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Rebekah S. Halmo; Jennifer M. Putney; Cali-Ryan R. Collin – Journal of Social Work Education, 2024
Social workers can help advance public health through increased acceptability of harm reduction principles and practices. This study evaluated Master of Social Work students' attitudes towards harm reduction before and after a substance use and social work practice course and assessed differences in students' attitude outcomes across multiple…
Descriptors: Social Work, Caseworker Approach, Substance Abuse, Intervention
Shannon Collier-Tenison; Mia Polk-Hampton – Metropolitan Universities, 2024
University student support services are broad and varied. These services are generally located centrally on campus rather than in a specific academic area. Offering a decentralized, college-specific student support and retention model that partners with academic and student affairs allows for a more holistic, integrated approach to student support…
Descriptors: College Students, Student Personnel Services, Caseworkers, Social Work
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Angela Dills; Deaver Traywick – NACADA Review: Academic Advising Praxis and Perspectives, 2024
Many institutions of higher education struggle with low retention rates. One state liberal arts college addressed this concern by assigning an academic case manager to higher risk students. This project evaluated the effectiveness of the case manager on student credit hours and retention using a randomized control trial. The case manager contacted…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, At Risk Students, Program Effectiveness