Год выпуска: 2010 Автор: Susan M. Sanchirico Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 128 ISBN: 9783838392400
Описание
Social workers routinely work in under-funded institutions taking on society''s most difficult problems. They function at the nexus of disputes, dealing with competing human values, and play multiple roles – i.e. counselor, protector, investigator, enforcer, and mediator. The role of social worker as mediator suggested an exploration of the need for the inclusion of conflict resolution/mediation education in the social work curriculum. This study investigated the perceptions of social work mediators about the effectiveness of their graduate education for conflict resolution/mediation practice. Is there a gap between what is taught and the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to practice? What additional education is required to achieve competency? Are the tasks of conflict resolution/mediation viewed as generalist social work tasks or specialist tasks? Uncovering interesting results and providing new insights into the gaps between practice and theory, this study alerts the...
