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- Final Thoughts: Hope, Kindness, and Gratitude
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Pages: 265 - 266
Abstract: As I write this, it’s July 1, 2023. This is my final editorial as editor-in-chief for Social Work, and as I look back on the past four and a half years, I am stunned by how quickly the time went by. I am also stunned by how many crises have occurred since January 2019. We have seen the ongoing killing of Black men and women by police violence become out of control, perhaps most dramatically seen in the murder of George Floyd. We have experienced a pandemic (or syndemic, if you read my editorial of November 2021) like none we have seen in the past 100 years, one for which we were woefully unprepared. We have seen multiple wars bring violence across the globe resulting in desperate refugees and immigration crises around the world, with the war in Ukraine also profoundly disrupting petroleum and grain markets. Climate change is worsening, with violent weather shifts becoming more common. Roe v. Wade was overturned with the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, and LGBTQI2S+ rights have been intensively attacked with numerous state laws. The list seems never ending and daunting.
PubDate: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad033
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
- Social Workers’ Experiences of Support in the Workplace during the
COVID-19 Pandemic-
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Pages: 267 - 276
Abstract: AbstractThis qualitative study included in-depth semistructured interviews with 17 social workers from across the state of Texas that took place during the summer of 2021. The purpose of this study was to describe social workers’ experiences of workplace support during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide implications for how to improve support in the workplace. The interviews were analyzed using a phenomenological approach to describe the main themes of the participants’ experiences. The findings combined with current literature suggest that following the pandemic and in the case of similar prolonged disasters organizational leaders should consider supporting their social work staff by clearly communicating protocol changes, providing more autonomy and flexible work arrangements, increasing time off and financial support, and providing tangible assistance such as technological support. Leaders should also consider their social work staff’s emotional well-being following the pandemic by providing therapeutic resources and bonding opportunities for staff to promote a more resilient team-like culture in the workplace.
PubDate: Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad030
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
- Standards of Care in Social Work: Ethical and Risk Management Implications
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Pages: 277 - 285
Abstract: AbstractSocial workers are sometimes named as defendants in malpractice lawsuits. These lawsuits allege negligence, specifically that social work defendants owed a duty to the plaintiff, breached this duty, and the defendant’s actions caused harm. Plaintiffs in litigation cases typically allege that social workers violated or failed to meet prevailing standards of care in the profession. It is essential that social workers understand the legal concept of standard of care and its implications for professional practice. This article reviews the concept of standard of care; discusses the ways in which social work ethics standards, federal and state laws, national practice standards, expert witness testimony, and professional literature determine the standard of care; and presents practical steps social workers can take to comply with prevailing standards of care, protect clients, and protect themselves. The author focuses especially on complex cases where social workers may not agree on relevant standards of care.
PubDate: Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad023
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
- Emotional Distress in a Marginalized Population as a Function of
Household-Level Social Determinants of Health-
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Pages: 287 - 297
Abstract: AbstractLow-income, underrepresented communities of color are disproportionally affected by emotional distress. Little is known about malleable, household-level determinants of emotional distress, addressable by feasible, stigma-neutral interventions. The present study addressed this knowledge gap by analyzing secondary data from a cross-sectional community needs assessment survey in a marginalized urban community (N = 677). Relying on dominance analyses, authors found that, on average, the largest household-level contributions to respondents’ emotional distress included exposures to fellow household members’ alcohol use and anger-driven behaviors. Both determinants are arguably feasible to address via household-level interventions and community-level preventive efforts. Household members’ physical and serious mental illness and drug use were moderately associated with respondents’ emotional distress; household cohesion and communications, residential overcrowding, and child behavior played a minimal role. Article concludes with a discussion of public health implications of the results.
PubDate: Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad024
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
- Suicide Risk among University Students in Spain: Implications for Social
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Pages: 299 - 306
Abstract: AbstractSuicide is a phenomenon that affects university students all over the world, and although vulnerability has been revealed in universities, there are still few studies that include large populations, a large number of universities and students pursuing different degrees. The study presented here aims to detect the risk of suicide in Spanish university students pursuing different areas of study. A total of 2,025 students from 16 Spanish universities and 17 degree programs completed an online questionnaire assessing support and suicide risk factors. The results indicate that 29.2 percent of the university students had experienced suicidal ideation in their lifetime. Logistic regression analysis showed that this risk was associated with depressive symptomatology and having suffered sexual violence. In contrast, self-esteem, life satisfaction, and perceived support were shown to be protective factors. Suicide risk affects one in three students. The present study includes particular implications for decision makers in the university community and other related governmental bodies, as well as for social work.
PubDate: Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad025
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
- Fostering Community-Engaged Research on Criminal Legal Innovations with
Logic Models-
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Pages: 307 - 319
Abstract: AbstractThere is a persistent disconnect between research and practice, both in the social work profession as well as in the criminal legal system. Community-engaged research has been suggested as an approach to bridge this divide, but specific tools are needed to integrate research and practice efforts. This article presents three distinct logic model development processes that occurred in collaborative research and practice efforts in the context of criminal legal programming, including prosecutor-led diversion programs, a high-intensity drug court, and a multiagency justice and mental health collaborative. Logic model development incorporated multiple forms of program information using collaborative reflexivity, an approach focused on understanding the relationship between knowledge and power in the research process. For each program, the authors describe the context and process of logic model development, and how the logic models were used by both practitioners and researchers. The authors discuss how collaborative logic model development can facilitate community-engaged research, strengthen the research–practice connection, and advance applied social work scholarship.
