Résumés
Abstract
Although interprofessional collaboration is a common expectation in social work employment, interprofessional education has not been a robust feature of baccalaureate social work preparation in Canada. There is also a dearth of research on the topic. These gaps are problematic because social workers with baccalaureate degrees are often employed in interprofessional teams in various health care settings in Canada. To address this gap in knowledge, this mixed methods study explores attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration of social work students in a Canadian undergraduate university. Also, the study evaluates the students’ knowledge acquisition of interprofessional competencies after a single interprofessional education event. Findings indicate a positive change in students’ attitudes and enhanced knowledge of the interprofessional care competencies. The study contributes to the limited body of research on interprofessional education of baccalaureate-level social work students in Canada. It also shows the power of a single interprofessional experiential event in benefiting professional education of future social work professionals.
Keywords:
- interprofessional education,
- interdisciplinary,
- simulation,
- health care,
- BSW,
- undergraduate
Résumé
Bien que la collaboration interprofessionnelle soit une attente courante dans l’emploi des travailleurs sociaux, la formation interprofessionnelle n’a pas été une caractéristique importante de la préparation au baccalauréat en travail social au Canada. Il y a également peu de recherches sur le sujet. Ces lacunes sont problématiques car les travailleurs sociaux titulaires d’un baccalauréat sont souvent employés au sein d’équipes interprofessionnelles dans divers établissements de soins de santé au Canada. Pour combler cette lacune, cette étude à méthodes mixtes explore les attitudes des étudiants en travail social d’une université canadienne de premier cycle à l’égard de la collaboration interprofessionnelle. De plus, l’étude évalue l’acquisition des connaissances des étudiants en matière de compétences interprofessionnelles après un seul événement de formation interprofessionnelle. Les résultats indiquent un changement positif dans les attitudes des étudiants et une meilleure connaissance des compétences en matière de soins interprofessionnels. L’étude contribue au corpus limité de recherches sur la formation interprofessionnelle des étudiants en travail social au niveau du baccalauréat au Canada. Elle montre également le rôle important d’un seul événement expérientiel interprofessionnel sur la formation professionnelle des futurs professionnels du travail social.
Mots-clés :
- formation interprofessionnelle,
- interdisciplinaire,
- simulation,
- soins de santé,
- baccalauréat,
- premier cycle universitaire
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