ERIC Number: EJ1188447
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Publication Date: 2018-Sep
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Student-Directed Behavioral Community Interventions in Social Work Education
Bördlein, Christoph
Research on Social Work Practice, v28 n6 p731-740 Sep 2018
Behavioral social work is the application of behavior analysis to the field of social work. There are behavioral social work interventions for individuals, groups, and communities. Nevertheless, behavioral social work is far from a widely adopted approach among social work practitioners. A reason for the underuse might be seen in the fact that most interventions in behavioral social work aim at individual clients and groups. Social work could further benefit from the application of methods taken from behavioral community interventions. Behavioral community interventions modify the behavior of a larger group of people (e.g., pedestrians using a crosswalk, cafeteria patrons, students using a university building) with antecedent- and consequence-focused interventions. The article describes a training program for social work students in behavioral community interventions. Results of two projects, undergraduate students designed and performed, are presented. Behavioral community interventions are recommended as a valuable part of the education of social workers.
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Intervention, Behavior Change, Counseling Techniques, Evidence Based Practice, Community Change, Seminars, Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Problem Solving, Wastes, Dining Facilities, Recycling, Universities, Functional Behavioral Assessment
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Germany
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