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Caring Confrontation With Involuntary Chemical Dependency Clients, Faith Clark
Caring Confrontation With Involuntary Chemical Dependency Clients, Faith Clark
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to research the benefits of caring confrontation with 24 involuntary chemically dependent clients. The researcher created a survey which contained 11 variables that measured the benefits of caring confrontation and type of caring confrontation with the demographics of age, gender, and amount of time in treatment. The survey was distributed at a Midwestern chemical dependency facility. The results of the survey showed a positive mean score in the area of benefits of caring confrontation for the entire sample and when factoring in the demographics of age, gender, and amount of time in treatment. The …
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, …