International social work field placement or volunteer tourism? Developing an asset-based justice-learning field experience

Authors

Marie-Antoinette Sossou, University of Kentucky
Nicole Dubus, Wheelock CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2013

Publication Title

Journal of Learning Design

Volume

6

Issue Number

1

First Page

10

Last Page

19

DOI

10.5204/jld.v6i1.113

Keywords

Field placement, international, justice-based, social work, asset building

Disciplines

Social Work

Abstract

This paper examines a developing model for building an international social work placement that meets the needs of the host agency and community first. The paper addresses the challenges for social work departments to develop a strong learning environment while also keeping primary the needs of the host community and agency.

Comments

This article was originally published in the Journal of Learning Design, 6:1(2013), 10-19, available online at https://www.jld.edu.au/article/view/113.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/jld.v6i1.113

Recommended Citation

Marie-Antoinette Sossou and Nicole Dubus. "International social work field placement or volunteer tourism? Developing an asset-based justice-learning field experience" Journal of Learning Design (2013): 10-19. https://doi.org/10.5204/jld.v6i1.113