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Promising Innovations in Child Welfare Education: Findings from a National Initiative
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Strand, Virginia C.; Dettlaff, Alan J.; Counts-Spriggs, Margaret – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
For many years, schools of social work have engaged in partnerships, especially with public child welfare agencies, to prepare a competent and professional child welfare workforce through the mechanism of Title IV-E training. In 2008 the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute (NCWWI) established an additional resource for preparing students in…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Welfare Services, Social Work, Caseworker Approach
The State of Gerontological Social Work Education in California: Implications for Curricula Evaluation
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Damron-Rodriguez, JoAnn; Goodman, Catherine; Ranney, Molly; Min, Jong Won; Takahashi, Nancy – Journal of Social Work Education, 2013
California has actively engaged in the Hartford Geriatric Social Work Initiative. Subsequently, the California Social Work Education Center Aging Initiative conducted a university survey of gerontology education in California graduate social work schools ("N"?=?17). In 2005, students taking aging courses were 12% in comparison to a…
Descriptors: Gerontology, Social Work, Curriculum Evaluation, Aging Education
How Is Qualitative Research Taught at the Masters' Level?
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Drisko, James W. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2008
This study examined how qualitative research is taught in foundation MSW courses using a content analysis of syllabi and a survey. The Council on Social Work Education required qualitative research content in 1994 and several authors advocate for greater inclusion of it. Yet no research about what qualitative content is included on syllabi is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Qualitative Research, Research Methodology, Content Analysis
Joining University Affiliated Programs and Schools of Social Work: A Collaborative Model for Disabilities Curriculum Development and Training.
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Liese, Hank; Clevenger, Richard; Hanley, Barbara – Journal of Social Work Education, 1999
A survey of 58 university-affiliated programs serving persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities (MR/DD) found that 74% were affiliated with a school of social work and identified types of and settings for MR/DD training opportunities. Results suggest that potential exists for creating and expanding such training relationships.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College Programs, Curriculum Development, Developmental Disabilities