Diwan Sadhna, Wertheimer Mindy R
School of Social Work, San Jose State University, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192, USA.
J Gerontol Soc Work. 2007;50(1-2):187-204. doi: 10.1300/J083v50n01_13.
This paper describes a partnership between social work faculty and community practitioners to develop gerontological curricula to increase awareness of aging issues among social work students. We describe steps taken to identify learning needs of students by examining gaps in the core curriculum and surveying community-based agencies that serve older persons who face a variety of problems. We also describe a unique field education assignment designed to increase awareness of how well community service agencies meet the needs of older clients and provide quantitative and qualitative data on students' overall learning experiences. The project highlights the role of community partners in developing relevant curricula for future social work practitioners.
本文描述了社会工作教师与社区从业者之间的合作关系，旨在开发老年学课程，以提高社会工作专业学生对老龄化问题的认识。我们阐述了通过审视核心课程中的差距以及对服务面临各种问题的老年人的社区机构进行调查来确定学生学习需求所采取的步骤。我们还描述了一项独特的实地教育任务，该任务旨在提高对社区服务机构满足老年客户需求程度的认识，并提供有关学生整体学习经历的定量和定性数据。该项目凸显了社区合作伙伴在为未来社会工作从业者开发相关课程方面的作用。
