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Substance abuse training and perceived knowledge: predictors of perceived preparedness to work in substance abuse
Rena Bina,Diane M. Harnek Hall,Angela Mollette,Alexa Smith-Osborne,Joohee Yum,Lynda R. Sowbel,Jayshree Jani +6 more
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Predictors of recent master of social work graduates' perceptions of preparedness to practice in the area of substance abuse are examined, and the findings support the need to include substance abuse education in social work curricula.Abstract:
As frontline mental health care providers, social workers need to be prepared to confront and properly manage substance abuse issues in practice. This study examined predictors of recent master of social work (MSW) graduates' perceptions of preparedness to practice in the area of substance abuse. A cross-sectional design was used, and 232 recent MSW graduates completed a mail-in survey (65.7% response rate). Respondents were more likely to perceive themselves as prepared to work with substance abuse issues if they received more formal academic training in substance abuse and had higher knowledge of substance abuse concepts and models. The findings support the need to include substance abuse education in social work curricula.read more
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Harm Reduction in MSW Substance Abuse Courses
TL;DR: In this paper, a purposive sample of 133 social work faculty from accredited MSW programs in the United States provided an exploratory, qualitative web-based survey and found that harm reduction varies in scope and nature and that faculty relate it to quality of life yet differ on its goals.
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Rethinking Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Care: The Importance of Integrated Interventions for Suicidal Youth With Substance Use Problems
TL;DR: While social workers are well-positioned to deliver interventions, greater emphasis on teaching integrated therapeutic techniques in social work curriculum and professional training is needed to ensure their implementation.
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Social Work and Drug Use Teaching: A Personal View from Lancaster University
TL;DR: In this article, a personal view about teaching the module "Social Work and Drug Use" at a university in the North West of England, UK is presented, which is contextualized within the campaign to have social work and drug use as a compulsory part of the national social work curriculum.
Substance Abuse Education in Master's of Social Work Programs: A Content Analysis
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the presence of substance abuse education in Minnesota MSW programs' core curriculum and found that only 4 of 19 educational objectives were met by all schools, while 7 of 19 objectives did not appear in any of the schools syllabi.
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