ABSTRACT

This paper reports on the curriculum development for social work student placements in primary health care. Social work in General Practice [GP] is an emerging area for social work practice, able to fill a gap in primary health. The inclusion of social work in GP practices can be complex. Social work placements offer an opportunity for students to become familiar with this practice setting and undertake social work relevant learning; however, they need to be well prepared for such placements and able to articulate and use social work knowledge and processes. They offer an opportunity for GPs to understand what social workers can do and offer to the GP community. We have used available research, support of an active reference group and two surveys to develop a curriculum for social work students in GP practices. We provide an overview of the literature and the methods of developing the curriculum. We describe how feedback and curriculum design principles were used. Core aspects of the curriculum and accompanying resources are outlined. The discussion highlights that the curriculum was a valuable tool in not only inducting students into a GP placement setting but as a meaningful reference guide throughout the entirety of placement.

摘要

本文报告了初级卫生保健中社会工作学生安置的课程开发。一般实践中的社会工作 [GP] 是社会工作实践的新兴领域，能够填补初级卫生领域的空白。将社会工作纳入 GP 实践可能很复杂。社会工作实习为学生提供了熟悉这种实践环境并进行社会工作相关学习的机会；但是，他们需要为此类安置做好充分准备，并能够表达和使用社会工作知识和流程。他们为全科医生提供了一个了解社会工作者可以为全科医生社区做什么和提供什么的机会。我们利用现有的研究、活跃参考小组的支持和两项调查，为全科医生实践中的社会工作学生开发了课程。我们概述了文献和开发课程的方法。我们描述了如何使用反馈和课程设计原则。概述了课程的核心方面和随附的资源。讨论强调，该课程是一个有价值的工具，不仅可以引导学生进入 GP 安置环境，而且可以作为整个安置过程中有意义的参考指南。