Social Work articles from May 1998

Social Work archives from May 1998

Human rights and social work.(Editorial)
May 1, 1998... [The] recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. - United Nations, 1948 So begins the preamble of the Universal...

Indigenous people in a multicultural society: unique issues for human services.
May 1, 1998... Discussions of a multicultural America abound in professional literature and popular media. Projections for increasing the diversity and the "browning" of America are plentiful as we approach 2000. There are many discussions about the changing...

"Gathering the spirit" at First Baptist Church: spirituality as a protective factor in the lives of African American children.
May 1, 1998... Spiritual socialization can be central to children's healthy development. In the following narrative fragment, Mrs. H, a 73-year-old African American woman, spontaneously recounted to me her experiences as a seven-year-old child walking to a...

School social workers and school violence: personal safety, training, and violence programs.
May 1, 1998... Concern over school violence has permeated multiple layers of U.S. society. For example, one recent study found that the public considered school violence the most important problem facing schools (Elam, Rose, & Gallup, 1994). The federal...

The emerging social work role on hospital ethics committees: a comparison of social worker and chair perspectives.
May 1, 1998... With ever-advancing medical technology involving such life-altering procedures as organ transplants, genetic engineering, and sophisticated life support systems, hospital social workers collaborate with other professional groups regarding ethical...

Social work on the Internet: an introduction.
May 1, 1998... Unlimited information and global communication relevant to professional social work researchers and practitioners can be found in the world of cyberspace. What started from cold and impersonal beginnings (for scientists and military programming)...

Technology-based groups: a review and conceptual framework for practice.
May 1, 1998... Telephone conference call and computer-assisted groups offer the benefits of group treatment, education, and support to individuals who cannot or choose not to attend face-to-face groups. They also can expedite participation in organizational and...

Differential effectiveness of prevalent social work practice models: a meta-analysis.
May 1, 1998... Within the past few decades, an increasing number of group outcome studies on the effectiveness of social work have been published. As this has occurred, various social workers have prepared narrative review articles that critically summarize...

Telephone support groups for HIV-positive mothers whose children have died of aids.
May 1, 1998... The telephone was first used as an outreach tool in 1953 for suicide prevention by the Samaritans (Grumet, 1979). Since then telephone support has been used for crisis intervention (Hornblow & Sloane, 1980), outreach for physically disabled...

The Trouble with Blame: Victims, Perpetrators, and Responsibility.
May 1, 1998... The Trouble with Blame is a well-written and thought-provoking book that focuses on how survivors, perpetrators, and society at large attribute blame and responsibility for violent acts. Unlike other authors who tend to focus exclusively on...

Controversial Issues in Social Work Ethics, Values, and Obligations.
May 1, 1998... In Controversial Issues in Social Work Ethics, Values, and Obligations, Gambrill and Pruger of the University of California, Berkeley, review issues that confront social workers and others in the helping fields. The book is organized in a debate...

Mental Health Services: A Public Health Perspective.
May 1, 1998... Professional social work, particularly in mental health services, often blends policy and clinical practice, often outside others' defined boundaries of "clinical" or "policy" expertise. Mental health specialists need to understand policy and...