Journal of Social Work Education articles from March 2007

Journal of Social Work Education archives from March 2007

Increasing our impact through unification.(GUEST EDITORIAL)
March 22, 2007... CONVERSATIONS IN ACADEMIC social work and in practice are often times framed by scarce resources, diminishing status and power, fragmentation, or unhealthy competition. Of course, these perceived difficulties are surmountable, but our approach...

The intention and reflection model of self-disclosure: social work education for student identity management in gay men.(Author abstract)
March 22, 2007... CAIN (1996) WROTE, "Social work education is about more than just teaching new information and skills; it is also about encouraging students to question their assumptions and values and the structure of the world around them" (p. 65). This is...

Why social work needs mapping.
March 22, 2007... GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) use computer hardware and software to capture, integrate, map, and analyze spatial data (Longley, Goodchild, Maguire, & Rhind, 2001). Over the past decade, they have emerged as indispensable tools for...

Can cultural competence be taught? evaluating the impact of the soap model.
March 22, 2007... "TEACH AND THEY WILL LEARN," seems to be the sentiment of proponents of courses related to minority issues and cultural competence. The challenge, however, has been to create a learning environment conducive to encouraging professional and...

A study of baccalaureate social work students' beliefs about the inclusion of religious and spiritual content in social work.
March 22, 2007... ISSUES OF RELIGION AND spirituality were evident from the early years of social work practice and theory, and they continue to be pertinent today. The United States has become the most religiously and spiritually diverse country in the world...

Explaining comfort with homosexuality among social work students: the impact of demographic, contextual, and attitudinal factors.
March 22, 2007... JUST AS ANY OTHER stigmatized group, homosexuals frequently face vindictive stereotypes and discrimination. Our language is filled with derogatory epitaphs about homosexuals, and gay-lesbian-transgendered-bisexual peoples are often chided for...

The second decade of the faculty publication project: journal article publications and the importance of faculty scholarship.(Report)
March 22, 2007... TWO GROUPS OF RESEARCH findings reported during the early years of the last decade make the 2000s a particularly critical time for monitoring and documenting the role expectations and role performances of graduate faculties. The first of these...

The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders in graduate social work education: then and now.(Author abstract)(Disease/Disorder overview)
March 22, 2007... THE PROFESSION OF SOCIAL WORK has long struggled with how to view human behavior and client functioning. This effort has led to many debates about what content should be included as essential social work knowledge. The Diagnostic and...

Service learning in social work education: the state of knowledge, pedagogical practicalities, and practice conundrums.
March 22, 2007... ACADEMIC SERVICE LEARNING is a pedagogical approach that integrates community service with academic study to promote student reflection, critical thinking, and creative problem solving. The increased popularity of service learning over the past...

Can we build a better mousetrap? improving the measures of practice performance in the field practicum.(Author abstract)
March 22, 2007... ASSESSING SOCIAL WORK competence is essential to ensuring that graduates will be effective practitioners. Perhaps not surprisingly, research regarding evaluation practices in social work has found that a primary mechanism for assessment of...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the editor)
March 22, 2007... To the Editor: The publication of Ronald Feldman's article, "Reputations, Rankings, and Realities of Social Work Schools: Challenges for Future Research" (JSWE, Fall 2006) is a disheartening moment in the literature of social work...

Diversity/mental health/suicide.(Cultural Diversity and Suicide: Ethnic, Religious, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Perspectives)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2007... Leach, M. M. (2006). Cultural Diversity and Suicide: Ethnic, Religious, Gender, and Sexual Orientation Perspectives. New York: The Haworth Press. $34.95 (paper). The literature on the relationship between culture and suicide has...

Ethics.(BOOKS RECEIVED)
March 22, 2007... Guttmann, D. (2006). Ethics in Social Work: A Context of Caring. New York: Haworth Press. $29.95 (paper). This unique text introduces students, practitioners, and educators to theoretical and conceptual approaches to professional ethics and...

Forensic social work.(Social Work in Juvenile and Criminal Justice Settings)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2007... Roberts, A. R., & Springer, D. W. (Eds.). (2007). Social Work in Juvenile and Criminal Justice Settings. Springfield, IL: Charles C Thomas. $69.95 (paper). This book focuses on the multiple roles and practices of justice social workers,...

Mental health.(Social Work in Mental Health: An Evidence-Based Approach)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2007... Thyer, B. A., & Wodarski, J. S. (Eds.). (2007). Social Work in Mental Health: An Evidence-Based Approach. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. $75.00 (cloth). This comprehensive desk reference is a contemporary guide to the delivery of...

Social policy/youth.(Understanding Youth: Perspectives, Identities, and Practices)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2007... Kehily, M. J. (Ed.). (2007). Understanding Youth: Perspectives, Identities, and Practices. London: Sage Publications. $45.95 (paper). The lives of young people have changed in dramatic ways in recent years. Important transformations have...

Social work practice.(The Practice of Problem-Based Learning: A Guide to Implementing PBL in the College Classroom)(Competency in Generalist Practice: A Guide to Theory and Evidence-Based Decision Making)(The Structural Approach to Direct Practice in Social Work: A Social Constructionist Perspective, 3d ed.)(Book review)
March 22, 2007... Amador, J. A., Miles, L., & Peters, C. B. (2007). The Practice of Problem-Based Learning: A Guide to Implementing PBL in the College Classroom. Bolton, MA: Anker Publishing Company. $32.95 (paper). This book is a guide for the development...

Social work research.(Understanding Social Work Research)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2007... McLaughlin, H. (2007). Understanding Social Work Research. London: Sage Publications. $39.95 (paper). This excellent new textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the nature of social work research. The book clearly demonstrates...

Social work theory.(The Human Experience: Description, Explanation, and Judgment)(Brief article)(Book review)
March 22, 2007... DePoy, E., & Gilson, S. F. (2007). The Human Experience: Description, Explanation, and Judgment. Lanham, MD: Jason Aronson Publishers. $49.95 (paper). This book is a comprehensive text that examines, analyzes, and applies theories of human...