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

{"title":"Academic Success Among Master of Social Work Students with Clinical Depression: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis.","authors":"Michanda Lynne Gant, Junior Lloyd Allen, Shantalea Johns, Shani Saxon, AeYanna L Yett","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2463384","DOIUrl":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2463384","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Little is known about depression's impact on Master of Social Work (MSW) students' academic success and career trajectory. This study explored the experiences of students living with clinical depression and enrolled in a MSW program at a singular large Midwestern University.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Participants were recruited using convenience and purposive sample techniques. Data were transcribed and analyzed using an interpretive phenomenological analysis (IPA) framework, and the iterative processes associated with qualitative data analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants addressed their depression by (a) recognizing, identifying, and addressing their childhood triggers, (b) finding healthy coping techniques to address their depression while also addressing previous negative behaviors, (c) incorporating intentional decision-making techniques to help them once they were enrolled in the MSW program, and (d) incorporating behavior change techniques learned in their classes to help them deal with their depression.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Students noted that classes presented opportunities to help them balance and address their triggers while also providing opportunities to holistically engage with academic demands. While there is no singular blueprint to ensure academic success, having clearly defined expectations within the academic setting (e.g. program expectations, studying for exams, course expectations, and personal responsibilities), helped to reduce stress, anxiety, and other unhealthy skills that may be correlated with their depressive symptoms and episodes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Recommendations for faculty and students were made.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"426-447"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143257577","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":"Incorporating an Afrocentric Approach into the Criminal Justice System: The Voices of Men Who Attend the Habilitation Empowerment Accountability Therapy (HEAT) Program.","authors":"John R Gallagher, Anne Nordberg, Jackie LaPlant-Braughton, Faith Kanneh, John Martin, Darryl Turpin, Honorable Casey L Clevenger","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2463377","DOIUrl":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2463377","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Treatment courts, such as drug court, have been part of the criminal justice system since 1989. While treatment courts have played an important role in justice reform, they have also been plagued by inequities where programs tend to be more effective for White participants than African Americans.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>To the best of our knowledge, this is the first qualitative study to explore the experiences of African American men (<i>n</i> = 11) who are in treatment courts and participate in the Habilitation Empowerment Accountability Therapy (HEAT) program. HEAT is a curriculum-based therapy that addresses Afrocentric topics, such as racial trauma.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three themes emerged from the data: (1) Limiting the amount of clinical information shared from HEAT to treatment court increases participant honesty, engagement, and satisfaction with counseling; (2) Appreciating an Afrocentric approach to support substance use disorder recovery; and (3) Expanding Afrocentrism in the criminal justice system to promote equality in treatment court outcomes.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Positive outcomes seem to be associated with integrating practices that contribute to safety and trust, such as limiting disclosure between counselors and courts, incorporating Afrocentric approaches into substance use disorder treatment, and creating a therapeutic environment that is person-centered and free from stigmatizing language.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Implications for future research and treatment court practice are discussed, particularly around revisiting how substance use disorder counselors share information with treatment court and the importance of Afrocentric training for treatment court professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"394-407"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143375093","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":"Strength in Adversity: A Qualitative Study on Resilience Among Indian Survivors of Sexual Violence.","authors":"Irfan Fayaz, Mohadisa Rizvi, Ishika Gupta","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2467903","DOIUrl":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2467903","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Although there has been substantial research that explores pathological consequences among sexual violence survivors. However, there is not enough knowledge about how these women survivors rise beyond being mere victims and develop resilience. This qualitative study explores resilience in Indian female survivors of sexual violence.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The study employed qualitative semi-structured interviews with seven (<i>n</i> = 7) female participants. The interviews were conducted both online and face-to-face. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four main themes emerged from data analysis: (1) Family as Both Perpetrator and Protector, illustrating the dual role of family in both harm and healing; (2) Religious and Spiritual Beliefs, providing strength and meaning; (3) Coping Mechanisms, revealing diverse recovery strategies; and (4) Establishing Boundaries, reflecting survivors' empowerment in reclaiming autonomy.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The findings highlight the complex interplay between family dynamics, religion, and personal resilience in the recovery process for survivors of sexual violence. Family plays a dual role as a source of harm and healing, while religious beliefs provide strength and meaning. Survivors also rely on diverse coping mechanisms and empowerment through establishing boundaries, all of which contribute to their recovery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings underscore the role of personal and cultural factors in resilience, informing the development of culturally sensitive support systems for trauma recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"448-468"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143461006","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":"What Works to Reduce Sex Workers' Risk of Crime Victimization? A Scoping Review.","authors":"Lorena Molnar, Julien Chopin","doi":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2456758","DOIUrl":"10.1080/26408066.2025.2456758","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This scoping review investigates crime victimization prevention interventions among sex workers.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Using the PRISMA method, we reviewed 11 papers referring to 8 studies that targeted the reduction of sex workers' victimization.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Effective strategies identified include community mobilization, peer-led outreach, establishment of safe spaces, legal empowerment, sociocultural activities, financial literacy training, and alcohol harm reduction initiatives. These approaches demonstrated significant reductions in victimization, improvements in community cohesion, and enhanced access to essential resources and support systems, thereby promoting the safety and well-being of sex workers. However, several challenges were also identified, such as high attrition rates, contamination, underreporting due to stigma, and variability in effectiveness across different socio-cultural and geographic contexts.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite the potential of these interventions, further research is needed, particularly from a criminological perspective, to better understand how these strategies can be refined and applied to improve the safety and well-being of sex workers.</p>","PeriodicalId":73742,"journal":{"name":"Journal of evidence-based social work (2019)","volume":" ","pages":"315-333"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143030265","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":"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}