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Original Articles

Maternal and Child Health Leadership Program in Social Work: An Alumni Survey

Pages 798-808 | Accepted 09 Feb 2018, Published online: 31 May 2019
 

ABSTRACT

Since 2003 MSW students at an urban university have participated in a problem-based learning maternal and child health (MCH) leadership training program sponsored by the Health Resources and Services Administration. This survey examined overall satisfaction with a leadership training program as well as self-reported leadership competencies in social work practice among 30 scholars. Descriptive statistics indicate overall satisfaction with the leadership program and its individual components. Scholars ranked themselves highest on leadership competencies related to self and others and lowest on competencies related to the broader community. Future leadership programs should focus on methods to improve self-efficacy on policy and research efforts to strengthen social work leadership skills inMCH social work practice.

Acknowledgments

Health Resources and Services Administration: Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Grant #T19MC00005, University of Maryland Maternal and Child Health Social Work Education and Training.

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau: [Grant Number T19MC00005].

Notes on contributors

Nicole L. O’Reilly

Nicole L. O’Reilly is an Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Boise State University; School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Edward V. Pecukonis

Edward V. Pecukonis is Associate Professor, Director of Maternal and Child Health Training, School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Bruce R. DeForge

Bruce R. DeForge is Associate Professor, School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore.

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