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Navigating AI in Social Work Education

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Editor’s note: In this blog post, four social worker educators share a sample from their new and free resource about using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in social work education. Alexander Rubin , LCSW, is a clinical assistant professor based in field education at the University at Buffalo School of School of Social Work.

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Using Artificial Intelligence in Social Work Field Education

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

In this blog post, she shares how she uses artificial intelligence tools to improve her teaching and save time. I will expand on using one specific realm of technology in social work education: artificial intelligence or AI. All of this is to say that AI can be used as a teaching tool for social work educators.

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‘Why practice education research must be catalyst for tackling longstanding issues facing role’

Community Care

By Leeanne Olivant, NOPT In the dynamic landscape of social work, practice educators (PEs) stand as vital pillars. The National Organisation for Practice Teaching (NOPT), which represents PEs across the country, warmly welcomes the report as a long-overdue acknowledgement of the pivotal contributions they make.

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Oh Those Education Workers….

Gary Direnfeld

Remember those education workers who at the beginning of the pandemic, switched their approaches on a dime to as best as possible accommodate their students? Our education workers. These are the same ones who managed their own kids at home while doing their best to accommodate yours while on-line and in some cases, still in-person.

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Tips for the new Social Work Adjunct Instructor

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

It is a fun process as new adjuncts bring new ideas and energy to the role, and I have been reminded of my early days in social work education as an adjunct instructor. I often think back to that experience as my boot camp for my career as an academic in social work education. Learn your boundaries as a social work educator.

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How Becoming an Adjunct Improved My Social Work Practice

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

In this blog post, she shares how her time as an adjunct instructor has improved her own social work practice and offers reflection prompts for those interested in adjunct teaching as a social worker. Reason after reason about why teaching was a waste of my time at this level in my career washed over me by my colleagues.

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Non-statutory placements make up over half of provision for students in Scotland, report reveals

Community Care

The lack of placements in local authorities is driven by underfunding and practice educator shortages, said a report commissioned by regulator the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) and the Social Work Education Partnership (SWEP), an alliance of sector leaders that oversees the education system.