ERIC Number: EJ838508
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jun
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0884-1233
Two Years Later: Former Students' Perceptions of a Clinical Evaluation Course and Current Evaluation Practices
Staudt, Marlys M.
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v27 n1-2 p125-139 Jun 2007
The Council on Social Work Education accreditation standards requires that the social work curricula include content on practice evaluation. To meet this requirement, many schools have a course devoted to clinical evaluation. The desired outcome of these courses is that students not only learn the content but also retain it and implement evaluation in their practices after they graduate. This article reports on the results of a survey that was mailed to three cohorts of clinical evaluation students two years after graduation. The survey contained questions about current practice evaluation activities, attitudes toward practice evaluation, and their perceptions of how helpful the required clinical evaluation course had been to them in their practices. The findings show that respondents are implementing evaluation components and that they value the importance of evaluation. Respondents suggested that content on clinical evaluation should be integrated in practice courses. They also want more information on practical and easy to use measures and strategies. Implications for teaching and research are discussed. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Social Work, Clinical Experience, Evaluation Methods, Theory Practice Relationship, Relevance (Education)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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