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  • Title: Strengthening aging content in the baccalaureate social work curricula: what students have to say.
    Author: Waites CE, Lee EO.
    Journal: J Gerontol Soc Work; 2006; 48(1-2):47-62. PubMed ID: 17200070.
    Abstract:
    Encouraging student's interest and preparing them for social work practice with older adults is increasingly important in view of the demographic changes that are taking place. This article describes a study that engages BSW students in a discussion of best models for promoting gerontological social work curriculum infusion. Using two focus groups, the authors explore barriers to student interest and potential strategies to recruit students for gerontological social work. Fear of their own decline and mortality, lack of exposure to older adults and aging issues emerge as the primary reasons for aversion to working with older adults. Strategies to promote student interest, organize curricula, and create an inclusive learning context are discussed.
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