Oliva Diaz Melgarejo, María Elvira Cárdenas Sánchez, María Olaya Grau Rengifo, José Berríos-Riquelme, Margarita Bernales Silva, Daniela Bolívar Fernández, Marcela González Agüero, María Florencia Grau
{"title":"Psychosocial and vulnerability factors affecting well-being of migrant mothers from Latin America: A scoping review","authors":"Oliva Diaz Melgarejo, María Elvira Cárdenas Sánchez, María Olaya Grau Rengifo, José Berríos-Riquelme, Margarita Bernales Silva, Daniela Bolívar Fernández, Marcela González Agüero, María Florencia Grau","doi":"10.1177/00208728251335190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251335190","url":null,"abstract":"This scoping review examines the experiences of migrant mothers from Latin America, highlighting psychosocial and vulnerability factors affecting their well-being in migration contexts. Focusing on south-to-south migration and the gendered experiences of caregiving women, it addresses a significant gap in the literature. Findings reveal unique challenges such as acculturation stress, economic hardships, limited social support, and mental health issues exacerbated by marginalization due to caregiving roles. Practice implications for social work and policy include culturally competent interventions and the design of supportive policies tailored to migrant mothers’ needs.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143979335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rural livelihood options for over 60s in the midst of socio-economic depression in Guruve communal area: From a social work perspective","authors":"Lancelot Chiwanza Nyamaka, Itai Hlonie Mafa","doi":"10.1177/00208728251323071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251323071","url":null,"abstract":"Livelihoods for old-aged people are a concern for social work practice given the deteriorating socio-economic situation of Zimbabwe. Through a qualitative lens, the study found out that over 60s are primarily surviving through peasant farming and support from family. Traditional healing is a source of income and economic capability and support from development partners. The article implicates social workers to be advocates for sustainable livelihoods support and strengthen endogenous social protection. Improved social protection coverage spearheaded by social workers and protection of the elderly against harmful practices, and genuine commitment and collaboration toward the livelihoods of the rural old aged are key.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143933460","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evidence for the impact of the human rights-based approach in social policy and programming: A scoping review","authors":"Susan R Pace, Shirley Gatenio Gabel","doi":"10.1177/00208728251336086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251336086","url":null,"abstract":"Human rights-based approaches in social welfare policy and social services are thought to improve the well-being of individuals, groups, communities, and society. But do they? This scoping review of the impact of human rights-based approaches yielded 34 geographically diverse studies, reviewed according to three key categories: commitment to human rights instruments and legal advocacy, policy and program outcomes, and community action and organization. Commitment to a human rights-based approach appeared to have a stronger impact when integrated into domestic legislation, result in positive policy and programming outcomes, and potentially contribute to empowerment when incorporated into community action and organization.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143932542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Balancing data privacy and social good: A framework for the AI generation of social and human services","authors":"Tianca Crocker","doi":"10.1177/00208728251336944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251336944","url":null,"abstract":"This brief note examines the dual impact of Internet-enabled technologies in public services to expand access to services while exposing gaps in data privacy protections in the United States. Both the opportunities and risks these technologies present for vulnerable populations are discussed. Emphasis is placed on the lack of a robust national data privacy law and the fragmented legal and ethical landscape that nonprofits providing social good must navigate. Recommendations are included to aid social service organizations in the creation of online data privacy practices.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143915994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maria Lúcia Teixeira Garcia, Gary Spolander, Fabiola Leal, Francis Adaikalam, Neil Gibson
