Location
Greenspun Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Description
The current study explores how private cohort Facebook pages impact a MFT students’ training experience. Limited research has been conducted regarding social media and clinical training programs. Students from national MFT master’s and doctoral programs will be interviewed about their experience with private cohort Facebook pages. Students will participate in focus groups lead by student-researchers in order to increase participation and anonymity. Data will be analyzed using Strauss and Corbin’ s (1990) grounded theory. This research is essential because of the increase of usage of Social Media in today’s society. Graduate programs are implementing the use of Facebook pages for the dissemination of program information and networking between current and former students. However, the impact of social media usage in Clinical Program Training settings among students has not been fully researched.
Disciplines
Counselor Education | Social Work
Language
English
The Use of Cohort Facebook Pages in MFT Training Programs
Greenspun Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The current study explores how private cohort Facebook pages impact a MFT students’ training experience. Limited research has been conducted regarding social media and clinical training programs. Students from national MFT master’s and doctoral programs will be interviewed about their experience with private cohort Facebook pages. Students will participate in focus groups lead by student-researchers in order to increase participation and anonymity. Data will be analyzed using Strauss and Corbin’ s (1990) grounded theory. This research is essential because of the increase of usage of Social Media in today’s society. Graduate programs are implementing the use of Facebook pages for the dissemination of program information and networking between current and former students. However, the impact of social media usage in Clinical Program Training settings among students has not been fully researched.