Field Note—Integrating Policy and Political Content in BSW and MSW Field Placements

Pritzker, Suzanne; Lane, Shannon R.

doi:10.1080/10437797.2014.947905

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“…The five studies from the USA deal with the nature of social welfare curricula on the graduate and undergraduate levels (Seipel, ), the place of macropractice in the graduate level curricula (McNutt, ) and the extent and nature of political practice or PP opportunities in fieldwork (Dickinson, ; Pritzker & Lane, ; Wolk, Pray, Weismuller, & Dempsey, ). The studies found that although opportunities for PP learning do exist, particularly in macro concentrations, they are limited in both course work and fieldwork in BSW and MSW programmes.…”

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“…The studies found that although opportunities for PP learning do exist, particularly in macro concentrations, they are limited in both course work and fieldwork in BSW and MSW programmes. In the most recent of these studies, Pritzker and Lane () found that, while only a minority of the study's students were enrolled in macro‐oriented placements, more than 50 per cent of field directors in BSW and MSW programmes reported that one or more of their students interacted with professional policy advocates or participated in policy advocacy or lobbying. Much rarer were placements that enabled students to work with elected officials or be exposed to electoral politics.…”

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Policy practice in social work education: A literature review

Weiss‐Gal

2016

Int J Soc Welfare

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social work curricula; research on students' preferences with regard to PP; recommendations on what to include in PP education; descriptions of actual pedagogical methods and courses; evaluations of actual pedagogical methods; and tools for assessing PP competencies. Most of this discourse was devoted to descriptions of PP courses and teaching methods and much less to systematic evaluation of PP teaching. Key Practitioner Message: • Policy practice education is playing a growing role in social work training at both the Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW) levels; • The literature suggests a wide range of innovative experiential approaches in class and in actual policy arenas; • To further strengthen the field, systematic evaluations of policy practice teaching innovations are required.

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Policy practice in social work education: A literature review

Weiss‐Gal

2016

Int J Soc Welfare

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“…Social workers bring to these positions a combination of technical expertise and an understanding of the importance of contexts and relationships in guiding agency and governmental policy. Social workers in these positions also help to create a pipeline for future social work students and professionals to accrue to these positions ( Pritzker & Lane, 2014). However, fewer social workers are holding the influential managerial and policy positions that once were regularly held by MSWs (see, for example, Rosenberg, 2012).…”

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Going "Macro": Exploring the Careers of Macro Practitioners

Pritzker¹,

Applewhite²

2015

Social Work

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Important benefits accrue to the profession and to its vulnerable clientele when social workers hold positions with substantial community or policy influence. However, fewer social workers are holding these positions than in the past, and student preferences to pursue macro-specific training have declined. To improve the social work profession's ability to recruit and educate students interested in competing for leadership positions in human services organizations, this article analyzes data from a survey of MSW graduates of a public school of social work located in the southwestern United States and currently working as macro practitioners. Findings indicate that macro social workers can successfully compete for mid-level and top-level administrative and policy positions, and provide evidence contrary to many of the concerns students express when deciding whether to pursue a macro concentration or career. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications for supporting and educating social work students interested in pursuing a macro practice career.

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“…Based on our research, the Rothman Report, and other related research, we also recommend an increase in policy-related field placements. The research in this area suggests that policy and politically-related field placements are rare, particularly for generalist and micro students (Hill et al, 2017;Pritzker & Lane, 2014). The work of the social work programs who have received grants from the CSWE Policy Practice in Field Education Initiative highlight the opportunities for this work to occur with micro, macro, and generalist students, in a variety of programs and settings (CSWE, n.d.).…”

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Clinical Social Workers, Gender, and Perceptions of Political Participation

Ostrander

Bryan²,

Lane

2020

ASW

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Political participation to create social change is considered a professional and ethical imperative for social workers. Although researchers have examined overall political participation by social workers, little is known about how clinical social workers participate and the broader societal factors that influence their political participation. A critical phenomenological methodology was used with a sample of 23 clinical social workers from New England states to (1) identify how socio-political forces influenced their political activity; and, (2) understand how the concept of power affected individuals’ level of engagement or inclination toward the political process. This article describes one of the study’s major findings. Female participants described themselves as unqualified and/or unknowledgeable in the political sphere, with low levels of ambition and confidence to engage in political processes. Many female participants also described the challenges of achieving a work-life balance between their careers and traditional gender-based roles with little time left for political engagement. Social work education and policy advocacy can affect change that will increase the internal and external efficacy of social workers and create a policy environment that allows more options for all social workers in balancing the demands of professional and personal lives.

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Field Note—Integrating Policy and Political Content in BSW and MSW Field Placements

Cited by 28 publications

References 10 publications

Policy practice in social work education: A literature review

Policy practice in social work education: A literature review

Going "Macro": Exploring the Careers of Macro Practitioners

Clinical Social Workers, Gender, and Perceptions of Political Participation

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