{"title":"Social work practice following the COVID-19 pandemic: Reflections from Brazil, India and Scotland","authors":"Maria Lúcia Teixeira Garcia, Gary Spolander, Fabiola Leal, Francis Adaikalam, Neil Gibson","doi":"10.1177/00208728241313034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728241313034","url":null,"abstract":"COVID-19 impacted globally, on individual health, care systems and social reproduction. Excessive death, lockdowns and social policy change had immediate and long-term national and global implications. Attention has been given to the immediate consequences, including its disproportionate impact on parts of society such as older people, “black” and “ethnic minorities”, and migrants. This raises questions for social work about wider enduring lessons including social inequality and globalisation. Reflecting across three countries, we encourage debate on future professional lessons, recognising constraints the pandemic has imposed and the dilemma of relying on historical precedents, of which we now find we have none.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143910556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Barriers to the community participation of persons with disabilities: Insights from ableist microaggressions","authors":"Caiyun Qi, Yongfeng Yang, Cheng Chang, Na Chen","doi":"10.1177/00208728251335177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251335177","url":null,"abstract":"Community participation is critical for the well-being of disabled people. We indicate that it is hampered by pervasive ableist microaggressions from community staff, community members, family members, and internalized thereof by disabled people. Social workers play important roles in work with them to attain full community participation.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143884314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experiences and challenges of Arab social workers in Israel with community violence","authors":"Neveen Ali-Saleh Darawshy","doi":"10.1177/00208728251331792","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251331792","url":null,"abstract":"The study addresses community violence among Arab social workers in Israel. Data from 14 in-depth interviews were thematically analyzed. The findings reveal that participants encounter challenges in the personal, familial, as well as the professional spheres. They report collegial supportive coping mechanisms used by social workers after exposure to community violence. This study highlights the importance of enhancing social workers’ well-being, safety, and professional effectiveness after exposure to community violence. Tailored peer support is crucial in addressing the challenges they face.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-04-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143824878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The potential value of home visits as experienced by social workers belonging to the minoritized Arab population in Israel","authors":"Ibrahim Mahajne, Nuzha Allassad Alhuzail","doi":"10.1177/00208728251323070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251323070","url":null,"abstract":"The study joins the calls for the ‘authentication’ of social work interventions in ‘real-life contexts’, investigating the potential value of home visits as perceived by minority group social workers in Israel. Data were collected from in-depth semi-structured interviews with 15 Arab social workers employed by local authority welfare bureaus. Beyond the home visit’s universal potential, the interviews revealed authentic ways to utilize the home visit’s positive potential. The findings can encourage professionals in practice, policy design, and training to explore the variety of opportunities offered by home visits for service users’ benefit.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"183 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143723394","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Understanding social work supervision in the context of social development practice: A comprehensive analysis","authors":"Nozipho E Nkosi, Mpumelelo E Ncube","doi":"10.1177/00208728251324411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251324411","url":null,"abstract":"Supervision is crucial in social work for enhancing service delivery standards. In South Africa, deficiencies in supervision practices and ineffective implementation of the social development approach have negatively impacted service quality. This study investigated the relationship between supervision and the adoption of the social development approach within the Department of Social Development in Mpumalanga’s Gert Sibande District. Using a qualitative case study design and semi-structured interviews, the findings revealed that supervision in the district does not effectively support the social development approach, raising concerns about service delivery quality.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143702748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What makes social work research distinct? A comparison of three Latin American and three Anglophone countries","authors":"Gabriela Rubilar Donoso, Gianinna Muñoz-Arce, Barbra Teater, Catherine A LaBrenz, Sabretta Alford","doi":"10.1177/00208728251324428","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728251324428","url":null,"abstract":"This study explored and compared conceptualizations of social work research across Anglophone and Latin American countries. Open-ended survey responses ( <jats:italic>n</jats:italic> <jats:italic>=</jats:italic> 46) from participants in three Anglophone countries and three Latin American countries were analyzed. Three themes emerged: (1) social work research seeks solutions or actions; (2) social work research integrates an ecological approach; and (3) social work research is upheld by ethics and social justice. The themes highlighted unique contributions of social work research, with nuances between Latin American and Anglophone respondents. Implications include expanding the study to other countries and highlighting ethics and transformation in social work research.","PeriodicalId":47606,"journal":{"name":"International Social Work","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143672509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}