scholarly journals The 2001 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards: The Value of Research Revisited

10.18060/12 ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry R. Cournoyer ◽  
Margaret E. Adamek
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Doctoral Education ◽  
Doctoral Programs ◽  
Accreditation Standards ◽  
Work Education

Although doctoral programs in social work are not accredited by the Council on Social Work Education nor subject to the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS, 2001), DSW and Ph.D. programs are affected by the nature and quality of baccalaureate and masters’ socia lwork education. In this article, the authors discuss the implications of the 2001 EPAS as they relate to BSW and MSW graduates’ motivation and preparation for doctoral education.

scholarly journals The Integration of Disability Content into Social Work Education: An Examination of Infused and Dedicated Models

10.18060/2131 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 633-647 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Faye Bean ◽  
Taylor E. Krcek
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Accreditation Standards ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Schools Of Social Work

Disability content has been slowly integrated into social work curricula despite the large proportion of social workers supporting people with disabilities and its requirement in social work education by the Council on Social Work Education Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards. Schools of social work offer disability content to their students in three ways: infused, dedicated (specialization), or a combination of both. A content analysis of 1620 course titles and descriptions from the top schools of social work was conducted to assess the integration of disability content into social work curricula. Eighty percent of the schools included disability content in their curriculum. Disability content was more likely to be integrated using the infused rather than the dedicated model.

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
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Accreditation Standards ◽  
Work Education

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

scholarly journals The 2001 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards: Issues and Opportunities for BSW Education

10.18060/10 ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-112
Author(s):  
Irene Queiro-Tajalli ◽  
Katharine Byers ◽  
Edward Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Educational Policies ◽  
Curriculum Content ◽  
Accreditation Standards ◽  
Bachelor Of Social Work ◽  
Work Education

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.

Social Work Education: Doctoral

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
James E. Lubben
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Financial Support ◽  
Doctoral Education ◽  
Doctoral Degrees ◽  
Initial Growth ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Work Education ◽  
The U.S

Social work doctoral education in the U.S. commenced almost 100 years ago. Although initial growth was slow, the number of universities offering doctoral degrees in social work has rapidly grown over the last 25 years. During this time, the Group to Advance Doctoral Education (GADE) in social work has fostered excellence. There is considerable variation in program emphasis. Financial support for doctoral education in social work appears to be growing along with employment opportunities for graduates. Emerging trends and issues will pose major challenges for doctoral education in social work.

Baccalaureate Social Work Education and Courses on Aging: The Disconnect

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 105-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dara P. Bergel
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Accreditation Standards ◽  
Gerontological Social Work ◽  
Work Education

In the year 2020, at least 60,000 to 70,000 social workers will be needed to work with the elderly. However, insufficient numbers of social work students are choosing to participate in the field of aging. This article discusses reasons, barriers, and the importance of increasing gerontological interest in BSW students. It provides curriculum-enhancing suggestions to expand student and faculty interest in aging education and the gerontological social work profession in the context of the Council on Social Work Educational (CSWE) Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS).

scholarly journals COVID-19 pandemic in Africa: What lessons for social work education and practice?

2020 ◽  
pp. 002087282094962
Author(s):  
Solomon Amadasun
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
African People ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Positive Light

Social work is challenged in Africa, given the colonial heritage of the remedial or casework model. Drawing on the fallouts of the COVID-19 pandemic, this article considers how social work could be well positioned to effectively respond to Africa’s social problems. Although recent evidence illustrates that the profession is generally viewed in a positive light among many African people, there are calls for practitioners to be more assertive in responding to Africa’s perennial social problems, aggravated by the current pandemic. Strategies for strengthening the quality of social work education and practice in Africa are explored.

The Intersection of Religion and Sexual Orientation: Pedagogy and Challenges

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 157-178
Author(s):  
Claire L. Dente
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Cultural Competence ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Religion And Spirituality ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Diversity Issues ◽  
Work Education

The Council on Social Work Education's (CSWE) 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) included the goal of competency in the ability to “engage diversity and difference in practice.” This goal continued efforts to raise awareness of diversity issues for clients articulated in earlier EPAS. Social work education has included cultural competence in areas of difference including sexual orientation and religion and spirituality. Undergraduate social work students should understand the complexity of this intersection to provide culturally competent services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer clients, and to understand religious backgrounds that may not include affirmative messages on sexual orientation. This article presents an overview of the intersection of religion/spirituality and sexual orientation, and recommends audiovisual materials that can highlight salient issues for BSW students in pedagogy on this intersection.

Doctoral Social Work Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ram A. Cnaan ◽  
Toorjo Ghose
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Open System ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Doctoral Education ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Societal Changes ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
Work Education

This article is intended to forecast major environmental changes that may impact social work doctoral education and assess what should be done in anticipation of these changes. We apply an open system and future studies perspective to guide our work. We present a set of predicted societal changes that will impact social work as a profession and doctoral education in particular. We then present and discuss major expected changes in higher education and further assess some of their potential impact on social work doctoral education. We conclude with a synthesis of how these pending changes may impact social work doctoral education and what can be done in anticipation of these changes.

scholarly journals Redefining Borders between Communities and the Classroom: How Community-based Social Activists can Transform Social Work Education

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori Chambers ◽  
Sheila Cranmer-Byng ◽  
May Friedman ◽  
Meaghan Ross ◽  
Warimu Njoroge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Pedagogical Practices ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Work Education

In the context of service restructuring that has gravely impacted quality of life for social workers and the people with whom they work, this paper considers the ways that social work education can better support social justice-based social work practices in urban communities in Canada. The paper’s authors attended a fall 2013 Ryerson University forum that brought together critical social work educators and community-based activist social workers struggling to bring social justice-based practices to their work within restructured social services. Examples of social service restructuring include cuts to services, labour intensification, and increased managerialism, processes known as neoliberalism that have shifted discourses away from quality of life toward a focus on economic markers and efficiencies. The purpose of our forum was to explore ways in which social work curricula and pedagogical practices can be challenged and redefined in order to better support those efforts by social workers to resist such processes and to enhance social worker and client quality of life. Our paper presents the findings of this forum, including the presentation and discussion of a series of recommendations to reconfigure social work education so that it is more congruent with the needs of social justice-based practice in social work.

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