Thrown into a pit
Early-career social workers’ preparedness for practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6430896 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Georgiana Cristina Rentea (0000-0002-4336-5638, University of Bucharest, Romania), Florin Lazăr (0000-0002-4078-0617, University of Bucharest, Romania, corresponding author), Shari Munch (0000-0002-4491-3480, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Anca Mihai (0000-0003-3155-3292, University of Bucharest, Romania), Daniela Gaba (0000-0003-1810-0459, University of Bucharest), Alexandra Ciocănel (0000-0001-9550-9755, University of Bucharest, Romania) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 158-171 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00208728241280658 |
| OpenAlex | W4403302333 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
This study investigates the perceptions of early-career social workers on their academic preparation for their social work employment in the context of the challenging road and ambitious comeback of social work in post-communist Romania. Results showed respondents felt ill-prepared in their transition from education to their employment and received limited resources from employers to support the application of knowledge and skills learnt at university to the realities of daily professional practice. A multi-pronged approach is needed to educate new social workers at both university and employer levels with the goal of providing quality social services to clients and their families
Economics · Management · Political science · Preparedness · Public relations · Sociology · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Research in Social Sciences · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |