ERIC Number: EJ1482271
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0884-1233
EISSN: EISSN-1540-7349
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Utilizing Photos for Deeper Learning in Graduate Social Work Education
Angela L. Lavery1; Christina M. Chiarelli-Helminiak1; Wendy I. Myers1; Pier M. Cicerelle1
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v45 n4 p701-716 2025
Photovoice and photo elicitation are utilized to enhance the understanding of the experiences of research participants within a variety of disciplines. Whether homelessness, aging, or inequality, photos have been used to explore a wide range of research areas. For social work practitioners and educators, photos can provide a neutral ground for dialogue that has the potential of furthering the social justice mission of the profession in collaboration with other disciplines. From a narrative and social constructionist theoretical framework, this article will share the authors' experiences on how the use of photos has successfully been integrated within Master of Social Work practice and elective courses. The tools reviewed provide social work educators with additional options, supplying students with a richer level of exploration of core social work educational competencies and practical concepts. Photo examples taken by a student and feedback from students who participated in employing these methods are reviewed. Lastly, barriers and challenges that can be encountered will be discussed, including ways to address them.
Descriptors: Graduate Study, Social Work, Professional Education, Photography, Elective Courses, Barriers, Graduate Students, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Author Affiliations: 1Social Work Department, West Chester University, West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

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