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Part-time employment and effects on Australian social work students: a report on a national study
- Authors:
- RYAN Martin, BARNS Angela, McAULIFFE Donna
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 64(3), September 2011, pp.313-329.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
It is common practice for university students, including social work students, to engage in employment to supplement income while studying. However, questions have been raised about whether such part-time work has an adverse impact on student academic performance. This paper investigated the experiences of social work students within three Australian universities as reported through a survey and focus groups. The research found that social work students did engage in significant amounts of paid employment while studying, that there were both positives and negatives for students depending on the nature of their employment, and that compromises needed to be made in juggling competing responsibilities. Living on inadequate government benefits created significant stress, but the study demonstrated that part-time work offered additional opportunities to alleviate this. The implications for the ways in which social work education is structured, especially in terms of flexibility, are discussed.
Research articles in Australian Social Work from 1998 – 2007: a content analysis
- Authors:
- RYAN Martin, SHEEHAN Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 62(4), December 2009, pp.525-542.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
To assess trends in Australian social work research the authors conducted a content analysis of all articles published in Australian Social Work during the period 1998 to 2007. Among the 313 articles published during that period 138 (45%) reported on research findings. While there were differences in publications of types of articles from year to year, there were no statistically significant trends over the 10-year period. Only 6 articles involved practice evaluation or testing of an instrument, but there were positive signs of a developing empirical research culture primarily utilising a qualitative approach or mixed methods studies. The authors conclude that there is a need for more research, of all varieties, on social work interventions to be done by both social worker academics and practitioners. There is a need for a more conscious decision by the profession about its attitude to evidence-based practice, specific directions for research education, and greater rigour in reporting all types of research studies, but particularly qualitative studies.
Applying a theory of expertise in health social work administration and practice in Australia
- Authors:
- NILSSON David, RYAN Martin, MILLER Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 44(4), 2007, pp.1-16.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper reports on the application of a theory of professional expertise developed by Jan Fook et al (2000) in management and clinical practice in two Australian hospital social work settings. The theory was used to help differentiate between the skills and abilities expected of social workers at different levels of seniority; to inform staff selection; to inform the practice of staff supervision; and to contribute to continuing professional development. The authors conclude that Fook et al’s theory could have equal relevance for other allied health professions. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Social work students' attitudes toward homosexuality and their knowledge and attitudes toward homosexual parenting as an alternative family unit: an Australian study
- Authors:
- CAMILLERI Priscilla, RYAN Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 25(3), April 2006, pp.288-304.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article reports on a study of final year social work students in the undergraduate social work programme at one university in the State of Victoria. This study investigated student attitudes to homosexuality, and their knowledge and attitudes toward homosexual parenting as an alternative family unit via the administration of a questionnaire containing a number of scales and questions, some in response to a case vignette involving couples of different sexual orientations (lesbian, gay and heterosexual). It was found that most of the students had liberal attitudes toward homosexuality and homosexual parenting, and had high levels of knowledge about homosexual parenting. Students were generally favourable towards all three couples in the vignettes, but rated lesbian parents followed by gay parents most highly. It was found that the inclusion of the topic of homosexuality within the social work curriculum was extremely minimal. These findings are discussed within the context of previous research. The implications of the findings for curriculum development and directions for future research are also discussed.
Doing it well: an empirical study of expertise in mental health social work
- Authors:
- RYAN Martin, HEALY Bill, RENOUF Noel
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 2(2/3), 2004, pp.21-37.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Social workers are being challenged internationally to be accountable by defining competency standards at beginning and advanced levels. The study that is the subject of this article develops the work of one of the authors, which involved a 5-year longitudinal study of beginning social workers and another of experienced social workers. The present study furthered that work and subjected this theory of professional expertise to further testing by examining the work of a sample of expert (rather than experienced) social workers in the mental health field in Melbourne, Australia. Data was collected from a selected sample of mental health social workers by the use of focus group interview. This article reports on the study's findings and discusses their significance and application. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Educating for mental health practice: results of a survey of mental health content in Bachelor of Social Work curricula in Australian schools of social work
- Authors:
- SHEEHAN Rosemary, RYAN Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 20(3), June 2001, pp.351-361.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Health problems are amongst the most pressing encountered by social workers in practice. Health policy, largely through deinstitutionalisation, has placed mental health problems in the mainstream of health practice. One in 25 Australians will require professional assistance with mental health problems. Moreover, other professions are increasingly claiming that mental health is their area of expertise. Social work needs to reclaim this area as their own and hence it is incumbent on social work education to prepare students to practice in this area. As the second of a two-part survey of health and mental health curricula in Australian schools of social work, the findings of the survey on mental health curricula conducted in 1997 are presented in this article. Based on responses from 95% of the schools, nine of the 20 respondent schools were found to offer a separate mental health unit. The remaining 11 schools' coverage ranged from no coverage at all through to integration in other subjects. Overall it was concluded that the majority of students received a significant amount of input on mental health. A number of recommendations are made to improve mental health input including more skill development, greater local contextualisation, more attention to an anti-oppressive agenda, and more explicit links to field education.
Towards better gatekeeping: discussion of the findings of a survey of gatekeeping mechanisms in Australian Bachelor of Social Work programs
- Authors:
- RYAN Martin, HABIBIS Daphne, CRAFT Cecilia
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 51(1), March 1998, pp.9-15.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Gatekeeping in social work education is an issue of vital importance, but it is rarely systematically researched and debated. This article summarises the results of a survey of Bachelor of Social Work programmes regarding their gatekeeping mechanisms. The results indicated that priority was given to academic criteria throughout the course, despite recognition of the importance of personal qualities and values. A model of the gatekeeping process if presented. The issues examined include gatekeeping within a broader social context, the extent to which non-academic criteria should be applied and how these could be operationalised.
Guarding the gates of the profession: findings of a survey of gatekeeping mechanisms in Australian Bachelor of Social Work programs
- Authors:
- RYAN Martin, HABIBIS Daphne, CRAFT Cec
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 50(3), September 1997, pp.5-12.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Gatekeeping is concerned with ensuring that social work graduates meet the requisite competency standards for beginning practitioners. This issue which is of particular concern to social work educators within academia and in the field, ultimately has important ramifications for clients, yet it is rarely systematically considered. This article is the first of two reports on the results of a survey of Australian Bachelor of Social Work programmes regarding their gatekeeping mechanisms. It describes information on the admission criteria to courses, gatekeeping functions associated with field education, and attitudes to counselling out of students for non-academic reasons. Discusses findings.
Women writing on social work education: findings from a study of the content analysis of Australian journal articles 1983-1993
- Authors:
- RYAN Martin, MARTYN Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 50(2), June 1997, pp.13-18.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
As part of a larger content analysis of articles on social work education, this article examines the relationship between gender and publication. Looks at the number of articles written by women, their academic affiliations, the content of articles and methodological approaches employed. Women were well represented among authors, most writing with other women. They contributed articles on field education, but tended to be under-represented in articles on a theoretical nature. The findings are discussed in terms of implications for women in social work education.
Writing about social work education: a content analysis of Australian journal articles 1983-1993
- Authors:
- RYAN Martin, MARTYN Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 49(4), December 1996, pp.19-32.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Journals are a prime means of documenting and disseminating the knowledge base and scholarly output of a profession, with social work educators having a particular responsibility to add to their profession's accumulated knowledge. As with any field, social work education can benefit from review and assessment of its journal output. With this aim, the authors analysed articles with social work education as their prime focus published in Australian Social Work and Advances in Social Welfare Education in the period 1983-93. This article reports on and discusses the findings of this content analysis which examined the numbers articles written; the authors and their academic affiliations; the content of the articles and the methodological approaches used. Findings are discussed.