Development and Validation of the Social Worker's Attitudes toward Disability Scale

Autor/inn/en	Cheatham, Leah P.; Abell, Neil; Kim, Hyejin
Titel	Development and Validation of the Social Worker's Attitudes toward Disability Scale
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Work Education, 51 (2015) 2, S.379-397 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-7797
Schlagwörter	Test Construction; Psychometrics; Attitudes toward Disabilities; Behavior Rating Scales; Social Work; Caseworkers; Program Validation; Multidimensional Scaling; Professional Identity; Item Analysis; Test Reliability; Test Validity; College Students; Demography; Factor Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testaufbau; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Soziale Arbeit; Mehrdimensionale Analysis; Itemanalyse; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Collegestudent; Demografie; Faktorenanalyse
Abstract	Disability scholars have recently highlighted social work professional organizations' lagging pace in adopting disability advocacy within diversity agendas and have questioned the adequacy of disability content within accredited social work curricula. Amid growing concerns, measures to assess attitudes of social workers toward disability and disability-related issues are needed. Using a sample of 237 social work students, the current study details the development and validation of the Social Worker's Attitudes Toward Disability Scale, a multidimensional measure of social workers' attitudes toward disability as related to professional roles. Initial findings indicate that the final 27-item instrument is a reliable and valid tool that may be useful in facilitating analyses of whether and how social workers are prepared to serve these vulnerable populations. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01