Challenges in adapting field placement during a pandemic: A Jamaican perspective

The field experience component of social work training had to be quickly adjusted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and various factors guided this process. This short essay briefly explores how information and technology, home visits, insurance and liability, and licensing and regulation have impacted...

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Published in:International social work 2021-03, Vol.64 (2), p.285-288
Main Authors: Buchanan, Cerita S, Bailey-Belafonte, Sarah J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Domiciliary visits
Fieldwork
Information technology
Insurance
Liability
Licensing
Pandemics
Practice placements
Professional training
Social education
Social work
Social work education
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Summary:The field experience component of social work training had to be quickly adjusted due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and various factors guided this process. This short essay briefly explores how information and technology, home visits, insurance and liability, and licensing and regulation have impacted the adjustment of social work field placements in Jamaica during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also highlights the different methods of field placements that have been used in light of the challenges.
ISSN:0020-8728
1461-7234
DOI:10.1177/0020872820976738