About This Program
Target Population:
Newly hired child welfare workers
Program Overview
Simulation Labs are simulation exercises that promote, develop, and reinforce key social work skills (e.g. client engagement, critical thinking, assessment skills, interviewing techniques, decision-making, analysis, and problem solving). Simulation is a technique for education and training that has been used in many different disciplines, including aviation, the military, and medicine. It offers guided, immersive experiences that evoke or replicate aspects of the real world professional experience in a fully interactive fashion. Simulation Labs was created by a multi-disciplinary team consisting of training faculty from four southern California universities as well as Los Angeles County social workers, trainers, County Counsel, law enforcement consultants, and others.
Logic Model
The program representative did not provide information about a Logic Model for Simulation Labs.
Manuals and Training
Publicly available information indicates there is some training available for this program.
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Relevant Published, Peer-Reviewed Research
Currently, there are no published, peer-reviewed research studies for Simulation Labs.
Additional References
No reference materials are currently available for Simulation Labs.
Date Research Evidence Last Reviewed by CEBC: March 2017
Date Program Content Last Reviewed by Program Staff: June 2019
Date Program Originally Loaded onto CEBC: June 2017
