Training Program for Geriatric Social Workers

描述（由申请人提供）：只有5%或更少的社会工作者在他们的教育计划中接受老年学的专门培训。因此，继续教育是BSW和MSW从业人员老年护理专业培训的主要来源，也是发展与老年人合作所需知识和实践技能的主要场所。为了满足对循证继续教育的需求，NERI与波士顿大学老年社会工作研究所（IGSW）合作开发和测试了一项培训计划，即与老年人一起工作计划，用于实践社会工作者，最大限度地提高实践技能的转移，采用经过验证的专业教育技术，并可以在工作场所方便和具有成本效益地交付。该计划采取以证据为基础，以客户为中心的方法与老年人合作，将很容易纳入现有的培训，并提供给社会工作学校，社区机构和个人从业者。与成人如何学习新技能的教育研究证据相一致，该计划的一个主要目标是通过使用专业质量的录像戏剧性的小插曲来模拟适当的评估和沟通技能。第一阶段的目标包括：（1）为整个方案中的系列录像制作详细的内容大纲;（2）为原型录像和相关培训员指南的内容制作脚本处理;（3）制作原型录像和培训员指南的相关章节;（4）评估培训方案的可行性; 5）制定第二阶段生产计划; 6）制定商业化计划。第一阶段的目标已经实现。重要的是，第一阶段评估确定了该计划和测试方法的可行性。第二阶段的目标是：（1）为整个项目开发完整的内容（8个单元）; 2）为8个录像和《培训员指南》的相关内容编写脚本; 3）制作录像和《培训员指南》的相关章节; 4）评估方案的有效性; 5）与波士顿大学老年社会工作研究所（IGSW）合作，传播CE方案。该计划将主要通过波士顿大学老年社会工作研究所（IGSW）作为社会工作者的CE产品进行营销。因此，继续教育是BSW和MSW从业者在老年护理专业培训的主要来源。与老年人合作计划将采取以证据为基础，以客户为中心的方法与老年人合作，通过一系列视频呈现，这些视频可以包含在小组培训格式中或供个人使用。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Only 5 percent or less of social workers receive specialized training in gerontology in their educational programs. As a result, continuing education is the primary source of specialty training in geriatric care for BSW and MSW practitioners and the principal venue in which to develop required knowledge and practice skills to work with older adults. To address a need for evidence-based continuing education, NERI has partnered with the Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW) at Boston University to develop and test a training program, the Working with Older Adults Program, for practicing social workers that maximizes the transfer of practice skills, employs proven techniques of professional education, and can be delivered conveniently and cost-efficiently in the workplace. The program takes an evidence-based, client-centered approach to working with older adults, will be readily incorporated into existing training, and accessible to schools of social work, community-based agencies, and individual practitioners. Consistent with evidence from educational research on how adults learn new skills, a major objective of the program will be to model appropriate assessment and communication skills through the use of professional-quality videotaped dramatic vignettes. The Aims of Phase I included: 1) development of a detailed content outline for the series of videos in the full program; 2) development of a script treatment for the prototype video and the content for the associated Trainer's Guide; 3) production of the prototype video and related sections of the Trainer's Guide; 4) assessment of the feasibility of the training program; 5) development of the Phase II production schedule; and 6) development of a commercialization plan. These Phase I Aims were achieved. Importantly, the Phase I evaluation established the feasibility of the program and the testing methodology. The Aims of Phase II are: 1) development of full content for the entire program (8 modules); 2) development of script treatments for eight videos and the associated content for the Trainer's Guide; 3) production of the videos and related sections of the Trainer's Guide; 4) evaluation of the program's effectiveness; and 5) dissemination of the CE program in collaboration with the Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW) at Boston University. The program will be marketed as a CE product for social workers primarily through the Institute for Geriatric Social Work (IGSW) at Boston University PROJECT NARRATIVE: Despite the increasing population of older adults in this country, only 5 percent or less of social workers receive specialized training in gerontology in their educational programs. Therefore, continuing education is the primary source of specialty training in geriatric care for BSW and MSW practitioners. The Working with Older Adults Program will take an evidence-based, client-centered approach to working with older adults, presented through a series of videos that can be included in a small-group training format or for individual use.