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The Quest For Inclusive Cultural Competence In Social Work Education, Retchenda George-Bettisworth
The Quest For Inclusive Cultural Competence In Social Work Education, Retchenda George-Bettisworth
Doctor of Social Work Banded Dissertations
The focus of this banded dissertation is to gain a better understanding of how undergraduate social work programs are guided to provide culturally competent practice across the curriculum. Critical Race Theory (CRT) informs this scholarship.
For the first section, the author completed a content analysis of the historical EPAS to determine how CSWE guides programs in culturally competent practice. The study finds that concepts of culturally competent practice are throughout the editions of EPAS in the language, and in both the implicit and explicit curricula. However, findings suggest CSWE needs to reframe the concept of cultural competence as a multi-dimensional, …
Examining Interdisciplinary Education And Collaboration In Higher Education, Sarah Migas Collins
Examining Interdisciplinary Education And Collaboration In Higher Education, Sarah Migas Collins
Doctor of Social Work Banded Dissertations
This banded dissertation contains three related products examining interdisciplinary education and collaboration in higher education, and discussing implications for research, curriculum development, and social work. Specifically, it addresses the role of interdisciplinary education in social work programs, and examines students’ perceptions of interdisciplinary education and collaboration. Bronstein’s Model of Interdisciplinary Collaboration serves as a framework to guide this banded dissertation.
The first product is a conceptual analysis examining the need for social workers to develop interdisciplinary skillsets. It discusses the extent to which interdisciplinary skill-building curricula exists in baccalaureate social work programs, offers an explanation about the barriers that stifle …