A consortium approach for child and family practice education

Margarita Frederico, Maureen Long, Lynne McPherson, Patricia McNamara, Nadine Cameron

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Abstract

Child and family practice and child protection are extraordinarily complex. They require in-depth understanding of intra- and inter-personal skills and intricate service systems, and capacity to operate in a constantly changing policy environment. One way of meeting the needs of such practitioners is facilitating their access to experts working across direct practice, management and leadership and policy-making contexts. This article discusses the rationale for collaboratively delivered post-qualifying courses for child and family practitioners, and discusses a highly successful example of such courses delivered through La Trobe University. It outlines the unique developmental process and model of delivery adopted by the consortium responsible for the postgraduate programme. It concludes with reference to early evaluative findings indicating it as a promising pedagogical model.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)780-793
Number of pages14
JournalSocial Work Education
Volume35
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Oct 2016
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • child and family practice education
  • Child protection
  • child protection worker protection
  • curriculum development

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