A New Development In The Education Of Direct Care Practitioners

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  • Dr. Harold Jacobs Department of Sociology, SUNY-New Paltz

Abstract

Residential agencies in the Hudson Valley Region of New York, NYS governmental offices, the Sociology Department at SUNY-New Paltz, and experts in Danish social pedagogy have collaborated to create a pilot project offering a B.A. in Sociology with a Concentration in Direct Care Practice. This learner-centered approach to educating "generalist'' direct care workers offers a cost-effective, practical means for stabilizing the direct care work force and improving the quality of care. It also empowers students to become self-directed learners and may be replicable within other learning environments.

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Published

1995-03-01

How to Cite

Jacobs, D. H. . (1995). A New Development In The Education Of Direct Care Practitioners. Journal of Child and Youth Care Work, 10, 37–53. Retrieved from http://acycpjournal.pitt.edu/ojs/jcycw/article/view/229

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