Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)最新文献

{"title":"An Initial Investigation into Mental Health Clinicians' Aims to Reduce Restrictive Practices.","authors":"Jacinta Chavulak, Nicholas Sutcliffe, Terry Smyth, Melissa Petrakis","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2459164","DOIUrl":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2459164","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Internationally, service users and their families have raised concerns about safety in current mental health service delivery. Underfunding and risk-averse management practices are implicated as key challenges. This study aimed to explore initial clinician perspectives on needed changes to reduce restrictive interventions and to improve conditions for service users and staff alike.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Utilizing a co-operative inquiry approach, this unique study was clinician-led and co-produced by researchers and clinicians. Community and Emergency Department Crisis Mental Health Clinicians (from both nursing and social work backgrounds) explored their use of restrictive interventions, and what they need from policy and resources to change practices. Clinician-researchers collected data across two meetings, subsequently co-conducted a thematic analysis of their reflections in a group setting, and co-produced the write up and reflections of the results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven themes were developed which explored: the holding of risk; over interventions, imperfect solutions; containment seeking; time's importance in the holding of risk; least restrictive environments; and holding risk as an isolating practice. These themes are presented as questions that arose through these discussions, as clinician-researchers reflected on their own practice.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The environments where crisis clinicians work are not designed for least restrictive practice, despite these clinicians often find creative and thoughtful solutions to imperfect circumstances.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study models and encourages deep dialogue toward redesigned policy and practices and for future research.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"357-370"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143076717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trauma-Informed Social Work: Emerging Pedagogy and Practices for Navigating Empowerment Among Trauma Survivors.","authors":"Chengol Mallesham, Chiluka Harish, Pallerla Srikanth, B Ramesh","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2498923","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2025.2498923","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Trauma is an extreme stress associated with overwhelming experiences resulting in a lack of safety, power and freedom among the survivors. The individuals' lifetime exposure to traumatic events accounts between 70% to 80.7%. Consequently, Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) is promulgated in human service delivery to resist re-traumatisation and foster empowerment among trauma survivors. Social work professionals often experience vicarious and secondary trauma due to prolonged empathetic exposure to client's trauma narratives. Recently, the lack of self-care practice among the service providers has become public health burden. Therefore, it is essential to incorporate self-care as part of learning and practice in social work.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The authors find TIC framework to be emphasising on service seekers' care perspective which indirectly shadows the 'self-care' of service providers. Trauma-informed approach in educational and training curriculum at educational institutions are just emerging. As a result, in this editorial, authors propose Self-Care Based guidelines and framework making trauma-informed approach more accessible for budding social work professionals.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>In this article, the guidelines and framework (S-GPS) for Self-Care Based Trauma-Informed Social Work (TISW) pedagogy and practices are discussed. Firstly, the Self-Care domain addresses the essence of trauma-proofing social work practitioners by nurturing self-regulation, self-compassion, resilience and overall well-being. Secondly, the General Pedagogy domain addresses trauma and its impact through education and training with implications for self-care skill acquisition for service providers during field works. Thirdly, the Specific Practices domain targets redressal of highly challenging experiences and ethical issues encountered during social work practice by embodying self-care. Finally, the Ongoing Supervision domain emphasises on the essence of continued support and collaboration of individuals and organisations to foster learning and competency among the budding social work professionals whilst giving due consideration to Self-Care.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The Self-Care Based TISW framework (S-GPS) lays foundation for embodying 'Self-Care is Social-Care' in education and training of budding social work professionals, wherein self-care acts as trauma (secondary and vicarious) buffer while efficiently engaging in empowerment of trauma survivors.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144060560","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Blooming Out of Concrete: Burmese Refugee College Students' Resettlement Approach and the Role of Social Support.","authors":"Minyoung Lim","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2493062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2025.2493062","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The United States is the world's top resettlement country for refugees and the third largest community of Burmese refugees lives in the state of Indiana. Many refugee families strive to enhance the well-being of their college-age children. Utilizing the Conservation of Resources (COR) theoretical framework, this study examined the lived experiences of Burmese refugee college students' resettlement approach and the role of social support.