Evaluating Student Learning of Methods of Interpersonal Social Work Practice with African American Families, Offered in Historical and Contemporary Context.
Evaluating Student Learning of Methods of Interpersonal Social Work Practice with African American Families, Offered in Historical and Contemporary Context.
Academic Year:
2012 - 2013 (June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013)
Funding Requested:
$3,000.00
Project Dates:
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Applicant(s):
Overview of the Project:
African American families are over-represented in many of the settings in which social workers practice, particularly in the child welfare system. There is research evidence that racial disparities in the way services are provided, in terms of bias and of failure to consider cultural context, are sources of these disparities and that the presence of an MSW is not always sufficient to eliminate them. This application proposes an approach to evaluating the effectiveness of an advanced MSW-level course in interpersonal social work practice with African-American families to be offered in Fall 2012 and Winter 2013. The course utilizes content on knowledge, skills, and values associated with an Africentric approach to service delivery, in historical and contemporary context. Evaluation will make use of the case-study and portfolio methods.