scholarly journals Michigan State University’s Chance at Childhood Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 300-319
Author(s):  
Joe Kozakiewicz ◽  
Delanie Pope ◽  
Kimberly Battjes
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Logic Model ◽  
Law Schools ◽  
Professional Schools ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Childhood Program ◽  
Work Programs ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
School Of Social Work

A key component of all graduate level social work programs is the field-based educational experience designed to provide students the opportunity to practice while under the supervision of both a field-based mentor and a faculty member within the school. Social work programs must develop and maintain ties with organizations and agencies within the community to facilitate a wide variety of options for students. Separately, social work schools are increasingly developing relationships with other professional schools, most often with law schools, to allow students to study from an interprofessional perspective. In this article, the authors review existing literature regarding social work interprofessional education, focusing on law and social work. The authors will describe Michigan State University’s School of Social Work Chance at Childhood Program, designed to train future social workers and lawyers from an interprofessional perspective in the classroom, in the field, and in a variety of community-based advocacy projects. Finally, the authors will discuss the results of preliminary research efforts designed to measure the program's effectiveness at achieving the program goals set forth in the program’s logic model.

Interprofessional Education in Undergraduate Social Work Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-188 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaylene Schaefer ◽  
Shelagh Larkin
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Educational Policy ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Interprofessional Education ◽  
Interprofessional Collaboration ◽  
Leadership Position ◽  
Interprofessional Learning ◽  
Work Programs ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Work Education

This teaching note discusses the role interprofessional education (IPE) can play in social work education. The Final 2015 Educational Policy (Council on Social Work Education, 2015) includes the term interprofessional collaboration as a descriptor of Competency 7 (Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities) and as a component behavior in Competency 8 (Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities). We contend that the interprofessional learning initiatives currently under way in many other professions offer opportunities for social work programs as their administrators begin to think about operationalizing these two social work competencies. We present several examples of learning initiatives from our program that can be used to develop student's competence in interprofessional collaboration. In addition, social work's strength as a profession, rooted in collective practice, can be used to move social work into a leadership position in IPE.

scholarly journals Pemahaman dan Halangan Pelajar Program Kerja Sosial terhadap Kurikulum Asas Kerja Sosial: Kepelbagaian Klien (Understanding and Barriers among Student of Social Work Programs on the Basic Curriculum of Social Work: Diversity of Clients)

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 53-78
Author(s):  
Nurzaimah Asalal ◽  
Haris Abd Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Work Programs ◽  
Social Work Programs

Kurikulum asas kerja sosial merupakan garis piawaian dalam pendidikan kerja sosial. Salah satu aspek yang perlu dalam kurikulum asas kerja sosial adalah aspek memahami kepelbagaian klien. Dalam konteks Malaysia, kepelbagaian kaum, etnik, budaya dan agama memerlukan pelajar program kerja sosial memahami dan menerima kepelbagaian tersebut agar mereka kompetensi dalam praktis kerja sosial. Satu kajian telah dilaksanakan untuk mengetahui pemahaman dan halangan pelajar terhadap kepelbagaian klien yang melibatkan seramai 279 pelajar tahun akhir program kerja sosial di enam buah universiti awam, Malaysia. Kajian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dan analisis data menggunakan program SPSS versi 23 menerusi ujian Jadual Silang untuk menilai tahap antara pemboleh ubah. Sebanyak sembilan item dikenal pasti dalam pengkajian ini iaitu memahami kepelbagaian klien berdasarkan etnik, budaya, gender, orientasi seksual, agama, keupayaan fizikal dan mental, umur dan latar belakang. Penemuan kajian menunjukkan sebilangan besar pelajar program kerja sosial mampu memahami aspek kepelbagaian klien dan tidak mempunyai halangan untuk memahaminya. Pemahaman pelajar program kerja sosial terhadap aspek kepelbagaian klien menunjukkan pelajar program kerja sosial telah memenuhi salah satu aspek kurikulum asas kerja sosial yang ditetapkan selaras dengan Dasar Pendidikan dan Piawai untuk Pendidikan Kerja Sosial di Malaysia.

Becoming a Social Worker: BSW Social Workers' Educational Experiences

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-35
Author(s):  
Sarah Hessenauer ◽  
Charles Zastrow
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Educational Experiences ◽  
Self Awareness ◽  
Work Programs ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Learning From Others

In this exploratory qualitative study, researchers examined key educational experiences bachelor- level social workers identified as being most helpful in transitioning to current social work careers. Twenty students from CSWE- accredited social work programs, having worked in a social work agency for a minimum of 4 months, voluntarily participated. The researchers conducted one- on- one interviews in which social workers were asked to describe educational experiences and beliefs that supported their transition to careers in social work. The data from these interviews were coded to identify themes to aid educators in examining variables significant in the education of future social workers. These themes include learning occurring in social work courses, self- awareness, learning in the field, and learning from others.

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