{"title":"Beyond Victim Identification: A Practitioner's Guide to Designing a Youth Anti-Sex Trafficking Advocacy Program.","authors":"Mary K Twis, Andrea N Cimino, Marilyn Plunk","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2370782","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2370782","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thousands of youth are sexually trafficked each year in the United States. In order to address this concern, anti-trafficking advocates often emphasize the importance of uniform screening protocols to assist with the identification of survivors. Unfortunately, an oft-overlooked component of sex trafficking identification is what to do once a victim has been identified, and how to best meet survivors' complex needs. In this article, the authors provide social work practitioners and other advocates with best practice guidelines for how to design and evaluate anti-sex trafficking advocacy programs for children and youth. These guidelines include considerations related to direct services with clients, community partnerships, and organizational capacity, as well as recommendations for how to begin and then evaluate programming. Regardless of the form selected for the program, all anti-sex trafficking programs should be designed to provide effective, client-centered follow-up and advocacy once a positive identification is made in the community. The recommendations included in this paper are based upon extant literature, the authors' practice experience with survivors, and insights from anti-sex trafficking program evaluations.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"548-560"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141447309","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}
Roger Antabe, Yujiro Sano, Daniel Amoak, Florence W Anfaara, Joseph Braimah
{"title":"Factors Associated with the Uptake of HIV Testing in Canada: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Study.","authors":"Roger Antabe, Yujiro Sano, Daniel Amoak, Florence W Anfaara, Joseph Braimah","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2359463","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2359463","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we explore the factors associated with the uptake of HIV testing at the national level in Canada. Using the 2015-16 Canadian Community Health Survey and applying logistic regression analysis, we examine the associations between HIV testing and factors identified by the Andersen's behavioral model of healthcare utilization. We find that a range of predisposing, enabling, and need factors are significantly associated with HIV testing. For example, compared to the oldest respondents (i.e. 55-64), their younger counterparts (i.e. 45-54, 35-44, and 25-34) are more likely to have been tested for HIV. Compared to those in Atlantic Canada, respondents in Quebec (OR = 1.96, <i>p</i> < .001), Ontario (OR = 1.44, <i>p</i> < .001), Prairies (OR = 1.37, <i>p</i> < .001), British Columbia (OR = 1.99, <i>p</i> < .001), and the Territories (OR = 2.22, <i>p</i> < .001) are all more likely to have been tested for HIV. Based on these findings, we provide several important suggestions for policymakers and future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"534-547"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141155722","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":"Social Work Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nepal: Current Practices and Future Considerations.","authors":"Rajesh Bhusal, Stephen Larmar","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2346119","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2346119","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper examines the findings of a small qualitative study focusing on two virtual discussions facilitated by the Social Workers' Association Nepal (SWAN) in May and June 2020 and follow-up interviews conducted with the participants during June 2020. The aim of these discussions and follow-up interviews was to examine the role of social workers in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nepal. Seven social work practitioners (including Master's of Social Work graduates (n = 3), PhD student (n = 1), and social work practitioners (n = 3)) from across the country participated as invited speakers in the sessions with approximately 500 Nepalese social workers engaged as voluntary participants. Based on these discussions, a process of thematic analysis was utilized, where a series of findings emerged that gave consideration to the role of social workers in assisting Nepalese civil society in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings centered upon nationwide action including: emergency responses, relief goods coordination and distribution, quarantine management, psychosocial support, and infodemic management administered by social work practitioners. A series of recommendations emerging from the study's findings serve to inform the central role of social workers in responding to the current pandemic in Nepal.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"522-533"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140869521","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}
Bram Fret, An-Sofie Smetcoren, Liesbeth De Donder, Dominique Verté
{"title":"Preventive Home Visits Among Frail Community-Dwelling Older Adults. The Added Value of Follow-Up Telephone Calls.","authors":"Bram Fret, An-Sofie Smetcoren, Liesbeth De Donder, Dominique Verté","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2325555","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2325555","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>People in need of care and support do not always find appropriate services. This paper aims to explore the content and added value of monthly follow-up telephone calls after preventive home visits. We used both monitoring data and qualitative semi-structured interviews (with older adults, formal and informal caregivers). Results indicate that a majority of older adults (<i>N</i> = 95) received a regular follow-up of four telephone calls. Social connection and involvement were mentioned by all three groups as positive aspects of the program. Although time-consuming, this paper draws attention to the added value of follow-up telephone calls after preventive home visits.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"444-457"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140140919","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}
