The Film Club: Reflections on the Use of Contemporary Film to Teach Ethics to Social Work Students

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Abstract

The use of film in teaching social work ethics presents a creative contemporary
tool for social work educators. This paper reviews some of the evidence of the
benefits of film as an approach to helping students explore ethics in social work
practice. Insights from a pilot project, known as the Film Club, which looked at
the use of film to teach ethics to social work students on an MSc Social Work
programme, are presented. The paper comments on how the use of film can be
both beneficial and challenging in teaching ethics to social work students.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)312-321
Number of pages10
JournalETHICS AND SOCIAL WELFARE
Volume9
Issue number3
Early online date31 Mar 2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2015

Keywords

  • films, ethics, social work

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