ABSTRACT

Practice learning is a significant opportunity for future social workers. In consideration of the central role it plays, the Catholic University of Milan offers the chance to carry out both traditional and unconventional practice placement. Unconventional Practice Placements (UPP) is closer to Service Learning, but it is also based on the theoretical framework known as the Relational Social Work method. The aim of UPPs is creating or implementing social intervention starting from collaboration with a network of people (professionals of public or private organizations, service users, caregivers and citizens). The process begins with the identification of a real need of the local community. The purpose of this paper is to analyse UPPs presenting the results of quantitative research. An online survey collects the students’ learning experience, who attended the academic years from 2015 to 2019. The research shows that UPPs important learning is achieved in the field, especially in relation to group and community work. Not only that, but the local communities benefit from the social interventions planned in a participatory manner emerging from the UPPs.

摘要

实践学习是未来社会工作者的重要机会。考虑到它所扮演的核心角色，米兰天主教大学提供了进行传统和非常规实践安置的机会。非常规实习安置 (UPP) 更接近于服务学习，但它也基于称为关系社会工作方法的理论框架。UPP 的目标是从与人（公共或私人组织的专业人员、服务用户、护理人员和公民）的网络协作开始，创建或实施社会干预。该过程始于确定当地社区的真正需求。本文的目的是分析呈现定量研究结果的 UPP。在线调查收集学生的学习经验，谁参加了 2015 年至 2019 年的学年。研究表明，UPP 的重要学习是在该领域取得的，尤其是在与小组和社区工作相关的方面。不仅如此，当地社区还受益于 UPP 以参与方式规划的社会干预措施。