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The Role Play and Simulations: Variations in the Contemporary Social Work Classroom

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Jacqueline Corcoran; Malitta Engstrom; Kate Ledwith; Gerard Jefferies; Tamara J. Cadet – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2025

Competency-based education in social work (CSWE, 2022) demands active learning methods that demonstrate professional competencies and practice behaviors. Role-plays and simulations are methods that link learning in the classroom with practice. This article explores role-play and simulation variants: basic role-play, real play, student-scripted…

Descriptors: Role Playing, Simulation, Social Work, Competency Based Education

The Utility of Simulated Clients in Macro-Practice Courses

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O'Brien, Gerald; Carter, Kimberly A. E.; Swanke, Jayme R. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2018

Over the past several decades, the use of simulated or standardized clients has been an important area of pedagogy for social work education in training students to work with individuals, families, and groups in practice settings, often in preparation for a practicum placement. Little in the extant literature, however, has focused on the possible…

Descriptors: Social Work, Professional Education, Simulation, Experiential Learning

Competency as Outcome and Process through Transformative Learning Experiences

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Peterson, Lance T.; Lundquist, Melissa – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2021

Competency-based education has become a defining characteristic of higher social work education. This movement provides ample opportunity for students to have transformative learning experiences that will prepare them for professional practice. Yet, scholarly work on competency-based education runs the risk of overlooking the important…

Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Transformative Learning, Learning Experience, Teaching Methods

Teacher as Client Therapy (TACT): A Model for Simulated Learning for Traditional and Online Delivery Models

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McKinney, Jason S. – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2019

The movement towards competency-based education in social work has required a shift in delivery to more experiential learning opportunities for students. Looking forward, the Council on Social Work Education [CSWE] has instituted a Futures Task Force, exploring roles social workers may play in the future, with particular attention to the evolution…

Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Work, Simulated Environment, Blended Learning