Social workPub Date : 2023-06-15DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad017
William C Carlson
{"title":"Implementation Challenges of T Visa Eligibility for Human Trafficking Survivors: A Role for Social Work.","authors":"William C Carlson","doi":"10.1093/sw/swad017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The passage of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA) and subsequent creation of a residency process for nonresident survivors of human trafficking (the T Visa) are notable milestones in the United States' effort to address the problem of human trafficking and provide essential supports to trafficking survivors. However, current implementation of the statute's eligibility criteria for accessing entitlements and protections contributes to a potential for retraumatization, further traumatization, and other continued harms to survivors. The present article explores the structural and conceptual limitations of current T Visa policy and of recent annual policy guidance materials as important contributors to these policy implementation problems. Resulting problems are identified as an ambiguity of definitions and thresholds, a narrow conceptualization of victimhood, and the contradictory relationship between protection and prosecution. This article then utilizes a trauma-informed social policy framework to identify multisystemic action steps for social workers to address these limitations and improve the T Visa process for trafficking survivors. These actions steps provide an essential road map for closing the gap between the policy goals of the TVPA and its current implementation.</p>","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":"68 3","pages":"222-229"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9660609","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}
Social workPub Date : 2023-06-15DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad020
Mary Ager
{"title":"Does the Field of Social Work Have Debts to Pay?","authors":"Mary Ager","doi":"10.1093/sw/swad020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":"68 3","pages":"181-182"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9660613","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}
Social workPub Date : 2023-05-10DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad021
Nicole Marcum
{"title":"Diagnosing and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Guide for Social Workers and All Frontline Staff. Gregory L. Nooney","authors":"Nicole Marcum","doi":"10.1093/sw/swad021","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad021","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44287342","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}
Social workPub Date : 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad001
Katie R Lauve-Moon, Shelby Enman, Vanessa Hentz
{"title":"From Colorblindness to Critical Investigations: Examining Structural Racism in Social Work Research.","authors":"Katie R Lauve-Moon, Shelby Enman, Vanessa Hentz","doi":"10.1093/sw/swad001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad001","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Current and persistent racialized inequalities in the United States raise important research questions investigating the social structures and systems that underlie racist outcomes. Consequently, social workers are called to centralize race and racism in their research agendas and utilize critical race theories and methodologies to examine institutional racism. This study investigates the extent to which critical race frameworks are utilized in mainstream social work research. The researchers conducted a content analysis of three top-ranked mainstream social work research journals (N = 407) to determine the extent to which critical race theories and methodologies are utilized for the investigation of institutional racism. Findings demonstrate a dearth of critical investigation into issues of race and racism in mainstream social work research as well as the underutilization of critical race frameworks. In conclusion, researchers argue for a critical shift in mainstream social work research through utilizing critical race theoretical frameworks and methodologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":"68 2","pages":"112-121"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9163535","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}
Social workPub Date : 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad010
Anna Scheyett
{"title":"A Liminal Moment in Social Work.","authors":"Anna Scheyett","doi":"10.1093/sw/swad010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":"68 2","pages":"101-102"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9172478","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}
Social workPub Date : 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad009
Julie Berrett-Abebe, Sarah C Reed, Stephanie Burrell Storms
{"title":"Counternarratives: An Antiracist Approach in Social Work Education, Practice, and Research.","authors":"Julie Berrett-Abebe, Sarah C Reed, Stephanie Burrell Storms","doi":"10.1093/sw/swad009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Given renewed attention to racial equity in the social work profession, the authors suggest the use of counternarratives, an established tool of critical race theory, as an accessible method to challenge racism and examine privilege in social work education, practice, and research. Counternarratives use the technique of storytelling to elevate the lived experiences of marginalized individuals and communities and invite the listener into critical reflection about dominant, privileged discourses. The ultimate goal of counternarratives is the achievement of racial equity. The authors provide context about how counternarratives can align with social work education, practice, and research, and then use specific, illustrative examples from their own work to bring this method and its application to life. The authors also share their own processes of reflection and dialogue across disciplines and social locations in the use of counternarratives. The reflections of an experienced social justice educator provide additional insights on the use of counternarratives in the field of social work.</p>","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":"68 2","pages":"122-130"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9162340","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}
