TY - JOUR
T1 - Professional and practice characteristics associated with self-efficacy in assessment and intervention among social workers in aging
AU - Simons, Kelsey
AU - An, Sofiya
AU - Bonifas, Robin
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Standard Research Grant # 410-2009-2395). This work also received support from the VISN 2 Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention at the Canandaigua VAMC. The contents do not represent the views of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States government.
PY - 2016/5/27
Y1 - 2016/5/27
N2 - This study examined professional and practice characteristics associated with assessment and intervention self-efficacy among gerontological social workers in Ontario, Canada who participated in online surveys. Results from multivariate analyses indicated that higher client acuity, longer duration of practice experience, smaller caseloads, and a greater proportion of clients 85 and over were significantly associated with greater assessment self-efficacy. Greater client acuity and smaller caseloads were also significantly associated with greater intervention self-efficacy. Implications for education include the importance of providing practical experience with the oldest old and with clients with greater biopsychosocial complexity. Also recommended is the need for manageable caseloads, especially when older adults with complex needs are part of the practice milieu.
AB - This study examined professional and practice characteristics associated with assessment and intervention self-efficacy among gerontological social workers in Ontario, Canada who participated in online surveys. Results from multivariate analyses indicated that higher client acuity, longer duration of practice experience, smaller caseloads, and a greater proportion of clients 85 and over were significantly associated with greater assessment self-efficacy. Greater client acuity and smaller caseloads were also significantly associated with greater intervention self-efficacy. Implications for education include the importance of providing practical experience with the oldest old and with clients with greater biopsychosocial complexity. Also recommended is the need for manageable caseloads, especially when older adults with complex needs are part of the practice milieu.
KW - Competency
KW - education and practice
KW - gerontology
KW - self-efficacy
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U2 - 10.1080/00981389.2016.1147514
DO - 10.1080/00981389.2016.1147514
M3 - Article
C2 - 27105453
AN - SCOPUS:84964506855
SN - 0098-1389
VL - 55
SP - 362
EP - 380
JO - Social Work in Health Care
JF - Social Work in Health Care
IS - 5
ER -