Quality social work placements for Māori social work students

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dc.citation.issue3
dc.citation.volume32
dc.contributor.authorMooney H
dc.contributor.authorDale M
dc.contributor.authorHay K
dc.date.available2020-11-03
dc.date.issued2020-11-03
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION: Māori perspectives should be genuinely represented and integrated into social work education to ensure Māori and non-Māori social work students alike are prepared for working effectively in Aotearoa New Zealand. In field education, Māori students may have particular needs and expectations that should be considered by academic staff and placement host organisations. Consequently, the placement experience for Māori students should reflect these needs and expectations. METHOD: As part of a wider research project which aimed to advance the quality of social work placements for Māori and Pasifika students, a hui was undertaken with a roopu (Māori branch) of the Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Work (ANZASW) in late 2014. This article focuses on their views of what constitutes a quality placement for Māori social work students. The project explored two key areas: what does a quality placement look like for Māori social work students and what can tertiary institutions do to better support Māori students to have a quality placement? FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS: Participants emphasised the usefulness of placement preparedness, clear expectations and open communication prior to, and during, placement. The placement should also be culturally safe and adequately challenge the student. Tertiary providers should support the student’s placement by being in regular face-to-face contact; preparing the student for the placement environment; supporting external cultural supervision; and by critically reviewing their curriculum.
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dc.format.extent54 - 67
dc.identifierhttps://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/769
dc.identifier.citationAotearoa New Zealand Social Work Review, 2020, 32 (3), pp. 54 - 67
dc.identifier.doi10.11157/anzswj-vol32iss3id769
dc.identifier.eissn2463-4131
dc.identifier.elements-id435519
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherAotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers
dc.publisher.urihttps://anzswjournal.nz/anzsw/article/view/769
dc.relation.isPartOfAotearoa New Zealand Social Work Review
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.subjectMāori
dc.subjectIndigenous
dc.subjectsocial work
dc.subjectfield education
dc.subjectquality placements
dc.subjectstudents
dc.subject.anzsrc1607 Social Work
dc.titleQuality social work placements for Māori social work students
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Health/School of Social Work
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