New publication!

It was a long haul–from when we first interviewed participants in early 2021 until today–but I’m so pleased to announce the publication of research drawing from the experiences of social work students who have conducted their practicum placements (also known as ‘field work’ or ‘internships’) in public libraries.

I had noticed a gap in existing research asking the students themselves about their unique internship experiences: What worked? What didn’t? What challenges did you encounter and how did you navigate them? What do you want future library-based social work interns to know?

Alongside Dr. Mark Giesler and Dr. Margaret Ann Paauw, we conducted both a quantitative survey and follow up, qualitative interviews with former, U.S. based interns.

Read our open access publication here and please share!