Enhancing Competence in Health Social Work Education Through Simulation-Based Learning: Strategies From a Case Study of a Family Session

ABSTRACT

Simulation-based learning (SBL) is a powerful tool for social work education, preparing students to practice in integrated health care settings. In an educational environment addressing patient health using an integrated care model, there is growing emphasis on students developing clinical competencies prior to entering clinical placements or clinical practice settings. This article highlights the importance of SBL in the development of the clinical competencies of graduate social work students enrolled in a Social Work Practice in Health course. The development and implementation of an educational initiative using a family-based simulation scenario to enhance classroom learning for health social work practice is described, and recommendations for future educational initiatives using SBL are provided.

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Shelley L. Craig

Shelley L. Craig is Dean, Academic and Associate Professor; Lauren B. McInroy is a PhD candidate; and Marion Bogo is Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto. Michelle Thompson is a PhD Student at Carleton University.

Lauren B. McInroy

Shelley L. Craig is Dean, Academic and Associate Professor; Lauren B. McInroy is a PhD candidate; and Marion Bogo is Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto. Michelle Thompson is a PhD Student at Carleton University.

Marion Bogo

Shelley L. Craig is Dean, Academic and Associate Professor; Lauren B. McInroy is a PhD candidate; and Marion Bogo is Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto. Michelle Thompson is a PhD Student at Carleton University.

Michelle Thompson

Shelley L. Craig is Dean, Academic and Associate Professor; Lauren B. McInroy is a PhD candidate; and Marion Bogo is Professor at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto. Michelle Thompson is a PhD Student at Carleton University.