C. Castro, Oscar Labra, Stéphane Grenier, Aline Dunoyer
{"title":"Group social intervention by social workers: Challenges and issues","authors":"C. Castro, Oscar Labra, Stéphane Grenier, Aline Dunoyer","doi":"10.1080/01609513.2022.2083744","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2022.2083744","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39702,"journal":{"name":"Social Work with Groups","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48791132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cecilie Fitzgerald, Rune Haubo Bojesen Christensen, Jerome Simons, Per Kragh Andersen, Michael Eriksen Benros, Merete Nordentoft, Annette Erlangsen, Keith Hawton
{"title":"Effectiveness of medical treatment for bipolar disorder regarding suicide, self-harm and psychiatric hospital admission: between- and within-individual study on Danish national data.","authors":"Cecilie Fitzgerald, Rune Haubo Bojesen Christensen, Jerome Simons, Per Kragh Andersen, Michael Eriksen Benros, Merete Nordentoft, Annette Erlangsen, Keith Hawton","doi":"10.1192/bjp.2022.54","DOIUrl":"10.1192/bjp.2022.54","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Mood stabilisers are the main treatment for bipolar disorder. However, it is uncertain which drugs have the best outcomes.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To investigate whether rates of suicide, self-harm and psychiatric hospital admission in individuals with bipolar disorder differ between mood stabilisers.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A cohort design was applied to people aged ≥15 years who were diagnosed with bipolar disorder and living in Denmark during 1995-2016. Treatment with lithium, valproate, other mood stabilisers and antipsychotics were compared in between- and within-individual analyses, and adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics and previous self-harm.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 33 337 individuals with bipolar disorder were included (266 900 person-years). When compared with individuals not receiving treatment, those receiving lithium had a lower rate of suicide (hazard ratio 0.40, 95% CI 0.31-0.51). When comparing treatment and non-treatment periods in the same individuals, lower rates of self-harm were found for lithium (hazard ratio 0.74, 95% CI 0.61-0.91). Lower rates of psychiatric hospital admission were found for all drug categories compared with non-treatment periods in within-individual analyses (P<0.001). The low rates of self-harm and hospital admission for lithium in within-individual analyses were supported by results of between-individual analyses.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Lithium was associated with lower rates of suicide, self-harm and psychiatric hospital readmission in all analyses. With respect to suicide, lithium was superior to no treatment. Although confounding by indication cannot be excluded, lithium seems to have better outcomes in the treatment of bipolar disorder than other mood stabilisers.</p>","PeriodicalId":39702,"journal":{"name":"Social Work with Groups","volume":"13 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88673622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"International association for social work with groups SPARC program","authors":"Andrew Malekoff","doi":"10.1080/01609513.2022.2057646","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2022.2057646","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39702,"journal":{"name":"Social Work with Groups","volume":"45 1","pages":"203 - 204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45677247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Online group work with social workers to enhance skills for working with LGBTQIA+ people","authors":"Yunus Kara, A. Serpen","doi":"10.1080/01609513.2022.2053030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2022.2053030","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study demonstrates that social workers who participate in online group work that utilizes LGBTQIA+ films, discussion, and didactic training on LGBGQIA+ history, term, and issues can strengthen their empathy for LGBTQIA+ people and reduce their homophobia in preparation for serving people in LGBTQIA+ communities better. A total of 24 social workers from the Istanbul Branch of the Association of Social Workers, 12 in the experimental group and 12 in the control group, participated in the research. It has been observed that online group work, which is carried out with nested design, which is one of the mixed methods, significantly reduces the homophobia levels of social workers. Workshops and group work should be carried out to reduce the LGBTQIA+phobic attitudes of social workers, and these studies should be prepared in a way that includes the life experiences of LGBTQIA+ people.","PeriodicalId":39702,"journal":{"name":"Social Work with Groups","volume":"46 1","pages":"103 - 118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48093067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intergenerational group work and mask making in the Asian American community in a time of COVID-19 and COVID-19-related racism","authors":"Sangeun Lee","doi":"10.1080/01609513.2022.2039840","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2022.2039840","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT During the COVID-19 pandemic, Asian Americans faced multiple challenges due to COVID-19 and COVID-19 related racism. The Korean American Association of Greater Philadelphia (KAAGP), in Pennsylvania, decided to work together to fight against COVID-19 from the earliest stages of the pandemic in 2020. Intergenerational group work by more than 350 volunteers empowered the Korean community and promoted public health through the process of making and donating face masks to the broader community. These efforts were transitioned to other marginalized communities that shared a mutual understanding: “We are in this (pandemic) together.” It became clear