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    Social work education and personal characteristic predictors of cultural competence in MSW students

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    Author
    Hall, Diane M. Harnek
    Advisor
    Tice, Carolyn J.
    Date
    2008
    Type
    dissertation
    
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    The importance of cultural competence in social work practice has been established by professional and educational standards, the growingly diverse American population, and the social work profession's emphasis on providing services to disenfranchised populations. Theory has explained that cultural competence develops in students over time in cognitive, behavioral, and affective ways and needs to be tested through trial and error before confidence or self-efficacy can be built (Bandura, 1977; Deal & Hyde, 2004; Hendricks, 2003). Based on theoretical implications and findings from past research, the present study examines the following research questions: (1) What are the cultural competence levels of MSW students? (2) Does student status influence levels of cultural competence? (3) Do social work education variables and personal characteristics predict levels of cultural competence in MSW students? A national sample of 186 MSW students was gathered from respondents to mailed surveys. The research questions were answered through descriptive statistics, ANCOVA, and hierarchical multiple regression analyses. The present study found that MSW students and recent graduates had high scores on cultural competence as measured by the Multicultural Competence Inventory (Sodowsky, Taffe, Gutkin, & Wise, 1994). MSW students who were in their foundation year, advanced year, or recent graduates had similar levels of cultural competence. Whereas personal characteristics and social work education variables did not contribute to levels of cultural competence in MSW students and recent graduates, cultural competence workshops and trainings were found to have a positive influence on cultural competence levels of MSW students and recent graduates. Implications from the findings for social work research, practice, policy, theory, and education along with recommendations for future research are discussed.
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    University of Maryland, Baltimore. Social Work. Ph.D. 2008
    Keyword
    Education, Higher
    Cultural competence
    Social work education
    Social Work
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10713/1000
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