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Using a Group Work Approach to Develop the Potential of Students in a Non-Traditional MSW Work-Study Program
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In this paper, the role of a special faculty advisor, the Professional Development Counselor, in utilizing group work techniques and stages of group development to facilitate minority students' professional development as they successfully engage in and complete an MSW work-study program is described.Abstract:
This article describes the role of a special faculty advisor, the Professional Development Counselor, in utilizing group work techniques and stages of group development to facilitate minority students' professional development as they successfully engage in and complete an MSW work-study program. It also outlines the history of the program, and discusses the use and results of an evaluation survey to measure the program's graduates' perceptions of their experiences and views of professional self.read more
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“I could not have made it without them”: Examining Trainee Cohort Perspectives on MSW Education for Public Child Welfare
TL;DR: Analysis of the cohort effect yielded five themes instrumental in participants' individual and collective success: mutual support, empowerment, belief in self and their finding of a home base which ultimately helped them to launch their professional selves.
Social Work Faculty and Graduate Student Perceptions of a One-Year Residency Program: A Phenomenological Perspective
TL;DR: This article explored the perceptions of social work graduate students and faculty members within a model known as the One-Year Residency (OYR) Program on the east coast using both focus groups and interviews, respectively.
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I remember that …' Reminiscence groups with people with dementia: A valuable site for practice learning
TL;DR: In this paper, a small scale group project developed and delivering reminiscence work with people with dementia and undertaken by social work students as part of their practice learning experiences is described, which highlights the need for the participation of all stakeholders, especially those who are marginalised, in developing and undertaking groupwork.
The Admissions Process: An Evaluation of Access for Minority Students at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College
TL;DR: The results of the survey and focus groups indicated that minority applicants feel that the lack of communication, financial support, and lack of scheduling flexibility were barriers that prevented them from completing their applications.
A valuable site for practice learning
TL;DR: In this paper, a small scale group project developed and delivering reminiscence work with people with dementia and undertaken by social work students as part of their practice learning experiences is described, which highlights the need for the participation of all stakeholders, especially those who are marginalised, in developing and undertaking groupwork.
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Group Work: Skills and Strategies for Effective Interventions
Sondra Brandler,Camille P. Roman +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a group for persons with AIDS, where the role of the worker is to use self and issues of authority in order to cope with the problems of the group.
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Adjustment of graduate students to the educational process: effects of part-time enrollment and extracurricular roles
TL;DR: In this article, the authors surveyed graduate students at a large state university and found that, among those students, enrollment status, the total number of roles enacted, and the interaction between these variables had no effects on psychological adjustment scores.
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The One-Year Residency Program: An Alternative Path to the Master's Degree in Social Work.
Robert Salmon,Joel Walker +1 more
TL;DR: An alternative path to the master's degree for experienced bachelor's degree social workers who cannot give up their employment for full-time study and a four-day-a-week fieldwork experience in the agency of employment is described.