Concept of Fieldwork and its importance for a trainee social work
Fieldwork, as is commonly understood,
is an approach to interpret knowledge through specific skills and techniques into
action.
The term 'fieldwork' might be extended to describe both experience and furthermore advanced training in the use of knowledge, attitude,
understanding the circumstance and refinement of skills. Fieldwork is any kind of practical experience
in a social organization or agency
and community
if this experience has been purposely arranged for the education of students who
are attempted courses partly or wholly
designed for those who intend to become social workers.
Fieldwork in social work
"Fieldwork in social work is brought out through
social welfare organizations and communities, where the student learns skills and tests
out knowledge according
to an educational plan. The whole program is student and field related.
Fieldwork training under BSW/MSW is supervised
practice under the guidance of a trained social work personnel.
In this way, fieldwork implies both training and education.
The difference between two is that while training repetitive, skill oriented
and educated education is more
broad-based, and it is imparted with a perspective.
Fieldwork training under BSW/MSW
Fieldwork training under BSW/MSW could be well-considered learning through doing. Fieldwork is an
integrating factor and acts as a balancing force between the theory and
practice. It has a great significance in the training programme of social work
education. It blends theory with practice, facilitates fusion of thinking with
doing, combines philosophy with action, and integrates understanding about
people and methods of helping them. Fieldwork programme provides opportunities to
the learner to apply his/her theoretical knowledge taught in the classroom.
Today, fieldwork is
recognized as a major and vital component in professional social work education
because of its implications for professional practice
Fieldwork training could be well- considered about learning through doing.
In social work
education Fieldwork has a great significance in the training programme. It add theory
with practice, facilitates thinking with doing, combines philosophy with
action, and mixes understanding about people and methods of helping them.
Learner get opportunities
to apply his/her theoretical knowledge taught in the classroom in the field
work programme (under BSW/MSW).
Today, fieldwork is
recognized as a major and vital component in professional social work education
because of its implications for professional practice
Today, fieldwork is perceived as a noteworthy and
essential segment in professional
social work education because of
its implications for professional practice
The social work
student needs to get familiar with each practical aspect during his/her two years of postgraduate training program. Further,
they need to acquire an understanding of the, ideas, principles, concepts, policies and processes, which constitute the
profession of social work. Through the fieldwork program social work student is
set up to be a skilled professional social
worker.
A trainee social worker while in the field tries to interpret and diagnose the situation in the
background of the knowledge and understanding and in this way
encourages help student to adjustment with the situations. Therefore, fieldwork aims to develop the students’ capacities as a realistic
worker.
Fieldwork and its importance for A trainee social work (BSW/MSW)
1. To develop self-awareness and
self-discipline in professional relations
2.
To acquire ability to
work effectively with any situation, agency, function and philosophy;
3.
To acquire knowledge
of multiple positive factors in behaviors to acquire skills in use of
professional knowledge;
4.
The right and
effective use of community, state and national resources;
5.
To improve the capacity
of social work practice with professional compliance
6.
Understanding the use
of social action and capacity of leadership;
7.
To become
professional workers
8. To understand
the relation of knowledge, value and skills;
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