This paper aims to understand the impact on student learning of redesigning an elective substance use course with the intent of contextualizing the topic by modeling a structural critical lens. In addition, we look at how this shift impacts students' approaches to working with clients who use substances. Secondary data from student course…

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to adopt the theory of planned behavior to close the entrepreneurial attitude-intention-behavior gap in the entrepreneurship field as well as test the key moderators of the entrepreneurial process, starting from entrepreneurial attitude and intention to behavior to engage in entrepreneurial activities --…

The current study explored the attitudes of criminal justice students enrolled at a Midwestern university in the United States toward conjugal visitation programs. The data were collected through an online survey questionnaire consisting of 10 closed-ended and two open-ended questions, capturing responses from 110 students enrolled in five…

Disruptions caused by the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) during the spring 2020 semester has magnified the need to understand student experiences during pandemics, especially as research on social work students' experiences during pandemics is limited. Forty-two undergraduate social work students at a large public state university in Pennsylvania…

Although several studies highlight the benefit of short-term immersion programs abroad among social work students, few studies have examined their transformative nature. In response, this study aimed to describe the transformative change experienced by MSW students from the Southwest USA who participated in a short-term, immersion program in…

This research note explores Bachelor of Social Work students' perceptions about how well their group practice courses prepared them for group opportunities at field internships. We conducted a posttest-only design pilot study to compare field groupwork experiences of students who attended group practice courses taught with and without the…

This study examines podcasts as a pedagogical approach to improve principles-level accounting students' perceptions of course engagement and the relevance of accounting. In each podcast, the course instructor interviews a business professional who describes how he/she uses accounting information in the workplace. Students listen to podcasts…

On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court issued the "Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization" decision, overturning 50 years of protected abortion rights in the United States. The decision directly impacts the way social work educators address current social issues that relate to bodily autonomy and social justice. This paper used…

Interprofessional education (IPE) is critical for health professional students to form professional identities and develop collaborative skills. Although accrediting bodies mandate incorporating IPE, the effects of IPE programming on health professional students and the best pedagogical approach for achieving desirable outcomes are still unclear.…

Although the idea of translation psychology dates from the 1970s, it is still a rather neglected branch of translation studies. The purpose of this study is to describe the relations of translators' implicit theories of translation to goal orientation, self-efficacy and self-regulation. The sample consisted of 125 adults (of at least 18 years old)…

Turkey is undergoing a demographic transition process in which the proportion of older adult population is rapidly increasing. As a result, the professional interventions toward older people gain more importance. Because the attitudes displayed by social workers toward older people will affect the quality of the services that older people will…

Purpose: Professional identity (PI) serves to aid preprofessionals by contributing to a sense of purpose as students pursue their academic requirements. The importance of PI has been explored across other allied health fields including nursing, social work, and medicine. However, this topic has not been thoroughly investigated in communication…

This study describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a photovoice program for Social Education students from a Polytechnic University in Portugal. The program was named 'Ageism in Perspective' and developed over six sessions during one semester. The design was based on principles of the original photovoice methodology, along with…

Incorporation of radiology training into anatomy education from community college to health professional schools is becoming increasingly popular. However, anatomy educators generally lack training in common radiology modalities, including X-ray, CT, MRI, and ultrasound. Professional development or continuing education courses provide current and…

Stress can be directly or indirectly encountered. The focus of this study was on indirect stress, also called secondary traumatic stress. Indirect stress is often called secondary traumatic stress (STS) and is prevalently experienced by practicing social workers or other helping professionals. The compassion fatigue resilience model (CFRM)…