Social work students' and practitioners' views on the need for training Caribbean social workers in disaster management

Bibliographic Data

ID9973588
AuthorsLetnie Rock (University of the West Indies, corresponding author), Letnie F Rock (University of the West Indies), Charles A Corbin (University of the West Indies)
Year2007
Volume50
Issue3
Pages383-394
Publication date2007-04-23
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Social Work (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0020872807076051
OpenAlexW2104895432
LanguageEN
Citations received9
References cited2

English The views of undergraduate social work students and practitioners in Barbados regarding the need for training in disaster management are discussed. Data were collected through questionnaires and the findings were used to highlight implications for education, training, practice and research in social work. High-quality training is needed. French Cet article explore le point de vue de praticiens et d'é tudiants de premier cycle en travail social de la Barbade concernant le besoin de formation en gestion des catastrophes. Les donné es ont é té recueillies par voie de questionnaires et les conclusions indiquent des pistes d'action en ce qui a trait à l'enseignement, la formation, la pratique et la recherche en travail social. Il en ressort qu'une formation de haut niveau s'impose. Spanish En este artículo, exploramos las perspectivas de los estudiantes y practicantes de trabajo social en Barbados, relativas a la necesidad de entrenamiento en el manejo del desastre. Obtuvimos los datos a travé s de cuestionarios y utilizamos los hallazgos para subrayar las implicaciones en educació n, entrenamiento, práctica e investigació n en trabajo social. Es necesario un entrenamiento de alta calidad

Art · Humanities · Sociology · Community Development and Social Impact · Disaster Management and Resilience · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice

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