2022/05/05 by Elizabeth Baker, Angelique Jenney, Angélique Jenney
Health Professions · Medicine · Social Sciences · #Interprofessional Education and Collaboration #Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare #Social Work Education and Practice
paper · pdf · doi:10.1080/10437797.2022.2039819
openalex publication_date 2022/05/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
To successfully respond to the increasing needs and demands of clients, social workers must be equipped with a broad range of knowledge and skills. Due to limitations with traditional in-person methods, the field is considering virtual simulations to enhance students’ knowledge and competency-based skills. Virtual simulations are a method of using a computer/software/the Internet to teach knowledge and competency-based skills. In this article, we examine the different types of virtual simulations, categories of educational topics and competency-based skills that these virtual simulations address, and evidence of their usefulness. Initial findings suggest that these online learning modalities may not only be effective at teaching knowledge and competency-based skills, but that they may bridge a gap that exists in traditional teaching methods.