scholarly journals The 2001 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards: Implications for MSW Programs

10.18060/11 ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Wagner ◽  
Paul Newcomb ◽  
Robert Weiler

The 2001 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) establish guidelines for baccalaureate and masters’ level social work education throughout the United States. In this article, the authors discuss implications of the EPAS for masters’ level social work educational programs. They focus especially upon the opportunities afforded programs to introduce innovative educational experiences

10.18060/10 ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-112
Author(s):  
Irene Queiro-Tajalli ◽  
Katharine Byers ◽  
Edward Fitzgerald

The Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) combines social work educational policies and accreditation standards within a single document. The EPAS establishes guidelines for baccalaureate and masters’ level social work education throughout the United States. In this article, the authors discuss the implications of the EPAS for Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) programs. They focus especially upon those aspects of the EPAS that relate to foundation-level program objectives and curriculum content.


1999 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Pauline Jivanjee ◽  
Susan Tebb

Experiences traveling in Kenya provide a backdrop to an examination of the principles and practices of the Harambee and women’s movements in Kenya as they compare with feminist social work practice in the United States. Concluding remarks address the implications of our learning for our work in social work education.


1982 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 2-13
Author(s):  
Jakob Braun

This article describes social work education in the Federal Republic of Germany and how it is implemented in the Fachhochschulen, a type of profes sional school initiated in 1970/71. Following description of the educational system in Germany and the structural location of the Fachhochschulen consideration is given to curriculum and its organization within the Katholische Stiftungsfachho chschule in Munich as an example. Some comparisons are made to social work education in the United States.


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