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Using Simulation As An Investigative Methodology In Researching Competencies Of Clinical Social Work Practice: A Scoping Review, Kenta Asakura, Ruxandra M. Gheorghe, Stephanie Borgen, Karen Sewell, Heather Macdonald
Using Simulation As An Investigative Methodology In Researching Competencies Of Clinical Social Work Practice: A Scoping Review, Kenta Asakura, Ruxandra M. Gheorghe, Stephanie Borgen, Karen Sewell, Heather Macdonald
School for Social Work: Faculty Publications
This article reports a scoping review designed to synthesize current literature that used simulation as an investigative methodology (simulation-based research; SBR) in researching practice competencies in clinical social work. Following Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework, 24 articles were included in this scoping review. The majority of articles reported SBR studies conducted in Canada and the U.S. and were published in the last 10 years, signifying that this is a burgeoning area of research in clinical social work. Areas of clinical competencies included professional decision-making (33%), the role of cognition and emotion (21%), attending to culture and diversity (21%), and …
Embodied Connections: Engaging The Body In Group Work, Alissa Kimmel, Annemarie Gockel
Embodied Connections: Engaging The Body In Group Work, Alissa Kimmel, Annemarie Gockel
School for Social Work: Faculty Publications
Group work is a key modality in social work practice. In this study, we sought to explore how the growing trend toward body-oriented psychotherapy is being integrated into group work, and to identify the potential significance of this trend for social work practice with groups. We conducted in-depth interviews with 20 practitioners engaged in developing this emerging form of practice across the United States, and used thematic analysis to identify how integrating body-oriented psychotherapy may impact the nature and practice of group work from their perspectives. The overarching theme identified was that using body-oriented psychotherapy serves to Deepen the Group …