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ERIC Number: EJ1024759
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1043-7797
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Training Social Workers in Personal Finance: An Exploratory Study
Despard, Mathieu R.; Chowa, Gina A. N.
Journal of Social Work Education, v49 n4 p689-700 2013
Social workers have opportunities to help individuals and families with their financial problems in a variety of practice settings, yet receive no formal training to do so. Using data from an online survey of social workers and other human service professionals ("N"?=?56) who completed or expressed interest in a financial social work certification program, we found that respondents were able to apply what they learned to help their clients and valued the practical and interactive nature of program content. We also found that respondents were not immune from experiencing some of the same financial problems that confront their clients. Implications for educating BSW and MSW students about household finance are presented and discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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