TY - JOUR
T1 - Social work field education in the United Arab Emirates
T2 - Emerging standards, opportunities, and challenges
AU - Mitchell, Vivienne
AU - Tedam, Prospera
AU - Wagner, Beverly
AU - Abu-Sarhan, Taghreed
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.
PY - 2024/1
Y1 - 2024/1
N2 - This article describes the current status of social work field education in the United Arab Emirates. Using a case study approach, the authors explore field education differences and commonalities between two federal higher education institutions. Although nascent, United Arab Emirate professional organizations have been established or are in the process of being established. The authors call for further development of field guidelines and standards of practice, weighing the potential costs and benefits of such standards. Practical recommendations for field education in countries where social work is an emerging discipline are also provided.
AB - This article describes the current status of social work field education in the United Arab Emirates. Using a case study approach, the authors explore field education differences and commonalities between two federal higher education institutions. Although nascent, United Arab Emirate professional organizations have been established or are in the process of being established. The authors call for further development of field guidelines and standards of practice, weighing the potential costs and benefits of such standards. Practical recommendations for field education in countries where social work is an emerging discipline are also provided.
KW - Emerging standards
KW - UAE
KW - field education challenges and opportunities
KW - field education standards
KW - social work
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U2 - 10.1177/00208728221137534
DO - 10.1177/00208728221137534
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85143612216
SN - 0020-8728
VL - 67
SP - 19
EP - 31
JO - International Social Work
JF - International Social Work
IS - 1
ER -