Courtney R Green, Kelly D Harding, Kathy Unsworth, Kyla Kaminsky, Nicole Roberts, Taniya S Nagpal, Jocelynn L Cook
{"title":"Reporting on Health Care and Social Service Provider Approaches to Promoting Alcohol Abstinence During Pregnancy.","authors":"Courtney R Green, Kelly D Harding, Kathy Unsworth, Kyla Kaminsky, Nicole Roberts, Taniya S Nagpal, Jocelynn L Cook","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2323136","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2323136","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite the known detrimental health effects of alcohol use during pregnancy, there are still health care (HCP) and social service providers (SSP) who do not promote complete abstinence. The purpose of this study was to explore the current practices of HCPs and SSPs when discussing alcohol use during pregnancy, and to understand their rationale for their specific recommendations. An online survey was completed by 1123 HCPs (<i>n</i> = 588) and SSPs (<i>n</i> = 535) that asked them to identify their approach to discussing alcohol and pregnancy. Participants had the option to further explain their current recommendations regarding alcohol use during pregnancy in an open-ended format. Open-ended responses were analyzed using a content analysis approach (<i>n</i> = 156). The majority of respondents recommend abstinence (83.9% of HCPs, <i>n</i> = 493; 78.4% of SSPs, <i>n</i> = 419), while 9.8% of HCPs (<i>n</i> = 57) and 2.2% of SSPs (<i>n</i> = 12) responded that low levels of consumption may be acceptable. HCPs may recommend low levels of consumption based on other international guidelines, limited evidence to suggest that one unit of alcohol is harmful, and as a harm reduction strategy. SSPs stated that they refer clients to HCPs for recommendations related to alcohol consumption, and that they prefer to provide information based on public health guidelines. This exploratory work may inform the development of resources to support HCPs and SSPs to recommend abstinence from alcohol throughout gestation.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"422-433"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140865435","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":"Behavior Analysis of the Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Workers at PT. Maruki International Indonesia.","authors":"Andi Alim, Arlin Adam, Cynthia Claudia Gala","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2337376","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2337376","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Personal protective equipment (PPE) is a set of tools used by workers to protect all or part of their body against the potential danger of work accidents in the work area. The use of personal protective equipment is often considered unimportant by workers, especially those working in dangerous and risky areas. The discipline of workers in using personal protective equipment is still low, so the risk of work accidents that can endanger workers is quite large. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between perception, motivation, knowledge and supervision of the behavior of using PPE at PT. Maruki International Indonesia, Tamalanrea District, Makassar City, South Sulawesi Province. This type of research is analytical research with a cross-sectional study approach with a total sample of 41 people. The results showed that there was a relationship between perceptions and the behavior of using PPE (<i>p</i> = .004), there was a relationship between motivation and behavior in using PPE (<i>p</i> = .002), there was no relationship between knowledge and behavior in using PPE (<i>p</i> = .814), there was a relationship between supervision and usage behavior. PPE (<i>p</i> = .008). It is recommended that workers be obedient and disciplined to use PPE (personal protective equipment) according to the regulations and make it a work norm, provide IEC PPE in all work locations, and increase supervision of the use of PPE through improved management.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"458-467"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140337192","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":"Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Students in Special Education Through a Trauma-Informed Resilience Curriculum.","authors":"Kristin Gray, Lauren Marlotte, Hilary Aralis, Joshua Kaufman, Sheryl Kataoka, Angela Venegas-Murillo, Patricia Lester, Pia Escudero, Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2316866","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2316866","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This school program evaluation aims to highlight the mental health needs of students in special education with behavioral and emotional challenges and describe the implementation of a resilience curriculum with this population. We evaluated district mental health data from a convenience sample of 814 students in grades 5-12 special education to identify risk for mental health symptoms, violence exposure, and substance use. School social workers provided feedback on the implementation of the resilience curriculum to inform program evaluation. Students reported significant risk for traumatic stress, anxiety, and depressive symptoms, and high rates of violence exposure and substance use. School social workers described adaptations to the resilience curriculum and gave recommendations for future implementation. Students receiving special education services for behavioral and emotional challenges had high mental health need, including high rates of violence exposure, and may benefit from a trauma-informed school-based resilience curriculum adapted for their needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"405-421"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11530001/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140899814","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katherine C Godshall, Tonya Cross Hansel, Kathryne Brewer
