Inter-relationship between Social Work Education and Field Work

Mutual relationship between social work education and practice:

Modern social work education has two dimensions: theoretical and practical. A social worker gains knowledge about society, social problems, property, social structure, social values, human behavior, social work process when practical training enable them to use this knowledge acquired knowledge in this field for real life purposes. Thus practical training is required for social worker to solve social problems of human beings/society for modern social work.

Importance of Field Work in Social Work Education

Field work is important that students should be helped to develop the attitude of mind ideas them to make connections between study & relief…it is needed vital that this should be done if students are to become professional practitioners in the field rather than goods nature & amateurs of techniques applying narrow skills by rule of thumbs method. (Robert, 1995) 

Field practicum is a dynamic course that challenges students to apply social work knowledge, skills & values within an organizational context. It is a vital dimension of students graduate & post graduate social work education. 

Concept of Field Work with Historical Background & Objectives

Information about field work:

Field work is a peer supervises of learning process a qualitative study qualitative, quantitative data or information. Knowledge synthesizes and integrates knowledge what is learning in the class room or in laboratory (human services). 

Field work is an integral part of the social work education. Historically the profession of social work has considered field work a primary means of providing student opportunity to acquire knowledge value and skills. Simply we can say field work refers the process or approach in which social knowledge, value, principles and other social work related discipline are exercised in the arena of social service welfare and sustainable development.

Practical Experience from the Field Work Practice(Self-Evolution & Failure)

• Practical Experience 
• Self-Evolution 
• Failure
• Conclusion

Practical Experience from the Field Work Practice: 

Correlation between theoretical knowledge and practical knowledge is professional education is essential. Social work is a profession. So a social worker has to acquire knowledge from real environment on subjects like the nature of human behaviors, social relation, cultural values, environments etc. Only field work practice gives this opportunity to trainee social worker. The experience I gathered in accomplishing my duties and works on the field work practice at SWOP are the following:

Short Cases studies-Participation as Fieldwork (Practitioner in SWOP)

The case studies of a Social Welfare department student Participation as Fieldwork to make a field work report is really helpful for not only the Dhaka University (D.U) students but also all who study in Social Welfare department.

Short Case-1 

Case Name: Banesa Khatun 

Sponsored ID No: 2377

1. Logical Basis of the Case Selection:  

Banesa Khatun is the patient of (SWOP) Social Welfare Outreach Project. Now she is taking treatment under (BSMMU)/ PG Hospital, when I went to SWOP as field worker on 03/02/09. I met Banesa. From her, I came to know that she has been suffering from chronic Hepatitis B (wild type) Since 2007. I am a field worker of (SWOP). So I decide, I take her as a short case.

Participation as Fieldwork (Practitioner in SWOP with two Long Cases Studies)

Long Case Studies as a Participation as Fieldwork (Practitioner in SWOP)

Long Case-1 

Case Name: Resma Akter 

Sponsored ID No: 433

1. Rationale of taking the case:

As my daily routine field work activity, I went to SWOP and paid a to SWOP hostel. I went to the office room, when the project manager read out morning report, I knew about Resma. I talked to her about her physical condition. She told me that she has been suffering from Burned contracture with both hands. To know about her diseases and to help her in treatment I took her as a long case.