EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (EJSS)

Learning by Doing in Virtual Environments: An Experience in Social Work with Groups

E-ISSN: 4899-5667

P-ISSN: 1450-2267

DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/799

This article presents a teaching experience linked to the course Methodology of Social Work Intervention with Groups (MTSG), taught at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). The purpose of this article is to present the results of the systematisation of a practical experience linked to a virtual teaching-learning process in the field of social work with groups in the context of the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The article first outlines the framework of action of the teaching-learning experience and its pedagogical principles. Subsequently, the process of transition from a face-to-face model to an online model is discussed. Finally, key factors essential for the successful implementation of this experience are highlighted. 

Keyword(s) Social Work with Groups, Social Work Education, Teaching Model, Experiential Learning.
About the Journal VOLUME: 65, ISSUE: 3 | August 2025
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Juan Brea Iglesias, David Alonso González, Linda Vanina Ducca Cisneros & Andrés Arias Astray

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