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Stephanie Gangemi – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2025
Few studies examine the use of live actors in simulated training for social work students. This paper offers a programmatic exemplar on the implementation of simulation training in ethical decision-making using professional live actors. It offers original findings on the experiences of Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work students (n…
Descriptors: Ethics, Social Work, Counselor Training, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Tufford, Lea; Thieu, Vivian; Zhao, Rose; Jenney, Angelique – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2024
This study sought to respond to the increased number of mature students in social work education and the understudied topic of their experiences. The research deployed semi- structured interviews and thematic analysis to explore the benefits, challenges, and needs of mature students (N = 19) over the age of 30 in a Canadian Bachelor of Social Work…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Flexible Scheduling, Guidelines
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Estrada, Orsini; Brown, Jodi L. Constantine; Molloy, Lexi – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2018
Bilingual therapists may use Spanish to create trust and enhance therapeutic relationships with bilingual clients, but less is known about working with monolingual Spanish-speaking clients. This study explores clinical Spanish language skills and perceived clinical Spanish efficacy of bilingual (Spanish/English) mental health clinicians who…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Spanish, Mental Health Workers, Trust (Psychology)
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O'Brien, Kyle H.; Acri, Mary C.; Campanelli, Peter C.; Cerniglia, Joseph A.; McKay, Mary M. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2018
The Affordable Care Act aims to increase affordable coverage, reduce overall costs, and improve health outcomes. To achieve these aims, new knowledge and skills must be built within the existing workforce. The purpose of this article is to examine the behavioral and organizational changes brought about by an educational program that aimed to…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Public Health, Access to Health Care, Prevention
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Davis, Ashley; Mirick, Rebecca G. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2015
Many social work students feel anxious when taking a statistics course. Their attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors after learning statistics are less known. However, such information could help instructors support students' ongoing development of statistical knowledge. With a sample of MSW students (N = 101) in one program, this study examined…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Social Work, Masters Programs, Student Attitudes
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Miller, J. Jay; Grise-Owens, Erlene; Escobar-Ratliff, Laura – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2015
Licensing has been a dynamic tension for the social work profession for many years, specifically in social work education. Increasingly, social work programs are using factors related to social work licensing (pass rates, number of test takers, etc.) as an indicator of programmatic success. Yet few, if any, published papers examine curricular…
Descriptors: Masters Programs, Social Work, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Curriculum Design
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Peterson, N. Andrew; Farmer, Antoinette Y.; Donnelly, Louis; Forenza, Brad – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2014
The implicit curriculum, which refers to a student's learning environment, has been described as an essential feature of an integrated professional social work curriculum. Very little is known, however, about the heterogeneity of students' experiences with the implicit curriculum, how this heterogeneity may be distributed across groups of…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
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Lennon-Dearing, Robin – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2015
Generalist practice social workers need to master group leadership and facilitation skills, and the best way to achieve this goal is through actual practice. An innovative teaching approach used to engage undergraduate social work majors in developing group facilitation skills is a "hands-on" service-learning experience leading social…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teaching Models, Service Learning, Teamwork