Creating a safe climate for active learning and student engagement: an example from an introductory social work module

This article explores the experiences of students who participated in a series of seminars that employed active learning methodologies.   The study on which the article is based involved two parts. Firstly, students completed a questionnaire after each seminar, resulting in 468 questionnaires. Secondly, nine students participated in a focus group where the questionnaire findings were explored. The research findings suggest that the students were highly engaged and that the mix of 'doin', 'observing', and 'reflecting' (Fink 2003) contributed to their engagement. However, in addition, the students' perspectives suggested that the learning environment in which the seminars took place was of particular importance. Overall, the study highlights that while active learning methodologies contribute to student engagement, the atmosphere in which the methodologies are used is also of central importance. Therefore, as well as paying attention to the cognitive aspects of learning, teachers need to consider the affective domains.AD 25/02/201

Building an ethical research culture:Scholars of refugee background researching refugee-related issues

Recent scholarship on the need to decolonize refugee research, and migration research more generally, points to the urgency of challenging ongoing colonial power structures inherent in such research. Increased involvement of scholars with lived experience is one way to challenge and remake unequal and colonial power relations. Through discussions with researchers of forced migration, we aimed to explore the challenges, barriers and supports related to involvement in such research, and to identify how research practices and structures could be improved to increase and facilitate the involvement of scholars with refugee backgrounds. In this field reflection, we highlight key points and suggestions for better research practice which emerged from these discussions. In doing so, we are endeavouring to contribute to the important ongoing conversation about ethics and decolonising research. We build on existing ethical guidelines by opening up some of the complexities of ethical practice and offering concrete actions that can be taken to work through these

Research Involving People of a Refugee Background:Considerations for Ethical Engagement

This paper is of relevance to both those considering carrying out research and those participating in it. It is based on discussions between three researchers of a non-refugee background and a small group of nine people of a refugee background living in Ireland and Scotland, all of whom have been involved in research in some way. The paper is divided into three sections outlining what should be considered before, during and after data has been collected from people of a refugee background.Irish Research CouncilUniversity College DublinFunded by the Irish Research Council and the Scottish Irish Migration Initiativ

Building an ethical research culture: Scholars of refugee background researching refugee-related issues

Helen Baillot - ORCID: 0000-0003-2848-023X https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2848-023XRecent scholarship on the need to decolonize refugee research, and migration research more generally, points to the urgency of challenging ongoing colonial power structures inherent in such research. Increased involvement of scholars with lived experience is one way to challenge and remake unequal and colonial power relations. Through discussions with researchers of forced migration, we aimed to explore the challenges, barriers, and supports related to involvement in such research, and to identify how research practices and structures could be improved to increase and facilitate the involvement of scholars with refugee backgrounds. In this field reflection, we highlight key points and suggestions for better research practice that emerged from these discussions. In doing so, we are endeavouring to contribute to the important ongoing conversation about ethics and decolonizing research. We build on existing ethical guidelines by opening up some of the complexities of ethical practice and offering concrete actions that can be taken to work through these.This research was funded by the Scottish Irish Migration Initiative, a collaboration between University College Dublin and the University of Edinburgh. The webinar in March 2023 was supported by the Scottish Irish Migration Initiative, Universities of Sanctuary, and the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice at University College Dublin.https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feae005pubpu

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Book reviews : Motivational interviewing in social work practice by Melinda Hohman

As a book that focuses specifically on the use of motivational interviewing (MI) in relation to social work, this is a very important contribution to the literature. Social workers may frequently think of MI as a method of working with clients experiencing addiction problems. However, Melinda Hohman, with the help of various contributors, highlights the value of this approach in working with a diverse range of issues including, for example, intimate partner violence and child protection. It is refreshing to see that the examples that are used span the micro-, mezzo- and macro-levels of social work practice. Thus the book is appealing to those working in diverse settings, whether with individuals, groups or communities.AD 25/02/201

Adapted Culturagram

• The culturagram was developed by Congress ‘in response to cultural diversity among families and the need for ethnic-sensitive practice’ (Congress, 1994:531). • It is a family assessment tool which allows social workers “to assess the impact of culture on the family, individualize ethnically similar families, be more empathic with regard to cultural differences and empower the culturally diverse” (Congress, 1994: 531) • It has been adapted here by Muireann Ní Raghallaigh, based primarily on her practice and research with unaccompanied refugee children. • The adapted version seeks not only to assess the impact of culture but also to place emphasis on the impact of the migration experience

Fostering separated children and young people: the experiences of carers

This article is based on a research study which aimed to explore the relatively new practice of placing separated children and young people in foster care and supported lodgings.AD 26/02/2014Not sure if this newsletter is an actual journal or not cannot find it anywhere to check publication details AD 25/02/201

Foster care and supported lodgings for separated asylum seeking young people in Ireland: the views of young people, carers and stakeholders

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Social work with separated children seeking asylum

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