Journal of Social Work Education articles from March 2003

Journal of Social Work Education archives from March 2003

Looking back and moving on. (From the editor).
March 22, 2003... This issue is the last in my role as editor-in-chief. I thank CSWE for providing this opportunity. I welcome Deborah Valentine who has been appointed as the next editor-in-chief of the Journal of Social Work Education. I give my heartfelt...

Editorial clarification.
March 22, 2003... The editor wishes to clarify that substantial portions of text from the article "Everyone Has a Shining Side: Computer-Mediated Mentoring in Social Work Education," by Toni Cascio and Janice Gasker, JSWE, Vol. 37, No. 2 (2001) were subsequently...

Genetic determinism as a failing paradigm in biology and medicine: implications for health and wellness.
March 22, 2003... Editor's Note. This piece is excerpted, with permission of the author and the publishers, from a chapter in M. S. Jamner and D. Stokols's (editors) Promoting Human Wellness: Frontiers for Research, Practice and Policy (2000, University of...

After the war on drugs is over: implications for social work education.
March 22, 2003... THIS ESSAY WILL NOT TRY to make a case for the legalization of drugs, although I and others have argued that point elsewhere (Bullington, 1997; Currie, 1993; McNeece, Bullington, Arnold, & Springer, 2002). In fact, Szasz (1992) argues for a...

Domestic violence and social work education: what do we know, what do we need to know? (Guest Editorial).
March 22, 2003... "THE BATTERED WOMEN'S MOVEMENT went downhill when the MSWs took over." Ouch. Why do you say that? I gingerly asked. The state domestic violence advocate stared at me as if to say, "You don't know?," and then listed off a number of complaints....

Domestic violence and aging: teaching about their intersection. (Special section: domestic violence and social work education).
March 22, 2003... IN AN IMPERFECT SPY, Amanda Cross (1995) writes about a protagonist who is invisible. This imperfect spy is an older woman who can obtain privileged information because people do not notice her. The social work curriculum has a similar attitude...

Domestic violence and animal cruelty: untangling the web of abuse. (Special section: domestic violence and social work education).
March 22, 2003... DURING THE PAST 25 YEARS, a growing body of research has documented the links between animal cruelty and interpersonal violence (Lockwood & Ascione, 1998; Ascione & Arkow, 1999). As a result, some communities have formed coalitions of human...

Challenging gender roles: the impact on female social work students of working with abused women. (Special section: domestic violence and social work education).
March 22, 2003... THE AIM OF THIS ARTICLE is to describe and analyze how gender roles and couple relationships of social work students are affected through the process of intervention with battered women. Such process serves as a constant catalyst in reexamining...

The growth of social work education programs, 1985-1999: its impact on economic and educational factors related to the profession of social work.
March 22, 2003... SINCE 1985 THERE HAS BEEN a rapid growth of social work programs on all three levels--baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral. In 1985 there were 89 master's of social work programs accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and...

Analysis of end-of-life content in social work textbooks.
March 22, 2003... INADEQUATE CARE FOR THE DYING, documented in a number of influential studies (Hanson, Danis, & Garrett, 1997; SUPPORT Principal Investigators, 1995), has precipitated a national movement to improve end-of-life (EOL) care practices and policies....

Who wants to work with the poor and homeless?
March 22, 2003... THERE IS A RICH HISTORY of debate regarding the defining features of the social work profession. Within the last 20 years this debate is exemplified within three general areas of examination or concern within the literature. These areas include...

The Internet archive: an end to the Digital Dark Age. (Technotes).
March 22, 2003... THE INTERNET HAS BEEN HAILED as a revolutionary research tool that allows academicians, researchers, and students to access large volumes of information with an ease that was previously unimaginable (Giffords, 1998; Holden, Rosenberg, &...

Science and Pseudoscience in Clinical Psychology.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Edited by Scott O. Lilienfeld, Steven Jay Lynn, and Jeffrey M. Lohr Guilford Press, New York, 2003 THE DEBATE OVER THE NEED for empirically-based practice that has become a focal point for social work education is not limited to our...

Children & families.(The Secure Child: Helping Our Children Feel Safe and Confident in an Insecure World)(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Greenspan, S. (2002). The Secure Child: Helping Our Children Feel Safe and Confident in an Insecure World. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing. $20.00 (cloth). In today's turbulent times, children must contend with terrorism, AIDS, school...

Community practice & advocacy.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Sen, R. (2003). Stir It Up: Lessons in Community Organizing and Advocacy. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. $25.00 (paper). This book argues that the challenges posed in today's social, political, and economic environment require progressive...

Diversity.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Faruque, C. (2002). Migration of Hmong to the Midwestern United States. Lanham, MD: University Press of America. $44.00 (paper). This volume is a research study that investigates the resettlement experiences of the Hmong people living in...

Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender issues.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Perrin, E. (2002). Sexual Orientation in Child and Adolescent Health Care. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum. $55.00 (cloth). According to Perrin, child health professionals have a responsibility to educate other colleagues and the public...

Aging.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Address, R., & Person, H. (Eds.). (2003). That You May Live Long: Caring for Our Aging Parents, Caring for Ourselves. New York: Union of American Hebrew Congregations. $12.95 (paper). This collection of essays offers guidance on caregiving...

Higher education.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Tagg, J. (2003). The Learning Paradigm College. Bolton, MA: Anker. $39.95 (cloth). Recognizing that many institutions of higher learning are organized in ways that do not lead to optimal education experiences for students, Tagg proposes a...

Human service organizations.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Gibelman, M. (2003). Navigating Human Service Organizations: Essential Information for Surviving and Thriving in Agencies. Chicago: Lyceum Books. $35.95 (cloth). This book introduces social work students and new practitioners to human...

Mental health and mental illness.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Hackett, D., & Violanti, J. (Eds.). (2003). Police Suicide: Tactics for Prevention. Springfield, IL: Charles Thomas. $36.95 (cloth). Incidents of suicide are higher in the police profession than in the general population. Yet, many law...

Practice.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... LeCroy, C. (2002). The Call to Social Work. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. $19.95 (paper). This book seeks to give new or potential social workers an accurate and modern picture of the realities of social work. Craig LeCroy presents personal...

Social work education.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Richardson, L., & Wolfe, M. (Eds.). (2001). Principles and Practice of Informal Education. London: RoutledgeFalmer. $24.95 (paper). Informal education involves learning that can take place in a variety of contexts and that is not solely...

Assessing Publication for Tenure. (Letter To The Editor).(Letter to the Editor)
March 22, 2003... To the Editor: In the study, "Assessing Publication for Tenure" (JSWE 39.1, Winter 2003), Seipel explores "what social work educators say about how printed publications should be weighted for the purpose of tenure and promotion" (p. 80)....