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ERIC Number: EJ780911
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Dec
Pages: 16
Abstractor: Author
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0360-1277
EISSN: N/A
Changing Aging Competency Following a GeroRich Intervention Initiative: Implications for Bachelor's and Master's Social Work Education
Gordon, Theresa A.; Nelson-Becker, Holly; Chapin, Rosemary K.; Landry, Sarah
Educational Gerontology, v33 n12 p1037-1052 Dec 2007
This article reports an evaluation of a GeroRich effort to increase age-specific content throughout bachelor and master-level social work curricula. A total of 426 students (128 BSWs and 298 MSWs) completed pre and posttests in 2004-2005, self-rating their aging competency using the Social Work with Aging Skill Competency Scale II (New York Academy of Medicine, 2005). Additional outcome questions were included to assess elements of the specific strategy. Findings indicate that both groups showed improved aging competency, but policy and human behavior courses were key to competency for BSW students, while practice and field classes predicted competency for MSWs. (Contains 1 figure and 1 table.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Hartford Foundation, New York, NY.
Authoring Institution: N/A
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A