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Imagining the End of Official Social Work: Thinking Beyond the Possible and Probable 想象官方社会工作的终结：超越可能与可能的思考

The British Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-05-09 DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae065

Oliver Brockmann

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Neonate Simulators: Creatively Engaging Social Work Students in Understanding Risks of Alcohol Use during Pregnancy 新生儿模拟器：创造性地让社会工作专业学生了解孕期饮酒的风险

The British Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-05-07 DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae054

Humaira Khan, Rosslyn Dray, P. Pourzanjani

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Reflecting on Reflection in Clinical Social Work: Unsettling a Key Social Work Strategy 反思临床社会工作中的反思：颠覆一项重要的社会工作策略

The British Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-05-03 DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae052

Katherine Occhiuto, Sarah Tarshis, Sarah Todd, R. Gheorghe

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Service Utilisation of an Innovative Mental Health Counselling Clinic 创新型心理健康辅导诊所的服务利用情况

The British Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-05-02 DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae053

Lin Fang, Yu Lung, Gilda Hui, Nelson Pang, Malik Smith, Tamana Azizi

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When Social Workers Are Given Dual Mandates: Child Maintenance and the Complexities of Family Situations in the Ghanaian Child Protection System 当社会工作者被赋予双重任务时：加纳儿童保护体系中的儿童抚养和家庭状况的复杂性

The British Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-04-05 DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae041

Alhassan Abdullah, Kwabena Frimpong‐Manso, E. Cudjoe, Pascal Agbadi

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The Perceived Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health and Well-being of Care-Experienced People COVID-19 大流行对有护理经验者的心理健康和幸福感的影响

The British Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-04-04 DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae038

Jonathan Taylor, Siân Pooley, Rosie Canning, Aoife O’Higgins, Lucy Bowes

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Revisiting the Bond between Social Work and Ethnography 重新审视社会工作与民族志之间的联系

The British Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-04-03 DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae047

H. Sinai-Glazer

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Social Workers’ Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Social Work Practice in Schools: A Scoping Review 社会工作者对学校社会工作实践的障碍和促进因素的看法：范围审查

The British Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-04-02 DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae046

Sarah Binks, Lyndal Hickey, Airin Heath, Anna Bornemisza, Lauren Goulding, Arno Parolini

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The Public’s Attitudes towards Social Workers: The Role of Values, Opinions of Others and Personal Experience 公众对社会工作者的态度：价值观、他人意见和个人经历的作用

The British Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-04-01 DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae045

E. Tartakovsky

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Perceptions of Safe Staffing, Self-Reported Mental Well-being and Intentions to Leave the Profession among UK Social Workers: A Mixed Methods Study 英国社会工作者对安全人员配备、自我心理健康和离职意向的看法：混合方法研究

The British Journal of Social Work Pub Date : 2024-02-13 DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcae014

P. McFadden, Justin Maclochlainn, Jill Manthorpe, Rachel Naylor, H. Schroder, Susan McGrory, J. Ravalier, P. Nicholl, Denise Currie, Karen Kirby, Hannah Davies, J. Mullineux, M. McColgan, John Mallett

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