To What Extent Is Criminal Justice Content Specifically Addressed in MSW Programs? A 10 Year Review and Update

Copeland, Phillipe; Collins, Christopher; Pederson, Shelby D.; Tripodi, Stephen J.; Epperson, Matthew W.

doi:10.1080/10437797.2022.2119066

Journal of Social Work Education

2022

DOI: 10.1080/10437797.2022.2119066

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To What Extent Is Criminal Justice Content Specifically Addressed in MSW Programs? A 10 Year Review and Update

Phillipe Copeland¹,

Christopher Collins²,

Shelby D. Pederson³

et al.

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The knowledge and skills needed for forensic social work in Australia: A Delphi study

Lattas,

Davis,

Creamer

et al. 2024

Journal of Social Work

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Summary Forensic social work is the application of social work knowledge, skills, values and ethics within a legal and criminal justice context. Globally, social workers play an integral role in the criminal justice system but in many countries, including Australia, there is limited conception of the competencies needed for this specialist practice. Australia serves as an example of forensic social work regulated through a generalist social work competency framework, where specialist skills and knowledge are not distinctly outlined or assessed. The purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge and skills used by forensic social work practitioners in Australia. This study used a 3-round Delphi method with an expert panel of social workers working in forensic practice across Australia. It consisted of a 1-hour semi-structured individual interview followed by 2 rounds of online surveys. Findings Consensus was obtained for 30 skill and knowledge items for Australian forensic social work. The panel identified these competencies as specialist, meaning requiring further training beyond generalist proficiency. Of these, eight of the skill and knowledge items were seen as essential for graduates entering forensic social work. Applications The findings from this study contribute to an evidence-based model of forensic social work competency. In Australia, they can be used to consider potential gaps between current generalist mechanisms and specialist practice expectations. With further research, these findings can be used to inform professional standards for forensic social work in Australia and potentially internationally.

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The knowledge and skills needed for forensic social work in Australia: A Delphi study

Lattas,

Davis,

Creamer

et al. 2024

Journal of Social Work

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The Use of Simulation in Forensic Social Work Education: A Scoping Review

Lattas,

Davis,

Creamer

et al. 2024

International Journal of Forensic Mental Health

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Forensic social work teachers, educators, and scholars are instrumental in shaping critical, compassionate, and competent practitioners. Students aspiring to work in forensic social work need the appropriate skills, knowledge, and training to handle the complexities, demands, and ethical issues seen in the criminal justice system. Educators require effective methods of teaching and assessing forensic social work practice competencies. This scoping review explores the role of simulation-based learning as a teaching pedagogy in forensic social work education. The results expose a significant gap in the published research on simulation-based learning in forensic social work education. Simulation-based learning has been used in forensic education to develop competence and skills, but there is a need to explore simulation-based learning as pedagogy for forensic social work education.

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“We Owe It to Those Who Shall Come After Us”: Considering the Role of Social Work Education in Disrupting Carceral Complicity

Murray,

Martinez,

Cinque

et al. 2024

Social Sciences

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Reflecting upon Mary Richmond’s early call for formalized social work training to address the historical struggles of the field, this analysis examines how American social work education has addressed the paradoxes of help and harm present in the field for more than a century. We examine how, under the guise of benevolence and care, social work has exerted social control and contributed to gendered criminalization. We use the term carceral complicity to extend the concept of carceral social work, illustrating how carceral complicity has contributed to women’s criminalization through the embedding, enacting, and invisibilizing of carceral logics in social work. In addition to describing how carceral complicity has been addressed in social work education, we illustrate the gendered nature of carceral complicity, highlighting how women have historically and contemporarily been positioned as both the proprietors and the recipients of carceral complicity. In line with recent scholarship, we suggest that through a transformative approach to social work education we may disrupt carceral complicity and support liberatory futures.

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To What Extent Is Criminal Justice Content Specifically Addressed in MSW Programs? A 10 Year Review and Update

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The knowledge and skills needed for forensic social work in Australia: A Delphi study

The knowledge and skills needed for forensic social work in Australia: A Delphi study

The Use of Simulation in Forensic Social Work Education: A Scoping Review

“We Owe It to Those Who Shall Come After Us”: Considering the Role of Social Work Education in Disrupting Carceral Complicity

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