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    Substance use training experiences and needs: findings from a national survey of social care professionals in England

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    Authors
    Dance, Cherilyn
    Galvani, Sarah
    Hutchinson, Aisha
    Issue Date
    2012-09-12
    Subjects
    alcohol
    drugs
    education
    social work
    training
    L500 Social Work
    
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    Abstract
    For more than 30 years there have been calls in the UK to improve training for social workers in relation to substance use. Yet very little research has explored what training practitioners have received or what their training needs are. This study sought to establish practitioners' experiences of previous training in substance use and identify their current training needs. An online survey was disseminated to 3,164 practitioners in adults' (AS) and children's (CS) social care and 12 vignette-based focus groups were also held. Of the final sample of 597, more than a third of social workers had not received any training and a further fifth only received between one and four hours. Other social care staff fared worse. Overwhelmingly, respondents said that substance use knowledge and skills were very important to their practice but their professional education had not prepared them well. They identified a number of training needs including ‘how to talk to people about substance use’ and ‘the types of intervention and treatment available’. Most social care professionals report not being adequately prepared for working with substance use, particularly basic knowledge and skills which would help them to conduct assessments and signpost people to specialist substance services.
    Citation
    Galvani, S., Dance, C., & Hutchinson, A. (2012) 'Substance use training experiences and needs: findings from a national survey of social care professionals in England' Social Work Education, (ahead-of-print), 1-18.
    Publisher
    Taylor and Francis
    Journal
    Social Work Education: The International Journal
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302074
    DOI
    10.1080/02615479.2012.719493
    Additional Links
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615479.2012.719493#.UkAhGn91gnY
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    Article
    Language
    en
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    10.1080/02615479.2012.719493
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