IF 2.3 2区社会学

Social work Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swaf005

Maha N Mian, Jordan Horan, Taweh Hunter, Alan K Davis, Stacey B Armstrong

{"title":"Social Workers' Attitudes and Beliefs about MDMA-Assisted Therapy for Adolescents with PTSD.","authors":"Maha N Mian, Jordan Horan, Taweh Hunter, Alan K Davis, Stacey B Armstrong","doi":"10.1093/sw/swaf005","DOIUrl":"10.1093/sw/swaf005","url":null,"abstract":"Given the widespread interest and ongoing study on MDMA-assisted therapy (MDMA-AT) for PTSD, its implications for unique populations-such as adolescents-require further understanding. Social workers will likely play a crucial role in the potential implementation of this intervention, but their perspectives remain unknown. The study includes 222 social workers randomized to read one of two vignettes about MDMA-AT or selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-assisted therapy (SSRI-AT) for treating adolescent treatment-resistant PTSD. Participants rated each treatment's acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility, followed by drug stigma, perceptions of drug risk, and psychedelic knowledge. Participants in the SSRI-AT condition reported significantly higher mean ratings of treatment acceptability (p < .001; d = .72), appropriateness (p < .001; d = .72), and feasibility (p < .001; d =. 64). In the MDMA-AT condition, perceptions of MDMA risk were greater (p < .001; d = .59) and psychedelic stigma positively correlated with perceived risk of MDMA (r = .46, p < .001). Moreover, greater psychedelic knowledge was significantly related to less stigma (r = -.33, p < .001) and less perceived risk of MDMA (r = -.21, p < .001). Concerns among social workers about the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of MDMA-AT for adolescents with PTSD may limit clinical trial recruitment, engagement, and future implementation.","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":" ","pages":"157-166"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143400040","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Critical Public Management Studies: A Research Agenda Proposition. 批判公共管理研究：一个研究议程命题。

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Social work Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swaf009

Shachar Timor-Shlevin

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Advancing Psychodynamic-Based Clinical Social Work Practice to Address Structural Trauma: Integrating Neuroscience and Attachment Theory. 推进基于心理动力学的临床社会工作实践以解决结构性创伤：整合神经科学和依恋理论。

IF 2.3 2区社会学

Social work Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swaf003

Sunghyun Hong, Julie M Ribaudo, Paige Safyer, Irene E Routte, Daphne C Watkins

{"title":"Advancing Psychodynamic-Based Clinical Social Work Practice to Address Structural Trauma: Integrating Neuroscience and Attachment Theory.","authors":"Sunghyun Hong, Julie M Ribaudo, Paige Safyer, Irene E Routte, Daphne C Watkins","doi":"10.1093/sw/swaf003","DOIUrl":"10.1093/sw/swaf003","url":null,"abstract":"Psychodynamic-based practice (PBP), including approaches informed by attachment theory, is a widely used therapeutic modality in clinical social work for addressing trauma. Yet, in some clinical spaces, PBP has faced challenges due to its process-oriented nature, particularly in an era that increasingly favors manualized, short-term interventions. Meanwhile, sociocultural neuroscience has emerged as a field providing evidence for trauma interventions. Recently, both clinical social work and sociocultural neuroscience have begun highlighting the impact of structural trauma on mental health and the need to alleviate harms stemming from experiencing such trauma. Integrating neuroscience insights and methods may offer an opportunity to enhance PBP in clinical social work practice, particularly in addressing structural trauma. This article reviews recent developments in sociocultural neuroscience that is relevant for clinical social work practice with clients who have experienced trauma, outlines how these insights can inform PBP grounded in attachment theory, and discusses the potential implication of integrating sociocultural neuroscience with PBP in addressing structural trauma underpinning the place attachment framework.","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":" ","pages":"121-130"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143410996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Spirituality among People Who Are Transgender: A Nationally Representative Examination and Comparison with Members of the Public. 跨性别者的精神性：一项全国代表性的调查和与公众成员的比较。

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Social work Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swaf002

