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Working in an ageing society
- Authors:
- PHILLIPSON C., BERNARD M.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 6.7.89, 1989, pp.15-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Discusses the current situation regarding training and education for those working for an increasingly ageing client population.
Social work students’ perceptions of ageing
- Author:
- RIDGWAY Victoria
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 31(2), 2019, pp.117-134.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Little is understood about social work students or social workers’ perceptions of ageing in the UK. This paper presents a small-scale study of 20 master social work students’ perceptions of ageing during the first year of their programme. A mixed method approach was employed over a two-staged research project, in both stages the social work students were asked to complete Kogan’s attitudes towards older people scale (KATOPS) and draw a person aged 75. Results demonstrated that most students had neutral to positive attitudes towards older people at the beginning of the programme and these improved in stage two; all had positive attitudes. The drawings provided a visual narrative of their perceptions of older people; visual signifiers included physical signs of ageing. Fulfilment, emotion, family, individuality and appearance were emergent themes. Whilst the programme enhanced the students’ perceptions more work is needed to dispel the myths and stereotypes about ageing. (Edited publisher abstract)
Social workers’ attitudes toward older adults: a review of the literature
- Authors:
- WANG Donna, CHONODY Jill M.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Education, 49(1), 2013, pp.150-172.
- Publisher:
- Council on Social Work Education
Ageist attitudes toward older adults have been recognised as barriers to recruiting and training competent social workers. This article provides a systematic review of the literature that focused on social workers’ and social work students’ attitudes toward older adults and working with older adults. The authors sought empirical studies that used an attitudinal measure of ageism with a social work sample, and a total of 20 articles met the criteria. Characteristics of the studies’ participants, methodology, instruments, and results were evaluated. This article discusses the findings and offers implications for future research. (Publisher abstract)
Bringing the community in: partnerships for aging enrichment
- Authors:
- ERNST Joy Swanson, SOWBEL Lynda
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 48(3/4), 2007, pp.387-403.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Aging enrichment of undergraduate social work curricula ensures that program graduates will be prepared to practice with older adults. This American article reports the results of focus group research that was designed to engage social workers from community agencies serving older adults in preparing students to become "aging-savvy" social workers. The workers highlighted the importance of wide-ranging exposure to older adults, the changing needs of older adults, and the importance of increasing students' comfort with self-determination. These findings informed the program's ongoing curricular transformation process through the incorporation of new assignments that enabled increased contact with older adults in a variety of settings. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
APA: accreditation of prior achievements for candidates working with older people
- Author:
- SHELDON Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(1), February 1994, pp.46-50.
Describes APAs (Accreditation of Prior Achievements) for students training to work with older people.
Continuing education for gerontological careers
- Author:
- GREENE Roberta R.
- Publisher:
- Council on Social Work Education
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 315p., bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Washington, DC
A training manual for social workers and others providing services for elderly people.
Learning through participating on an interprofessional training ward
- Authors:
- LIDSKOG Marie, LOFMARK Anna, AHLSTROM Gerd
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interprofessional Care, 23(5), September 2009, pp.486-497.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Interprofessional training wards (IPTWs) are designed to give students from educational programmes in health and social care a realistic experience of collaboration for the purpose of developing teamwork skills. In this study students' learning on an interprofessional training ward in care for older persons is described and analysed through focusing on the students' ways of participating in the communities of practice on the ward. Student nurses, student occupational therapists and student social workers were involved in the study. A case study design was chosen. Multiple data sources were used. The findings show that the students engaged as active participants in the care. At the same time there was sometimes a discrepancy between on the one hand expectations and goals, on the other hand actual participation. There were difficulties in making the training relevant for all the student groups involved. The findings indicate that in the planning of interprofessional education the choice of setting and learning situations is crucial with regard to the learning that will occur.
Interprofessional education on a training ward for older people: students' conceptions of nurses, occupational therapists and social workers
- Authors:
- LIDSKOG Marie, LOFMARK Anna, AHLSTROM Gerd
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interprofessional Care, 21(4), August 2007, pp.387-399.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Collaboration between professionals in health and social care is essential to meet the needs of the patient. The collaboration is dependent on knowledge and understanding of each other's roles. One means of improving communication and collaboration among professionals is interprofessional education. The aim of this study was to describe the variation in how students in nursing, occupational therapy and social work perceived their own and the other professions. Over a three-week period two interviews were conducted with each of 16 students who were on an interprofessional training ward for older people in a municipal setting in Sweden. A phenomenographical approach was used in the analysis of the interviews. The findings showed great variation in how the students perceived the professions, from simplistic in terms of tasks to a more complex conception in terms of knowledge, responsibility and values. Differences in the ways professions were described concerning their professional stance towards the patients were especially accentuated. The findings indicate that the students need opportunities for reflection on and scrutiny of each other's beliefs and knowledge. The influence of interprofessional education involving reflection on the different health-care professions needs to be explored in future research.
Good practice in supervision: statutory and voluntary organisations
- Editor:
- PRITCHARD Jacki
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 210p.,diags.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Offers a new approach to supervision practice. Considers the need and format for successful supervision, methods of effective implementation, particular difficulties and problems frequently encountered, and anti-discriminatory practice. Provides practical suggestions and examples throughout. Includes chapters on supervision of care home staff; supervising staff in family court welfare teams; supervision and appraisal in the probation services; supervision in day care; supervision and work with older people; and supervision of social services managers.
Women, oppression and social work: issues in anti-discriminatory practice
- Editors:
- LANGAN Mary, DAY Lesley
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 259p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Offers a new perspective on feminist social work which takes into account the complexity of manifold oppressions that affect the lives of most women and most social work clients. Includes chapters on: race, class and gender; women in the mixed economy of care; feminism, managerialism and performance measurement; social work education; black single mothers; women with learning difficulties; women in residential work; lesbians, the state and social work practice; and social work and older women.