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Horwitz, Shelley; Briar-Lawson, Katharine – Journal of Social Work Education, 2017
To prepare students to work competently with financially at-risk individuals, families, and communities, social work schools need to bring economic literacy skills into the curriculum. This article describes an ambitious financial capability education initiative in New York City. It reports on a unique collaborative effort to develop, use, and…
Descriptors: Intercollegiate Cooperation, Capacity Building, Social Work, Professional Education
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Katz, Ellen – Journal of Social Work Education, 2019
This teaching note describes one example of a shift from content to competence in a graduate MSW course teaching advanced mindfulness complex practice behaviors and skills for use in direct practice. The development of advanced mindfulness competencies and skills provides a conceptual base o shift teaching from lengthy lectures to experiential…
Descriptors: Social Work, Metacognition, Graduate Students, Competency Based Education
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O'Reilly, Nicole L.; Pecukonis, Edward V.; DeForge, Bruce R. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2019
Since 2003 MSW students at an urban university have participated in a problem-based learning maternal and child health (MCH) leadership training program sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration. This survey examined overall satisfaction with a leadership training program as well as self-reported leadership competencies in…
Descriptors: Social Work, Child Health, Urban Universities, Masters Programs
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Peterson, N. Andrew; Farmer, Antoinette Y.; Zippay, Allison – Journal of Social Work Education, 2014
Professional schools are developing conceptual frameworks that can be used to assess and improve implicit curricula. Students' professional empowerment, defined to include perceived professional competence and identity, may be considered a vital outcome of these efforts. Our study evaluated measures and tested a path model that included…
Descriptors: Social Work, Educational Environment, Curriculum Design, Urban Universities
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Hancock, Tina U.; Waites, Cheryl; Kledaras, Constantine G. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2012
This study investigated the relationship between social work students' views on oppression and their willingness to serve and advocate for oppressed populations. The sample included students from 3 accredited programs in a southeastern state in the United States, 1 large urban-based public university with BSW and MSW programs, and 2 small, rural,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Social Work, Social Differences, Student Attitudes
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Meyer-Adams, Nancy; Potts, Marilyn K.; Koob, Jeffrey J.; Dorsey, Catherine J.; Rosales, Anna M. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2011
Although the new Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) represent a shift from measuring learning outcomes to core competencies, results from assessments conducted prior to this shift continue to provide useful information for program-level assessment and can serve as a baseline as programs redesign assessments for reaffirmation.…
Descriptors: Social Work, Masters Programs, Competency Based Education, Educational Assessment