Training of social work bachelors to apply technologies of medical social work

Abstract

The aim: To develop, substantiate and experimentally test the model of social workers’ training to apply medical social work technologies in the professional activities. Materials and methods: Mixed methods design was applied. The experimental work was conducted in stages: 1) pilot study of social work curriculum of Ukrainian universities directed on the readiness formation to apply technologies of medical social work; 2) model developing with targeted, content, functional-procedural, analytical-resultative components; 3) pedagogical experiment on the learning procedure provision to students. At various stages, the study involved 48 teachers from 7 Ukrainian universities, 229 social work bachelors, 43 practical social workers. Results: indicated that the implemented training positively leveled up in the experimental group the students’ readiness formed to apply technologies of medical social work. The number of students with high level − increased by 28.9%; with sufficient level − increased by 33.4%; with average level − increased by 8.9%; with low level − decreased by 71.1%. Conclusions: The obtained results confirmed the efficacy of the modified program on social workers’ training to apply medical social work technologies in the professional activities.