Evaluation through collaboration: a model program of agency-based training in geriatric social work.
The Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW), located at Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), formed a collaborative partnership with Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley (ESMV), a large urban Area Agency on Aging (AAA) near Boston to design, implement, and evaluate an innovative model program of agency-based training for practicing social workers. The collaboration facilitated and strengthened the development of a program that benefited the university-based program and the community-based agency. The training program comprises a "blended" model of core and elective online courses combined with face-to-face training. Evaluation of the model program is integral to its design, and includes a randomized control trial to test the effectiveness of the training program in increasing practice competencies.
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Institute for Geriatric Social Work, Boston University School of Social Work, Boston, MA 02215, USA. kellymd@bu.edu
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Scott Miyake
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D000328:Adult; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003479:Curriculum; D003625:Data Collection; D004496:Education, Continuing; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D008875:Middle Aged; D017145:Models, Educational; D009862:Online Systems; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration