提升成人保护服务工作者的专业培训:一个老年学专业证书合作伙伴关系
Deana F Morrow1, Hanna Thurman1, Madison C Martin1
1West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA.
概括
这项研究表明,在线老年学培训提高了成人保护服务 (APS) 工作人员的知识和满意度. 培训提高了服务于弱势成年人的APS专业人员的技能.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 社会工作 社会工作 社会工作
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 成人保护服务 (APS) 对面临虐待,忽视或剥削的弱势成年人至关重要.
- APS工作人员需要在老年学方面的专业知识,以有效地支持老龄化人口.
- 农村地区,如阿巴拉契亚山区,在提供这些服务时经常面临独特的挑战.
研究的目的:
- 评估成人保护服务 (APS) 工作人员的在线老年学培训计划.
- 评估该计划对APS员工知识和工作满意度的影响.
- 探索大学与州之间的合作伙伴关系在提供专业发展方面的有效性.
主要方法:
- 采用混合方法设计来评估培训计划.
- 在阿巴拉契亚州的一个农村地区,82名APS工人完成了15个模块的在线老年学课程.
- 收集了定量和定性数据来衡量结果.
主要成果:
- 在线老年学培训显著提高了APS员工的内容知识.
- 参与者表示对培训计划的满意度很高.
- 该计划在提高APS工作人员的专业技能方面表现出有效性.
结论:
- 老年学在线专业发展对APS工作人员来说是有效的.
- 该培训计划成功提高了APS专业人员为弱势成年人服务的能力.
- 这种大学与州的合作模式可以用于劳动力发展.
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