Assessment of Integration of Disability Content into Social Work Education. Issue 3 (2nd October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ogden, Lydia; McAllister, Carolyn; Neely-Barnes, Susan
• Is Part Of: Journal of social work in disability & rehabilitation. Volume 16:Issue 3/4(2017)
• Page Start: 361
• Page End: 376
• Publication Date: 2017-10-02
• Subjects: Disability content -- inclusion -- integration -- mixed methods -- social work curriculum -- social work education -- social work practice -- social work profession and disability; Social work with people with disabilities -- Periodicals; Sociology of disability -- Periodicals; People with disabilities -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc -- United States -- Periodicals; 362.405
• DOI: 10.1080/1536710X.2017.1392394
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1536-710X

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Three hundred members of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) responded to a survey regarding the inclusion of disability content in social work courses and supports needed to increase disability content. Although respondents generally agreed that disability content is important in social work education, its inclusion is inconsistent, with most frequent inclusion in courses on diversity and least frequent inclusion in courses on research. Respondents identified barriers to increasing disability content, including lack of resources for teaching, lack of relevant faculty expertise, and an overcrowded curriculum. Strategies and resources for infusing disability content into social work education are discussed.