Controversy Debate on Gatekeeping in Social Work Education

Tam, Dora M. Y.; Kwok, Siu Ming

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“…Social work practitioners and educators face multiple issues including dilemmas related to the dual roles of educator and social worker (Coleman, Collins, & Aikins, 1995;Collins, Coleman, & Miller, 2002;Moore, Dietz, & Jenkins, 1998;Tam & Kwok, 2007b;Younes, 1998), an absence of a working agreement on professional suitability (Gibbs & Blakely, 2000;Gray, 2005;Wahlberg & Lommen, 1990), and fear of litigation (Cole & Lewis, 2000;Madden, 2000;Madden & Cobb, 2000;Redmond & Bright, 2007).…”

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Professional Suitability for Social Work Practice

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Coleman

Boey

2011

Research on Social Work Practice

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to identify the underlying dimensions of professional suitability. Method: Data were collected from a province-wide mail-out questionnaire surveying 341 participants from a random sample of registered social workers. Results: The use of an exploratory factor analysis identified a 5-factor solution on professional suitability: social consciousness suitability, ethical suitability, practice suitability, and personal suitability, and distractors. This factor solution accounted for 47.4% of variance and achieved strong internal consistency with an overall Cronbach's a value of .89, and subscales values ranged between .89 and .72. Conclusion: The identified underlying dimensions of professional suitability provide groundwork for the development of a psychometrically sound instrument for assessing performance of social work students and/or practicing social workers.

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Section: Issues On Professional Suitabilitymentioning

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Professional Suitability for Social Work Practice

Tam

Coleman

Boey

2011

Research on Social Work Practice

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“…Literature suggests that counselor educators receive minimal training on how to appropriately deal with TIPPC. Research also suggests that many counselor educators feel ambivalent and reluctant about participating in their gatekeeping responsibilities (Barlow & Coleman, 2003;Bradey & Post, 1991;Gaubatz & Vera, 2002;Gizara & Forrest, 2004;Grady, 2009;Kerl & Eichler, 2005;Koerin & Miller, 1995;Samec, 1995;Sowbel, 2012;Tam & Kwok, 2007). Since counselor educators are ethically bound to act as gatekeepers for the profession, more training is needed in the area of gatekeeping and remediation with TIPPC.…”

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There are six general categories that help focus the content of the journal. Research. These articles focus on research (qualitative, quantitative, mixed) in counselor preparation, professional development, supervision, and professional practice. Techniques. These articles focus on professional models for teaching empirically grounded techniques used by professional counselors, as well as teaching and supervision techniques used in professional preparation programs. Counselor Development. These articles include insightful commentary on means by which professional counselors can continue to develop professionally. Effective teaching strategies for counseling students as well as continuing education for experienced counselors will be highlighted. Supervision. These articles specifically target ideas, research, and practice related to counselor supervision. These articles should investigate and discuss supervisory issues from a perspective applicable to site supervisors, counselor educators and/or clinical supervisors (e.g., supervising professionals working toward a professional counseling license). Issues, Concerns and Potential Solutions. These articles identify and discuss significant issues facing the field of professional counseling with particular focus on issues in counselor preparation, professional development, and supervision. Exploration of these topics should include elaboration of the concerns as well as an examination of potential remedies or effective responses to the issues. Clinical Supervisors Stories. These articles describe current issues in counselor preparation and supervision from the perspective of site supervisors. The emphasis on these articles should focus on the story of the issue, potential solutions and the uniqueness of the message. Authors are encouraged to forgo significant literature review and attend directly to the intended message to the field.

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“…The strengths perspective (Anderson, 2003;Glicken, 2004;Saleebey, 2005) respects individual choice, proposes that people have the potential to change, assists individuals in maximizing their potential, supports people in excelling, maintains a nonjudgmental attitude, and, most important, nurtures people's strengths. On the basis of the strengths perspective, some social work instructors may be reluctant to fail students who do not perform at a competent beginninglevel of practice in the field (Coleman et al, 1995;Hartman & Wills, 1991;Tam & Kwok, 2007b). Social work faculty and field instructors, in particular, who identify with a helping role, more than with the role of an educator, may be unwilling to carry out the gatekeeping responsibility of failing a student.…”

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“…Supporters of this position assert that social work instructors who do not perform the evaluative role objectively and conscientiously ultimately fail in their responsibility to clients, communities, and the profession. They further suggest that social work educators who have difficulty differentiating between working with a client and working with a student are failing to make a successful transition from the role of clinician to educator role (Coleman et al, 1995;Tam & Kwok, 2007b). This dual role dilemma has resulted in inconsistency in fulfilling the gatekeeping functions in social work education.…”

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Validation Study of a Gatekeeping Attitude Index for Social Work Education

Tam

Coleman

2011

Journal of Teaching in Social Work

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This article reports on a study designed to validate the Gatekeeping Attitude Index, a 14-item Likert scaling index. The authors collected data from a convenience sample of social work field instructors (N = 188) with a response rate of 74.0%. Construct validation by exploratory factor analysis identified a 2-factor solution on the index after four ambiguous items were eliminated. The 2-factor solution achieved modest construct validity with a mean factor-total correlation Pearson's r of .63 (p ≤ .05). Computed Cronbach's alpha was .74. Subscale internal consistency reliability coefficients ranged between .71 and .62. Modification of the Gatekeeping Attitude Index is recommended.

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Controversy Debate on Gatekeeping in Social Work Education

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