PubDate: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad032
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
- In the Meantime: RE/UN/DIScover Heuristic for Small-Scale Antioppressive
Action within Systems and Organizations-
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Pages: 321 - 330
Abstract: AbstractThe dehumanizing effects of neoliberal, white dominant regulations, laws, policies, and cultural assumptions seep into the everyday practice of social workers in frontline and mid-level positions. Many social workers are learning various antioppressive practices and becoming aware of how microaggressions and other oppressive dynamics can manifest in workplaces but lack models to guide efforts for small-scale action. This article describes how the RE/UN/DIScover heuristic can be used to interrupt and shift oppressive processes during everyday moments of practice within organizations and systems by social workers and their interested colleagues who have some awareness of oppressive and antioppressive dynamics. The RE/UN/DIScover heuristic is an iterative set of three practices: (1) tend to self with compassionate REcover practices; (2) engage in curious, critical reflection to UNcover full understandings of the power dynamics, impacts, and meanings of specific challenges; and (3) DIScover and try out just, humanizing responses with creative courage, individually and with other colleagues. The heuristic uses a dual focus on self and situation with an ad hoc group of other colleagues to raise awareness; cultivate humanizing spaces; and implement antioppressive, relational responses. The article describes the heuristic practices and how to apply the heuristic with two composite practice applications.
PubDate: Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad026
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
- Disability Justice and the Americans with Disabilities Act: An Opportunity
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Pages: 331 - 339
Abstract: AbstractAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 61 million Americans have a disability, which translates to about 26 percent of the national population. The most common types of disability are physical (13.7 percent), or those that impact mobility, and intellectual (10.8 percent), or those related to cognitive processing. The Bureau of Justice Statistics has reported that 32 percent of people in state prisons and 40 percent of people in county jails have at least one disability, rates that demonstrate alarming disproportionality. Yet the history of the disability rights movement, the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act for people with disabilities who are involved with the criminal justice system, and the implications of disability justice and critical disability theory for the field of social work are not well understood. The purpose of this article is to review these under-recognized topics and offer recommendations for addressing this neglected area of social work education, research, policy, and practice.
PubDate: Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad034
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
- Misophonia: A Review of the Literature and Its Implications for the Social
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Pages: 341 - 348
Abstract: AbstractMisophonia is a chronic condition that describes aversion to specific auditory stimuli. Misophonia is characterized by physiological responsivity and negative emotional reactivity. Specific sounds, commonly referred to as “triggers,” are often commonplace and sometimes repetitive. They include chewing, coughing, slurping, keyboard tapping, and pen clicking. Common emotional responses include rage, disgust, anxiety, and panic while physical responses include muscle constriction and increased heart rate. This literature review identifies research priorities, limitations, and new directions, examining the implications of misophonia for the social work profession. Misophonia is largely absent from the social work literature. However, the profession is uniquely equipped to understand, screen for, and effectively treat misophonia in direct practice or within interprofessional treatment teams. By conceptualizing misophonia as idiosyncratic and contextual, social workers would enhance the existing body of research by applying an ecological perspective which captures the interaction of individuals and environments in producing human experience. Such an approach would assist clients and clinicians in developing treatment plans that consider the roles of social and physical environments in the development and course of misophonia. A discussion of current limitations within the misophonia literature further emphasizes the need for new perspectives.
PubDate: Tue, 18 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad029
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
- Who Is Helping Us' Exploring the Transition to Parenthood in
Infant–Family Professionals during the COVID-19 Era-
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Pages: 349 - 351
Abstract: Public discourse about policies and legislation supporting family life has intensified over the past two years in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Families having and raising young children have been among the groups most severely impacted by the stressors of the pandemic (Alon et al., 2020). Over the last three decades, empirical evidence has established that helping professionals are at increased risk of work-related burnout and secondary traumatic stress due to the intense nature of the relational and emotional labor they must perform in their jobs (Hochschild, 2003; Maslach, 1982; Stamm, 2010).
PubDate: Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad031
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
- Social Work in the Postpandemic World: Reflections from India
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Pages: 353 - 356
Abstract: The world has been devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected millions of people and made it more imperative and urgent than ever to address the socioeconomic demands of the populace. The pandemic, like other social phenomena and events, is neither gender nor caste, class, sexuality, or religion neutral. In fact, those worst affected by the pandemic are the persons who were already marginalized and stigmatized (EPW, 2021).
PubDate: Sat, 08 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad027
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
- Organizing for Power and Empowerment: The Fight for Democracy (2nd ed.)
Jacqueline B. Mondros and Joan Minieri-
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Pages: 357 - 358
Abstract: Organizing for Power and Empowerment: The Fight for Democracy (2nd ed.). MondrosJacqueline B.MinieriJoan. Columbia University Press, 2023. 424 pages. ISBN: 9780231189453. $35.00 paperback.
PubDate: Fri, 07 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad028
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
- Social WorkVol. 68, Nos. 1–4, January 2023–October 2023
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Pages: 359 - 364
Abstract: In this index, the following abbreviations are used: Jan. for January, Apr. for April, Oct. for October, C for Commentary, PU for Practice Update, and E for Editorial.
PubDate: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT
DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad035
Issue No: Vol. 68, No. 4 (2023)
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