ERIC Number: EJ1406493
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-1043-7797
EISSN: EISSN-2163-5811
Using Collaborative Field Education to Provide Better Outcomes for Students at Risk of Leaving Higher Education
Stephanie A. Saulnier; Natasha Walker
Journal of Social Work Education, v59 supp1 pS166-S175 2023
Certain student populations including youth formerly in foster care, first-generation college students, those with mental illness and substance abuse issues, and racial and ethnic minority students, face persistent challenges to their pursuit of college education, contributing to low graduation rates compared to their peers. This article details one university's pilot program using social work practicum placements in multiple departments providing direct interventions with vulnerable students to increase retention and graduation rates with a focus on identifying barriers to success and connecting students to supports. Efforts were interprofessional, incorporating student support services, and social and emotional support. Placement in academic support services provided an interprofessional practice setting to intervene with students at risk of leaving college and continue to shape ongoing interventions. Implications for collaborative field education are explored, with the aim of describing the program's successful interventions with vulnerable students and how they provided social work practicum students with crucial interprofessional settings to practice and refine their social work skills.
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Dropouts, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education, Pilot Projects, Social Work, Counselor Training, Practicums, Intervention, Barriers, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, College Students, Academic Support Services, Interprofessional Relationship, Graduation Rate, Grants
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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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Identifiers - Location: Kentucky
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