that the Asian American community needs more culturally nuanced services to be delivered by bicultural and bilingual social workers who understand group work and its potential benefits and impacts on ethnically diverse communities.","PeriodicalId":39702,"journal":{"name":"Social Work with Groups","volume":"46 1","pages":"68 - 83"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44494499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From the editor - a call to action for educators, field directors, and agency administrators","authors":"Andrew Malekoff","doi":"10.1080/01609513.2022.2045463","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2022.2045463","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39702,"journal":{"name":"Social Work with Groups","volume":"45 1","pages":"101 - 102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45673355","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Community building in the online classroom","authors":"A. Johnson","doi":"10.1080/01609513.2022.2038426","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2022.2038426","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39702,"journal":{"name":"Social Work with Groups","volume":"46 1","pages":"171 - 173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44273079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effects of emotion-based group work on psychosocial functions of LGBT people","authors":"Yunus Kara, Veli Duyan","doi":"10.1080/01609513.2022.2027851","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2022.2027851","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The study aims to measure the effects of emotion-based group work containing approaches from the intergroup emotions theory on LGBT people where live in Turkey to provide emotion regulation and improve psychosocial functioning. 20 LGBT people (10 participants in experimental group, 10 participants in control group) were included for group work. The Need for Affect Scale (NAS) was implemented to both groups before and after the group work. After the group work, significant differences were found between the experimental and control groups. It was observed that emotion-based group work was effective in increasing the expression and the experience of LGBT people’s positive emotions and improved their psychosocial functioning.","PeriodicalId":39702,"journal":{"name":"Social Work with Groups","volume":"46 1","pages":"36 - 50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45264373","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Healing from Trauma through Psychoeducation: Understanding Young Adult Client Group Experiences","authors":"Serena C. Lee, M. Rawlings","doi":"10.1080/01609513.2021.2024109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2021.2024109","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Young adults with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) face greater risks for health complications, homelessness, and court involvement. However, research on trauma interventions for young adults is minimal. Thus, this study examines the experiences of young adults participating in a six-week trauma psychoeducation group to explore aspects of group experience that could potentially increase the benefits and efficacy of such intervention. The group combined trauma psychoeducational content on ACEs and resilience, practice of coping skills during sessions, and traditional group processing techniques. Participants were asked to respond to open-ended questions on the most helpful aspects of the group and any insights gleaned. Qualitative results suggest that the therapeutic group context is vital in effectively presenting psychoeducational content. These findings indicate that this group model, which integrates psychoeducation and traditional group techniques, has the potential to help young adults develop the resilience needed to reverse the negative impacts of ACEs and prevent future adversity.","PeriodicalId":39702,"journal":{"name":"Social Work with Groups","volume":"46 1","pages":"5 - 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49495067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Bergart, Jennifer Currin-McCulloch, Kristina S. Lind, Namoonga B. Chilwalo, D. Guy, N. Hall, Diana K. Kelly, Cheryl D. Lee, E. S. Mesbur, B. Muskat, Kennedy Saldanha, M. Seck, S. Simon, Greg Tully
{"title":"We need mutual aid too: group work instructors helping each other navigate online teaching","authors":"A. Bergart, Jennifer Currin-McCulloch, Kristina S. Lind, Namoonga B. Chilwalo, D. Guy, N. Hall, Diana K. Kelly, Cheryl D. Lee, E. S. Mesbur, B. Muskat, Kennedy Saldanha, M. Seck, S. Simon, Greg Tully","doi":"10.1080/01609513.2021.2015648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/01609513.2021.2015648","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The introduction of COVID-19 disrupted almost every facet of global societies, including institutions of higher education. With limited time to prepare for the emergent shift to virtual instruction, few educators had the time or emotional energy to invest in course redesign to meet established standards of quality online education. Strained by lack of guidance from their institutions and limited confidence in teaching social group work virtually, twelve group work educators initially participated in a weekly mutual aid group of peer members sponsored by the International Association for Social Work with Groups. This paper describes the evolution of a peer-facilitated, international, mutual aid group for group work educators making the transition to an online format – its conception, formation, purpose, structure, facilitation, and process. The authors address the personal experiences of all members, and place the group into a theoretical context.","PeriodicalId":39702,"journal":{"name":"Social Work with Groups","volume":"46 1","pages":"21 - 35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45873861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}