TY - JOUR
T1 - The Writing Series Project
T2 - A Model for Supporting Social Work Clinicians in Health Settings to Disseminate Practice Knowledge
AU - Boddy, Jennifer
AU - Daly, Michelle
AU - Munch, Shari
N1 - Funding Information:
Group members have had a number of scholarly activity achievements as of the writing of this article as shown in Table 2. Some of the tangible outcomes to date include a successful collaborative grant application jointly funded by Griffith University and Queensland Health to undertake research into advance directives (item 1) and a subsequent peer-reviewed journal article submitted for publication, which is currently under review (item 2). There have also been abstracts submitted to two peer-reviewed international conferences (items 3 & 4), three peer-reviewed national conferences (items 5, 6, & 7), and one peer-reviewed local conference (item 8). These abstracts were ultimately accepted and five papers were subsequently presented. The authors have also been invited to present findings from the Writing Series Project to their Victorian counterparts (item 9). A number of district social workers have expressed interest in undertaking a research advanced degree, including one development of a research proposal and subsequent application and enrolment to complete a Master of Philosophy (item 10). Further, a group of practitioners have been mentored by the first named author to develop a research proposal and commence the study (item 11).
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Social work clinicians across health care settings are uniquely positioned to disseminate valuable practice experience, thereby contributing to knowledge development within their field of practice and across disciplines. Unfortunately, practitioners tend to shy away from writing and research, and are often reluctant to publicly disseminate their expertise through peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations. To better support health social workers in scholarly endeavors, we developed and implemented The Writing Series Project in southeast Queensland, Australia. This article reports on the development, programmatic challenges and practitioner feedback that offer insight into the benefits and pitfalls that we encountered.
AB - Social work clinicians across health care settings are uniquely positioned to disseminate valuable practice experience, thereby contributing to knowledge development within their field of practice and across disciplines. Unfortunately, practitioners tend to shy away from writing and research, and are often reluctant to publicly disseminate their expertise through peer-reviewed journals and conference presentations. To better support health social workers in scholarly endeavors, we developed and implemented The Writing Series Project in southeast Queensland, Australia. This article reports on the development, programmatic challenges and practitioner feedback that offer insight into the benefits and pitfalls that we encountered.
KW - academic-practitioner partnerships
KW - practitioner research
KW - social work writing group
KW - writing for publication
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U2 - 10.1080/00981389.2011.619860
DO - 10.1080/00981389.2011.619860
M3 - Article
C2 - 22443404
AN - SCOPUS:84859587765
SN - 0098-1389
VL - 51
SP - 246
EP - 270
JO - Social Work in Health Care
JF - Social Work in Health Care
IS - 3
ER -