Social Work Education and the COVID-19 Pandemic (Routledge Research in Education)

This book examines how the shift to remote teaching in March 2020 due to the global pandemic created new opportunities for innovation and creativity and shaped how social work classes were taught, with many temporary changes now part of permanent, standard practice. Drawing on narratives from 20 social work leaders across 17 different countries, the chapters explore particular themes and viewpoints on lessons learned during the pandemic, including case studies to examine copying mechanisms, insights into the transition to remote teaching, and the creative lessons that were learned. By taking an international perspective, it represents a key contribution to the scholarship of social work leaders from around the world concerning how institutions transitioned to remote learning and teaching and how these lived experiences and new discoveries are contributing to and influencing current practice. As such, it will appeal to social work educators, researchers, and field educators around the world with interests in experimental curriculum and field practice.

Yael Latzer is a Professor and Dean of the School of Social Work in the Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences at the University of Haifa, Israel, and the research director of the Eating Disorders Institution in the Psychiatric Division at Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, Israel.

Liat Shklarski is an Assistant Professor in the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College, New York, USA, and conducts research on innovation in social work education.