Social work students on the island of Ireland: a cross-sectional survey

Claire McCartan; Julie Byrne; Jim Campbell; Declan Coogan; Gavin Davidson; David Hayes; Gloria Kirwan; Mandi MacDonald; Simone McCaughren; Paula McFadden; Caroline McGregor; Lorna Montgomery; Maria Pentaraki; Shaun Roddy; Audrey Roulston; Caroline Shore; Elaine Wilson

doi:10.1080/02615479.2020.1832060

Social work students on the island of Ireland: a cross-sectional survey

Claire McCartan, Julie Byrne, Jim Campbell, Declan Coogan, Gavin Davidson, David Hayes, Gloria Kirwan, Mandi MacDonald, Simone McCaughren, Paula McFadden, Caroline McGregor, Lorna Montgomery, Maria Pentaraki, Shaun Roddy, Audrey Roulston, Caroline Shore, Elaine Wilson

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Understanding the characteristics, motivations and experiences of student social workers is important to inform their professional education and support needs. To date there has been relatively little research about social work students in Ireland, both North and South. This study reports on an all-Ireland survey of students beginning their social work course in Autumn 2018 in the six Universities delivering social work education. It describes the characteristics of the student cohort, examines the motivations behind choosing this career and highlights some of the potentially relevant life experiences and beliefs which may have contributed to their ambition to join the social work profession. Implications for social work education, recommendations for curriculum development, workforce planning and the provision of appropriate support for students are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	228-247
Number of pages	20
Journal	Social Work Education: the international journal
Volume	41
Issue number	2
Early online date	14 Oct 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2020.1832060
Publication status	Published - 01 Mar 2022

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social work education
Ireland
curriculum development
student support
reflective practice

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Challenges and opportunities for social work education on the island of Ireland in contemporary society: A cross-sectional study
Shore, C., Campbell, J., Davidson, G., Hayes, D., Coogan, D., Roulston, A., Roddy, S., McFadden, P., Pentaraki, M., McCartan, C., MacDonald, M., Kirwan, G., McCaughren, S., Montgomery, L., Byrne, J., Wilson, E. & McGregor, C., 06 May 2021.
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McCartan, C., Byrne, J., Campbell, J., Coogan, D., Davidson, G., Hayes, D., Kirwan, G., MacDonald, M., McCaughren, S., McFadden, P., McGregor, C., Montgomery, L., Pentaraki, M., Roddy, S., Roulston, A., Shore, C., & Wilson, E. (2022). Social work students on the island of Ireland: a cross-sectional survey. Social Work Education: the international journal, 41(2), 228-247. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2020.1832060

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Social work students on the island of Ireland: a cross-sectional survey

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