Creating spatial, relational and cultural safety in online social work education during COVID-19

Bindi Bennett; Dyann Ross; Trevor G Gates

doi:10.1080/02615479.2021.1924664

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Creating spatial, relational and cultural safety in online social work education during COVID-19

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Creating spatial, relational and cultural safety in online social work education during COVID-19

Bindi Bennett, Dyann Ross and Trevor G Gates

Social Work Education, Vol.41(8), pp.1660-1668

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2021.1924664

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Cultural safety

spatial safety

relational safety

Yarning

online education

cultural responsiveness

COVID-19

UniSC Diversity Area - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

Spatial, relational and cultural safety are critical elements of trauma-informed social work practice, gaining momentum in social work education. Culturally responsive and trauma-informed pedagogical approaches meet the definition of safety. The aim is to create a democratic, collaborative, and reflexive space whereby students and educators can feel simultaneously supported in the diversity of their respective lived experiences and learning. The challenges in fostering these learning and teaching spaces are reflected upon at one Australian university which responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by quickly transitioning to online learning without prior planning and consultation. The reflection describes the challenges and opportunities in delivering online content and the use of spatial, relational and cultural safety to navigate these challenges. The authors demonstrate the Aboriginal practice of social Yarning for use in online classrooms. Yarning helps educators and students attend to safety as an integral dimension of social work education.

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Title: Creating spatial, relational and cultural safety in online social work education during COVID-19
Authors: Bindi Bennett (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
Dyann Ross (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
Trevor G Gates (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
Publication details: Social Work Education, Vol.41(8), pp.1660-1668
Publisher: Routledge
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.1080/02615479.2021.1924664
ISSN: 1470-1227
Organisation Unit: School of Law and Society; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99531806002621
Output Type: Journal article

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