ABSTRACT

To meet the grand challenge of ending homelessness, social work education programs must prepare students to effectively collaborate with other health-related disciplines. This article presents social work and nursing student perceptions of an innovative interprofessional education activity conducted at a day shelter serving people experiencing homelessness. Students indicate they learned about and from each other, potentially improving future interprofessional collaboration. They also describe learning with each other as they interacted with people experiencing homelessness, developing a new understanding of this persistent social problem and an increased sensitivity toward individuals experiencing homelessness. Students also identify opportunities to improve the activity. Based on these positive results, implications for the continued use of interprofessional activities that include people experiencing homelessness are discussed.

摘要

为了应对终结无家可归的巨大挑战，社会工作教育计划必须使学生做好与其他健康相关学科有效合作的准备。本文介绍了社会工作和护理专业学生对在为无家可归者提供服务的日间庇护所开展的创新性跨专业教育活动的看法。学生表示他们相互了解，有可能改善未来的跨专业合作。他们还描述了在与无家可归的人互动时彼此学习，对这个持续存在的社会问题有了新的认识，并且对遭受无家可归的人的敏感性提高了。学生们还发现改善活动的机会。基于这些积极成果，