Simulation in Social Work: Creativity of Students and Faculty during COVID-19

Christina Tortorelli, Peter Choate, Marissa Clayton, Naya El Jamal, Sukhman Kaur and Katherine Schantz
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Christina Tortorelli: Department of Child Studies and Social Work, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6, Canada
Peter Choate: Department of Child Studies and Social Work, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6, Canada
Marissa Clayton: Department of Child Studies and Social Work, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6, Canada
Naya El Jamal: Department of Child Studies and Social Work, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6, Canada
Sukhman Kaur: Department of Child Studies and Social Work, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6, Canada
Katherine Schantz: Department of Child Studies and Social Work, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB T3E 6K6, Canada

Social Sciences, 2021, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-15

Abstract: Simulation learning plays an important role in social work education, allowing students to explore how theory and practice parameters can be integrated into actual situations they are likely to experience in the field. The arrival of COVID-19 and the sudden cessation of in-field practicum opportunities raised challenges for students to gain needed practice experience. Simulation offers an opportunity to enhance learning in place of some direct experience when that is not available. This paper reports on a simulation development practicum, where students, not able to be in an agency, sought out ways to achieve learning through the development and implementation of simulation learning. This was combined with a literature review. Results showed that student-generated simulation could be used to support direct practice learning. This project also illustrated that social work simulation can be used to help students safely explore areas of practice that they may not be exposed to in practicum through scenarios that cause them to examine how to work with clients where cross-cultural needs exist, and challenge ethical dilemmas in a ‘real-world’ situation while being required to face their biases.

Keywords: simulation; social work; nursing; physician; health; role play; education; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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