Journal of Social Work Education articles from September 2004

Journal of Social Work Education archives from September 2004

Problem-based learning: an integration of theory and field.(Education Policy and Accreditation Standards of the Council on Social Work Education)
September 22, 2004... SOCIAL WORK is a practice profession. As stated in the Education Policy and Accreditation Standards of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), "the purposes of social work education are to prepare competent and effective professionals, to...

Addressing the issue of psychiatric disability in social work interns: the need for a problem-solving framework.(Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990)
September 22, 2004... GATE KEEPING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TOPIC of particular interest and concern to social work field educators and students. Its importance, however, has been heightened as social work interns increasingly work with seriously troubled clients who face...

Legal guidelines for dismissing students because of poor performance in the field.(SPECIAL SECTION: FIELD EDUCATION IN SOCIAL WORK)
September 22, 2004... A STUDENT WHO IS DISMISSED from a social work education program due to poor performance in the field is more likely to initiate a lawsuit against the school today than in the past. This change in attitudes has been attributed to two factors:...

Toward new approaches for evaluating student field performance: tapping the implicit criteria used by experienced field instructors.
September 22, 2004... THE FIELD PRACTICUM is credited by alumnae and employers as the component of university-based social work education that is most crucial for the development of practice-based skills and for socializing students into the professional role...

Using self-efficacy theory in social work teaching.(TEACHING NOTES)
September 22, 2004... THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING of social work professionals is uniquely challenging. Not only are social work students expected to master diverse theories and applied skills, but they are also expected to use their educational experiences to...

Assimilating adjuncts: strategies for orienting contract faculty.(TEACHING NOTES)
September 22, 2004... DIMINISHED FUNDING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION, larger student enrollments, and the downsizing of tenure-track faculties have led to an increased use of adjunct or contract faculty. Nationally, the percentage of contract faculty doubled between 1970...

Expanding the boundaries of ethics education: preparing social workers for ethical advocacy in an organizational setting.(TEACHING NOTES)
September 22, 2004... IT IS WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED that increased technology, decreased funding, managed care, and the aging of America have all contributed to a multitude of ethical issues within the health care, mental health, and child welfare systems (Beauchamp &...

Survey of international field education placements of accredited social work education programs.(RESEARCH NOTES)
September 22, 2004... SOCIAL WORK EDUCATORS have the responsibility to ensure that their academic programs are responsive to changes in knowledge, as well as in societal needs and circumstances (Council on Social Work Education [CSWE], 2001a). One of these forces of...