Pregnant field students’ guilt

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Abstract

This study examined guilt feelings among social work students who were pregnantfor the first time during field work training. Semi-structured interviewswere conducted either in the 9th month (n=5) or 2–12 months after delivery(n=5). Content analysis revealed 6 main triggers, illustrated by excerpts, whichstimulated field students’ guilt feelings. Discussion of the results focused on thetypes of guilt described (omnipotent, separation, outdoing/survivor), manifestationsof shame, and diverse possible explanations for the field students’ guiltfeelings, along with implications for social work supervision and practice.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)561-578
Number of pages18
JournalJournal of Social Work Education
Volume42
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2006

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