Fieldwork training in social work

This volume is a definitive manual for students and practitioners involved in learning and developing essential theories and models for fieldwork practicum in social work education. It addresses various functional issues in field practicum, delineates proper guidelines for students and supervisors, discusses criteria of supervision and evaluation, and exploresthe concerns facing South Asian field practitioners. The volume focuses on traditional and non-traditional components and aspects of fieldwork and training, such as: The value and use of educational camps and skill development workshops. The contemporary field-level needs and strategies in social work practicum. Formulating alternative practice theoriesthat will allow social work practitioners to respond to the critical social problems unique to India and South Asia. The book provides multiple frameworks for teaching and learning fieldwork that integrate theory and practice andcreate an environment where students can develop intervention strategies using their knowledge, skills, and techniques. The volume will be indispensable reading for undergraduate and post-graduate students of social work. It will also be useful for scholars of sociology, anthropology, and development studies, and practitioners engaged in various non-governmental and international organizations.

Procedural aspects of field work / POONAM GULALIA -- Orientation programme to fieldwork : relevance and modalities / ARCHANA KAUSHIK -- Field work report- a pragmatic exercise / SHEEBA JOSEPH -- Transformative learning in social work education in India : role of social work camps / RAMESH B, 5 Essential Guidelines for Successful Field Work Supervision -- Akileswaris -- Essential guidelines and techniques for assessment and evaluation in field work / NITA KUMARI -- Contemporary field level needs and essential strategies in social work practicum / ASOK KUMAR SARKAR and INDRANIL SARKAR -- Strengthening "field" in field education : structural and functional issues in South Asian social work / BALA RAJU NIKKU, BISHNU MOHAN DASH, ZIA ULLAH AKHUNZADA -- Eight decades of field work training in India : identifying the gaps and missing links / SANJOY ROY and BISHNU MOHAN DASH -- Learning social work practice skills : reflections from communities, NGOs and universities / SWAPAN GARAIN -- Non-institutional and community based field placement in social work : experiments with inquiry based learning and participatory action research / BIPIN JOJO and RONALD YESUDHAS -- Developing social work pra…