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Julie Berrett-Abebe; Jocelyn Novella – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2024
Evidence-informed, interprofessional education (IPE) programs in behavioral health are an important part of reform efforts to reduce fragmentation and increase quality of mental health and substance use disorder treatment. The aim of this study is to document an implementation science approach to translation of IPE, grounded in Interprofessional…
Descriptors: Caseworkers, Social Work, Allied Health Occupations Education, Professional Education
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Nagwa Yousif; Enaam Youssef; Salah Gad – European Journal of Education, 2025
The main purpose of this article is to investigate the prospects of using AI in the education of social workers and social work in general. The research methodology encompassed both pre-test and post-test assessments administered for closed examinations across five academic disciplines, all of which were instructed through the utilisation of the…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Social Work, Professional Education, College Students
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Zerden, Lisa de Saxe; Naylor, Sarah M.; Thomas, Sharon; Brigham, Rebecca B.; Bailey, Tiffany – Journal of Social Work Education, 2021
The call for professional education programs to clarify the standards students are held accountable to is particularly challenging for social work. For social work educators, tackling this task not only involves grappling with their role as gatekeepers to the profession but also ensuring that such standards preserve the profession's commitment to…
Descriptors: Expectation, Ethics, Professionalism, Professional Education
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Shapiro, Cheri J. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2018
Evidence-based psychosocial interventions are often required for use by behavioral health organizations serving children, youths, and families; however, professionals entering the workforce may not be prepared to meet these demands. To address this concern, barriers to workforce training and preparation for implementation of evidence-based…
Descriptors: Intervention, Training, Social Work, Caseworkers
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Ornelas, India J.; Schwartz, Malaika; Sabin, Janice A.; Frogner, Bianca K. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2022
Health professions students can increase their understanding of how social determinants impact health equity through experiential learning opportunities. Using key informant interviews with faculty and staff familiar with experiential education programs in medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, public health, and social work, we sought to…
Descriptors: Health Occupations, Experiential Learning, Professional Education, Training
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Zieba, Beata – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2016
The article reviews certain aspects of organising the process of professional training of future specialists in social sphere. It identifies, considers and analyzes the main definitions of scientific research, the object of which is to make specialists in social sphere ready for professional activity. The article highlights peculiarities of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creativity, Higher Education, Technological Advancement
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Akvazba, Ekaterina O.; Gabysheva, Lyudmila K.; Medvedev, Pavel S.; Skok, Natalya I.; Ukhabina, Tatyana E. – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2017
The relevance of studying the problem is conditioned by a number of circumstances existing in the Russian social education. Among the most important ones, the following should be named: having to bring the Russian education close to and harmonize it with the European one in line with the Bologna requirements, the need to overcome its excessive…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Work, Training Methods, Models
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Jones, Barbara; Phillips, Farya – Journal of Social Work Education, 2016
A report from the Interprofessional Education Collaborative and another from the Institute of Medicine cite working as part of interdisciplinary teams as a core proficiency area for improving health care. This article discusses the core competencies of interprofessional education and the essential role for social workers as leaders and…
Descriptors: Social Work, Health Services, Interprofessional Relationship, Minimum Competencies
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Proctor, Enola K. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2007
This article views social work education as fundamentally a knowledge implementation enterprise. It proposes principles, partnerships, and strategies through which schools can advance evidence-based practice in social work. Such strategies should meet five criteria: They must be deliberate and strategic, they should be knowledge based, they should…
Descriptors: Social Work, Professional Education, Program Implementation, Change Strategies
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Meenaghan, Thomas M.; Gruber, Murray – Journal of Social Work Education, 1986
Several ways are examined in which clinicians can choose to be involved in social policy as extensions of their clinical practice roles. Key concepts of operationalizing, implementing, and promoting change are stressed. (Author/MH)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Clinical Experience, Higher Education, Professional Education
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Oliver, John; Brown, Lester B. – Journal of Social Work Education, 1988
The planning process and results of a three-year minority student recruitment process in a school of social work are described, including effective tasks and strategies. The recruitment and retention effort consisted of six phases: gauging the environment, preinitiation, program planning and development, implementation, evaluation, and…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Professional Education
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Salmon, Robert; Walker, Joel – Journal of Education for Social Work, 1981
At Hunter College an alternative master's program for social workers who cannot give up employment for full-time study replaces the traditional scheduling with three flexible time periods: pre-fieldwork and post-fieldwork, part-time coursework, and one-year, four-day-a-week fieldwork experience in the place of employment. (MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Field Experience Programs, Higher Education, Masters Programs
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Moore, Linda S.; Urwin, Charlene A. – Journal of Social Work Education, 1991
A model for assessing the readiness and potential of undergraduate social work students for field education is presented, and issues to consider in implementing such a model are identified, including faculty and university support of and student response to the professional gatekeeping process. One university's experience is discussed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Faculty, College Students, Evaluation Criteria
Lusky, Richard A.; And Others – 1995
This learning module is one of three training modules that were developed for members of the Texas Gerontological Consortium for Continuing Education to use in preparing case managers working in human service professions coordinating community-based programs for frail elderly Texans. Module III deals with the following topics: implementation (case…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Caseworker Approach, Caseworkers