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Social Work Field Instructors' Perceptions Of On-Line Training, Denise E. Dedman
Social Work Field Instructors' Perceptions Of On-Line Training, Denise E. Dedman
Dissertations
Social work has recently identified the field placement as the signature pedagogy of the profession, yet little has been done to identify the best means of training field instructors to supervise students in their field placements. This study addressed attitudes and perceptions of social work field instructors regarding on-line training in their roles. While previous studies of university social work program field placement directors had been conducted, there exist no broad studies of the field instructors' perceptions. Some earlier qualitative studies of field instructors identified time constraints as a significant issue in their willingness to continue accepting interns. This, along …
Teaching Self-Protective Behaviors To Preschool Children Using A Videotape Training Program, Paul James Yoder
Teaching Self-Protective Behaviors To Preschool Children Using A Videotape Training Program, Paul James Yoder
Masters Theses
This study investigated the effectiveness of a videotape training program to teach self-protective skills to preschool children. Children were taught to say, "I have to ask my teacher/parent," and to run to their teacher/parent when presented with one of two lures commonly used by child molesters. The videotape incorporated the direct instructional techniques of active pupil responding; the model, lead, and test format; and use of minimally different stimuli to teach children to discriminate between correct and incorrect responses. The results showed that although none of the subjects showed any improvement in responding after only one viewing, five of the …