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Teaching Collaboration in Social Work EducationGunn Strand Hutchinson
Data
• A questonnaire to 38 Social Work Schools in the Nordic countries. 24 answered (63,2%).
• Compared with data from 78 programs in USA (43%), 17 from Canada (50%) and 10 from Israel (100%). These studies conducted by Laura Bronstein, Binghamton University, USA, Terry Mizrahi, Hunter College School of social Work, USA, Yoss Korazim-Körösy, The college of Management – Academic Studies and Ministry for social Affairs, Israel & Debra McPhee, Barry University USA.
Number of Social Work students
less than 200 201-600 601+0
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45
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Total student body at the university
less than 5000 5001-20000 20001+0
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Social Work studies
Bachelor Master or Magister PhD0
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How the institutions promote interdisiplinary collaboration
give recognition Realease in work load Monetary rewards0
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Social Work and collaboration within the university
Socio
logy
Child
Wel
fare
Politic
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cienc
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Educa
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Nursin
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Psych
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Econo
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Med
icine
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Social Work and collaberation within the university
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Collaberating disciplines
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Collaboration with students from other disciplines in field settings
no collaberation mental settings child welfare medical settings schools children & family service
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nordicinternational
Prosent
Collaboration with other diciplines in relation to work in the community
Courses and seminars Consultative assistance Writing applications for grants
Clinical practice Community Work projects
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Collaboration with other diciplines in research activities in the community
Publish together Practice evaluation Grant writing Consultation0
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Plans for developing collaboration
Course content Seminars together Field practice Dual courses Practice based research
Community work projects
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Findings and further work
The most interesting finding of the comparison is more collaboration with other disciplines in relation to work in the community and community based research are happening in the international schools than in the Nordic. The international study also show that students more often collaborate with students from other disciplines in field practice.
This finding I will discuss in a broader context and I plan to do a literature study and write an article.
