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项目中接受过老年学的专门培训。因此，继续教育是为生物废物和都市固体废物从业人员提供老年护理专业培训的主要来源，也是培养与老年人一起工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）合作开发并测试了一项培训计划，即“与老年人一起工作”计划，该计划旨在最大限度地提高社会工作者的实践技能，采用经过验证的专业教育技术，并可在工作场所方便且经济高效地进行传授。该项目采用循证、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，并可供社会工作学校、社区机构和个人从业人员使用。与关于成人如何学习新技能的教育研究证据一致，该计划的一个主要目标是通过使用专业质量的戏剧性视频片段来模拟适当的评估和沟通技巧。第一阶段的目标包括：1)为完整节目中的系列视频制定详细的内容大纲；2)开发原型视频的脚本处理和相关培训师指南的内容；3)制作培训师指南的原型视频和相关章节；4)培训方案的可行性评估；5)制定第二期生产计划；6)制定商业化计划。这些第一阶段的目标已经实现。重要的是，第一阶段的评估确定了项目的可行性和测试方法。第二阶段的目标是：1)开发整个项目的完整内容（8个模块）；2)开发8个视频的脚本处理以及《培训师指南》的相关内容；3)培训师指南视频及相关部分的制作；4)项目有效性评价；5)与波士顿大学老年社会工作研究所（IGSW）合作传播CE项目。该项目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产品进行营销项目叙述：尽管这个国家的老年人人口在增加，但只有5%或更少的社会工作者在他们的教育项目中接受了老年学方面的专门培训。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。与老年人一起工作项目将采取以证据为基础、以客户为中心的方法与老年人一起工作，通过一系列视频呈现，这些视频可以包括在小组培训形式中，也可以供个人使用。

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.