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Skrzypek, Candra; Diebold, Josal; Kim, Wooksoo; Krause, Denise – Journal of Social Work Education, 2022
Alumni mentoring in social work allows students to connect with experienced practitioners in a nonevaluative context and for alumni to strengthen university connections. This study describes and evaluates one established student-alumni mentoring program. Pretest (n=277) and posttest (n=153) data were collected from participants across 3 years.…
Descriptors: Mentors, Alumni, Counselor Training, Social Work
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Acquavita, Shauna P.; Canada, Kelli; Lee, Bethany R.; Johnson, Sharon; Harley, Dana; Beaulieu, Michele; Cary, Suzanne – Journal of Social Work Education, 2023
MSW students (n = 202) from four U.S. universities participated in a Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training program focused on integrated care with children and youth. Data were aggregated across programs to assess for improved scores on the Attitudes Towards Healthcare Teams Scale (ATHCTS). Students who identified as White reported…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Masters Programs, Graduate Students
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Senreich, Evan; Saint-Louis, Nicole M. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2023
There are a small number of MSW and BSW programs in the U.S. that have specialized tracks to train social workers to work with Spanish-speaking clients. This qualitative focus group study reports on the experiences of 25 students who participated in a new English-Spanish dual-language component in the final year of an MSW program in a Northeastern…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Spanish, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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Smith-Maddox, RenĂ©e; Brown, Lauren E.; Kratz, Stacy; Newmyer, Richard – Journal of Social Work Education, 2020
The Policy Advocacy and Social Change course is a specialized practice course offered in the Master of Social Work Program (MSW) at the University of Southern California Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. The course is designed to introduce MSW students to a variety of policy frameworks (i.e., Kingdon's policy window, political model of…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Homeless People, Advocacy, Social Work
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O'Reilly, Nicole L.; Pecukonis, Edward V.; DeForge, Bruce R. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2019
Since 2003 MSW students at an urban university have participated in a problem-based learning maternal and child health (MCH) leadership training program sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration. This survey examined overall satisfaction with a leadership training program as well as self-reported leadership competencies in…
Descriptors: Social Work, Child Health, Urban Universities, Masters Programs
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Pottick, Kathleen J.; Giordano, Stephanie; Chirico, Danielle E. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
Concerns about the cost of higher education and student loan debt have resulted in increasing efforts by policymakers and university administrators to find alternative ways to support the financing of higher education for students. The authors present a case study of a student-led philanthropy campaign to generate funding for social work student…
Descriptors: Universities, Fund Raising, Private Financial Support, Higher Education
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Poulin, John; Silver, Paula; Kauffman, Stephen – Journal of Social Work Education, 2006
This article presents evaluation findings on an innovative field placement agency that extends the traditional social work internship by incorporating principles of service learning and civic engagement. Qualitative and quantitative student outcome data are presented on the learning experiences of MSW students placed in traditional agency field…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Social Work, Service Learning, Innovation
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Fisher, Robert – Journal of Social Work Education, 1995
The University of Houston's master's degree program in social work with concentration in political social work is described. The debates surrounding political social work education, which is a social-change-oriented curriculum, the importance of political actors and context in development of the program, and the nature of the program's integrated…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Higher Education