Teaching empathy on an online social work placement: Relationship-based practice teaching

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dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Elaine
dc.contributor.authorHalton, Carmel
dc.contributor.authorRose, Joanne
dc.contributor.authorDrinan, Chelsea
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-11T09:50:05Z
dc.date.available2026-05-11T09:50:05Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-10
dc.description.abstractThe authors reflect on the teaching and supervising of an MSW student on placement, in a fostering agency during COVID-19. The design and implementation of the placement, and the learning outcomes for the student and the practice teacher are considered. They were guided by the work of Bennett (2008) and their principles of effective supervision, the Kolb learning cycle (1984), and research on empathy (Morrison, 2006; Gerdes, et al 2011).The authors focused on how role modelling the skill of empathy was used to support their practice teaching methodology. The student feedback on the placement supports the contention that supervision must be made a safe context for student learning. The use of ‘role modelling’ as a teaching methodology and the importance of ‘relationship building’ between the practice teacher and the student in the supervision space are critical components of the placement learning experience and subsequent learning outcomes.en
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dc.identifier.authororcidO'Brien, Elaine
dc.identifier.authororcidHalton, Carmel
dc.identifier.authororcidRose, Joanne§0000-0002-1922-3621
dc.identifier.authororcidDrinan, Chelsea
dc.identifier.citationO'Brien, E, Halton, C, Rose, J & Drinan, C 2023, 'Teaching empathy on an online social work placement: Relationship-based practice teaching', Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 67-87. https://doi.org/10.1921/jpts.v20i1.1909
dc.identifier.doi10.1921/jpts.v20i1.1909
dc.identifier.endpage87
dc.identifier.issn1759-5150
dc.identifier.issued1
dc.identifier.journaltitleJournal of Practice Teaching and Learning
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-1922-3621/work/214352775
dc.identifier.startpage67
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18734
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWhiting and Birch
dc.rights© 2023 Whiting and Birch. All rights reserved. O'Brien, E., Halton, C., Rose, J. and Drinan, C. (2023) 'Teaching empathy on an online social work placement: Relationship-based practice teaching', Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 20(1), pp. 67-87. https://doi.org/10.1921/jpts.v20i1.1909
dc.rights.accessrightsopen access
dc.statusPeer reviewed
dc.subjectEmpathy
dc.subjectField education
dc.subjectOnline
dc.subjectPractice placement
dc.subjectPractice teacher
dc.subjectRelationship-based practice teaching
dc.subjectStudent supervision
dc.subject[SocietyPoliticsEthics]
dc.titleTeaching empathy on an online social work placement: Relationship-based practice teachingen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)
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