Challenging the narrative: social work students' views on the impact of service user and carer-led pedagogy to knowledge and practice.

Service user and carer involvement is firmly established as an integral part of social work education in the UK, with a growing body of evidence demonstrating its beneficial effects on student learning. Calls have been made to further develop its theoretical base and evaluate its impact on students'...

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Publicado en:Social Work Education Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 825 - 840
Autor principal: Skoura-Kirk, Eleni
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2025
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      ab: Service user and carer involvement is firmly established as an integral part of social work education in the UK, with a growing body of evidence demonstrating its beneficial effects on student learning. Calls have been made to further develop its theoretical base and evaluate its impact on students' future practice. This article contributes to these aims, by following a cohort of undergraduate UK-based social work students. Using a focus group, the research elicited the views of the students on how classroom-based learning by people with lived experience affected their learning and practice pre-qualification. The findings are underpinned by the theme of 'challenging the narrative'. They assert the powerful effect service user narratives have on bringing issues 'to life' and challenging stereotypes, as well as affecting students' practice. However, challenging the narrative also linked to students' reflections on what counts as 'legitimate' and reliable knowledge and a disconnection between University-based learning and messages received in practice. The paper argues for an ongoing critical evaluation of the impact of pedagogy led by people with lived experience, with the dual aims of identifying what benefits student learning, as well as critically dissecting power, authority and knowledge.
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