Developing Specific Self-Efficacy and Resilience as First Responders among Students of Social Work and Stress and Trauma Studies.

BACHELOR'S degree; SOCIAL work students; FIRST responders; OUTCOME-based education; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; SELF-efficacy in students; EDUCATION

This article addresses the challenging task of preparing baccalaureate social work students to master proficiency as first responders in stress and trauma situations. We begin with a brief description of the context, goals, admission procedure, structure, and process of a stress and trauma studies (STS) program. We then compare the development of resilience and general and specific self-efficacy among STS students and graduates, with parallel developments among non-STS students in the BSW program. The evaluation of the program by the participating students should further an understanding of the significance of their learning experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]