ERIC Number: EJ976065
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 11
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Training Bachelor of Social Work Students to Meet the Needs of Grandparent Caregivers
Conway, Francine; Jones, Samuel C.
Educational Gerontology, v38 n2 p127-137 2012
This paper discusses the infusion of aging into the service learning of bachelor of social work (BSW) students. A model for training generalist practitioner BSW students to adopt a life span developmental approach to working with older adult kinship caregivers is discussed. The paper focuses on a review of the significance of the grandparent caregiving situation, developmental issues unique to grandparent caregivers, and an empowering approach toward the grandparent caregiver situation. Next, we propose a model integrating BSW curriculum and service-learning experience using a grandparent caregiver program. We also describe the student training process, and offer case examples of the students' developmental process. (Contains 1 table.)
Descriptors: Caregivers, Service Learning, Older Adults, Grandparents, Learning Experience, Social Work, Aging (Individuals), Models, Bachelors Degrees, Curriculum, Case Studies, Student Development, Counselor Training
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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