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Journal article
Peer Mentoring: A Case Study in Developing Legislative Advocacy Skills among Social Work Students
Social development issues, Vol.45(3), pp.52-62
06/29/2023
Abstract
Peer mentoring in social work education can be beneficial in developing and promoting legislative advocacy skills among social work students taking foundational social welfare policy courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. A descriptive case study is presented of a student peer mentoring project within a social work educational program at a regional comprehensive state university. This study describes the incorporation of a peer mentoring program to assist in promoting legislative advocacy skills among social work students. The project encompasses annual state-level high-impact practice (HIP) legislative advocacy action events across 5 years before and during the global pandemic. This article also seeks to inspire social work educators to embrace peer mentoring as a means to enhance and promote the development of advocacy skills as students find their collective voice and speak up to educate lawmakers on contemporary social problems impacting vulnerable populations.
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- Title
- Peer Mentoring
- Publication Details
- Social development issues, Vol.45(3), pp.52-62
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publisher
- Michigan Publishing
- Copyright
- © 2023 International Consortium for Social Development
- Identifiers
- 99381474566206600
- Academic Unit
- Social Work; Usha Kundu, MD College of Health
- Language
- English