Journal of Social Work Education articles from September 2003

Journal of Social Work Education archives from September 2003

From the editor: a "useful" journal.
September 22, 2003... Truth is an eternal conversation about things that matter, conducted with passion and discipline. --Parker Palmer I am honored and humbled by the opportunity to provide editorial leadership to the Journal of Social Work Education for...

Psychiatry and the control of dangerousness: on the Apotropaic function of the term "mental illness".
September 22, 2003... Life is full of dangers. Our highly developed consciousness makes us, of all living forms in the universe, the most keenly aware of, and the most adept at protecting ourselves from, dangers. Magic and religion are mankind's earliest warning...

Is graduate social work education promoting a critical approach to mental health practice?
September 22, 2003... A sample of 71 psychopathology course syllabi from 58 different graduate schools of social work was analyzed to determine whether different viewpoints and the concomitant empirical evidence were presented regarding 4 significant mental health...

Undergraduate research courses: a closer look reveals complex social work student attitudes.
September 22, 2003... This study of 285 BSW students over a 4-year period examines the students' initial attitudes toward learning research and identifies associated characteristics. In contrast to social work students' reputation of being "research reluctant,"...

Determining attainment of the EPAS foundation program objectives: evidence for the use of self-efficacy as an outcome.
September 22, 2003... Building on research related to social cognitive theory and its construct of self-efficacy, this article describes the development of the Foundation Practice Self-Efficacy scale. This measure is designed to assess graduate social work programs'...

Student perceptions of web-assisted teaching strategies.
September 22, 2003... This study determines which Web-assisted teaching strategies social work students from a single university experience and perceive as valuable. The results demonstrate that most faculty use email, post grades online, and give out student email...

Interdisciplinary social work and law: a model domestic violence curriculum.(Special section: domestic violence and social work education)
September 22, 2003... INTERDISCIPLINARY PRACTICE has grown in both academic and nonacademic workplaces. Universities have developed centers and programs that foster research and teaching across disciplines, and there has been an increasing professional practice...

Domestic violence screening: education and institutional support correlates.(Special section: domestic violence and social work education)
September 22, 2003... Because domestic violence is a serious threat to women's lives and well-being, social workers are encouraged to screen, assess, and implement intervention. National Association of Social Workers members from Florida were surveyed in order to...

Child protection professionals identifying domestic violence indicators: implications for social work education.(Special section: domestic violence and social work education)
September 22, 2003... This article presents findings from a study of 3 professional groups most frequently involved in child maltreatment cases: child protection social workers, district attorney social workers, and police detectives. The survey instrument examined...

Chamberlain, P. (2003). Treating Chronic Juvenile Offenders: Advance Made Through the Oregon Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Model.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Chamberlain, P. (2003). Treating Chronic Juvenile Offenders: Advances Made Through the Oregon Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Model. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. $39.95 (cloth). In this book, Chamberlain...

Freundlich, M., & Gerstenzang, S. (2003). An Assessment of the Privatization of Child Welfare Service: Challenges and Successes.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Freundlich, M., & Gerstenzang, S. (2003). An Assessment of the Privatization of Child Welfare Services: Challenges and Successes. Washington, DC: CWLA Press. $29.95 (paper). Private nonprofit agencies are taking on many of the...

Maluccio, A., Canali, C., & Vecchiato, T. (Eds.). (2002). Assessing Outcomes in Child and Family Service.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Maluccio, A., Canali, C., & Vecchiato, T. (Eds.). (2002). Assessing Outcomes in Child and Family Services. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter. $24.95 (paper). This volume was compiled to encourage knowledge sharing between countries in order...

Berkman, B., & Harootyan, L. (Eds.). (2003). Social Work and Health Care in an Aging Society.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Berkman, B., & Harootyan, L. (Eds.). (2003). Social Work and Health Care in an Aging Society. New York: Springer. $52.95 (cloth). Changes in health care delivery present a new host of challenges for social workers with older clients. In...

Tirrito, T. (2003). Aging in the New Millennium: a Global View.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Tirrito, T. (2003). Aging in the New Millennium: A Global View. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. $18.95 (paper). Due to demographic trends, a large percentage of the world's population will soon be older adults. This book...

Bash, L. (2003). Adult Learners in the Academy.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Adult Learners in the Academy. Bolton, MA: Anker. $39.95 (cloth). The challenges of the 21st century and the growing number of adult learners are forcing academic institutions to change the way they think about adult learning programs in...

Betts, D. (Ed.). (2003) Creative Arts Therapies: Contemporary Strategies for Working with Individuals and Families.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Betts, D. (Ed.). (2003) Creative Arts Therapies: Contemporary Strategies for Working with Individuals and Families. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas. $65.95 (cloth). Adopted and foster care children, along with their families, experience...

Newhill, C. (2003). Client Violence in Social Work Practice: Prevention, Intervention, and Research.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Newhill, C. (2003). Client Violence in Social Work Practice: Prevention, Intervention, and Research. New York: Guilford Press. $35.00 (cloth). Social workers today are at an increased risk of being subjected to violent behavior from...

Turner, F. (2002). Diagnosis in Social Work: New Imperatives.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Turner, F. (2002). Diagnosis in Social Work: New Imperatives. New York: Haworth Press. $24.95 (paper). Over time, the term diagnosis has become laden with negative connotations, thereby causing it to be rejected in many social work circles...

Sullivan, N., Mesbur, E., Lang, N., Goodman, D., & Mitchell, L. (Eds.). (2003). Social Work With Groups: Social Justice Through Personal, Community, and Societal Change.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Sullivan, N., Mesbur, E., Lang, N., Goodman, D., & Mitchell, L. (Eds.). (2003). Social Work With Groups: Social Justice Through Personal, Community, and Societal Change. Binghamton, NY: Haworth Press. $24.95 (paper). This collection of...

Kontos, L., Brotherton, D., & Barrios, L. (Eds.). (2003). Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Kontos, L., Brotherton, D., & Barrios, L. (Eds.). (2003). Gangs and Society: Alternative Perspectives. New York: Columbia University Press. $24.50 (paper). The media and many social science researchers have focused predominantly on the...

Reisch, M. (Ed.). (2003). For the Common Good: Essays of Harold Lewis.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Reisch, M. (Ed.). (2003). For the Common Good: Essays of Harold Lewis. New York: Brunner Routledge. $75.00 (cloth). This book is a collection of philosophical essays written between 1972 and 1991 by Harold Lewis on his convictions about...

Sorenson, J., Rawson, R., Guydish, J., & Zweben, J. (Eds.). (2003). Drug Abuse Treatment Through Collaboration: Practice and Research Partnerships That Work.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Sorenson, J., Rawson, R., Guydish, J., & Zweben, J. (Eds.). (2003). Drug Abuse Treatment Through Collaboration: Practice and Research Partnerships That Work. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. $39.95 (cloth). Both...

Harlow, E., & Webb, S. (Eds.). (2003). Information and Communication Technologies in the Welfare Services.(Book Review)
September 22, 2003... Harlow, E., & Webb, S. (Eds.). (2003). Information and Communication Technologies in the Welfare Services. London: Jessica Kingsley. $27.95 (paper). This book examines how health and welfare organizations and the delivery of client...

Social Work Education and the free market.(Letter To The Editor)(Letter to the Editor)
September 22, 2003... To the Editor: We are certain the article "The Growth of Social Work Education Programs, 1985-1999: Its Impact on Economic and Educational Factors Related to the Profession of Social Work" (JSWE 39.2, Spring/Summer 2003), written by Karger...