Supporting Child Welfare Traineeship Students through an Online Peer Network

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2501200
AutoresStephanie Bosco-Ruggiero, Stephanie Bosco‐Ruggiero (0000-0002-5408-2190, Fordham University, autor correspondente), Virginia C Strand (Fordham University), Sharon Kollar (University at Albany, State University of New York), Robin Leake (0000-0002-6442-2136, University of Denver)
Ano2015
Volume16
Fascículo1
Páginas170-183
Data de publicação2015-07-27
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAdvances in Social Work (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1527-8565 • E-ISSN: 2331-4125
EditoraIUPUI University Library (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18060/17978
OpenAlexW1947842623
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas4

This article describes the implementation of a peer network for social work traineeship students pursuing or continuing careers in child welfare. Literature on the best principles and practices for online community building reviewed and an explanation of how these best practices were utilized to build the online community is provided. Initial program design is described as well as program developments that occurred over four years of the program. The article then examines how the program's evaluation was carried out and reviews some of the evaluation data. The article concludes with a discussion about the successes and challenges experienced in building the peer network and how other social work or traineeship programs, or agencies, might use an online peer network to support social work students and professionals

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