Monday, June 9, 2025
6/9/2025
Simmons SSW Expansion of Practitioner Education - Project Abstract Simmons SSW Expansion of Substance Use Practitioner Education (ESPE). The goal of the Simmons SSW Expansion of Substance Use Practitioner Education project is to develop and implement required curriculum to teach Master of Social Work students the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to provide high quality, evidence-based identification and treatment for substance use disorders. The curriculum will include, but not be limited to, SBIRT strategies; assessment; treatment principles and their application, with particular attention to alcohol, marijuana, stimulants, and opioids. The activities proposed in this project will support the effort to build and modify the curriculum and train 1,030 MSW students over the 2-year project period. Student learning will occur through the required “Substance Use and Social Work Practice” course. This course will reach all MSW students in the campus-based and online program platforms and will be designed to train students in the identification, assessment, and treatment of substance use disorders. G1: Train social work students in the identification and treatment of SUDs to increase the number of social work practitioners who can address the needs of individuals who have SUDs and reduce barriers to accessing care. 1.1 By the end of the grant period, 1,030 MSW students will have been trained on the identification and treatment of SUDs through the required course called “Substance Use and Social Work Practice”. 1.2 By the end of the grant period, 380 MSW students in the campus-based program will have completed training in brief motivational interventions for substance use through an online patient simulation system. G2: To ensure a social work practitioner workforce that is knowledgeable and skillful in the identification and treatment of SUDs, collaborate with licensing boards to aim to implement examination questions related to SUDs. 2.1 By the end of the project period, we will initiate collaborative efforts with 3 professional associations in an effort to implement examination questions related to SUDs. G3: Develop and implement an evaluation plan that continuously supports performance management and produces timely reports. 3.1 Evaluate outcomes for social work students and faculty in their acquisition of SUD identification, treatment, and recovery knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
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