REFLECTIVE LEARNING IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE

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  • Ilze Slabbert Stellenbosch University

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https://doi.org/10.15270/51-4-485

Abstract

Reflective learning is very much part of social work education. A qualitative study was proposed with final-year social work students at a selected university in South Africa doing a course in the field of substance abuse. The participants completed a reflective exercise on abstaining from an aspect/habit/substance in their own lives for three weeks. Six themes emerged, namely abstinence from: depressants, stimulants, opioids, food, social media and bad habits. Findings indicated that students gained an insight into possible harmful patterns in their own lives as well as into the complexity of life-long abstinence in prospective clients’ lives. Recommendations are provided for social work education, practice and research.

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Author Biography

Ilze Slabbert, Stellenbosch University

Department of Social Work

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Published

2016-03-11

How to Cite

Slabbert, I. (2016). REFLECTIVE LEARNING IN SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Social Work/Maatskaplike Werk, 51(4). https://doi.org/10.15270/51-4-485

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Vol. 51 No. 4 (2015)

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