Social Work Education podcast

In this episode, we turn our attention to the development of social work education in Greece and Cyprus. We’ll delve into the historical evolution of social work education in these two countries, the challenges faced by both students and practitioners, and the influence of migration, conflict, and policy on the profession.With:Prof. Agapi Kandyla-Ki from the Democritus University of Thrace in GreeceBuse Erzeybek Şemi from Cyprus International UniversityProf. Christos Panayiotopoulos from the University of Nicosia, Cyprus.Later in the episode, Richard speaks with Professor Eric Chui from Hong Kong, who recently edited and contributed to the newly published Asian Perspectives on Social Work Education special edition.

Welcome to the third episode in the EASSW series on social work education across our network. Later in the episode, Richard will chat with Dr. Janice Nuss from Gwynedd Mercy University in the United States about her recent article. But first, we’ll take a look at social work education on this side of the pond, specifically in the United Kingdom. This episode’s guests are: Dr Joe.Hanley, from the Open University Prof Mark Smith from University of Dundee Dr Denise MacDermott University of Ulster Dr Tom Slater Social care regulatory in Wales  Relevant readings Hanley: The ‘quality’ of social work students in England: a genealogy of discourse 2002–18: https://doi.org/10.1332/204986019X15567132118821.& The Social Work Public Perception Myth: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcae145 Smith: Being, knowing and doing: aligning ontology, epistemology and axiology to develop an account of social work as practice: https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2024.2330598.MacDermott: A chronology of the history and development of social work education in Northern Ireland: https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2023.2275650.  Slater: The Myth of “Broken Britain”: Welfare Reform and the Production of Ignorance. Antipode, 46: 948-969. https://doi.org/10.1111/anti.12002 

In this episode, we will examine the trajectory of social work education in Spain, and we will also focus on a selected article from the Social Work Education Journal, the affiliated journal of the EASSW. This episode’s guests are: Dr Inés Martínez-Herrero, Social Work Lecturer, Social Work Department, National University of Distance Education, SpainDr Emilio Gómez-Ciriano, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Castilla la Mancha, SpainDr Jesus Pérez-Viejo, Associate Professor, Social Work Department, National University of Distance Education, SpainDr. Sharlotte Tusasiirwe, Associate Professor, Western Sydney University, Australia Reading list:Boryczcko,M., Novicky, T. and Gomez-Ciriano, E.J. (2023) Postcolonial Europe and its premises for decolonization. In M. Madew, M. Boryczko and M. Lusk (Eds) Decolonized approaches to Human Rights and social Work. Springer. Pp 121-147Gómez-Ciriano, E.J and Barciela, S. (2024) Social work and promoting human rights: Reflections on the situation of migrants and refugees in the Western Mediterranean and West African routes in P. Dankova et al. (Eds) Transnational mobility and externalization of EU borders. Lexington Books. Pp 149-169.Gómez-Ciriano, E.J. (2023) The contribution of social work research to promote migration and asylum policies in Europe in E.J Gomez Ciriano, E. Cabiati and S. Dedotsi (eds) Migration and social work: approaches, visions and challenges. Policy Press. Pp 5-25.Martínez-Herrero, M. I. (2023). Social assistance in Franco’s fascist Spain (1939–75): a history of social control, family segregation and stolen babies. In Ioakimidis and Wyllie (eds) Social Work’s Histories of Complicity and Resistance. Policy Press. Pp 109-120.Méndez-Bonito Zorita, P., (2005). The history of social work education in Spain: Does harmonisation make sense?. Portularia, V(1), pp. 223-235. https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=161017272010Pérez-Eransus, B., and Martínez-Virto, L. (2020). Social work education in Spain: evaluation and challenges for a new generation of social workers. Social WorkEducation, 39(6), 750–764. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2020.1724931

In this episode, we will examine the trajectory of social work education in post-communist countries, located in Eastern Europe, and we will also focus on a selected article from the Social Work Education Journal, the affiliated journal of the EASSW. With:- Prof. Nino Žganec, University of Zagreb, Croatia- Prof. Florin Lazar, University of Bucharest, Romania- Prof Darja Zaviršek, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia- Dr. Joy Swanson Ernst, Wayne State University School of Social Work, Detroit, United States of AmericaReading list for the podcast:Swanson Ernst, J (2024) Historical content in the social work curriculum: the value of local history, Social Work Education, 43:1, 174-185, DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2022.2098944 Opačić, A., Žganec, N. (2021): Challenges for social work education in Croatia: Lessons from a post-socialist context in Laging, M., Žganec, N. (eds.): Social work education in Europe. Traditions and transformations, Springer, pp. 137-151 Žganec, N., Berc, G. & Milić Babić, M. (2022): Integrating Social Work with Human Rights in Croatia: A Long Way to Mutual Recognition in Krasniqi, V., McPherson, J. (eds.): Human Rights in this Age of Uncertainty, Springer, pp. 35-59 Lazăr, F (2021) The revival of Romanian social work education and its prospects. In Zganec N. & Laging M. (eds.) Social Work Education in Europe: Traditions and Transformations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69701-3_10. Lazăr, F.(2020) Rebuilding Romanian social work education after 1989 – benefits and constraints from European collaboration. In Lorenz W., Havrdová Z., Matoušek O. (eds) European Social Work After 1989. European Social Work Education and Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45811-9_6. Zaviršek, Darja. Engendering social work education under state socialism in Yugoslavia. British Journal of Social Work, June 2008, vol. 38, no 4, pp. 734-750. Zaviršek, Darja. Gender, welfare, and social work education under communism in Slovenia. In: Buchanan, Ann (ed.). Social work: major themes in health and social welfare, (Major themes in health and social welfare). London; New York: Routledge, 2008, Vol. I, pp. 143-152.