Desired Characteristics for MSW Students and Social Work Employees: Cognitive Versus Personal Attributes

Randomized Control Pilot of Virtual Reality, Empathy, Knowledge, Emotions, and Self-Efficacy among Undergraduate Health Science Students

“…Although the use of VR in social work education appears limited at this time, there is potential for enhancing knowledge, empathy, self-efficacy, cultural competence, and potentially emotional resilience. The profession of social work in healthcare calls for both cognitive and personal attributes that includes a good basis of knowledge of health conditions along with the ability to be empathetic and interpersonal (Seipel, Johnson & Walton, 2011). The methodology of immersing the student into a patient case scenario allows an opportunity to develop key attributes for those choosing social work education that translates into practice -a practice that empathizes with the patient/client, uses good judgement, and relates well to clients and interprofessional teams.…”

Transitioning to online teaching: a phenomenological analysis of social work educator perspectives

“…A study examining MSW admission chairs and agency administrators' perspectives on characteristics most central to social work practice underscored the need for a greater focus on developing students' interpersonal skills and character in social work classrooms (Seipel et al, 2011). If this is true for OTG classrooms, it should not be overlooked in online classrooms and may reflect the concerns held by our participants.…”

Det er noe med den personlige egnetheten

“…Forskningen viser saerlig to forhold som vektlegges: Kandidaten må ha kompetanser som passer med arbeidsplassens behov, og må stå for de samme verdier som arbeidsplassen. Kompetanser og verdier er imidlertid vanskelige å observere og å sette ord på, og dette gjør forskningen på feltet kompleks (Bailly, 2008;Holmström 2014;Rogstad & Sterri, 2018;Seipel, Johnson & Walton, 2011;Selvadurai, Choy & Maros, 2012).…”