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Lengthy unpaid placements in social work: exploring the impacts on student wellbeing.

In Australia, there are 130,000 students studying social work across 30 universities. The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) mandates the completion of at least 1,000 hours of field education for qualification, across at least two placements in different fields of practice. This means a...

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Published in:Social Work Education Vol. 40; no. 6; pp. 787 - 803
Main Authors: Hodge, Lisa, Oke, Nicole, McIntyre, Heather, Turner, Shelley
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2021
Subjects:
Australia
Mental health
Social work students
Social services
Young adults
Higher education
Fieldwork (Educational method)
Educational accreditation
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