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Cultivating interest and competency in gerontological social work
— opportunities for undergraduate education | | Author(s) | Anissa T Rogers, Kelly J Gualco, Charles Hinckle, Rosie L Baber |
| Journal title | Journal of Gerontological Social Work, vol 56, no 4, May-June 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, May-June 2013 |
| Pages | pp 335-355 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Social work ; University education ; Curricula ; Students ; Ageing process ; Attitude ; Competence. |
| Annotation | Undergraduate social work programmes are well positioned to recruit students to gerontology, but little is known about how well curricular activities help foster students' commitment to the field. This study considered whether a small group of undergraduate students' interactions with older adults positively impacted students' plans to work with older adults. It also looked at their perceptions of skills and feelings of comfort and competency in working with older adults. The study took place at a small Northwest university in the United States. The first phase involved incorporating gerontological content into a semester-long undergraduate social work research course and conducting interviews with older people for their research projects. The second phase involved placing senior social work students in ageing-related practicum sites over the academic year. Experiences from this study suggest that experiential learning can positively impact students' perceptions of work with older adults, but may not be enough to draw students to the field. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130823238 A |
| Classmark | IG: V7M: V9C: XN: BG: DP: DPB |
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