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Towards A Strengths Orientation In Child Welfare: Theory, Pedagogy And Practice, Mary M. Kirk
Towards A Strengths Orientation In Child Welfare: Theory, Pedagogy And Practice, Mary M. Kirk
Doctor of Social Work Banded Dissertations
Underpinning social work education and social work practice are approaches that embrace strengths and resilience perspectives. Social work education aimed at students preparing for work in child welfare is no exception. This banded dissertation consists of three products that address linkages between strengths and resilience perspectives to social work education and practice with families involved in child welfare. The first paper is a conceptual article that discusses engaged pedagogy, transformative learning and reflective teaching pedagogies specific to child welfare-focused social work education. The paper explores the cogency of these pedagogies as powerful approaches for educating and preparing social work students …
Military Social Work: Utilizing Interprofessional Practice And Education To Increase Efficacy, Stephanie Grant
Military Social Work: Utilizing Interprofessional Practice And Education To Increase Efficacy, Stephanie Grant
Doctor of Social Work Banded Dissertations
This banded dissertation examines the use of interprofessional practice as a framework to increase efficacy in military social work practice and consists of three distinct but related scholarly products. The first scholarly product is a conceptual article that explores the alignment between the Air Force’s resilience initiative Comprehensive Airman Fitness (CAF) and the Council on Social Work Education’s Advanced Social Work Practice in Military Social Work Standards. Conceptualizing interprofessional practice and the ecological perspective, this article endorses the efforts to advance military social work practice competencies by connecting with CAF and other Department of Defense (DoD) resilience initiatives. Leveraging resources …