Abstract
Social work combines professional knowledge and practice skills. Current developments in UK social work education appear to prioritise work-place skills acquisition over traditional academic teaching methods, and this refocus may lead to a decline in UK university social work programmes. In this paper, we propose social work education can learn from nurse and health programmes to develop innovative simulation-based education. Modern technologies allow for interactive and immersive learning experiences, which enable students to develop practice skills safely. Through interactive and immersive simulations, facilitated by modern technology, we suggest social work education can bridge the gap between knowledge and skills.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 597-602 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Social Work Education |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 31 Jan 2018 |
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| Publication status | Published - 4 Jul 2018 |