{"title":"Exploring Teen Suicide Rates through the Lens of Macro Risk Factors.","authors":"Katherine C Godshall, Tonya Cross Hansel, Kathryne Brewer","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2324145","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2324145","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As the second leading cause of death in teenagers, suicide has been a consistent public health issue for the past decade. Our goal is to understand the relationship between increasing teen suicide rates by state policies. We explore links between macro-level risk factors and state suicide rates. Risk factors explored include state behavioral health spending, child access policies for firearms, insurance coverage, tax revenue from tobacco and alcohol, school spending per pupil, pupil support services funding, and teacher spending. This research shows a relationship between pupil support spending, any child access law, required legislation, and lower teen suicide rates. The results from this study can aid in the understanding of macro-level influences on teen suicide; empowering advocates, lawmakers, and researchers to develop informed interventions and policies. Increasing multi-level understanding around suicide can provide an opportunity to slow or stop suicide rates.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"313-322"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139984186","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}
Christopher Peter Aluah, Alyssa Robillard, Deborah Billings, Stacy Smallwood
{"title":"Courtesy Stigma and HIV Professionals: A Brief Review of Implications for Psychosocial and Professional Well-Being.","authors":"Christopher Peter Aluah, Alyssa Robillard, Deborah Billings, Stacy Smallwood","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2325566","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2325566","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The impact of HIV-related stigma on social workers, clinicians, counselors, and advocates working in organizations serving people living with HIV (PLWH), is rarely considered. Professionals experience \"courtesy stigma\" when working with or on behalf of PLWH, regardless of their personal HIV status. PubMed, Medline, and PsycInfo databases, along with a review of relevant reference lists and referrals, identified 13 studies addressing this phenomenon. Although limited, this brief review suggests that members of the HIV workforce do indeed face challenges that compromise their personal and professional well-being as a result of courtesy stigma. Addressing stigma among professionals is necessary to support the health of those working in the field, and to avoid undermining the efforts of this important workforce. More research is needed to understand the perceptions and experiences of courtesy stigma and how this stigma may adversely impact the psychological well-being, social functioning, and professional practice of HIV professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"368-378"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140066065","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}
Colleen Fisher, Victoria McDonald, Mary Jacque Carroll, Chris Walker, Simone C Durand, Susanne Fogger
{"title":"Outcomes of an Interprofessional Opioid Training Program for Graduate Students in Nursing and Social Work.","authors":"Colleen Fisher, Victoria McDonald, Mary Jacque Carroll, Chris Walker, Simone C Durand, Susanne Fogger","doi":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2327576","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19371918.2024.2327576","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Social workers and other behavioral health professionals trained to provide prevention, treatment, and recovery services for opioid use disorders (OUD) remain urgently needed in the U.S. particularly in states with widespread health professional shortage areas. To help mitigate this workforce gap, faculty in social work and nursing at a public university in Alabama developed and piloted an innovative HRSA-funded interprofessional traineeship to prepare graduate-level nursing and social work students to assess and treat opioid use disorders (OUD). The yearlong traineeship included specialized coursework on evidenced-based practice in addictions, interprofessional telemedicine and simulation training, and multi-semester field practica in outpatient treatment settings. Impact of the pilot training was evaluated using a pre-experimental one group design. Baseline and post-training surveys assessed knowledge, attitudes, and skills related to OUD and interprofessional practice and perceived program impact. Significant increases were observed for trainees' self-reported knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Moreover, at graduation students reported that the traineeship had improved their abilities to interact with underserved populations, collaborate interprofessionally, and understand ethical issues in SUD treatment as well as enhancing their professional competence, clinical problem-solving, and health workforce skills. Findings suggest that the interprofessional training program may prepare social work and nursing graduate students to effectively serve clients with OUD and help to address a critical workforce gap in medically underserved communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":46944,"journal":{"name":"Social Work in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"379-392"},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140121065","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}