Recent workforce trends in healthcare point to a growing need to prepare social workers capable of providing integrated behavioral health care in multidisciplinary settings serving at-risk youth. This article reports on a project that involved the development and implementation of a graduate-level social work specialization focused on integrated…

In this reflective piece, we discuss changes made to the practicum at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS), a professional graduate school that offers MA degrees in TESOL and TFL. We begin by providing a historical perspective of the practicum as it has evolved in relation to other exit mechanisms. Th en, we provide…

This paper presents some definitions and makes distinctions among the forms of field experience drawn from the literature, and surveys the goals of librarianship and library education in using field experience as an element in the library school curriculum at the master's level. Further, it explores learning theory for insights on the…

A set of matrices are described that were created to be used in selecting appropriate practica experiences for students in graduate level special education teacher training programs. Two practicum matrices were designed to take into consideration the following factors in deciding on acceptable practicum experience for each student: (1) educational…

A plan for combining the teaching of research and practice in the direct practice sequence at the MSW level is outlined. It is suggested that this strategy would relieve research faculties in schools of social work for participation in research activity and for teaching at the doctoral level. (Author/MLW)

To address the shortage of qualified early interventionists for young rural children with disabilities, the University of Alaska Fairbanks developed a Master's program that used distance education at remote practicum sites during fall and spring and on-campus instruction during the summer. The program has fostered university-rural community…

Brief descriptions are provided on 89 college and university programs offered in social work at the master or doctoral level. This report presents information about the programs of accredited graduate programs of social work and those schools working toward accreditation. The content areas of social welfare policy and services, human behavior and…

The Minnesota Gifted Education Master's Program (MGEMP) was designed to provide practicum experience, leadership training for program implementation, and teaching techniques for achieving and underachieving gifted students. To evaluate the second summer of this four-year program, the twenty-five participants were administered two cognitive tests…

A survey of students in a large master's program in social work investigated student training in and experience with computers and attitudes about computer applications for human service activities. The value of the findings in curriculum planning, practica development, computer resources management, and faculty and agency involvement are…