EASSW-UNAFORIS 2017 European Conference: The Use of Film in Social Work Education

The findings from the Brown & Keating small study highlighted that contemporary Film can create opportunities to connect abstract ideas with ‘real life’ situations, assist students to explore ethics in the classroom and also thinking critically about their own social work practice experiences. As the Film club has developed we have sought the involvement of service users and carers in exploring the ethical and practice issues at the evaluative stage. The Film Club has now become embedded in the curriculum of the MSc in Social Work programme at Royal Holloway University, providing a creative approach to exploring ethics and values in social work practice. We’re interested in further exploring the use of film in social work education.