Gerontological Competencies among MSW Students: Evaluation of a Gerontology Specialization Program
| Autor: | Scott E. Wilks, Kellie Reed-Ashcraft, Daphne S. Cain, Jen Geiger |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Adult
Male Gerontology Program evaluation Nursing (miscellaneous) Social Workers 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030502 gerontology Social work education Humans Practice skills Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Students Social work business.industry Geriatrics Female Clinical Competence Curriculum Educational Measurement 0305 other medical science business Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 60:606-618 |
| ISSN: | 1540-4048 0163-4372 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01634372.2017.1325811 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of a gerontology specialization program (GSP) within a Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)-accredited master of social work (MSW) program. This study utilized a pretest/posttest design with a three-group comparison: group 1-GSP students; group 2-students from the group 1 program but not in GSP; and group 3-students at two external MSW programs with no GSPs. The overall sample comprised 220 advanced year students. A CSWE Gero-Ed Center/Hartford Partnership empirical measure was used to assess overall, gero social work practice competency. Within-group analyses revealed a significant increase in gero competency scores from pretest to posttest among all groups, with GSP students showing the largest increase. Between-group analysis at pretest revealed that the GSP group showed lower gero competency scores than both non-GSP groups. At posttest, these results overturned: GSP students scored significantly higher gero competency scores than both non-GSP groups. These preliminary findings suggest that the GSP offers an impactful, positive role in development of practice skills for the next generation of gero social work practitioners and scholars. A follow-up study with additional years of data will increase longitudinal rigor and confidence in the long-range efficacy of this GSP. |
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