ABSTRACT

Using a digitalized visual method—photo-elicitation—alongside an online qualitative survey, this study examines how social work students interpret the concept of resilience. The research focus was borne from the increased reference to resilience in social work practice and education, along with the aim for social work education to best prepare students for practice. Emergent themes from the qualitative survey included: resilience in transitions and the weight of resilience. The findings suggest that the social work curriculum should unpack the meaning of resilience when supporting students entering the profession, to succeed as ‘resilient individuals’, and subsequently, to become ‘resilient practitioners’. It recommends that further research is needed to establish the value of creative pedagogies for teaching and learning, as well as for the wellbeing of students. In this study, use of visual methodology to explore resilience allowed participants to understand and reflect on their experiences and potential in an engaging way.

摘要

本研究使用数字化视觉方法——照片启发——以及在线定性调查，检验社会工作学生如何解释弹性的概念。研究的重点是越来越多地提到社会工作实践和教育中的复原力，以及社会工作教育旨在为学生做好最佳实践准备的目标。定性调查中出现的主题包括：转型中的韧性和韧性的重要性. 研究结果表明，社会工作课程应该在支持学生进入该行业、成为“有弹性的个人”并随后成为“有弹性的从业者”的过程中解开弹性的含义。它建议需要进一步研究以确定创造性教学法对教学和学生的价值以及学生的福祉。在这项研究中，使用视觉方法探索复原力使参与者能够以一种引人入胜的方式理解和反思他们的经历和潜力。