title: Supplementary educational model (SEM) in social work education for health care settings.
abstract: A supplementary educational model (SEM) was developed and evaluated in order to expand educational opportunities for social work students, to enable a professional interaction for field instructors and to connect the academia teachers to the field. The study highlights the importance of SEM to update the current academic curricula to meet the ongoing changes and challenges in health care settings. One hundred thirty-seven B.A. students and 58 field instructors employed in health care settings participated in the project. Results indicated that 90% of the participants rated the knowledge contributions of the study days and study day satisfaction positively. The results suggest that SEM has potential as a tool to complement traditional field instruction programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, 1120 NW 14th Street, Miami, FL 33136, USA. npelegoren@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Neta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Peleg-Oren
authors.forename: Ofra
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aran
authors.forename: Ronit
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Even-Zahav
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: Varda
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Stanger
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D005178:Faculty; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education*; D012948:Social Work Department, Hospital; D013336:Students, Health Occupations