Mitchell, Claudia 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9790-2486, Linds, Warren ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6379-2338, Denov, Myriam, D'Amico, Miranda and Cleary, Brenda
(2019)
Beginning at the beginning in social work education: a case for incorporating arts-based approaches to working with war-affected children and their families.
Journal of Family Social Work, 22
(1).
pp. 63-82.
ISSN 1052-2158
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Abstract
Building on the growing body of work that recognizes the value of participatory arts-based methods such as drawing, collage, Photovoice, and drama in work with war-affected children and young people and their families, this article asks the question, “How can the findings from practice based interventions become central to the work of preparing social workers who are at the beginning of their professional programs?” As the article highlights, there has been only limited attention in the literature on what these methods might mean for social work education, particularly in relation to family practice and especially in working with war-affected children. What could arts-based family practice with this population look like? The article maps out a framework that draws together two bodies of literature, the literature on the arts in social work education, and literature on the arts and war-affected children and their families. Central to this framework is a set of five pedagogical practices that align well with arts-based methodologies: reflexivity, situating one’s self, observation, ethical practice, and taking action. The article concludes that though arts-based methods as central to the social work curricula are not a panacea, “learning by doing” is a promising practice for those starting out in the profession.
| Divisions: | Concordia University > Faculty of Arts and Science > Applied Human Sciences |
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| Item Type: | Article |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Authors: | Mitchell, Claudia and Linds, Warren and Denov, Myriam and D'Amico, Miranda and Cleary, Brenda |
| Journal or Publication: | Journal of Family Social Work |
| Date: | January 2019 |
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| Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1080/10522158.2019.1546949 |
| Keywords: | Arts-based approaches; children; families; social work education; war |
| ID Code: | 984963 |
| Deposited By: | WARREN LINDS |
| Deposited On: | 04 Feb 2019 20:40 |
| Last Modified: | 29 Jan 2020 01:00 |
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