{"title":"Emotional Intelligence in Health Contexts: A 'Social Work Gene' Model Analysis.","authors":"Terrance Ruth, Rose Amburose, Karen Bullock","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2026.2657314","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2026.2657314","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates the role of social work in increasing emotional intelligence (EI) within healthcare settings through a conceptual an innovative Social Work Gene model that integrates dispositional traits, professional values, and practice competencies. The research synthesizes empirical and theoretical literature on EI measurement, emotional labor, trauma-informed practice, reflective supervision, and team dynamics; analyzes preexisting Emotional Quotient (EQ) data comparing BSW and MSW cohorts; and proposes mechanisms by which social workers influence team EI, reduce burnout, and improve patient-centered outcomes. Findings indicate that advanced social work education and reflective practice are associated with higher EI scores and that social work integration into clinical teams correlates with improved team functioning and reduced staff emotional exhaustion. The researchers conclude with methodological recommendations for rigorous longitudinal and experimental research to test causal pathways and to evaluate scalable EI interventions led by social workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147692697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Equity and Resilience in Higher Education: An Examination of Environmental Injustices Affecting College Students from Marginalized Populations Amid Climate Crises.","authors":"Shauntisha Pilgrim, Howard Ray Simons","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2026.2657320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2026.2657320","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As climate crises become more severe, higher education institutions face unprecedented challenges in protecting and supporting their students. This conceptual paper explores the intersection of equity and resilience in higher education, emphasizing how structural inequities increase climate-related vulnerabilities among marginalized student groups, especially low-income, first-generation, and BIPOC students. Using the Social Ecological Model and the Whole Community Approach, this paper suggests that climate resilience in higher education must go beyond traditional emergency management to include multilevel, equity-focused, and community-driven strategies. These strategies should integrate institutional planning with cross-sector partnerships and student-centered support to improve preparedness, response, and recovery. This analysis highlights the importance of incorporating environmental justice, public health principles, and system-level collaboration into campus resilience planning to ensure fair outcomes and protect student success and well-being amid climate-related challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147677629","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Emory L Perkins, Chizoba Anako, Clarafrancie D Cromer Sowers, Tyra Davis, Lynette Jones
{"title":"Update: Social Determinants of Risk-Taking Behaviors Associated with HIV Positive Status among Black/African American Women.","authors":"Emory L Perkins, Chizoba Anako, Clarafrancie D Cromer Sowers, Tyra Davis, Lynette Jones","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2026.2651532","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2026.2651532","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This qualitative explanatory study investigated risk-taking behaviors of sex practices and drug use associated with HIV-positive status among African American women. This study was conducted using a non-probabilistic sample of 252 African American women aged from 18 to 65. The data was analyzed using a <i>t</i>-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise regression. Four research hypotheses were tested: Ha1: The HIV-positive group will exhibit significantly higher risk-taking behaviors compared to the HIV-negative group. Ha2: HIV-negative group will possess significantly greater knowledge of HIV compared to the HIV-positive group. Ha3: Knowledge of HIV is inversely related to risk-taking behaviors. Ha4: Demographic and socioeconomic factors (age, student status, sexual orientation) have a significant effect on HIV risk-taking behaviors and HIV knowledge. The data suggests that hypotheses one and four were supported, and hypotheses two and three were unsupported. Specifically, the data confirms hypothesis one. Respondents have higher HIV risk-taking behaviors than their HIV negative counterparts. Further, the data confirms that HIV risk-taking behaviors were primarily predicted by positive status (b = 3.816, <i>p</i> < .01, sr2 = .03) and bachelor's education or higher (b = -4.848, <i>p</i> < .01, sr2 = .07). A key finding of this study is that HIV-negative and HIV-positive Black/African American female respondents were similar in their risk-taking behaviors. HIV-negative and HIV-positive Black/African American female respondents were identical in HIV knowledge.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147616934","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Annie Ruth Leslie, Cordelia Obizoba, Ayanna M Lynch, Kim Brittingham Barnett, Makeba T Green, So'Nia L Gilkey
