scholarly journals Correlates of perceptions of elder’s suffering from depression

10.18060/119 ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael N. Kane ◽  
Debra Lacey ◽  
Diane Green
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Predictor Variables ◽  
Oppressed Group ◽  
Work Education

The study investigated social work students’ perceptions of elders as depressed and suffering (N= 156). Four predictor variables were identified from a standard regression analysis that account for 32% of the model’s adjusted variance: (a) perceptions of elders as vulnerable, (b) perceptions about elders as oppressed. Overall, respondents perceived elders as being depressed, vulnerable, members of an oppressed group, abusive of substances, and only moderately resilient in response to mental health services. Implications are discussed for social work education.

Wittman, Milton

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth Irelan Knee
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Work Education

Milton Wittman (1915–1994) was a social worker, writer, and leader in social work, public health, and mental health. He played a key role in the expansion of opportunities for social work education and for the involvement of social workers in the provision of mental health services.

Third-Party Vendorship: An Imperative for the 1980s

1982 ◽  
Vol 63 (7) ◽  
pp. 402-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Meddin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Clinical Social Work ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Clinical Social Workers ◽  
Work Education

The question of third-party vendor status for clinical social workers raises important issues about equal client access to mental health services and about the continued viability of the clinical social work profession. Answers to the problem lie in clinical social work education and licensing of practice.

Combating Stigma and Discrimination Among Social Work Students

2009 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 95-98
Author(s):  
Atsuko K. Matsuoka ◽  
Ann Thompson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Mental Health Recovery ◽  
Educational Module ◽  
Critical Social Work ◽  
Work Education

This paper presents an anti-stigma and anti-discrimination program for social work students. This educational module is designed to be incorporated into current courses on anti-discriminatory/oppressive social work practice, which are mandatory in Canadian social work education. The program is novel, as it builds on both mental health recovery values and critical social work.

scholarly journals Religiosity, Spirituality, Mindfulness, and Mental Health in Social Work Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Wen Ying
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Work Education ◽  
Social Work Students ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Msw Students ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
Religiosity And Spirituality ◽  
Work Education

Social work education is a disequilibrating experience that is stressful. The literature identifies religiosity, spirituality, and mindfulness as potential resources for coping in the general population. The current study examines their relationship with depressive and anxiety symptoms in social work students. A total of 65 MSW students participated in a paper-pencil survey. Only half claimed a membership in an organized religion. On average, students endorsed spirituality and mindfulness more strongly than religiosity. While religiosity and spirituality were highly correlated, mindfulness was not. Using multivariate analysis, it was discovered that mindfulness significantly reduced anxiety and depressive symptoms while religious strain increased anxiety symptoms. Implications of study findings for social work education are discussed.

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