TY - JOUR
T1 - MSW student perceptions of sexual health as relevant to the profession
T2 - Do social work educational experiences matter?
AU - Winter, Virginia Ramseyer
AU - O’Neill, Elizabeth
AU - Begun, Stephanie
AU - Kattari, Shanna K.
AU - McKay, Kimberly
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2016/9/13
Y1 - 2016/9/13
N2 - Many social work clients are at an increased risk for negative outcomes related to sexual behavior, including unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, there is a dearth of literature on social work student experiences with these topics in social work classrooms and their perceptions about the topic’s relevance to their practice. The purpose of this study is to explore relationships between experiences with STIs and contraception as topics in social work education and practica experiences on student perceptions toward sexual health as a relevant topic for social work. Among a national sample of MSW students (N = 443), experiences with STIs and contraception as topics in practica was significantly related to perceptions toward sexual health’s relevance to social work. Findings and implications are discussed.
AB - Many social work clients are at an increased risk for negative outcomes related to sexual behavior, including unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, there is a dearth of literature on social work student experiences with these topics in social work classrooms and their perceptions about the topic’s relevance to their practice. The purpose of this study is to explore relationships between experiences with STIs and contraception as topics in social work education and practica experiences on student perceptions toward sexual health as a relevant topic for social work. Among a national sample of MSW students (N = 443), experiences with STIs and contraception as topics in practica was significantly related to perceptions toward sexual health’s relevance to social work. Findings and implications are discussed.
KW - Sexual behavior
KW - social work education
KW - social workers’ perceptions
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U2 - 10.1080/00981389.2016.1189476
DO - 10.1080/00981389.2016.1189476
M3 - Article
C2 - 27332145
AN - SCOPUS:84975517564
SN - 0098-1389
VL - 55
SP - 614
EP - 634
JO - Social Work in Health Care
JF - Social Work in Health Care
IS - 8
ER -