{"title":"Afrocentric Strategies to Mitigate Stigma-Related Trust and Environmental Barriers to the Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Program.","authors":"Annie Ruth Leslie, Cordelia Obizoba, Ayanna M Lynch, Kim Brittingham Barnett, Makeba T Green, So'Nia L Gilkey","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2026.2638529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2026.2638529","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The Maternal Opioid Misuse (MOM) Program offers wraparound services for pregnant and postpartum Black and Brown women with opioid use disorders. Yet, stigma, mistrust, and cultural bias deter engagement. Economic, health and environmental inequalities obstruct access to quality care programs and increase alienation and aversion to help-seeking. Based on analysis of interviews with 17 Medicaid service providers, innovative, culturally responsive strategies to support populations vulnerable to distress, climate crises, and systemic injustices are presented. Specifically, Afrocentric Group-Affirming Strategies (AGAS) aim to mitigate barriers to Black and Brown women's engagement in wraparound social services similar to the MOM Program by prioritizing practices rooted in African American traditions, norms and values, (i.e. spiritual traditions, storytelling, and communal caregiving). These culturally grounded interdisciplinary strategies answer the call to action for building community trust, cultural resilience, increasing engagement in social services, and advancing environmental justice in marginalized communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147500161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cindy Sousa, W Alex Mason, Ni Ketut Wilmayani, Katie King, Lindsey Norton
{"title":"\"Trying to Keep Things as Normal as Possible for the Kids\": Parenting Stress and Resilience within Wildfire Disasters.","authors":"Cindy Sousa, W Alex Mason, Ni Ketut Wilmayani, Katie King, Lindsey Norton","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2026.2636679","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2026.2636679","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the proliferation of disasters within our ongoing climate crisis, we know relatively little about the burdens and intersecting inequalities faced by parents in climate disasters and the diverse, creative ways parents promote resilience. Here, we present findings from interviews with Disaster Case Managers (DCMs, <i>N</i> = 13) in the West Coast of the United States after multiple massive wildfires, analyzed using grounded theory methods. Findings point to the disproportionate suffering of particular families (indigenous, LGBTQ, immigrant, low-income), as they had fewer resources and more overlapping sources of stress and marginalization that lengthened recovery periods. Loss of income, home, and community were profound risks for families, especially those multiply marginalized. And yet, parents rallied their parental capacity, working to ensure safety, belonging, routines, and connections, using internal and external resources. We conclude with implications for practice, emphasizing how post-climate disaster interventions must prioritize family strengths, parental capacity, and attention to long-standing injustices.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147500193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Black Fathers as an Asset in Times of Crisis: Associations Between Father Involvement and Daughters' Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes.","authors":"Marquitta Dorsey, Alejandra Priede, Brianna Lemmons, Heather Jones, Zaynab Berety, Tyriesa Howard","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2026.2643220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2026.2643220","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The post-<i>Dobbs</i> decision has exacerbated the challenges Black women face in navigating sexual and reproductive health. The ruling in <i>Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization</i> not only ended federally protected access to abortion but also expanded state authority to impose stricter barriers to sexual health care. As a result, Black women face increased difficulty not only in obtaining abortions but also in securing necessary and preferred contraceptive methods. Addressing culturally responsive sexual and reproductive health needs, especially in the post-<i>Dobbs</i> era, requires a focus on interventions that leverage trusted sources of information, such as parental ties, and systems at both familial and community levels. This study provides an overview of the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) landscape before and after the <i>Dobbs</i> decision, focusing on Black women and the historical role of Black fathers in their daughters' SRH education. Results from chi-square, Cramér's V, and Somers' D tests revealed significant associations within a sample of <i>N</i> = 735 young adult Black women. Participants who received information about contraceptives from their fathers used them more frequently than those who did not. Additionally, those who received this information during adolescence were more likely to use contraceptives later in life. Having early conversations about sex with their fathers was also linked to contraceptive use in young adulthood. These findings highlight the crucial role Black fathers play in helping their daughters navigate limited SRH resources, particularly in the post-Dobbs era, increasing the likelihood of access to necessary contraceptive methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147487850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"State of Emergency: The Psychological Impact of Climate Change on African American Youth.","authors":"Ashaad D Hipps","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2026.2635362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2026.2635362","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The adverse effects of climate change disproportionately impact marginalized and vulnerable populations, specifically African American youth. Children are often dependent on others to provide their basic needs and often incur undue stress from the worsening environmental conditions caused by climate change. These changes in the environment also lead to significant impacts on both the physical and mental health of minority children. African American youth are more likely to live in neighborhoods and environments where they have a higher likelihood of experiencing the negative impacts of a changing climate. This manuscript proposes supportive community-based interventions and introduces advocacy strategies for supporting the health and well-being of African American youth. The community interventions will be focused on ways to improve mental health while increasing environmental education for minority youth. Advocacy strategies will involve innovative ways social workers and public health workers can combat the growing climate concerns to support healthy youth development.