RIS ID
128274
Abstract
Whilst developing an undergraduate social work subject this year in group work practice I started to reflect on the number of films I had seen over the years where support groups or group process had been depicted as a component of the protagonist's life journey. Modern films such as Ruben Guthrie (2015) and Thankyou for Sharing (2012) came to mind, along with the classic One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975). As I started to think about this the list grew and I realised that social work students already had a wealth of representations to draw on when beginning to engage with group work practice. From there I became interested in the use of film as a medium for critical analysis and the development of practice skills more broadly in social work education, both with specific intervention methods and in the development of social work professional identity and socialisation to the profession.
Publication Details
M. Fox 2017 Using film in social work education: a medium for critical analysis New Voices in Social Work Research https://newvoicesinsocialworkresearch.wordpress.com/2017/10/04/using-film-in-social-work-education-a-medium-for-critical-analysis/