Assessment of Integration of Disability Content into Social Work Education

ABSTRACT

Three hundred members of the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) responded to a survey regarding the inclusion of disability content in social work courses and supports needed to increase disability content. Although respondents generally agreed that disability content is important in social work education, its inclusion is inconsistent, with most frequent inclusion in courses on diversity and least frequent inclusion in courses on research. Respondents identified barriers to increasing disability content, including lack of resources for teaching, lack of relevant faculty expertise, and an overcrowded curriculum. Strategies and resources for infusing disability content into social work education are discussed.

KEYWORDS:

• Disability content
• inclusion
• integration
• mixed methods
• social work curriculum
• social work education
• social work practice
• social work profession and disability

Additional information

Funding

This work was supported by the Council on Social Work Education [Grant Number Special Project Funding].