ERIC Number: EJ1205122
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0884-1233
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Using an Experiential Learning Assignment to Teach BSW Students about Culture and End-of-Life Care Planning
Journal of Teaching in Social Work, v39 n1 p75-91 2019
In response to needs identified by the Institute of Medicine and the National Association of Social Workers, this article describes an experiential assignment to increase BSW students' skills in end-of-life care. In this assignment, students discussed end-of-life wishes with another, completed an advance directive, and processed their experience. Students made gains in three areas: awareness of others' perspectives, recognition of culture's influence on end-of-life decisions, and the role of information in empowering patients and families. Students also made gains in the affective skill of empathy.
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Bachelors Degrees, Social Work, Experiential Learning, Assignments, Death, Terminal Illness, Skill Development, Empathy, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Aging Education, Perspective Taking, Empowerment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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