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Substance Abuse Education In Master's Of Social Work Programs: A Content Analysis, Alex Johnson
Substance Abuse Education In Master's Of Social Work Programs: A Content Analysis, Alex Johnson
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
Prior research suggests that inadequate substance abuse education in social work programs contributes to misdiagnosis, bias, and produces students who are unprepared to work with substance abuse. This study assessed for the presence of substance abuse education in Minnesota MSW programs’ core curriculum. Using 19 educational objectives based on Minnesota statute for Alcohol and Drug Counseling licensure, this study sought to determine if current graduates are adequately prepared to work with substance abusing and dependent people and their families. Five of six MSW programs were assessed. This study found that only 4 of 19 objectives were met by all schools, …