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American Social Work Education

American Social Work Education. Current and Future Challenges and Opportunities. Major Themes. Competency Based Education Global Perspective Research Imperatives Technology and Social Work Education. Competency Based Education.

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American Social Work Education

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  1. American Social Work Education Current and Future Challenges and Opportunities

  2. Major Themes • Competency Based Education • Global Perspective • Research Imperatives • Technology and Social Work Education

  3. Competency Based Education • Council on Social Work Education and New Standards for Accreditation. • http://www.cswe.org/File.aspx?id=13780 • Shift from program goals and objectives focus to competency based education. • Definition of competency based education.

  4. Competency Based Education • Ten Core Competencies for Bachelor and Masters Degree Programs. • Identify as a professional social worker and conduct oneself accordingly. • Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice. • Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.

  5. Competency Based Education • Engage diversity and difference in practice. • Advance human rights and social and economic justice. • Advance human rights and social and economic justice. • Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.

  6. Competency Based Education • Apply knowledge of human behavior and the social environment. • Engage in policy practice to advance social and economic well-being and to deliver effective social work services. • Respond to contexts that shape practice. • Engage, assess, intervene, and evaluate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.

  7. Competency Based Education • Advanced Curriculum of Masters Programs. • Field Education as Signature Pedagogy. • Assessment of Student Achievement of Competencies.

  8. Global Perspective • Preparation for Practice Within a Global Perspective. • Differential Frameworks for Understanding and Intervening with Diverse Individuals, Families, and Communities. • Advocating for Local, National, and Global Economic and Social Justice.

  9. Global Perspective • .Student Internships with Immigrant Communities, International Internship Sites, and Immersion Programs. • The Institute for Migration and International Social Work. • Universities International, Collaborative Relationships

  10. Research • Increased Expectations of Faculty to Engage in Research and Scholarship Activities. • Importance of Institutional Support within the School/Department and the University • Engaging Undergraduate, Masters, and Doctoral Students Directly in Faculty Research. • Emphasis on Evidenced Based Research

  11. Technology and Social Work • Role of Technology and Social Work • National Association for Social Workers Standards related to Social Work Practice and Technology. • http://www.socialworkers.org/practice/standards/naswtechnologystandards.pdf

  12. Technology and Social Work • NASW Standards Continued.

  13. Technology and Social Work • Increase in Web Based Curriculum • Growth of Online Courses and Degree Programs • Curriculum Development and Delivery

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