Rachelle Ashcroft, Amina Hussain, Simon Lam, Toula Kourgiantakis, S. Begun, Shelley L. Craig, S. Cadell, Keith Adamson, M. Nelson, Andrea Greenblatt, F. Sirotich, Benjamin Walsh, Sally Abudiab, Deepy Sur
{"title":"A Scoping Review to Guide Social Work Policy-Practice for Pandemic Recovery","authors":"Rachelle Ashcroft, Amina Hussain, Simon Lam, Toula Kourgiantakis, S. Begun, Shelley L. Craig, S. Cadell, Keith Adamson, M. Nelson, Andrea Greenblatt, F. Sirotich, Benjamin Walsh, Sally Abudiab, Deepy Sur","doi":"10.1177/10497315231185754","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231185754","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The aim of this scoping review is to systematically scope the literature on social work, the COVID-19 pandemic, and health policy. The research question guiding the scoping review is: What are the policy issues emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic that are of importance for social workers working in health and mental health? Method: Scoping review methodology following Arksey and O’Malley's five-stage framework. Results: A final sample of 191 articles were included in the scoping review. The five themes identified are: (a) strengthening social work's capacity to address structural issues in practice, (b) gaps in social work education, (c) need for new and updated standards and guidelines, (d) need for professional clarity and professional supports, and (e) inadequate government response. Conclusions: By strengthening uptake of the policy-practice framework, social work practitioners concurrently address immediate client issues and address upstream factors perpetuating inequities emerging during the pandemic.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47621888","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}
Elwin Wu, Yong Gun Lee, Vitaliy Vinogradov, Sultana Kali, Aidar Yelkeyev, Dawn A Goddard-Eckrich, Anindita Dasgupta, Leona Hess
{"title":"Intervention Adaptation and Implementation Method for Real-World Constraints and Using New Technologies.","authors":"Elwin Wu, Yong Gun Lee, Vitaliy Vinogradov, Sultana Kali, Aidar Yelkeyev, Dawn A Goddard-Eckrich, Anindita Dasgupta, Leona Hess","doi":"10.1177/10497315221120605","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315221120605","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Rigorous adaptation methods are needed to revise existing evidence-based behavioral interventions for implementation for new target populations, revised/updated outcomes, new delivery modalities, recent advances, and new technologies. We describe an adaptation method designed to overcome the real-world challenges of having very limited existing expertise, resources, and time.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This adaptation method and accompanying visualization tool (\"Deconstruction/Reconstruction Matrix\") preserves theoretical mechanisms of behavior change, accounts for challenges in utilizing new technologies, and strengthens clinical processes, with an emphasis on safety.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The adaptation of an in-person HIV behavioral intervention for sexual and gender diverse men in Kazakhstan to one delivered remotely via telecommunication and social media technologies exemplifies the process and strengths of the method, concomitantly resulting in recommendations for adaptation and implementation of mobile health (mHealth) and digital health interventions.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>This method allows researchers and clinicians to adapt interventions rapidly and rigorously and to benefit from new technologies.</p>","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"33 5","pages":"562-570"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10419326/pdf/nihms-1921311.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10019364","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reducing College Student's Stigma Toward People With Schizophrenia: A Pilot Trial","authors":"Siyu Gao, S. Ng","doi":"10.1177/10497315231184142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231184142","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: A new 1-day intervention grounded on the inter-group contact theory was developed and implemented to reduce college students’ stigma toward people with schizophrenia (PWS). We hypothesized that the stigmatizing situation could be alleviated by different levels of contact. Method: A pilot trial was conducted in Hong Kong with 41 college students participating in the intervention. Participants’ perception, stigmatizing attitudes, and social distance toward PWS were measured pre-, post, and 1-month after the intervention. Results: Significant changes were found in all outcome variables with moderate to high effect sizes. Knowledge session without direct contact contributed most to participants’ knowledge improvement, and higher levels of contact led to an obvious improvement in stigmatizing attitudes and social distance changes. Discussion:The current study provided evidence supporting the efficacy of the new intervention based on inter-group contact theory and practical experience for future stigma research.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41403650","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}
Lisa A. Henshaw, Hanni B. Flaherty, C. Auerbach, N. Beckerman
{"title":"Assessing Shared Trauma Among Master of Social Work Students: A Validation Study","authors":"Lisa A. Henshaw, Hanni B. Flaherty, C. Auerbach, N. Beckerman","doi":"10.1177/10497315231183442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231183442","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study reports on the validation of the COVID-19 Quality of Professional Practice Survey (C19QPPS) among Master of Social Work (MSW) students in field training. Method: The C19QPPS measures the unique construct of shared trauma among social work practitioners related to COVID-19 but has yet to be validated with any population. To determine validity, data were collected from 145 graduate students and a model-generating form of structural equation modeling was employed. Results: The priori theory of three shared traumatic stress factors, Technique, Growth, and Trauma were confirmed. The best-fitting model consisted of three factors with acceptable fit statistics (χ2 = 66.45, p = .00; RMSEA = 0.07, 90% CI [0.04, 0.10]; CFI = 0.95; TLI = 0.93). Discussion: Results validated the C19QPPS for evaluating MSW students’ shared trauma related to COVID-19. The findings support utilizing the C19QPPS to evaluate shared trauma among professional social workers.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47709383","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}
Xiaoling Xiang, Jay Kayser, Skyla Turner, Chuxuan Zheng
