skills in this area. The present paper evaluates an elective course for third year social work students that challenged their perceptions of their own and ot…
Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare
From pillar to post
The 'third wave' of feminism has revisited the feminist agenda of the 1960s and 1970s; there has been a paradigm shift in what tertiary education is perceived to offer; and global theories have been replaced by post modern interpretations. This article discusses the impact of these changes for social work education drawing on the authors' experiences with the 'Women and Social Work' elective subject in the Bachelor of Social Work Degree at the Un…
Fear of the personal
This article outlines three exploratory studies undertaken by staff at the University of New South Wales on the assessment of social work students in practicum, particularly those whose performance was considered marginal by staff and/or field educators. The research focused on both students and field educators. The authors argue that ‘the personal’ dimension of the practicum contributes significantly to the assessment process and experience, and…
Self-Imposed Limitations
This article sets out to challenge the way social work with the elderly is presently viewed. By using the nursing home placement as the starting point, it attempts to question why social workers have this limited idea of work with the elderly. The paper states that social workers have taken this limited approach due to their own self-imposed limitations. These limitations are examined and social workers are challenged to confront these barriers a…
From pillar to post
The 'third wave' of feminism has revisited the feminist agenda of the 1960s and 1970s; there has been a paradigm shift in what tertiary education is perceived to offer; and global theories have been replaced by post modern interpretations. This article discusses the impact of these changes for social work education drawing on the authors' experiences with the 'Women and Social Work' elective subject in the Bachelor of Social Work Degree at the Un…
Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare
Promoting reflective practice with older people
Social work with older people is often characterised as low status employment and is dominated by medicalised constructions of old age. Consequently, there is a need for educational responses that address students’ negative attitudes toward older people and enable the development of practice skills in this area. The present paper evaluates an elective course for third year social work students that challenged their perceptions of their own and ot…
Self-Imposed Limitations
This article sets out to challenge the way social work with the elderly is presently viewed. By using the nursing home placement as the starting point, it attempts to question why social workers have this limited idea of work with the elderly. The paper states that social workers have taken this limited approach due to their own self-imposed limitations. These limitations are examined and social workers are challenged to confront these barriers a…
Fear of the personal
This article outlines three exploratory studies undertaken by staff at the University of New South Wales on the assessment of social work students in practicum, particularly those whose performance was considered marginal by staff and/or field educators. The research focused on both students and field educators. The authors argue that ‘the personal’ dimension of the practicum contributes significantly to the assessment process and experience, and…
From pillar to post
The 'third wave' of feminism has revisited the feminist agenda of the 1960s and 1970s; there has been a paradigm shift in what tertiary education is perceived to offer; and global theories have been replaced by post modern interpretations. This article discusses the impact of these changes for social work education drawing on the authors' experiences with the 'Women and Social Work' elective subject in the Bachelor of Social Work Degree at the Un…
Practice Skills in Social Work and Welfare
Promoting reflective practice with older people
Social work with older people is often characterised as low status employment and is dominated by medicalised constructions of old age. Consequently, there is a need for educational responses that address students’ negative attitudes toward older people and enable the development of practice skills in this area. The present paper evaluates an elective course for third year social work students that challenged their perceptions of their own and ot…
Social Work (5 obras) · Political science (4 obras) · Psychology (4 obras) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · Engineering (3 obras) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (3 obras) · Pedagogy (3 obras) · Public relations (3 obras) · Social Psychology (3 obras)