Social work education in action
How studying for the profession facilitates the adaptation of internationally educated social workers in Canada
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9974565 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annie Pullen Sansfaçon (0000-0003-2286-8997, Université de Montréal, corresponding author), Marion Brown (0000-0002-3681-583X, Dalhousie University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 114-127 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-19 |
| 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 | 10.1177/0020872818818660 |
| OpenAlex | W2904342634 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article presents the results and theorization of a 4-year Grounded Theory project that sought to understand the processes and dynamics involved in the professional adaptation of internationally educated social workers now practicing in Canada. In-depth interviews with 66 participants, who undertook social work education outside of Canada and have subsequently settled to practice in the country, were conducted. Results highlight that the social work educational background of the professionals not only offers key conceptual, theoretical, and analytical foundations needed to adapt knowledge and skills to practice abroad, but also provides tools to navigate and negotiate professional adaptation processes as a whole. We conclude that ultimately, social workers may adapt well to their new work contexts because of the transferability of social work skills, knowledge, and values to new practice settings, thus facilitating interventions with services users and also their own process of professional adaptation
Action (physics · Adaptation (eye · Economic growth · Engineering ethics · Negotiation · Pedagogy · Political science · Process (computing · Professional development · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Transferability · Work (physics · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Psychology · Research in Social Sciences · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |