Unpacking the Mississippi blues: Relationship between internalizing problems and health behaviors

2020 ◽  
pp. 002087282090831 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iuliia Churakova ◽  
Viktor Burlaka ◽  
Jandel Crutchfield ◽  
Na Youn Lee ◽  
Amy Fisher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Internalizing Behaviors ◽  
Helping Professions ◽  
Healthy Behaviors ◽  
Modifiable Factors ◽  
Work Education ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between internalizing behaviors (measured as anxious/depressed, withdrawn, and somatic problems) and lifestyle-related, modifiable factors as substance use, sleep, and healthy behaviors in a sample of 191 college students in training for social work and other helping professions. The results indicate that participants with lower scores on internalizing behaviors had fewer sleep disturbances, higher scores on healthy behaviors and lower substance use. The implications for social work education, research, and practice are considered, including exploring the relationships between internalizing behaviors and different components of a healthy lifestyle, such as exercise, sleep, and substance use.

Faith, Resilience and Practice: The Relationship as the Medium for Connected Teaching

2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 106-110
Author(s):  
Shelita Lynn Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Ample Opportunity ◽  
Faith Integration ◽  
Work Education ◽  
The Relationship

The intersection of social work and Christianity presents ample opportunity for relational teaching and learning. The author explores the relationship as the prime medium for faith integration, motivator for fostering resilience in self and others, and the source for authentic connection in social work education and practice.

scholarly journals Political Primacy and MSW Students' Interest in Running for Office

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 276-289
Author(s):  
Patrick Meehan
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Work Study ◽  
Helping Professions ◽  
Making A Difference ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Work Education ◽  
Elected Office

Although social workers are understood to participate in politics more than the general public, little is known about their interest in running for office. To understand how individuals in “helping” professions like social work may think about running for office, this study introduces the concept of political primacy. Political primacy refers to the value individuals assign to elected office’s ability to make a difference, relative to alternative ways of making a difference. Using data from the Michigan Law & Social Work Study, representing a sample of 545 MSW and 200 JD students across Michigan, political primacy was shown to significantly predict MSW students’ interest in running for office at the local level. Consequently, the more MSW students see elected office as a more effective way of making a difference than alternatives, the more interested they will be in running for office. Implications for social work education are discussed, including the socialization of social work students into politics.

scholarly journals Developing the relationship between reflective practice and social work values

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-22
Author(s):  
Graham Ixer
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Reflective Practice ◽  
Work Values ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Social Work Values ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Education ◽  
The Relationship

There has been considerable literature published on reflection yet despite this, very little research on reflection and more importantly, understanding on what is reflection. This article looks at the context of reflection in the way it came into the social work education language and how it is now part of established training in both social work and other professions. Yet despite this we are still no further on in understanding the complex nature of reflection. However, in a small-scale research project the key characteristics of moral judgement were identified as essential to the process of reflection. The author looks at the relationship between reflective practice and social work values and concludes with key guidelines for the practice teacher and student. The concept of reflection and in particular, its application to practice, applies across health professions as well as social work.

Disability Law and Undergraduate Social Work Education: Practicing What We Preach

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Madden
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Student Rights ◽  
Program Integrity ◽  
Disability Law ◽  
Social Work Programs ◽  
Work Education ◽  
The Relationship

There are a variety of laws and regulations governing the relationship between a postsecondary education institution and a student with a disability. This paper reviews the laws by analyzing cases brought by students who claimed their rights had been violated. Specific recommendations are made for undergraduate social work programs. Student rights can be protected while maintaining program integrity if programs can respond flexibly to the needs of students with disabilities.

IMPACTS OF SARS CRISIS ON SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS — REFLECTION ON SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION

2004 ◽  
Vol 38 (01n02) ◽  
pp. 93-108
Author(s):  
CHING-MAN LAM ◽  
HUNG WONG ◽  
TSE-FONG TERRY LEUNG
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Chinese University ◽  
Direct Exposure ◽  
The Social ◽  
Work Education ◽  
The Relationship

The impacts of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on the social work students were examined using a combined quantitative and qualitative method. A survey was conducted with 114 social work undergraduate students at The Chinese University of Hong Kong to assess their perception of the impacts of SARS on them at personal and professional level. Four focus groups had been conducted to examine the social work students' interpretation and their reflection of their experience. Results show that the SARS crisis has positive impacts on social work students. The findings indicate that students with direct exposure to SARS perceived themselves as becoming more appreciative in attitude and have greater involvement and devotion to the social work profession. Moreover, the result shows that three variables — recognition of risk, commitment and devotion, and professional reflection are positively correlated. The findings articulate the relationship between experience (risk), profession reflection and meaning generation (commitment and devotion). The findings of this study provide us with insights to rethink on our social work education.

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