ABSTRACT

Social workers have an important role in the field of mental health, and social work programs have a responsibility to prepare students for practice in the field. This scoping review mapped and synthesized the literature on mental health, addictions, and suicide in social work education and training. We found 51 articles that examined social work education in addictions (n=23), suicide (n=17), and mental health (n=7), and some articles (n=4) focused on more than one area. Most articles were empirical studies that used quantitative methods, and only one article did not examine social work education in the United States. The studies showed variability in teaching methods, format of training programs, extent to which theory and practice were linked, and the integration of culture and diversity in the programs. The articles contained recommendations to increase teaching students about mental health, addictions, and suicide in all social work programs. Studies also recommended training for faculty and field instructors, using simulation-based learning methods, including competencies in training programs that target knowledge, skills, values, and beliefs; identifying a theoretical framework; integrating culture and diversity; and evaluating training programs. The article discusses implications for best practices in social work education in mental health, addictions, and suicide.

摘要

社会工作者在心理健康领域发挥着重要作用，社会工作计划有责任为学生在该领域的实践做好准备。该范围审查绘制并综合了社会工作教育和培训中关于心理健康、成瘾和自杀的文献。我们找到了 51 篇研究社会工作教育在成瘾 ( n =23)、自杀 ( n =17) 和心理健康 ( n =7) 方面的文章，以及一些文章 ( n=4) 专注于多个领域。大多数文章是使用定量方法的实证研究，只有一篇文章没有考察美国的社会工作教育。研究表明，教学方法、培训计划的形式、理论与实践的联系程度以及计划中文化和多样性的整合存在差异。这些文章包含了在所有社会工作项目中增加对学生进行心理健康、成瘾和自杀的教育的建议。研究还建议使用基于模拟的学习方法对教师和现场教师进行培训，包括针对知识、技能、价值观和信仰的培训计划中的能力；确定一个理论框架；融合文化和多样性；和评估培训计划。