加强老年学社会工作教育:从提供临床老年学证书的课程见解
Jennifer A Hewson1, Kaylin Epp1, Christine A Walsh1
1Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Gerontology & geriatrics education
|March 13, 2024
概括
这项研究强调了加拿大需要加强老年学社会工作培训的必要性. 研究结果表明,通过体验式学习和跨专业教育提高临床技能对社会工作从业者至关重要.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 社会工作 教育 社会工作 教育
- 临床实践 临床实践
背景情况:
- 人口老龄化需要更多的老年学社会工作从业人员.
- 目前加拿大社会工作者的老年学培训是有限的.
- 为了解决这一培训缺口,开发了一项研究生证书计划.
研究的目的:
- 为了探索学生和教师的观点在老年病学专业化证书.
- 确定课程和课程交付的优势和改进领域.
- 为加强老年学社会工作中的临床技能发展提供建议.
主要方法:
- 质量研究涉及八名学生和四名教师.
- 探索课程内容,交付方法和课程影响.
- 分析参与者对计划优势和增强机会的反.
主要成果:
- 确定了改善课程和课程交付的优势和机会.
- 学生和教师强调需要加强临床技能发展.
- 参与者建议在证书课程中增加实践经验.
结论:
- 老年学证书课程看起来很有前途,但需要改进.
- 进一步的课程开发应该优先考虑体验式学习和跨专业教育.
- 加强临床组件对于为老年学实践做好社会工作者的准备至关重要.
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