Projective Identification and the Fear of Failing: Making Sense of Practice Educators’ Emotional Experiences of Failing Social Work Students in Practice Learning Settings
Finch, Jo, Schaub, Jason and Dalrymple, Roger (2014) Projective Identification and the Fear of Failing: Making Sense of Practice Educators’ Emotional Experiences of Failing Social Work Students in Practice Learning Settings. Journal of Social Work Practice, 28 (2). pp. 139-154. ISSN 0265-0533
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Abstract
The paper focuses on emotions and processes that may arise for practice educators when working with a struggling or failing student in a practice learning setting.1 The paper firstly documents a previously undertaken thematic review of the literature, which explored why practice educators appeared to find it difficult to fail students in practice learning settings. Secondly, the paper draws on two UK qualitative studies that highlighted the emotional distress experienced by practice educators when working with a marginal or failing student. The paper documents key findings using a case study approach from both studies. We argue that the concept of projective identification offers a plausible and illuminating account of the states of mind experienced by practice educators and in making explicit, unconscious states of mind, our aim is that practice educators will feel confident to make appropriate assessment decisions when required.
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| Date Deposited: | 20 Apr 2016 14:48 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2020 16:09 |
| URI: | https://bnu.repository.guildhe.ac.uk/id/eprint/9521 |
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