David R Hodge

{"title":"Spirituality among People Who Are Transgender: A Nationally Representative Examination and Comparison with Members of the Public.","authors":"David R Hodge","doi":"10.1093/sw/swaf002","DOIUrl":"10.1093/sw/swaf002","url":null,"abstract":"Spiritual practices are important strengths for many members of the general public, but little is known about practices among transgender people. To address this gap in the literature, this study investigated the frequency with which self-identified transgender adults participate in a diverse array of spiritual practices and compared their level of participation with that of members of the general population. To conduct this nationally representative study, data were abstracted from the National Religion and Spirituality Survey 2020. Frequencies are reported for 17 spiritual practices, and logistic regression was used to determine differences in participation. The results indicate transgender adults participate in spiritual practices at levels equal to, or greater than, that of other adults. Transgender adults were significantly more likely than other adults to participate in 10 spiritual practices: yoga, meditation, tarot cards/fortune telling, fasting, attending other spiritual/religious groups, art, being in nature, writing, acts of protest, and teaching in a spiritual/religious setting. With one exception, moderate to large effects were observed across all 10 spiritual practices. The results highlight the importance of administering spiritual assessments with transgender clients to identify potential spiritual practices that might be operationalized to assist clients cope with or ameliorate problems.","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":" ","pages":"147-156"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143415336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Addressing Kinship Caregivers' Ambivalence and Internalized Stigma to Improve Acceptance of Financial Assistance for Children in Foster Care. 解决亲缘照顾者的矛盾心理和内在污名化问题，提高对寄养儿童经济援助的接受度。

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Social work Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swaf001

David Ansong, Jamal Appiah-Kubi, Emmanuel O Amoako, Kanisha Brevard, Ramona W Denby

{"title":"Addressing Kinship Caregivers' Ambivalence and Internalized Stigma to Improve Acceptance of Financial Assistance for Children in Foster Care.","authors":"David Ansong, Jamal Appiah-Kubi, Emmanuel O Amoako, Kanisha Brevard, Ramona W Denby","doi":"10.1093/sw/swaf001","DOIUrl":"10.1093/sw/swaf001","url":null,"abstract":"Financial assistance programs, such as the Kinship Guardianship Assistance Program, provide essential ongoing support for the care of children when reunification with their biological parents or adoption by other families is not feasible. However, these programs are underutilized by relatives who step in to provide stable, permanent homes for these children, partly due to unresolved internal conflicts about accepting financial support for caring for family members. Formative data (N = 178) and Bayesian inferential methods were used to examine whether a tailored training and support program for kinship caregivers could influence the internal conflict and attitudes of these caregivers concerning their acceptance of financial assistance. The study also assessed whether reductions in internal conflicts differed by program delivery mode: in-person versus virtual. Findings indicate that internal conflicts and stigma (a) reduced after participation in the program, (b) reduced with both delivery modes, with greater reductions among the virtual participants, but (c) did not reduce for participants of the standard foster parent training program. Results trending in the desired direction indicate that kin-specific training and programs may have crossover effects on internalized financial stigma, thus highlighting the need for future evaluations to affirm these results and inform intervention planning.","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":" ","pages":"109-119"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143426334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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"It Was against the Rules but Had to Be Done": Exploring Social Workers' Professional Obligations. “这是违反规则的，但必须这样做”：探索社会工作者的职业义务。

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Social work Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swaf011

Hagit Sinai-Glazer, Miri Cohen-Achdut

{"title":"\"It Was against the Rules but Had to Be Done\": Exploring Social Workers' Professional Obligations.","authors":"Hagit Sinai-Glazer, Miri Cohen-Achdut","doi":"10.1093/sw/swaf011","DOIUrl":"10.1093/sw/swaf011","url":null,"abstract":"Multiple documents outline social workers' professional obligations, such as the Global Definition of Social Work, laws, and codes of ethics. But how do practitioners themselves understand and perceive their professional obligations? In this critical discourse analysis study, authors examined closely what social workers talk about when they talk about the things they \"have to do\" or \"must do.\" Authors conducted interviews with 24 social workers working in a social services department in Israel. Focusing on linguistic analysis, authors isolated all tokens of \"must\" and \"have to\" and analyzed these excerpts using critical discourse analysis. Findings show that social workers perceive professional obligations on two axes. Under the first axis, \"things you have to be,\" authors found that personal characteristics and qualities, such as humility and diligence, were perceived as necessities in order to perform well as a social worker. Under the second axis, \"things you have to do,\" two kinds of obligations were identified: administrative obligations and professional obligations; the latter include an obligation to negotiate professional boundaries and to build helping relationships with service users. Authors showcase how participants' linguistic choices reflect complex perceptions of professional obligations and carry significant implications for the profession of social work.","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":" ","pages":"167-175"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143557637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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As It Is Above, So It Is Below: Repositioning Indigenous Knowledge Systems within Ecosocial Work. 如上所述，其下亦如是：在生态社会工作中重新定位本土知识系统。

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Social work Pub Date : 2025-04-01 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swaf008

