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Dorsett, Pat; Larmar, Stephen; Clark, Julie – Journal of Social Work Education, 2019
This article draws on and contributes to the body of knowledge on the development of cultural competence and study abroad experiences. The study program has been well established for several years and blends a 12-day intercultural immersion experience with preparatory classroom teaching and relevant assessment. This study builds on an earlier…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Cultural Awareness, Study Abroad, Program Descriptions
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Lery, Bridgette; Wiegmann, Wendy; Berrick, Jill Duerr – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
The federal government increasingly expects child welfare systems to be more responsive to the needs of their local populations, connect strategies to results, and use continuous quality improvement (CQI) to accomplish these goals. A method for improving decision making, CQI relies on an inflow of high-quality data, up-to-date research evidence,…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Federal Government, Decision Making, Organizational Climate
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Fallon, Barbara; Trocmé, Nico; Van Wert, Melissa; Budau, Krista; Ballantyne, Mary; Lwin, Kristen – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
The objective of this article is to describe the successes and challenges of a unique knowledge mobilization initiative that was funded through the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. This initiative focused on promoting knowledge mobilization by increasing the capacity of child welfare organizations in Ontario to conduct…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Work, Child Welfare, Research Opportunities
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Cross, Suzanne L.; Drywater-Whitekiller, Virginia; Holder, Lea Ann; Norris, Debra; Caringi, James; Trautman, Ashley – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
Twelve universities and one American Indian (AI) tribal college were selected for the National Child Welfare Workforce Institute's 5-year stipend traineeship program. These tribal traineeships were designed to provide social work child welfare education for tribal and nontribal students. Twenty-two AI students and 58 nontribal students completed a…
Descriptors: Trainees, Student Diversity, Child Welfare, American Indian Education
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Patterson, David A.; Cronley, Courtney; West, Stacia; Lantz, Jennifer – Journal of Social Work Education, 2014
This article examines an ongoing university-community relationship that fuses innovative technology delivery, university-outreach research, and social work practice/research education into a unique, collaborative intervention to reduce homelessness. In doing so, we apply a social justice framework to homelessness, arguing that housing is a right…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Partnerships in Education, Social Justice, Civil Rights
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Mishna, Faye; Tufford, Lea; Cook, Charlene; Bogo, Marion – Journal of Social Work Education, 2013
Cyber counseling is a new and growing medium for offering mental health services to children and youth. However, there is a lack of identification of the core competencies required to provide effective online counseling. A school of social work, in partnership with a national service agency providing online counseling to children and youth,…
Descriptors: Social Work, Graduate Study, Pilot Projects, Counseling Psychology
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Bellamy, Jennifer L.; Bledsoe, Sarah E.; Mullen, Edward J.; Fang, Lin; Manuel, Jennifer I. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2008
Little is known about evidence-based practice (EBP) in social service agencies beyond studies of researcher, practitioner, and educator opinions. The Bringing Evidence for Social Work Training (BEST) Project involved 16 participants from 3 social service agencies. The experiential training, delivered by 2 doctoral students, focused on a…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Social Work, Public Agencies, Partnerships in Education