Global forensic social work education: A cross-national comparison of education models in 10 countries

• Published in: International Social Work
• Main Authors: Lattas, Dimitra, Davis, Cindy, Creamer, Catherine
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 2023
• Subjects: First Nations
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00208728231214133; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00208728231214133; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1177/00208728231214133

Unlike qualifying education, forensic social work education is heterogeneous. This review provides a cross-national comparison of 10 countries: the United States, Brazil, England, the Netherlands, Hungary, Kenya, South Africa, Thailand, India and Australia. It aims to understand education models across diverse contexts and encourage further reflection on forensic social work pedagogy. Findings revealed that there is little mandating of educational standards or curriculum requirements in forensic social work. Moreover, current modelling is drawn from Eurocentric epistemologies and has a duty to incorporate and celebrate First Nations, non-Western and culturally inclusive paradigms. Opportunities exist to develop international standards for forensic social work education.