Learning and development journeys towards effective communication with children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12569728 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michelle Lefevre (0000-0003-0166-9788, Social Work and Social Care University of Sussex Brighton UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 86-96 |
| Publication date | 2014-12-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Child & Family Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-7500 • E-ISSN: 1365-2206 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/cfs.12202 |
| OpenAlex | W1915008507 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 18 |
There are continuing concerns about the quality of social workers' communication and engagement with children. This has led to a focus in England on whether qualifying courses prepare students sufficiently for practice. Although research has uncovered the capabilities social workers need to engage and communicate effectively with children, there has continued to be limited evidence in relation to which pedagogical approaches might best enable students to develop capability. This paper attempts to address some of this deficit by reporting in‐depth case study findings from a larger longitudinal study into the factors that supported a cohort of students in E ngland in learning to communicate with children. Case analyses are presented in respect of two participants whose learning journeys were emblematic of many in the cohort. Their trajectories draw attention to the significant role that pre‐course experience with children can play in the development of students' self‐efficacy and in providing a rich source of experiential learning that can be built upon. Suggestions are made for how qualifying courses might provide alternative experiential learning opportunities, including role play, child observation and opportunities for reflection on pre‐course experience with adults to help students establish the transferability of their learning
Cohort · Experiential learning · Medical education · Pedagogy · Transferability · Children's Rights and Participation · Computer Science · Medicine · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics
Schooling from home
Partnerships with children in child welfare
Children Involved in Child Protection
Warm Eyes’, ‘Warm Breath’, ‘Heart Warmth’
Views and Experiences of Children and Social Workers About Communication in Social Work Exchanges
Building trust with children in collaborative processes within in-home child welfare services
Outcomes of Social Work Education
Children as ‘Being and Becomings’
Developing social work students' communication skills with children and young people
Relationships matter
Integrating the teaching, learning and assessment of communication with children within the qualifying social work curriculum
My life in care
Exploring Stress Resilience in Trainee Social Workers
Becoming Effective Communicators with Children
Helping Children Is a Human Process
See the Practitioner, See the Child
Discovering what children think
Social Work beyond the VDU
A Friend and an Equal
Using thematic analysis in psychology
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |