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Kilbane, Teresa; Pryce, Julia; Hong, Philip Young P. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2013
Legislative advocacy is an important and long-standing skill in social work. However, this role cannot be left solely to social workers who specialize in macro and policy practice. Rather, clinical social workers who assist clients as they face "private" troubles (Mills, 1959) also need to face the structural barriers that contribute to…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Activism, Models, Caseworker Approach
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Pearce, Jennifer; Mann, Mala K.; Jones, Caryl; van Buschbach, Susanne; Olff, Miranda; Bisson, Jonathan I. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2012
Introduction: Previous literature has shown that multifaceted, interactive interventions may be the most effective way to train health and social care professionals. A Train-the-Trainer (TTT) model could incorporate all these components. We conducted a systematic review to determine the overall effectiveness and optimal delivery of TTT programs.…
Descriptors: Trainers, Delivery Systems, Program Effectiveness, Intervention
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Nandan, Monica; Scott, Patricia – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2011
This article describes an innovative project that combined service learning and community-based partnerships to teach macro practice skills to social work students and citizenship skills to primary school students. The partners, a small social work program, several primary schools, and an internationally recognized civic engagement program,…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Service Learning, Program Effectiveness, Educational Policy