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Social Work Education and Training in Mental Health, Addictions, and Suicide: A Scoping Review.
- Source :
- Journal of Social Work Education; Winter 2022, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p123-148, 26p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Social workers have an important role in the field of mental health, and social work programs have a responsibility to prepare students for practice in the field. This scoping review mapped and synthesized the literature on mental health, addictions, and suicide in social work education and training. We found 51 articles that examined social work education in addictions (n=23), suicide (n=17), and mental health (n=7), and some articles (n=4) focused on more than one area. Most articles were empirical studies that used quantitative methods, and only one article did not examine social work education in the United States. The studies showed variability in teaching methods, format of training programs, extent to which theory and practice were linked, and the integration of culture and diversity in the programs. The articles contained recommendations to increase teaching students about mental health, addictions, and suicide in all social work programs. Studies also recommended training for faculty and field instructors, using simulation-based learning methods, including competencies in training programs that target knowledge, skills, values, and beliefs; identifying a theoretical framework; integrating culture and diversity; and evaluating training programs. The article discusses implications for best practices in social work education in mental health, addictions, and suicide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SUICIDE
PSYCHOLOGY information storage & retrieval systems
CINAHL database
TEACHING methods
EVALUATION of human services programs
SYSTEMATIC reviews
MENTAL health
CULTURAL pluralism
CONCEPTUAL structures
SOCIAL work education
LITERATURE reviews
COMPULSIVE behavior
ERIC (Information retrieval system)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10437797
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Social Work Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 155084573
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2020.1773363