A cross-cultural study of social work students' attitudes toward AIDS policy: implications for social work education

AIDS instruction in US schools of social work: 20 years into the epidemic

“…Overwhelmingly, findings indicate a significant correlation between knowledge and positive attitudes toward persons with AIDS (Ben-Ari, 1996; Dhooper et al, 1987-88;Furstenberg & Olson, 1984;Gillman, 1991;Harrison et al, 1990;Knight, 1996;Merdinger et al, 1990;Owens, 1995;Peterson, 1991;Riley & Greene, 1993;Royse et al, 1987;Sachdev, 1998;Shi et al, 1993;Soliman & Mizanur, 1998;Strouse, 1990;Wexler, 1989;Wiener-Brawerman, 1988;Wiener & Siegel, 1990). Similar results have also been found within medicine (Bernstein et al, 1990;Feldman et al, 1990); nursing (Bowman et al, 1994;Scherer et al, 1991;West et al, 1996); mental health counseling (Castro et al, 1993;Dow & Knox, 1991;Turner, 1992); as well as with college students in general (Brandyberry & McNair, 1996;Connors & Heaven, 1995;Fennell, 1990;Goh, 1993;James & Frese, 1993;Ploem & Byers, 1997;Scollay et al, 1992;Strauss et al, 1992).…”

Social Work in Health Care

“…The first almoners were appointed at the Melbourne Hospital in 1929, and eight more departments were organized in the next six years (Crisp, 2000;O'Brien and Parker, 1979). Professional social work in the Middle East had its start in Egypt in 1936 (Soliman and Miah, 1998). In Israel, before the foundation of the state in 1948, health-related social work was done mostly by volunteers.…”