{"title":"Book Review: Research on Community-Centered Poverty-Alleviation Social Work by Wen, Jun and Wu, Yuefei","authors":"Fariz Eko Septiawan, Dearni Nurhasanah Sinaga","doi":"10.1177/10497315241283757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241283757","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142328998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The DSW to the Rescue? A Response to Feldman","authors":"Bruce A. Thyer","doi":"10.1177/10497315241283368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241283368","url":null,"abstract":"Feldman's appraisal of the current status of social work research, using as its touchstone the 1991 Austin Report, is a frank and fair appraisal of how the discipline has come short of fulfilling its aspirations to become a more science-based profession. In many ways, Feldman has stood in the center of research developments within our field for the past 40 years or longer. He offers informed and thoughtful analyses of what we have accomplished and what is left undone. He asserts that part of the problem is the sluggish growth in the number of research doctorates being produced in our field. Obviously, without the production of highly trained social work researchers, the scholarly and science-based contributions to our field are limited. In this response, I contend that the burgeoning growth of the number of practice doctoral graduates, Doctor of Social Works (DSWs), may provide significant resources to augment the science of social work. In reality, the older generation of DSW graduates made highly important contributions to the science of social work, and the new generation stands poised to replicate this phenomenon.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142313748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Youth Receiving Child Welfare Services and their Preferred Relationships With Their Service Providers","authors":"Anam Khan, Michael Ungar","doi":"10.1177/10497315241280547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241280547","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study explores the experiences of youth receiving Child Welfare Services (CWS) in Nova Scotia, Canada and their preferred relationships with different service providers and how these relationships may promote or hinder their resilience at different levels of risk exposure. Method: Qualitative interviews with 23 youth (aged 14–19) were analyzed using grounded theory. Results: The analysis revealed two core categories, relationship building and mentoring relationship as well as supporting themes that were modelled into a theoretical understanding of three distinct relationship patterns (parent-like, peer-like, and professional) that youth seek from their service providers. Findings discuss the category relationship building, comprising of two themes—youth mobility and multiple service providers; followed by a discussion on the three mentoring relationships. Conclusion: Implications address how salient features from these patterns of youth–worker relationships can be effectively integrated into service delivery.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142236796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Douglas C. Smith, Ebonie M. Epinger, Shahana Begum, Rachel C. Garthe, Allison Carrington, Lisa Jacobs
{"title":"Crime-First Labels and Public Attitudes Toward Adolescent Girls in the Juvenile Legal System","authors":"Douglas C. Smith, Ebonie M. Epinger, Shahana Begum, Rachel C. Garthe, Allison Carrington, Lisa Jacobs","doi":"10.1177/10497315241271983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241271983","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study delves into the effects of labels, specifically crime-first language, on public attitudes toward adolescent girls within the juvenile legal system. Examining fictional vignettes depicting family conflict, the research explores whether the use of language influences the endorsement of punitive responses and if this effect varies across racial and ethnic lines. Method: A large online, statewide sample of adults ( n = 1,791) was randomized to one of six vignettes. Results: Findings reveal that crime-first language, “accused of domestic battery,” is significantly associated with more punitive attitudes. We found no interaction effects between race and label. Although effect sizes were small, the study emphasizes the need to reconsider language choices to avoid perpetuating negative stereotypes and stigmatization. Discussion: Identifying and disseminating person-first language may be an important form of social work practice that can enhance current efforts on the Social Work Grand Challenge of promoting smart decarceration.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142045455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Moving Forward: Reply to Feldman","authors":"Lynn Videka","doi":"10.1177/10497315241266830","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241266830","url":null,"abstract":"The paper replies to three issues that Fedlman raises in his assessment research since the 1991 National Institute of Mental Health Social Work Task Force Report. Three topics are addressed, the need to expand and better prepare the social work research workforce, the profession's current research infrastructure, and improving research- to-practice research translation. Ideas for workforce growth include attracting more students with articulation of social work's social justice and research missions, increasing doctoral education rigor, and peer review of doctoral education programs as a tool for program improvement. The Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education has contributed to research education progress with its program standards, but not all programs meet these standards. Research to practice can be aided by the creation of AI-based tools. The profession needs better data on research productivity and infrastructure in research-intensive schools in order to raise needed resources for research.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"345 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141768500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dashawna J. Fussell-Ware, Alexandria G. Bauer, Heather A. Jones, Julius A. Boatwright
