{"title":"The impact of inadequate fieldwork placement supervision on social work students in Zimbabwe","authors":"Bhekinkosi Thumani Nyathi","doi":"10.1177/00208728261493818","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This article explored the impact of inadequate fieldwork placement supervision on social work students in Zimbabwe. This is a qualitative study that utilised autoethnography. It revealed that the impacts of inadequate fieldwork placements supervision on social work students include limited mentorship and guidance, poor integration of theory and practice, and psychological strain. The article recommends that a comprehensive, stronger fieldwork placement supervision policy should be formulated and implemented.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3000,"publicationDate":"2026-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Social Work","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728261493818","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"SOCIAL WORK","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
This article explored the impact of inadequate fieldwork placement supervision on social work students in Zimbabwe. This is a qualitative study that utilised autoethnography. It revealed that the impacts of inadequate fieldwork placements supervision on social work students include limited mentorship and guidance, poor integration of theory and practice, and psychological strain. The article recommends that a comprehensive, stronger fieldwork placement supervision policy should be formulated and implemented.
期刊介绍:
Communicating Knowledge Across the Spectrum International Social Work is a scholarly refereed journal designed to extend knowledge and promote communication in the fields of social development, social welfare and human services. Its major focus is on international themes in the delivery of services, the functions of social work professionals and the education of social workers.