In social work and other community-based human services settings, clients often present with complex financial problems. As a need for more formal training is beginning to be addressed, evaluation of existing training is important, and this study evaluates outcomes from the Financial Stability Pathway (FSP) project. Designed to prepare professionals with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to effectively assess and respond to clients’ financial problems, we evaluated the FSP using a one-group pre-, post-, and follow-up design. Results suggest that with training and ongoing booster sessions including peer support, professionals’ preparedness and confidence increased, which strongly predicted the use of practice behaviors learned during training. Implications for professional education and training are discussed.
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Jodi Jacobson Frey
Jodi Jacobson Frey is associate professor, Karen Hopkins is associate professor, Christine Callahan is Research Assistant Professor, and Sally Hageman is a doctoral student at University of Maryland, Baltimore. Philip Osteen is assistant professor at Florida State University. Jungyai Ko is assistant at Hallym University.Karen Hopkins
Jodi Jacobson Frey is associate professor, Karen Hopkins is associate professor, Christine Callahan is Research Assistant Professor, and Sally Hageman is a doctoral student at University of Maryland, Baltimore. Philip Osteen is assistant professor at Florida State University. Jungyai Ko is assistant at Hallym University.Philip Osteen
Jodi Jacobson Frey is associate professor, Karen Hopkins is associate professor, Christine Callahan is Research Assistant Professor, and Sally Hageman is a doctoral student at University of Maryland, Baltimore. Philip Osteen is assistant professor at Florida State University. Jungyai Ko is assistant at Hallym University.Christine Callahan
Jodi Jacobson Frey is associate professor, Karen Hopkins is associate professor, Christine Callahan is Research Assistant Professor, and Sally Hageman is a doctoral student at University of Maryland, Baltimore. Philip Osteen is assistant professor at Florida State University. Jungyai Ko is assistant at Hallym University.Sally Hageman
Jodi Jacobson Frey is associate professor, Karen Hopkins is associate professor, Christine Callahan is Research Assistant Professor, and Sally Hageman is a doctoral student at University of Maryland, Baltimore. Philip Osteen is assistant professor at Florida State University. Jungyai Ko is assistant at Hallym University.Jungyai Ko
Jodi Jacobson Frey is associate professor, Karen Hopkins is associate professor, Christine Callahan is Research Assistant Professor, and Sally Hageman is a doctoral student at University of Maryland, Baltimore. Philip Osteen is assistant professor at Florida State University. Jungyai Ko is assistant at Hallym University.Funding
We acknowledge and thank the Maryland CASH Campaign and the Annie E. Casey Foundation for funding this study. The original version of this paper was presented during the Financial Capability and Asset Building Convening hosted by the Center for Social Development at Washington University in St. Louis and University of Maryland’s School of Social Work, May 12–15, 2015. Support was generously provided by Wells Fargo Advisors, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, and The Woodside Foundation.
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