{"title":"An Evaluation of a Community-Based Mental Health Literacy Intervention for Black Adults","authors":"Dashawna J. Fussell-Ware, Alexandria G. Bauer, Heather A. Jones, Julius A. Boatwright","doi":"10.1177/10497315241262950","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241262950","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This single-system design evaluation study assessed whether 18 Beams to Bridges (BTB) program participants would experience increased mental health literacy (MHL). It was hypothesized that MHL scores would increase significantly between the pre-intervention and intermediate assessments, but there would be no significant difference in scores between the intermediate and post-intervention assessments. Method: The MHL scale was used to assess MHL at the three timepoints. Differences in assessment scores were evaluated using paired samples t-tests. Results: Supporting the hypotheses, BTB participants had higher MHL scores on intermediate assessments compared to pre-intervention. There was also no difference between intermediate and post-intervention scores. Conclusion: MHL among Black adults increased during participation in BTB. Despite some limitations, this work is one of the first studies on MHL interventions specifically created for the Black community and should be used to further efforts to address MHL-related contributors to mental health treatment disparities impacting this community.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141755225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unlocking the Potential of the Regression Discontinuity Design for Social Work Research","authors":"Brian G. Moss","doi":"10.1177/10497315241263361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241263361","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This article introduces the regression discontinuity design (RDD) as a valuable quasi-experimental approach for evaluating social work interventions. Methods: The RDD is outlined, providing guidance on identifying and framing research questions within its structure. Detailed explanations of analytical procedures for estimating intervention effects under both sharp (treatment assignment strictly determined by a cutoff) and fuzzy (treatment assignment is influenced but not strictly determined by a cutoff) RDD conditions are included, along with common supplemental analyses to address potential validity threats. Results: Concrete examples of social work scenarios where RDD can be effectively employed are presented, showcasing innovative approaches that can enhance the design's utility. This paper also includes code for implementing these techniques. Conclusions: By examining the applications and methodologies of RDD, this article equips social work practitioners and researchers with a versatile tool to rigorously assess the impact of interventions and advance evidence-based practice within the field.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141755224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Richard P. Barth, Antonio R. Garcia, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Brett Drake
{"title":"Strengthening Social Work Research Education in Pursuit of Social Justice","authors":"Richard P. Barth, Antonio R. Garcia, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Brett Drake","doi":"10.1177/10497315241265780","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241265780","url":null,"abstract":"Research education in social work is becoming increasingly influenced by anti-scientific ideologies. Social work researchers and students now exist in an environment that is moving away from scientific and pedagogical touchstones. These touchstones include the expectation to (a) select research questions, (b) rely upon relevant and applicable methods that are tailored to answer those questions, and (c) engage in a free and open discourse about the selection of methods, even if they are in stark contrast to those that are preferred by personal values or pre-determined ideology. We state our concern that social work research is narrowing, leaving researchers pressured to diverge from general qualitative and quantitative scientific approaches, and risking the stifling of open discourse needed to inform efficacious interventions and/or policies. In addition to the challenges identified by Feldman, this paper suggests an additional challenge—that SW research education may be failing to prepare scholars to follow the scientific standards needed to advance the evidence-based useful to those we serve. We propose alternative approaches.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141755226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Still Further Challenges to Advancing Social Work Research: Response to Feldman","authors":"Neil B. Guterman","doi":"10.1177/10497315241264527","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241264527","url":null,"abstract":"In response to Ron Feldman's article on accomplishments and challenges to advance a strong infrastructure for social work research, I offer four additional challenges to consider at this historical juncture.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141755229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Poverty, Neglect, and Child Protection Reform: An Invited Editorial","authors":"Ronald C. Hughes, Judith S. Rycus","doi":"10.1177/10497315241256325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241256325","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141185181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}