Levi Fox, Dion Enari

{"title":"As It Is Above, So It Is Below: Repositioning Indigenous Knowledge Systems within Ecosocial Work.","authors":"Levi Fox, Dion Enari","doi":"10.1093/sw/swaf008","DOIUrl":"10.1093/sw/swaf008","url":null,"abstract":"This article explores the development of Indigenous knowledge in relation to the ecosystem and how traditional concepts of planetary well-being can enhance ecosocial work approaches. From an academic point of view, ecosocial work is a unique paradigm that seeks to understand a holistic view of human health, social justice, and environmental sustainability. There is a strong focus on community development in ecosocial work, which is why the profession must be equipped with tools to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change on marginalized groups including refugees and First Nations peoples. While these threats to human life and planetary well-being are well documented, little is known about the divergence of Indigenous epistemology in ecosocial work and how cultural strategies can enhance recovery and resilience building with community. Connecting cultural knowledge with contemporary ecosocial work theory and practice can provide effective pathways for communities suffering from grief and loss. This article explores Indigenous perspectives on living symbiotically with the natural world alongside traditional approaches toward enhancing community wellness. As Indigenous academics, the authors tell this story.","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":" ","pages":"139-146"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143582339","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Advancing the Social Work Role in Serious Illness Communication. 推进社会工作在大病传播中的作用。

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Social work Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swae054

Catherine L Givens, Amanda C Murphy, Erik K Fromme

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Development and Validation of the Barriers to Professional Self-Care Scale (BPS-CS). 职业自我照顾障碍量表（BPS-CS）的编制与验证

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Social work Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swae052

Paulo Adrián Rodríguez-Ramos, Laura Aguilera-Ávila, Rosaura Gonzalez-Mendez

{"title":"Development and Validation of the Barriers to Professional Self-Care Scale (BPS-CS).","authors":"Paulo Adrián Rodríguez-Ramos, Laura Aguilera-Ávila, Rosaura Gonzalez-Mendez","doi":"10.1093/sw/swae052","DOIUrl":"10.1093/sw/swae052","url":null,"abstract":"Professionals who provide essential social services often face high levels of stress and the suffering of others. Self-care is key to preventing the negative consequences of these working conditions, but it is mostly defined as a personal responsibility. This individualist interpretation may contribute to exacerbating the costs of work stress by ignoring the existence of barriers that do not depend on the professionals. This study aims to develop and validate a new instrument to assess barriers to self-care among social workers, as well as their association with self-compassion and self-care practices. The sample comprised 325 social workers from Spain. Participants were predominantly female (87.4 percent) and worked in public social services (52 percent). Confirmatory factor analysis revealed a four-factor structure (\"lack of information,\" \"self-care is unprofessional,\" \"self-care is not a priority,\" and \"noninvolvement of organizations\") consisting of 17 items with adequate psychometric properties. Considering self-care to be unprofessional was associated with less involvement in self-care practices. The social workers who considered the barriers to be more limiting were also those who reported more uncompassionate responses. The Barriers to Professional Self-Care Scale can be used to identify the barriers to professionals' self-care, examining what maintains them and advancing in its prevention.","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":" ","pages":"69-79"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142808078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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How Academic Social Workers Negotiate Their Direct Practice Skills and Qualitative Research Techniques. 学术社工如何协商直接实践技能和定性研究技术。

IF 2.3 2区社会学

Social work Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swae046

Walter Gómez

{"title":"How Academic Social Workers Negotiate Their Direct Practice Skills and Qualitative Research Techniques.","authors":"Walter Gómez","doi":"10.1093/sw/swae046","DOIUrl":"10.1093/sw/swae046","url":null,"abstract":"The field of social work has been invested in assessing the alignment between direct practice skills and qualitative research techniques. Nevertheless, some of the debates surrounding this relationship have not been attended to recently-and less so in empirical ways. This qualitative study aimed to assess the relationship between practice and research skills with the goal of enhancing training in our field. Twenty academic social workers who conduct qualitative research participated in semistructured interviews. Thirteen were female, 13 were White, 11 had a doctoral degree, and their ages ranged from 27 to 65 years. Autoethnography and constructivist grounded theory approaches guided the analysis. Findings were contained in three themes: transferable techniques, bidirectional benefits, and pedagogical possibilities. Data underscore the role of reflexivity and boundaries in forging spaces amenable to appropriate data collection. Findings also supported a nuanced assessment of how qualitative research in social work may deliver benefits to both researcher and interviewee. Respondents suggest guidelines to ensure that training opportunities are ethically sound and consistent with social work values. Findings from this study may inform innovative enrichment opportunities for the field of social work across both research and practice.","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":" ","pages":"39-50"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142606353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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