Does a Social Work Degree Predict Practice Orientation? Measuring Strengths-Based Practice Among Child Welfare Workers With the Strengths-Based Practices Inventory-Provider Version.

Strengths-based practice (SBP) is one of the primary modalities of social work practice. The literature on SBP does not address a standardized tool for measuring SBP or whether receipt of a social work degree is related to practice orientation. We measure SBP with a provider-based Strengths-Based Pr...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Social Work Education Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 219 - 234
Autores principales:	Douglas, Emily M., McCarthy, Sean C., Serino, Patricia A.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Spring2014
Materias:	United States Social services Child abuse Child welfare Internet Self-efficacy Social work education Client relations Cultural competence Problem solving methodology Surveys Statistical correlation Factor analysis Multiple regression analysis Professional practice Multitrait multimethod techniques Research methodology evaluation Descriptive statistics Null hypothesis Methodology
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Sumario:	Strengths-based practice (SBP) is one of the primary modalities of social work practice. The literature on SBP does not address a standardized tool for measuring SBP or whether receipt of a social work degree is related to practice orientation. We measure SBP with a provider-based Strengths-Based Practices Inventory (SBPI-P) and examine whether a social work degree is associated with a higher level of SBP among 453 child welfare workers. The results indicate that the SBPI-P is a reliable measure of SBP, with three factors-Empowerment, Community-Culture, and Sensitivity-Knowledge-and that receipt of a social work degree is not associated with SBP. We discuss the potential reasons for the results and make recommendations for future research in the measurement of SBP.