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O'Reilly, Nicole L.; Pecukonis, Edward V.; DeForge, Bruce R. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2019
Since 2003 MSW students at an urban university have participated in a problem-based learning maternal and child health (MCH) leadership training program sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration. This survey examined overall satisfaction with a leadership training program as well as self-reported leadership competencies in…
Descriptors: Social Work, Child Health, Urban Universities, Masters Programs
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Winfrey Avant, Deneca; Bracy, Wanda – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
This article presents an overview of problem-based learning and demonstrates how to apply this approach in a course designed to teach students about privilege and oppression. The authors illustrate how to facilitate students' resolution of a complex problem that requires examination of underlying assumptions about how privilege and oppression are…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Advantaged, Disadvantaged, Social Work
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Brand, Michael W.; Weiss, Eugenia L. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2015
This article illustrates the types of situations that U.S. uniformed social workers have experienced in combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan with the purpose of preparing current and future social workers to effectively serve military and veteran clients in either military or civilian settings. Vignettes demonstrate the application of the…
Descriptors: Social Work, Educational Policy, Counselor Training, Military Personnel
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Strand, Virginia C.; Abramovitz, Robert; Layne, Christopher M.; Robinson, Howard; Way, Ineke – Journal of Social Work Education, 2014
There is a growing imperative to prepare MSW social work students for trauma-informed evidence-based practice. Given strong recommendations and promising developments within social work education and practice in this regard, a clinical elective for the advanced-year MSW student that combines the guiding principles of trauma theory and…
Descriptors: Trauma, Course Objectives, Counselor Training, Social Work
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Westhues, Anne; Barsen, Chia; Freymond, Nancy; Train, Patricia – Journal of Social Work Education, 2014
In this article, we report the findings from a study exploring the effects of a problem-based learning (PBL) approach to teaching and learning on learning outcomes for master's of social work (MSW) students. Students who participated in a PBL pilot project were compared with students who did not participate in 5 outcome areas: social work…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Masters Programs, Social Work, Teaching Methods
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Gardner, Daniel S.; Tuchman, Ellen; Hawkins, Robert – Journal of Social Work Education, 2010
This article describes the use of problem-based learning to teach students about the scope and consequences of urban poverty through an innovative cross-curricular project. We illustrate the process, goals, and tasks of the Community Assessment Project, which incorporates community-level assessment, collection and analysis of public data, and…
Descriptors: Social Work, Professional Occupations, Social Values, Poverty