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A total of 32 Burmese refugee college students aged 19-26 were interviewed using a qualitative exploratory approach with thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thematic analysis identified two key themes - the resources of social support and resettlement experiences - to provide a comprehensive understanding of participants' resettlement narratives. The social support from the co-ethnic community and people in the host country both affected the participants' successful resettlement. Co-ethnic community also plays an important role in the pursuit of higher education.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Understanding the lived experiences of refugee communities can enhance the effectiveness of resettlement policies and services. This study highlights the importance of social support resources and serves as a foundation for improving refugee resettlement experiences.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Refugee students actively cultivated their life and showed aspirations of being successful members of this new environment. Despite a variety of barriers and prejudices, Burmese refugee students bloom and flourish in their new environment in the United States. They are beneficiaries but also currently benefactors for newly arrived refugees. The perspectives on refugees need to change and move from victims to the citizens of the world.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144058793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Manufacturing an \"Autism Crisis\": Critical Reflections on the Kennedy Hearings and a Call for Disability Justice in Social Work.","authors":"Kathryn Wright, Kellan McNally","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2486134","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2025.2486134","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143756327","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Provider Experiences of Utilizing the Violence Against Women Act to Support Immigrant Survivors of Domestic Violence.","authors":"Abha Rai, Kristen E Ravi, Ishita Kapur, Alix Sanchez Gomez, Elisa Levya Cea, Farzana Farzam","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2478567","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2025.2478567","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Immigrant survivors are disproportionately vulnerable to domestic violence (DV) and face complex barriers to DV help-seeking. Several Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorizations sought to address these barriers. This study explores immigrant survivors' experiences of utilizing VAWA provisions from service providers' perspectives.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We conducted semi-structured interviews (<i>n</i> = 11) to learn how service providers are supporting immigrant survivors of DV as it relates to VAWA. A convenience sampling method and inductive coding were used, followed by a thematic analysis of data obtained from the interviews.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified three main themes: \"Provider Support for VAWA Utilization Through Their Agency or Referrals,\" \"Barriers,\" and \"Provider Recommendations to Support Survivors.\" Providers highlight the gaps in access to service provisions and strategies that ensure empowerment, safety, and support for the needs of immigrant survivors.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusion: </strong>Future research should include service providers from across all regions of the U.S. Social workers should utilize a client-centered, trauma-informed, culturally responsive approach when working with immigrant survivors. Policy implications include (a) that \"any credible evidence protection\" recognized by VAWA provisions is acknowledged for U-Visa approval decisions, (b) making optional the requirement that survivors assist law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of the crime, and (c) increasing the U-visa cap.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143712495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cyberbullying in Higher Education: Unraveling Internalizing and Externalizing Behavioral Profiles and Social Support.","authors":"Hailey Hyunjin Choi, Eui Bhin Lee, Jeongmin Lee, Jinhee Park, Heekyung Lee, Jaegoo Lee, Jinwon Kim","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2481960","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2025.2481960","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study employs a person-centered approach to identify unique profiles of internalizing (depressive and anxiety symptoms) and externalizing (aggressive behaviors and substance use) behavioral problems among cyberbullied college students. Additionally, this study examines the impact of social support in internalizing and externalizing behavioral problem profiles.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Data were collected from November 2022 to January 2023 from 175 college students across multiple U.S. universities using a cross-sectional design via web surveys.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Latent profile analysis (LPA) identified a two-profile model, where one group showed higher internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems, while the other showed lower levels. Logistic regression analysis revealed that social support significantly predicts membership in the low behavioral problem profile.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The findings reveal the co-occurrence of internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems of cyberbullied college students. Also, those students with robust social support are more likely to belong to the group with lower levels of internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>These findings underscore the importance of targeted intervention strategies that consider students' behavioral problem profiles and emphasize social support as a protective factor.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143694709","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Mediating Role of Anxiety Severity in the Relationship Between Family Cohesion and Social Media Addiction.","authors":"Fatma Nur Süzen Keşen, Orhan Koçak, Mehmet Keşan, Umut Solmaz","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2480398","DOIUrl":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2480398","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>In recent years, the increasing challenges faced by families have led to the emergence of psychological issues that have particularly negative effects on young family members. These negative effects influence young individuals' life satisfaction and social media usage habits. The aim of the study is to examine the relationships between family cohesion, social media addiction, depression, anxiety levels, and life satisfaction among university students.