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147285616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Engagement as Care: Instructor Presence, Connection, and Student Well-Being in Asynchronous Learning.","authors":"Denae J Cook","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2026.2637774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2026.2637774","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Drawing on informal student feedback and communications, as well as reflective teaching practices from an asynchronous social work course, this commentary examines how intentional instructor presence influences engagement, connection, and student well-being. Asynchronous learning has become a common modality, with engagement often operationalized through participation metrics that obscure the relational and affective dimensions of learning. Grounded in a social work and public health lens, this commentary presents instructor presence as relational infrastructure rather than a peripheral instructional practice. It also shares how timely, content-based feedback, consistent communication, flexibility, and routine check-ins can foster relational engagement and challenge the normative assumptions of disengagement in asynchronous learning environments. Further, instructional practices that acknowledge students' lived realities, including health concerns, caregiving responsibilities, and sociopolitical stressors, are identified as mechanisms for humanizing digitally mediated classrooms. This commentary reframes instructor presence and relational intentionality as central to the engagement and student supports often lost in asynchronous environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-02-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147285661","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patrice Jenkins, Kristie Roberts-Lewis, Belinda Smith, Candace L Riddley
{"title":"Desensitized to Trauma: The Jackson Water Crisis, Environmental Injustice, and Implications for Public Health Social Work.","authors":"Patrice Jenkins, Kristie Roberts-Lewis, Belinda Smith, Candace L Riddley","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2025.2558961","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2025.2558961","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In 2021, Jackson, Mississippi, received national attention after a winter storm caused the failure of operations at the city's largest water treatment facility. Years of neglect to a crumbling infrastructure triggered the Jackson water crisis, leaving residents without clean and reliable access to water. Predating any one administration, Black and low-income residents had long raised concerns about excessive water bills, broken water mains, poor water quality, and deterioration of the city's water system. Despite years of advocacy and concerned citizens, agenda items continued from one administration to the next without any resolution to this public health issue. For public health social workers, the Jackson water crisis represented a call to action to integrate environmental justice into practice and education, and to advocate for systemic solutions that impacted the city's most affected. The Jackson water crisis revealed how infrastructure failures threatened one's basic human right to clean water. Additionally, this crisis spotlighted an urgent need for equity-driven policies, as well as funding at both the state and federal level. Thus, creating opportunities for the social work profession to take an active role in advancing environmental justice by addressing the systemic inequities revealed by crises like Jackson's water failure. By integrating environmental justice into practice, social workers can help drive structural reforms that protect health, dignity, and community resilience.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"221-229"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145034592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Utilization of Africentric Ethnic Identity to Address Poor Neighborhood Air Quality for African American Adolescents.","authors":"Angela S Henderson","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2025.2607686","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2025.2607686","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to examine the impact of Africentric ethnic identity on the relationship between gender and poor neighborhood air quality. Quantitative data were collected from a convenience sample of 122 African American charter school students residing in a northeastern metropolitan area of the United States. Female students reported greater satisfaction with neighborhood air quality and higher Africentric ethnic identity in comparison to male students. Hierarchical regression analysis showed Africentric ethnic identity to operate as a covariate in the relationship between gender and neighborhood air quality. The results showed that Africentric ethnic identity statistically significantly improved the model fit, explaining additional variance in neighborhood air quality beyond gender. Higher Africentric ethnic identity was a function of greater satisfaction with neighborhood air quality in students. Africentric ethnic identity operates as a source of resilience that can help youth combat climate change problems like poor air quality through emotional and mental flexibility.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"243-254"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145850893","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}