Social Work articles from January 2009

Social Work archives from January 2009

Why social work practitioners need research ethics knowledge.(GUEST EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
January 1, 2009... Social work practitioners are under increasing pressure to understand and use evidence-based practice approaches. At the same time, clinicians, scientists, and government officials have noted that only a handful of assessment and intervention...

Somatic experiencing treatment with social service workers following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.(Report)
January 1, 2009... In August and September of 2005, Hurricanes Katrina and Rita inflicted a devastating toll on U.S. Gulf Coast communities, leaving in the aftermath vast numbers of suffering adults and children. Disasters like these that cause massive...

A mixed-method study of Princeville's rebuilding from the flood of 1999: lessons on the importance of invisible community assets.(Report)
January 1, 2009... All human beings encounter stressful events in their lifetime. The nature and magnitude of the stressors run a very wide gamut. Among the many stressors that people can experience in their lives, natural disasters may be the most detrimental...

Partner violence and survivors' chronic health problems: informing social work practice.(Report)
January 1, 2009... One out of every four women in the United States will report physical or sexual assault by a partner, spouse, or date at some point in her lifetime (Tjaden & Thoennes, 2000). Empirical research has established the serious nature of both the...

Development of a risk and resilience-based out-of-school time program for children and youths.(Report)
January 1, 2009... In a seminal article on theory and practice, Polansky (1986) argued for the application of theory to social interventions aimed at children, youths, and families. Though much has changed in the ensuing decades, Polansky's assertion may be truer...

The temperance movement and social work.(Report)
January 1, 2009... Social work's involvement in the temperance movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries is largely forgotten, and social workers of today might wonder why this particular historical incident needs revisiting now as the temperance...

Brief solution-focused counseling: a practical effective strategy for dealing with wait lists in community-based mental health services.(Report)
January 1, 2009... Community-based mental health services are funded by the provincial government in most Canadian provinces and, in Saskatchewan, are provided through local health regions as a part of the public health care system. Resource allocation in public...

Doctoral education in social work: what we know and what we need to know.(Report)
January 1, 2009... Social work is projected to experience occupational growth in the United States in the future, but the current professional workforce and the social work professoriate are "graying" (Lubben, 2006; Whitaker, Weismiller, & Clark, 2006)....

Ethical considerations of evidence-based practice.(COMMENTARY)(Essay)
January 1, 2009... During the past decade evidence-based practice has become increasingly influential in social work practice and education (Gilgun, 2005). The increasing influence is evidenced by the proliferation of articles and books about the subject...

Establishing evidence for strengths-based interventions? Reflections from social work's research conference.(COMMENTARY)(Essay)
January 1, 2009... I recently attended the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) annual conference in San Francisco. As a new assistant professor developing a research agenda focused on social work practice with children and families from a strengths...

Correction.(Correction notice)
January 1, 2009... In the July 2008 issue (Volume 53, Number 3), the article titled "Notation of Depression in Case Records of Older Adults in Community Long-Term Care," the byline should read as follows: Enola K. Proctor, Nancy Morrow-Howell, Sunha Choi, and...

Bending Gender, Ending Gender: Theoretical Foundations for Social Work Practice with the Transgender Community.(COMMENTARY)(Critical essay)
January 1, 2009... Science has classified humans into two categories: male and female. If a person does not fit neatly into one of these categories, he or she could be looking at serious societal problems. Transgender individuals make up this gray area. The...

The silent birth: a feminist perspective.(COMMENTARY)(Essay)
January 1, 2009... We grieve all that cannot be spoken, that for which there is no name (Griffin, 1978). The social work profession embraces the idea that social action is necessary as a part of the field's responsibility to society. This includes political...