Research Summary:
Whether referred to as a practice educator, field educator, or placement supervisor, your role in social work education is essential for enabling social work students to connect theory to practice and develop their skills and knowledge before entering the profession. This project aims to map the training already access for fulfilling the role of a practice educator, the ongoing development needs practice educators faced, and any gaps in having these met. If you are a registered social worker currently supervising a social work student on placement or have supervised a social work student on placement in the past three years in Aotearoa New Zealand, we want to hear from you.
Participation Criteria:
Registered Social Workers who are currently supervising a social work student on placement, or who has supervised a social work student on placement within the past 3 years.
Invitation to Participate:
Dear colleagues,
My name is Katheryn Margaret Pascoe and I am a lecturer at the University of Otago. I understand these are busy times, but I wanted to invite you to participate in a short survey exploring the continued professional development needs of practice educators in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Whether referred to as a practice educator, field educator, or placement supervisor, your role in social work education is essential for enabling social work students to connect theory to practice and develop their skills and knowledge before entering the profession. This project aims to map the training already access for fulfilling the role of a practice educator, the ongoing development needs practice educators faced, and any gaps in having these met.
If you are a registered social worker currently supervising a social work student on placement or have supervised a social work student on placement in the past three years in Aotearoa New Zealand, we want to hear from you.
The following survey is designed around both open and closed questions and should take approximately 10-12 minutes to complete. Participation is voluntary and anonymous, and the survey will be open until 9pm on the 2nd of October 2023.
Please follow this link to access the survey or copy and paste the URL into your internet browser https://otago.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eKZXOw9IkDTgRme
More detailed information of the study is included at the start of the survey which can be accessed and read before you decide whether or not you wish to participate.
Thank you very much for your time, and please do not hesitate to contact me directly should you have any questions.
Katheryn.pascoe@otago.ac.nz
Dr. Katheryn Margaret Pascoe
Lecturer in Social and Community Work.
University of Otago.
Start date of research: 24 August 2023
End date of research: 2 October 2023
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