Examining entry-level social workers’ substance use prevention capacities in a Northeastern State

A field perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID15414299
AuthorsDaejun Park (0000-0001-7084-2164, Ohio University, corresponding author), Dane Minnick (0000-0002-4334-0748, Ball State University)
Year2023
Volume23
Issue4
Pages313-324
Publication date2023-07-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1533-256X • E-ISSN: 1533-2578
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1533256x.2023.2235596
OpenAlexW4383912747
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

This article details the findings of a 2018 study that explored the perceptions of substance misuse prevention program directors on the initial substance misuse prevention knowledge, skills, and service delivery capacities of newly graduated, entry-level social workers in a Northeastern state. The research conducted was composed of a survey of program directors from all state-funded substance misuse prevention programs in the state, with 38% (N = 66) of identified programs represented in the results. In total, the findings of the study identified that the majority of surveyed program leaders believe that entry-level social workers in the state generally lack knowledge of substance misuse prevention concepts and are not initially prepared to provide substance misuse prevention services without moderate to extensive amounts of additional training post-entry into the professional workforce

Entry Level · Environmental health · Medical education · Mental health · Perception · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · State (computer science · Substance abuse · Substance abuse prevention · Substance misuse · Substance use · Workforce · Medicine · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment · Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies · Social Work

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