Field Education in the Shadow of COVID-19: A Scoping Review in Memory of Marion Bogo

ABSTRACT

Professor Marion Bogo contributed substantial work in theorizing and conducting research to strengthen the landscape of social work field education. As a tribute, this article updates her 2022 scoping review synthesizing the literature on social work field instruction (i.e., published between 2017 and 2019). We synthesized the current empirical literature as it relates to COVID-19 and field education adjustments and innovations. Using Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework, we mapped 14 articles published during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e., published between 2020 and 2021). The state and nature of the empirical literature are outlined, and promising adjustments, adaptations, and innovations for social work field instruction during and postpandemic are discussed.

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Notes on contributors

Karen M. Sewell

Karen M. Sewell is an Assistant Professor at Carleton University’s School of Social Work.

Margaret Janse van Rensburg

Margaret Janse van Rensburg is a PhD Candidate at Carleton University’s School of Social Work.

Faye Mishna

Faye Mishna is a Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto.

Imogen Taylor

Imogen Taylor is Emeritus Professor of Social Work and Social Care at the University of Sussex.