Experiences and Expectations of Early Career Australian Social Workers

This nationwide mixed method study explored early career social work experiences of the first year of practice. Questionnaire data identified the scope of organisational support provided in government and non-government health settings. Qualitative information from semi-structured interviews provide...

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Main Author: Stewart, Catherine
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2020
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86914
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description This nationwide mixed method study explored early career social work experiences of the first year of practice. Questionnaire data identified the scope of organisational support provided in government and non-government health settings. Qualitative information from semi-structured interviews provided insight into the ways in which the development of professional identity in the first year of practice and its relationship with professional capital holds implications for resilience in sustaining practice in the Australian health sector.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-869142021-12-14T07:55:10Z Experiences and Expectations of Early Career Australian Social Workers Stewart, Catherine This nationwide mixed method study explored early career social work experiences of the first year of practice. Questionnaire data identified the scope of organisational support provided in government and non-government health settings. Qualitative information from semi-structured interviews provided insight into the ways in which the development of professional identity in the first year of practice and its relationship with professional capital holds implications for resilience in sustaining practice in the Australian health sector. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86914 Curtin University fulltext
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Experiences and Expectations of Early Career Australian Social Workers
title Experiences and Expectations of Early Career Australian Social Workers
title_full Experiences and Expectations of Early Career Australian Social Workers
title_fullStr Experiences and Expectations of Early Career Australian Social Workers
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title_short Experiences and Expectations of Early Career Australian Social Workers
title_sort experiences and expectations of early career australian social workers
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/86914