Dorothy N. Gamble

Ethics and community-based education: Balancing respect for the community with professional preparation

Community-based education and service learning are becoming increasingly common in health and human services education. As students enter the community, several ethical dilemmas arise regarding the universitys interaction with the community. This article explores clinical, agency, and community placements in terms of the relationships they engender between the university and the community. The article then outlines some ethical obligations of universities and faculty members and ethical dilemmas that arise in different placements. Finally, a fundamental ethical framework that may guide universities and faculty members in planning community-based educational experiences is proposed.

The Power of Positive Mentors: Variables Associated with Women's Interest in Social Work Administration.

Abstract Some of the strategies for overcoming obstacles to gender parity in organizations include consciousness-raising, mentoring, informal support, training, and role modeling. The present study explored whether there was evidence to support the use of these strategies based upon the past experiences of female graduate social work students. Experiences with mentors and consciousness-raising were the only two variables found to be predictors of interest in administration among these students. Even though these students expressed a preference for the masculine stereotype in their descriptions of the good administrator, this variable was not found to be a predictor of interest in administration.

Advanced Concentration Macro Competencies for Social Work Practitioners: Identifying Knowledge, Values, Judgment and Skills to Promote Human Well-Being

The Association of Community Organization and Social Administration (ACOSA) was formed in 1987–88; thereafter, the annual ACOSA meetings became part of the Council on Social Work Educations (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting (Roberts-DeGennaro, 2002). ACOSAs purpose is “to promote teaching, research, and social work practice in the areas of community organization and social administration” (ACOSA, 2011a). Most schools of social work have some required content for students in the areas of policy practice, program development, community planning, organizational development, administration, management, and community and neighborhood organizing. Organizational members sought to support these areas with research, best practice identification, and effective teaching/learning strategies.

Well-Being in A Globalized World: Does Social Work Know How to Make It Happen?

This article explores the ubiquitous uses of the term well-being in social work codes, values, and literature. It reviews international concepts of well-being as well as those within social work to consider a deeper exploration of the meanings of well-being. Dimensions of well-being that resonate with social work values include eliminating poverty; promoting social inclusion and eliminating oppression; eliminating all forms of violence in society; increasing investments in health, education, and social supports; and the protection and restoration of environmental resources and the biosphere. Frameworks for incorporating concepts of well-being in social work practice, research, and teaching are proposed.

Community organizing for health promotion in the rural south: An exploration of community competence

Community organizing, an approach to health promotion that has the potential to address the social and environmental roots of poor health while maintaining a high degree of citizen participation and control, is a promising strategy for addressing the health needs of the rural South. This study, through qualitative analysis of 11 in-depth interviews with community organizers, examines how community organizing is being used for health promotion in rural North Carolina. It explores the mechanisms through which community organizing efforts increase community competence, which include strengthening contacts between people, providing an organizational framework through which people can receive skills training, unifying communities behind a common mission, maintaining community control, and creating opportunities for success.