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The Importance of Feedback in Preparing Social Work Students for Field Education

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In this paper, the authors examined the role of feedback in student learning using a simulation-based learning activity aimed at developing holistic competence in the classroom to prepare students for field learning and identified four themes that described the impact of feedback on student learning: feedback enhanced knowledge, feedback improved skills, feedback developed professional judgment, and feedback increased self-reflection.
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Feedback is an important mechanism that enhances student learning in supervision and field education. Constructive feedback that is specific, timely, and based on observations; bridges theory and practice, enhances self-awareness, and builds holistic competence in social work students. There is scant social work research examining how this teaching mechanism facilitates student learning. In this qualitative study we examined the role of feedback in student learning using a simulation-based learning activity aimed at developing holistic competence in the classroom to prepare students for field learning. The study examined the impact of feedback on student learning and the key elements that facilitated learning related to feedback. We identified four themes that described the impact of feedback on student learning: (1) feedback enhanced knowledge, (2) feedback improved skills, (3) feedback developed professional judgment, and (4) feedback increased self-reflection. The processes influencing the impact of feedback were the source of the feedback, type of feedback given, and delivery of feedback. The results deepen our understanding of feedback as a learning mechanism with implications for field education.

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Simulation in Social Work Education: A Scoping Review:

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A concept analysis of simulation as a learning strategy

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Translating knowledge into practice: using simulation to enhance mental health competence through social work education

TL;DR: Simulation-based learning (SBL) is an innovative experiential teaching method where students and instructors interact with a simulated client to foster students' holistic competence in practice.
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Teaching Note—Enhancing Social Work Education in Mental Health, Addictions, and Suicide Risk Assessment

TL;DR: In this article, social workers play a critical role in assessing and treating individuals and families with mental health and addiction concerns, although social workers are key professionals in the mental health field.
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Field Education for Clinical Social Work Practice: Best Practices and Contemporary Challenges

TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the developing evidence base highlighting best practices for field education, the changing context of field education and analyze current challenges and potential responses, as well as analyze current solutions and potential solutions.
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The role of deliberate practice in the development of highly effective psychotherapists.

TL;DR: The amount of time spent targeted at improving therapeutic skills was a significant predictor of client outcomes, and highly effective therapists indicated requiring more effort in reviewing therapy recordings alone than did the rest of the cohort.
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Enhancing professional competence through developmental approaches to supervision.

TL;DR: It is argued that the most detailed of these theories, the Integrated Developmental Model, provides a useful framework for understanding how supervisees change over time and how various supervision environments and supervision interventions can enhance or detract from the development of professional competencies.
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