Geriatric competency and attitudes toward older adults among Turkish undergraduate social work students

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dc.contributor.authorOral M.
dc.contributor.authorKılıç C.
dc.contributor.authorYıldırım B.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:02:02Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:02:02Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe need for social workers educated about aging and eager to work with older adults will increase significantly as the older adult population rises rapidly. It is essential to determine the attitudes and competencies of social workers prepared to work in this field. This study aimed to evaluate Turkish undergraduate social work students’ attitudes toward older adults and their geriatric social work competency. A cross-sectional descriptive correlational research design was used in the study. The study included 308 fourth-year undergraduate students attending a social work program. Participants were selected by convenience sampling. The results indicated that students had slightly positive attitudes toward older people. As for the geriatric competency, the students rated highest in applying “values, ethics, and theoretical perspectives” and lowest in the “aging services, programs, and policies.” Geriatric social work competence was strongly associated with positive attitudes toward older adults. These findings indicate the need to implement new learning opportunities early in academic programs to improve social work students’ attitudes toward older adults and increase their knowledge and skills to address the aging population’s needs. © 2022 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1080/02701960.2022.2143356
dc.identifier.issn02701960
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/11677
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAttitude
dc.subjectAttitude of Health Personnel
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectGeriatrics
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectSocial Work
dc.subjectStudents
dc.subjectStudents, Nursing
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectageism
dc.subjectaging
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectconvenience sample
dc.subjectcurriculum
dc.subjectethics
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthuman tissue
dc.subjectlearning
dc.subjectskill
dc.subjectsocial work student
dc.subjecttheoretical study
dc.subjectundergraduate student
dc.subjectattitude
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectgeriatrics
dc.subjecthealth personnel attitude
dc.subjectnursing student
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectsocial work
dc.subjectstudent
dc.titleGeriatric competency and attitudes toward older adults among Turkish undergraduate social work students
dc.typeArticle

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