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A quantitative research method was employed. A sample of 812 students studying in Turkey was selected.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analyses revealed a significant positive relationship between depression and social media addiction (<i>p</i> < .05), while a significant negative relationship was found between depression and anxiety severity, life satisfaction, and family cohesion (<i>p</i> < .05). Additionally, a positive relationship was identified between anxiety severity and social media addiction, whereas negative relationships were observed between anxiety severity and the other variables (<i>p</i> < .05). A negative relationship was found between life satisfaction and social media addiction, while life satisfaction exhibited a positive relationship with the other variables (<i>p</i> < .05). Furthermore, a strong correlation was identified between age and income with all variables. The structural equation modeling results indicated that the CMIN/DF, CFI, SRMR, RMSEA, NFI, and GFI values met the criteria for goodness of fit, and significant effects were observed for all values.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Based on the study's findings, recommendations were provided for experts, researchers, and social policymakers. In this context, proposed solutions include increasing individual therapy sessions by specialists to reduce social media addiction and alleviate anxiety severity, as well as encouraging policymakers to expand projects in this field.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143665574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Touch of Artificial Intelligence in Social Work: Analysis of Social Investigation Reports in Child Welfare with ChatGPT.","authors":"Elif Gökçearslan, Sevgi Tiktaş Çelik, Emel Tuba Akdeniz, Emel Öztürk","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2480396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2025.2480396","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This research aimed to examine the responses given by ChatGPT to seven social investigation reports prepared in the field of children regarding deficiencies, risk factors and protective factors, social work intervention plan and institution suggestions in Türkiye.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Anonymized reports were accessed via web pages on Google and content analysis was conducted using qualitative research methods. The data obtained were analyzed by using the MAXQDA22 program with thematic analysis method and three main themes were created.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the first theme, social investigation reports are comprehensively evaluated by ChatGPT, deficiencies in both form and content are identified and improvement suggestions are presented. Risk factors and protective factors as the second theme are divided into sub-themes as individual characteristics and experience, family, social environment, health, education, housing, economic and social situation. In the last theme, it is observed that the objectives are established before the social work intervention plan and the institutions providing services are suggested by taking into account different practice areas.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Future studies could investigate the effects of the use of AI in social work practice on social work experts.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143652404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adopting an Evidence-Based Proactive Resilience Approach to Social Work Practice.","authors":"Roberta Greene, Nancy Greene","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2480399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2025.2480399","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143635013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"\"I was Able to Like, Kind of Breathe.\" Baseline Perspectives and Lessons Learned from Participants of a Co-Response Program.","authors":"Kimberly Stauss, Mark Plassmeyer, Meghan Anspach","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2470891","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2025.2470891","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Police departments are developing co-response programs to provide a more supportive approach for individuals in mental health crises. While prior studies examine officer attitudes, little research explores program participants' perspectives. This study examines participants' experiences with a co-response team (CIRT) and its impact on their lives. Understanding these experiences can help refine existing programs and inform new initiatives.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Using a mixed methods approach, this study includes qualitative interviews (<i>N</i> = 15) and quantitative surveys (<i>N</i> = 37) to assess perceptions of CIRT encounters. Surveys measured feelings during interactions, overall perceptions of CIRT, and likelihood of seeking further treatment. Thematic analysis explored participants' narratives.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings highlight CIRT's use of alternatives to arrests and citations, fostering a helping attitude. Survey data indicate generally positive perceptions, with participants feeling safer contacting the police after encounters. Key themes include: 1) Connections to community services with barriers removed; 2) Personal changes following CIRT interactions; 3) Need for greater CIRT availability and community awareness; and 4) Persistent systemic barriers.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Participants reported positive experiences with CIRT and highlighted feelings of safety, trust, and connection when CIRT responded to their crises. Still, participants noted minimal community awareness of the program, limited operational hours, and systemic barriers to services in the area as limitations to CIRT's effectiveness.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study emphasizes the importance of continued investment in, and refinement of co-response programs, along with the need to address systemic barriers to supportive services and quality mental health care.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143559743","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}