SIMULATION APPLICATIONS: A POTENTIAL APPROACH FOR TURKISH SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION

Abstract

Social work education all over the world is reshaped within the framework of social entrepreneurship, social innovation, the use of information and communication technologies, role-play simulations of clients by actors, and simulation applications involving computer-based virtual reality. In social work simulation programs and applications prepared according to certain scenarios and cases, students may be expected to observe, to make certain decisions, to use professional skills, to measure empathic responding abilities and to evaluate the course of professional intervention methods while working with clients. On the other hand, although computer-based virtual reality simulations lack sincerity in face-to-face role-playing, they have some strong benefits in traditional prevention or intervention program formats. While accessing to this technology has become easier in the world than ever, this is a dream not yet realized in Turkey in social work education presentation. Ultimately, this article aimed to direct social work educators to use simulation methodology and techniques. Fortunately, there are professionals and academicians who feel the need for revision of social work education in Turkey with new technological developments, understand the contribution of technological knowledge and communication, and advocate the use of social entrepreneurship, innovation and simulation techniques in education.

Keywords

• Social work education
• role-play simulations
• computer-based virtual reality
• simulation techniques
• Turkey

Simülasyon Uygulamaları: Türk Sosyal Hizmet Eğitimi İçin Potansiyel Bir Yaklaşım

Abstract

Dünyanın her yerinde sosyal hizmet eğitimi sosyal girişimcilik, sosyal yenilikçilik, bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerinin kullanımı, müracaatçıların aktörler tarafından canlandırıldığı role-play simülasyonlar ve bilgisayar tandanslı sanal gerçeklik içeren simülasyon uygulamaları çerçevesinde yeniden şekillenmektedir. Belirli senaryo ve vakalara göre hazırlanan sosyal hizmet simülasyon program ve uygulamalarında öğrencilerin müracaatçıları ile çalışırken gözlem yapmaları, birtakım kararlar almaları, mesleki becerilerini kullanmaları, empatik tepki verebilme yetilerini ölçmeleri ve mesleki müdahale yöntemlerinin gidişatını değerlendirmeleri beklenebilir. Öte yandan her ne kadar bilgisayar tandanslı sanal gerçeklik içeren simülasyonlar, yüz yüze rol oynama konusundaki samimiyetten yoksun olsalar da, geleneksel önleme veya müdahale programı formatlarında bazı güçlü faydalara sahiptir. Bu teknolojiye erişim Dünya'da her zamankinden daha kolay olsa da Türkiye'de sosyal hizmet eğitimi sunumunda henüz gerçekleştirilemeyen bir hayaldir. Nihayetinde bu makale sosyal hizmet eğitimcisini simülasyon metodolojisi ve teknikleri kullanmaya yöneltmek istemiştir. Neyse ki Türkiye’de sosyal hizmet eğitiminin yeni teknolojik gelişmeler ile revize edilmesine ihtiyaç duyan, eğitimde sosyal girişimciliğin, yenilikçiliğin ve simülasyon tekniklerinin kullanılmasını savunan, teknolojik bilgi ve iletişimin katkısını anlayan profesyoneller ve akademisyenler var.

Keywords

• Sosyal hizmet eğitimi
• role-play simülasyonlar
• bilgisayar tandanslı sanal gerçeklik
• simülasyon teknikleri
• Türkiye

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