Perceptions of Social Work Policy, Training, and Response to Sexual Harassment in Field Placements.
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| Title: | Perceptions of Social Work Policy, Training, and Response to Sexual Harassment in Field Placements. |
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| Authors: | Baldwin-White, Adrienne (AUTHOR), Legerski, Elizabeth (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Social Work Research. Dec2025, Vol. 49 Issue 4, p246-258. 13p. |
| Subjects: | Social workers, Government policy, Qualitative research, Human services programs, Social justice, Internship programs, Fieldwork (Educational method), Interviewing, Universities & colleges, Social work education, Descriptive statistics, Judgment sampling, Students, Experience, Sound recordings, Sexual harassment, Research, Student attitudes |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | Sexual harassment on college campuses is a pervasive problem. Students of social work are not exempt from these experiences and may in fact be at heightened risk for sexual harassment given the nature of their work and requirements for field training experiences. Indeed, many social work programs report dealing with instances of student harassment during field placement. Therefore, it is important to know how social work programs prepare students for the possibility of encountering sexual harassment in their field placements, how field offices respond when instances are reported, and the policies and procedures that guide those actions. In addition, because of the potential need to implement policies specific to field placement contexts, it is important to identify the perceived challenges to effective training and policy development. To answer these exploratory research questions authors analyzed qualitative interview data from 14 field directors in U.S. schools of social work. Authors find that schools of social work often rely heavily on university Title IX offices and other university systems to respond to reports of sexual harassment in student field placements. The article discusses some of the perceived challenges of current training, policies, and processes, and considers the social justice implications of these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Sexual harassment on college campuses is a pervasive problem. Students of social work are not exempt from these experiences and may in fact be at heightened risk for sexual harassment given the nature of their work and requirements for field training experiences. Indeed, many social work programs report dealing with instances of student harassment during field placement. Therefore, it is important to know how social work programs prepare students for the possibility of encountering sexual harassment in their field placements, how field offices respond when instances are reported, and the policies and procedures that guide those actions. In addition, because of the potential need to implement policies specific to field placement contexts, it is important to identify the perceived challenges to effective training and policy development. To answer these exploratory research questions authors analyzed qualitative interview data from 14 field directors in U.S. schools of social work. Authors find that schools of social work often rely heavily on university Title IX offices and other university systems to respond to reports of sexual harassment in student field placements. The article discusses some of the perceived challenges of current training, policies, and processes, and considers the social justice implications of these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 10705309 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/swr/svaf019 |
