Encouraging Professional Growth among Social Work Students through Literature Assignments: Narrative Literature's Capacity to Inspire Professional Growth and Empathy

Journal Article Encouraging Professional Growth among Social Work Students through Literature Assignments: Narrative Literature's Capacity to Inspire Professional Growth and Empathy Get access Linda M. Turner Linda M. Turner * Associate Professor Turner teaches social work in Australia's University of New England. She formerly taught Bachelor of Social Work students at St Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. Prior research and publication have focused on creativity and social work. *Correspondence to Dr Linda M. Turner, Ph.D., MSW, M.Ed., BSW, Associate Professor, School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, 2351, Australia. E-mail: Linda.Turner@une.edu.au Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 43, Issue 5, July 2013, Pages 853–871, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs011 Published: 13 March 2012 Article history Accepted: 01 December 2011 Published: 13 March 2012