ERIC Number: EJ1426904
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0884-1233
EISSN: EISSN-1540-7349
Training Social Work Master's Students for Integrated Health Care Settings: The Importance of Specialized Education
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v44 n3 p289-300 2024
Integrated health care poses a unique opportunity for social workers to deliver person-centered, empowering, and collaborative care addressing all aspects of patient health. This study analyzed four years of data from a project designed to train social work master's students to be effective members on integrated teams. Students that participated in the project achieved statistically significant levels of improvement from pre- to posttests with large effect sizes on the Behavioral Health Consultant Core Competency Tool skills (n = 93, Cohen's d = -1.752, t(92) = -16.894, p < 0.001) and the Team Skills Scale (n = 94, Cohen's d = -1.558, t(93) = -15.101, p < 0.001). Wilcoxon signed-rank tests confirmed improvements. No existing evaluations of integrated training for social work students capture behavioral health competencies data. Offering specialized training in integrated behavioral health work to students has immense potential benefit for outgoing social workers seeking to support patients.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: US Department of Health and Human Services
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