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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 12
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ISSN: ISSN-1939-5256
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Online Training for Working with Student Veterans: A Social Work Elective Course
Selber, Katherine; Biggs, Mary Jo Garcia; Chavkin, Nancy Feyl; Wright, Micah C.
Online Learning, v19 n1 p117-128 2015
This article describes one school of social work's innovative online elective course to prepare Masters of Social Work (MSW) students for practice with the military, veterans and their families. Developed as part of a university-wide Veterans Initiative, this online course keeps the focus on the student veteran and uses the best practices of online education. The authors share their strategies and make recommendations for future trainings.
Descriptors: Social Work, Elective Courses, Veterans, Online Courses, Training Methods, Educational Innovation, Educational Practices, Program Descriptions, Masters Programs, Military Personnel, College Students, Best Practices, Electronic Learning, Educational Strategies, Capacity Building, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Course Evaluation, Instructional Effectiveness
Online Learning Consortium, Inc. P.O. Box 1238, Newburyport, MA 01950. Tel: 888-898-6209; Fax: 888-898-6209; e-mail: olj@onlinelearning-c.org; Web site: http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/publications/olj_main
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Health Resources and Services Administration (DHHS), Bureau of Health Workforce; US Department of Health and Human Services
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
Grant or Contract Numbers: HRSA-12-181; PPHF-2012; M01HP25195