{"title":"Layperson-Supported Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression Among Older Adults","authors":"Xiaoling Xiang, Jay Kayser, Skyla Turner, Chuxuan Zheng","doi":"10.1177/10497315231184143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231184143","url":null,"abstract":"This study explores the feasibility, acceptability, and treatment outcomes of Empower@Home, a digital cognitive behavioral therapy intervention for geriatric depression. Participants with depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 ≥ 5) underwent a nine-session remote intervention supported by a lay coach ( N = 103). Most participants (91%) completed all nine sessions (mean = 8.5). According to the Treatment Evaluation Inventory, participant attitudes toward the program were largely positive. A medium effect in depression reduction was observed following the intervention (Cohen's d = 0.75) and at a 10-week follow-up (Cohen's d = 0.60). This reduction was large (Cohen's d = 1.31 at posttest and Cohen's d = 1.18 at 10-week follow-up) among those who presented with moderate depression at baseline (PHQ-9 ≥ 10). Significant improvements were also reported in anxiety, social isolation, loneliness, and behavioral activation. Empower@Home is a promising, acceptable digital mental health intervention for treating depression in older adults.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48355717","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}
Jingjing Peng, Jiyue Li, Danyi Li, Yihua Fang, Chi Zhang, M. Fraser, Shenyang Guo
{"title":"Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Interventions to Improve Children's Social Information-Processing Skills","authors":"Jingjing Peng, Jiyue Li, Danyi Li, Yihua Fang, Chi Zhang, M. Fraser, Shenyang Guo","doi":"10.1177/10497315231182449","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231182449","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: We undertook a systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention research studies focused on strengthening the social information-processing (SIP) skills of children. Methods: A systematic search and review process was employed to identify, screen, and summarize research on SIP-guided interventions. Results: The search recovered 183,184 citations published from 1997 to 2022. After screening, 42 articles were retained for a full-text review. Findings from the 15 studies using more rigorous designs [i.e., 8 individual-level randomized control trials (RCTs), 5 cluster-level RCTs, and 2 quasi-experimental studies with statistical controls for selectivity] suggest that SIP-focused interventions produced statistically significant treatment effects on cognitive skills, with mean effect sizes of 0.35 on encoding, 0.13 on hostile attribution bias, 0.13 on goal formulation, 0.16 on response decision, and—more behaviorally—0.37 on aggressive and disruptive comportment. Conclusions: SIP-focused interventions are effective. If widely implemented, they hold the potential to reduce aggressive behavior in childhood.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46240615","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":"Jane Crow and the Abolition of Family Policing","authors":"David Stoesz","doi":"10.1177/10497315231182979","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231182979","url":null,"abstract":"The Texas governor's weaponization of caseworkers to investigate parents of transgender minors combined with the murder of six adoptees in 2018 is an inflection point of child welfare. Since 2000, multiple investigations have depicted child welfare as racist surveillance of poor families. The Detlaff affair demonstrates the existence of a cartel in child welfare, protecting a retrograde status quo. Restructuring children's services is proposed, ending a half-century experiment of low-income, minority families.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"272 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135044528","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":"Corrigendum to Blueprint for Social Work Blended Learning Curriculum in the Chinese Context","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/10497315231183556","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231183556","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"62 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135187182","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}
P. P. Hong, Alanna Shin, Maria V. Wathen, Theresa Gibbons
{"title":"Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) for Financial Capability: Application of Practice-Based Program Theory and Measures in Intervention Design","authors":"P. P. Hong, Alanna Shin, Maria V. Wathen, Theresa Gibbons","doi":"10.1177/10497315231179643","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231179643","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Financial knowledge often does not translate into financial well-being. This study looks at how knowledge might be converted to well-being for people living in low-income environments, based on a theory called Financial PSS. Methods: The study tests the validity of the two scales that make up Financial PSS: Perceived Financial Barriers and Financial Hope. Then it examines how these measures along with an intervention measure called TIP are associated with financial capability. Results: Results validated the Perceived Financial Barrier Scale and Financial Hope Scale. Next, the study found that the Perceived Financial Barriers Scale and the Financial Hope Scale are associated with financial capability, as is the TIP score. Conclusions: The study concludes that Financial PSS as a newly applied practice-based theory should be further tested. Workforce providers could integrate financial education and empowerment-based F-PSS process models and see a positive impact on their placement and retention outcomes.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"33 1","pages":"695 - 710"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41918294","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}
Sarah J. Dow-Fleisner, Megan L. Stager, Nina Gregoire, Kyler Woodmass, Jeffrey W. More, S. Wells
{"title":"Development of a Measure of Child Welfare Practice Excellence","authors":"Sarah J. Dow-Fleisner, Megan L. Stager, Nina Gregoire, Kyler Woodmass, Jeffrey W. More, S. Wells","doi":"10.1177/10497315231180296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315231180296","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Many elements contribute to practice excellence within child welfare services, yet there are limited measures available to assess these elements. This article describes the process of developing and pilot-testing a measure of child welfare practice excellence. Method: The Elements of Child Welfare Practice (ECWP) measure was developed following an extensive literature review, with input from child welfare research experts and an anti-colonial practitioner. The ECWP was part of a comprehensive online survey administered during site visits with three Indigenous child welfare agencies in Canada. Results: Polychoric correlations and ordinal alpha revealed the ECWP had strong internal consistency and convergent validity. The ECWP had three subscales related to the importance and delivery of practice elements, and workers’ perception of their practice. Conclusions: This measure showed the potential to be useful in assessing the degree to which child welfare workers intend to and actually engage in elements associated with practice excellence.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2023-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45137676","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}