Social workPub Date : 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad003
Dan Huang, Wenyi Lin, Yingting Luo
{"title":"Factors Associated with Chinese Migrant Children's Social Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in Guangzhou City, China.","authors":"Dan Huang, Wenyi Lin, Yingting Luo","doi":"10.1093/sw/swad003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to examine whether social work services can improve migrant children's social engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban China. Valid questionnaires of 416 migrant children in Guangzhou were obtained as the samples. Two regression models were employed to analyze the factors associated with social engagement. The results show that during the pandemic, migrant children with higher self-efficacy, higher community social capital, and better social inclusion tended to have higher social engagement. Among the three dimensions of social capital, only community social capital has a significant positive effect on migrant children's social engagement. The degree of social inclusion of migrant children affects their social engagement. Social work services are beneficial to promoting the social engagement of migrant children. The research has implications for the practice of child social workers. First, it is important to cultivate migrant children's self-efficacy to promote social engagement. Second, social workers should build the social capital of the communities where migrant children live to promote the social engagement of this group. Third, social workers should strengthen support for migrant children's learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":"68 2","pages":"141-149"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9164201","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}
Social workPub Date : 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad005
Heath Hightower, Joanna Almeida, Juliana Anderson
{"title":"Reimagining Suicide Prevention as a Social Justice Issue: Getting Back to Social Work's Roots.","authors":"Heath Hightower, Joanna Almeida, Juliana Anderson","doi":"10.1093/sw/swad005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":"68 2","pages":"167-169"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9532087","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}
Social workPub Date : 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad011
Madison Lands, Emma Carpenter, Taryn Valley, Laura Jacques, Jenny Higgins
{"title":"\"Am I the Only One Who Feels Like This?\": Needs Expressed Online by Abortion Seekers.","authors":"Madison Lands, Emma Carpenter, Taryn Valley, Laura Jacques, Jenny Higgins","doi":"10.1093/sw/swad011","DOIUrl":"10.1093/sw/swad011","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the United States, abortion is safe and common, but highly stigmatized and frequently targeted by legislation that aims to restrict access. Numerous obstacles impede access to abortion care, including logistical barriers like cost and transportation, limited clinic availability, and state-mandated waiting periods. Accurate abortion information can also be hard to access. To overcome these barriers, many people seeking abortion turn to anonymous online forums, including Reddit, for information and support. Examining this community provides a unique perspective on the questions, thoughts, and needs of people considering or undergoing an abortion. The authors web scraped 250 posts from subreddits that contain abortion-related posts, then coded deidentified posts using a combined deductive/inductive approach. The authors identified a subset of these codes in which users were giving/seeking information and advice on Reddit, then engaged in a targeted analysis of the needs expressed in these posts. Three interconnected needs emerged: (1) need for information, (2) need for emotional support, and (3) need for community around the abortion experience. In this study map the authors reflected these needs onto key social work practice areas and competencies; taken alongside support from social work's governing bodies, this research suggests that social workers would be beneficial additions to the abortion care workforce.</p>","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":"68 2","pages":"103-111"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10074479/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9622434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Social workPub Date : 2023-03-16DOI: 10.1093/sw/swad004
Frederic G Reamer
{"title":"Ethical Practice in a Post-Roe World: A Guide for Social Workers.","authors":"Frederic G Reamer","doi":"10.1093/sw/swad004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, concluding that the Constitution of the United States does not confer a right to abortion. The court's decision in Dobbs immediately introduced challenging ethical issues for social workers who serve people who become pregnant. Key questions concern social workers' ability to protect clients' privacy and confidentiality, documentation protocols, and client abandonment. In addition, social workers must be concerned about the possibility that they are at risk of being named in licensing board and ethics complaints, lawsuits, and criminal court indictments because of their work with people who seek abortion-related information and services. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the Dobbs decision; discuss compelling ethical issues facing social workers who work with people who seek reproductive health information and services; present guidelines to assist social workers who face ethical dilemmas related to reproductive health services; and highlight the critical importance of ethics-informed social work advocacy related to reproductive health.</p>","PeriodicalId":21875,"journal":{"name":"Social work","volume":"68 2","pages":"150-158"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2023-03-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9162341","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}