Substance abuse training and perceived knowledge: Predictors of perceived preparedness to work in substance abuse

Rena Bina; Diane M.Harnek Hall; Angela Mollette; Alexa Smith-Osborne; Joohee Yum; Lynda Sowbel; Jayshree Jani

doi:10.5175/JSWE.2008.200600046

Substance abuse training and perceived knowledge: Predictors of perceived preparedness to work in substance abuse

Rena Bina, Diane M.Harnek Hall, Angela Mollette, Alexa Smith-Osborne, Joohee Yum, Lynda Sowbel, Jayshree Jani

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As frontline mental health care providers, social workers need to be prepared to confront and properly manage substance abuse issues in practice. This study examined predictors of recent master of social work (MSW) graduates’ perceptions of preparedness to practice in the area of substance abuse. A cross-sectional design was used, and 232 recent MSW graduates completed a mail-in survey (65.7% response rate). Respondents were more likely to perceive themselves as prepared to work with substance abuse issues if they received more formal academic training in substance abuse and had higher knowledge of substance abuse concepts and models. The findings support the need to include substance abuse education in social work curricula.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7-20
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Social Work Education
Volume	44
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5175/JSWE.2008.200600046
State	Published - 2008
Externally published	Yes

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