Teaching Note-Incorporating Journal Clubs Into Social Work Education: An Exploratory Model

This article outlines the implementation of a journal club for master's and doctoral social work students interested in mental health practice. It defines educational journal clubs and discusses the history of journal clubs in medical education and the applicability of the model to social work...

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Published in:Journal of social work education 2013-04, Vol.49 (2), p.353-360
Main Authors: Moore, Megan, Fawley-King, Kya, Stone, Susan I., Accomazzo, Sarah M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Certification
Clinical medicine
Clubs
Communities of Practice
Core curriculum
Curriculum Development
Discourse Communities
Education
Educational Environment
Educational Policy
Feasibility Studies
Graduate students
Graduate Study
Information Literacy
Information Skills
Instructional Effectiveness
Instructional Innovation
Integrated Curriculum
Learning
Likert Scales
Medical Schools
Medicine
Mental health
Mental Health Programs
Methods
Participant Satisfaction
Periodicals
Program Implementation
Reading
Research methodology
Social Welfare
Social Work
Social Work Education
Social workers
Student Evaluation
Student Surveys
Teaching
Teaching Methods
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Summary:This article outlines the implementation of a journal club for master's and doctoral social work students interested in mental health practice. It defines educational journal clubs and discusses the history of journal clubs in medical education and the applicability of the model to social work education. The feasibility of implementing journal clubs in a school of social welfare is highlighted. The journal club received high ratings on student evaluations indicating participants thought it was a valuable addition to their education. Journal clubs align with the program mission and goals of the Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set forth by the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE), and they can be an affordable, easily implemented, and sustainable supplement to traditional research curricula.
ISSN:1043-7797
2163-5811
DOI:10.1080/10437797.2013.768494