This study offers a unique perspective on assessmetit of learning b> comparing results from direct and indirect measures in a social work graduate program across two campuses of a single university. The findings suggest that students' perceptions of learning are not necessarily reflective of content and applied skills mastery. Perception of learning appears to be a separate construct from actua...

In an effort to infuse gerontological content throughout a BSW curriculum, the College of Mount St. Joseph developed community partnerships with agencies that serve older adults. These partnerships led to specific "out-of-class" assignments in a macro social work practice class using a service-learning approach. The development and implementation of those assignments in the agency settings are ...

The role of the psychiatric social worker has been described very broadly as social work based on an understanding of psychology for purposes that are primarily therapeutic. In many hospitals this dual function tends to get lost sight of, the p.s.w's services being utilised for solving purely practical problems; her ability to deal with the more difficult cases requiring also internal adjustmen...