ABSTRACT

Social workers are one of the core professionals on the mental health workforce and most work with individuals, families, and communities with mental health and addiction concerns. Schools of social work have a responsibility to adequately prepare students for practice in the field of mental health and addictions, but there are gaps in social work education and training. This paper describes a social work practice in mental health course that has been re-designed to focus on developing student competence in mental health, addictions, and suicide risk assessment. We formed an advisory committee consisting of faculty, MSW and PhD students, as well as community social workers. The re-designed course uses simulation-based learning and a form of blended learning known as a flipped classroom approach. We developed educational online modules that provide opportunities for students to increase knowledge on mental health and addictions and give more time to focus on practice in the classroom. Simulation-based learning provides students with opportunities to practice in the classroom with a simulated client. This paper will describe how simulation can be used to teach and assess mental health and addiction competencies. We will discuss implications for social work education and practice.

摘要

社会工作者是心理健康劳动力的核心专业人士之一，大多数与有心理健康和成瘾问题的个人、家庭和社区一起工作。社会工作学校有责任为学生在心理健康和成瘾领域的实践做好充分准备，但在社会工作教育和培训方面存在差距。本文介绍了心理健康课程中的社会工作实践，该课程经过重新设计，旨在培养学生在心理健康、成瘾和自杀风险评估方面的能力。我们成立了一个由教师、MSW 和博士生以及社区社会工作者组成的咨询委员会。重新设计的课程使用基于模拟的学习和一种称为翻转课堂方法的混合学习形式。我们开发了教育在线模块，为学生提供了增加心理健康和成瘾知识的机会，并让他们有更多时间专注于课堂练习。基于模拟的学习为学生提供了在课堂上与模拟客户一起练习的机会。本文将描述如何使用模拟来教授和评估心理健康和成瘾能力。我们将讨论对社会工作教育和实践的影响。本文将描述如何使用模拟来教授和评估心理健康和成瘾能力。我们将讨论对社会工作教育和实践的影响。本文将描述如何使用模拟来教授和评估心理健康和成瘾能力。我们将讨论对社会工作教育和实践的影响。