TY - JOUR
T1 - Transferring MSW Education to Practice
T2 - A Qualitative Study With Public Child Welfare Employees
AU - Deglau, Ericka
AU - Ray, Anasuya
AU - Edwards, Richard L.
AU - Carre-Lee, Nancy
AU - Harrison, Talisah
AU - Cunningham, Katelyn
N1 - Funding Information:
Data collection concerned students whose MSW education was supported by a grant from the Department of Children and Families, the State of New Jersey, from 2006 to 2010.
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - This study used a qualitative analysis of survey data collected from public child welfare employees (n = 168) as they completed master's of social work courses in a weekend/hybrid program, to examine their perceptions of ability to apply classroom learning to practice. The program, which combined a focus on direct practice and management, was developed in partnership with the state's public child welfare agency, during a period of systemic change and case practice reform. Findings indicate that students readily transferred knowledge and skills to the workplace, albeit with some challenges. In particular, management courses appeared to provide an important framework in understanding the organizational context of practice.
AB - This study used a qualitative analysis of survey data collected from public child welfare employees (n = 168) as they completed master's of social work courses in a weekend/hybrid program, to examine their perceptions of ability to apply classroom learning to practice. The program, which combined a focus on direct practice and management, was developed in partnership with the state's public child welfare agency, during a period of systemic change and case practice reform. Findings indicate that students readily transferred knowledge and skills to the workplace, albeit with some challenges. In particular, management courses appeared to provide an important framework in understanding the organizational context of practice.
KW - child welfare
KW - child welfare reform
KW - management courses
KW - organizational context
KW - professionalization
KW - public child welfare/university partnerships
KW - workforce development
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U2 - 10.1080/15548732.2014.923361
DO - 10.1080/15548732.2014.923361
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84904263935
SN - 1554-8732
VL - 8
SP - 304
EP - 325
JO - Journal of Public Child Welfare
JF - Journal of Public Child Welfare
IS - 3
ER -