Varoshini Nadesan

Varoshini Nadesan
  • Doctor of Philosophy
  • University of Johannesburg

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Introduction
I conduct research in social work education,field instruction, alcoholism child and youth care work, and restorative justice. ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5786-529X. Current projects: 1. Routledge International Handbook of Field Work Education in Social Work 2. Routledge International Handbook of Social Work Field Education in Global South 3. Routledge International Handbook of Poverty in the Global South 4. Palgrave Handbook on Global Social Change email varoshn@gmail.com
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University of Johannesburg

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This article examines the care experiences of former looked‐after children from a residential care setting in South Africa. There is only limited research among care leavers in South Africa, and even less on their experiences of being in care. Six young adults who had been in residential care participated in individual and focus group interviews. T...
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It is common knowledge that a system needs to be well oiled, all its instruments in working order, and have the correct alignment in order to function smoothly and generate the required product. Similarly in the field instruction system in social work education, the educator, supervisor, agency and student must be in sync. The dynamics pertaining t...
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This research presents a theoretically informed analysis of field instruction in social work education. Keys constructs from systems theories in the social sciences to inform a unique examination of system interactions and relationships in field instruction in social work education. Characteristics from general systems theory, complex and chaos the...
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This chapter will provide insight into how social work practice education is conceived in South Africa. South Africa has 19 accredited higher education institutions that offer the four-year Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree at the undergraduate level. All students must complete the BSW before registering to practice as a social worker. The BSW i...
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The supervision of social auxiliary workers has received little attention, both in research and supervision practice. Social auxiliary workers are trained and qualified to support the services of qualified social workers. Yet, despite their importance in social welfare service delivery, social auxiliary workers are seen as the stepchild to social w...
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Social work education in China has undergone rapid development and faced its multiple growth constraints since the 2000s. This study is an attempt to understand the social work educator’s perspectives on the development of social work, its challenges and prospects in China. Based on the results of qualitative interviews (n = 33) across five schools...
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The development of practice-ready social work graduates is achieved through a systematic approach that integrates knowledge-building and practice methods, each reinforcing the other. Kadambari Memorial College in Nepal has been offering its Bachelor of Social Work Program since 2005. It revised its field work practicum model in 2016 and utilized a...
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This major reference work handbook explores the nexus between globalization and social change, neoliberalism and social change, and societal response to social change. The chapters will primarily focus on these three broad themes and discuss their impact in different societies across the globe at a variety of levels, from the macro to the local. Th...
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This article explores the motivational factors for students to take up social work as a degree programme at the postgraduate level. The study reports on qualitative interviews (N = 66) conducted with conveniently selected postgraduate social work students at ten different university departments of social work across India and China. The findings re...
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This Handbook provides an authoritative account of international fieldwork education in social work. It presents an overview of advances in research in social work field education through in-depth analyses and global case studies. Key features: * Discusses critical issues in teaching social work and curriculum development; health care social work...
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This is the Living Reference Editon ( Continuously Updated) Globalization in the 21st century has contributed towards tremendous changes in world society. Countries across the world are facing issues such as poverty, climate change, population ageing, issues related to immigration, migration, COVID-19 and intergenerational historic trauma, mental i...
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This study highlights the challenges faced by social work students during their fourth-year field placements. The research was conducted among social work students at two historically disadvantaged universities in South Africa. The aim of the study was to understand the field experiences of final-year Bachelor of Social Work students from historica...
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This study highlights the challenges faced by social work students during their fourth-year field placements. The research was conducted among social work students at two historically disadvantaged universities in South Africa. The aim of the study was to understand the field experiences of final-year Bachelor of Social Work students from historica...
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This article examines student supervision in social work education using a qualitative multi-case study design. The voices of current and past students at three unique, heterogeneous and diverse field instruction sites in developing South Africa highlight perceptions of varied supervision models, supervisory practices and students' coping mechanism...
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As part the requirements for a module on Assessment and Intervention, social work students in their third year of study were tasked with finding out how the families and cultures dealt with stressful situations. Called 'My circle, your circle' students were tasked with first sharing with how their own family dealt with a stressful situation, and th...
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Practitioners in the human sciences must acknowledge the importance of support groups that bring balance and complements professional intervention. Research indicates that groups like Alcoholics Anonymous as an example, have a more far-reaching and positive impact than our face to face counselling sessions, or our determined efforts at professional...
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