This document discusses developing international social work programs through university-community partnerships. It outlines goals of developing field practicum sites focused on geriatric care and recruiting more geriatric specialist social work students. Key components include competency-driven field education integrated across programs, an expanded field instructor role, and focused recruitment. The document discusses identifying decision-makers and allies from agencies and considering various roles for involvement. It also addresses challenges, best practices, and ideas for sustaining international social work curriculum infusion efforts.

1. Denise Gammonley, PhD Assistant Professor School of Social Work Strategic Campus Partnerships to Build a Sustainable International Social Work Program

2. Goals: Develop aging-rich field practicum sites Recruit increasing numbers and diversity of geriatric specialist MSW students Key Program Components 1. University-Community Partnership 2. Competency-Driven Field Education 3. Integrated Field Education Across Multiple Programs, Populations and Interventions 4. Expanded Field Instructor Role 5. Focused Recruitment for Geriatric Social Work Who are the decision-makers? What are their priorities?

3. Who are your major allies? Multiple roles and levels of involvement available for agencies & field instructors Program support & guidance Hosting internships Providing seminars and colloquia Funding student stipends ???

4. Help In the 21 st century all professional social work is “international”. The global context of the profession. integrate social and economic justice content grounded in an understanding of distributive justice, human and civil rights, and the global interconnections of oppression CSWE EPAS, Revised 2004 an increased understanding of the complexities and human costs and benefits of a globalized and interdependent world with rapidly changing social, technological, and economic systems. (Rotabi, Gammonley, Gamble & Weil, 2007) Share your values and priorities with prospective partners What should we try to achieve in conducting international social work?

5. Think globally, act locally… < 5 students per year– but great ones! Mainly generalist placements Assumption that placements with the elderly are only in nursing homes Available placements going unfilled because of lack of interested students

6. One partnership effort: Social Work, Modern Languages, Film & Digital Media

7. Real time and asynchronous collaborative classroom engagement using interactive technologies. Wiki’s Webconferencing WebCT Implementation challenges Coordination with international partners. Technology difficulties The Global Classroom Project

8. Mentorship Stipends Recent program graduates Aging network Undergraduates considering entrance into Advanced Standing Brochures and media Engaging colleagues abroad Align your efforts with strategic initiatives Curriculum infusion Social experiences to promote cross-cultural understanding. Promote international programs and partnerships that advance or complement academic strengths Be aware of partnership agreement guidelines General cooperation Reciprocal student exchange Study abroad site approval Research Faculty exchange & collaboration University of Costa Rica— SEDE Pacifico in Puntarenas

9. Limit efforts to one or two key areas and carefully time initiatives. Use assessment as a strategy to heighten awareness. Find roles for faculty without background or interest in social work activities abroad. Review data for curriculum analysis Select important competencies for student learning outcomes Help set outcome-based goals for study abroad; faculty exchange; external funding for international activities; field education abroad. Engaging faculty at home: ISW as a faculty owned process

10. Identify agency & Get the grant Develop some useful products… A glossary of international social work terminology to promote use of a common language about internationalization. Unifying frameworks for: Study abroad Directed Individual Study Abroad Web site with resources for students, researchers, and practitioners on Spanish language translation & interpretation resources, Hispanic health, local community groups representing targeted Hispanic immigrant populations in the service area. Role play scenarios representing targeted immigrant groups.

11. Get the grant Some ideas for sustaining curriculum infusion efforts Adapted from: Hooyman, N.R. (2006). Achieving curricular and organizational change. Alexandria, VA: CSWE