This paper explores social work students' perspectives of online fieldwork practice that emerged due to sudden disruption in field placement as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19 in India. We have recruited and interviewed 32 Master's students from five north-Indian universities to participate in the research. The study's findings highlight ill-equipped agencies lacking social work components in online/virtual field placement. Also, ethical dilemmas in working virtually, disconnectedness from the field, and superficial supervision were experienced by the students. The study result implies the urgent need to develop and innovate a pedagogical approach to deal with uncertainties and crises like the COVID-19.

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“既没有社会工作成分，也没有经验”：印度 COVID-19 期间学生对在线实地工作实践的看法

本文探讨了社会工作学生对在线实地工作实践的看法，这些实践是由于印度爆发 COVID-19 导致实地工作突然中断而出现的。我们招募并采访了来自印度北部五所大学的 32 名硕士生参与研究。该研究的结果强调了设备不足的机构在在线/虚拟实地安置中缺乏社会工作组件。此外，学生们还经历了虚拟工作中的道德困境、与现场的脱节以及肤浅的监督。研究结果意味着迫切需要开发和创新一种教学方法来处理像 COVID-19 这样的不确定性和危机。