Mokomosios socialinio darbo praktikos vietų (organizacijų) kaip besimokančių organizacijų aptartis

LTMokomojoje socialinio darbo praktikoje svarbus vaidmuo tenka studentus priimančioms organizacijoms, kurios yra studentų būsimos profesinės veiklos laukas ir gali būti apibūdinamos kaip profesinio identiteto formavimosi kontekstas. Mokomosios socialinio darbo praktikos vietoje naudojant žmogiškuosius, informacinius, materialinius išteklius, kuriama mokymosi erdvė socialinio darbo studijų studentams. Nuo šios erdvės priklauso ir pačios organizacijos mokymosi kultūros formavimasis ir tapsmas besimokančia organizacija. [Iš leidinio]Reikšminiai žodžiai: Besimokanti organizacija; Kompetencijos; Organizacijos socialinės paslaugos; Socialinio darbo praktika; Socialinis darbas; Socialinis darbuotojas; Competencies; Learning organization; Social service organization; Social work; Social work field praktice; Students internship; Social worker.

ENSocial work field practice is integrated part of social work education in universities. During social work field practice students develop their professional social work skills, unique practical knowledge, reflect practical situations, and integrate their theoretical knowledge by working individually with clients in a particular organization. These organizations (governmental and non-governmental social service organizations) play an important role in this learning process, because they can be characterized as a context for the formation of professional identity and learning environment. The formation of learning environment in organizations could be described as becoming a learning organization The conception and characteristics of learning organization are discussed in this article in order to show how organization, which participates in social work practice field, could be recognized as learning organization. It is assumed that these social service organizations are learning organizations, because they are open and flexible, and collaborate with the university for ten or more years in organizing social work field practice. The mentors and other social workers (or managers of organizations) participate in continuing training programs, which are organized by university; also reflection of good practice and researches done by mentors (individually or by contribution) could be characterized as development of competencies. [From the publication]