KRITIČKA ANALIZA TRENDOVA I IZAZOVA U OBRAZOVANjU SOCIJALNIH RADNIKA I IZVOĐENjU PRAKSE

Abstract

This paper represents a theoretical analysis on Social Work fields through the lenses of critical analysis on organization and implementation of field education/placement of social work students at the School of Social Work, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Banja Luka. The attempt made had a purpose to present the current concept of Field Education. This Field Education concept was used for the qualitative critical analysis of the social work fields of practice that also represents the fields in which the social work professions should be includ ed. The current trends and challenges of the social work fields that have a direct impact on the social work students’ placement were subjected to the critical analysis, using the methods of content analysis and critical reflection by the responsible lecturers for the Field Education units. Trying to provide the answer to the main research question: Where to from here, all the results of the critical analysis were presented in this paper.