Article
Family Studies
Melissa D. Grady, Jamie Yoder, Sina Nofoagatoto'a Jones, Abigail Williams
Summary: More than a third of sexual crimes are committed by adolescents and many struggle with problematic sexual behaviors that cause harm. This study aimed to understand the necessary components for an integrated model that addresses both problematic sexual behaviors and trauma, through the expertise of clinicians and the experiences of clients and their caregivers.
JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRAUMA
(2023)
Article
Family Studies
Jordan Wellsch, Jan Gelech, Kathrina Mazurik
Summary: This study examines the content of parent and young adult coresidence contracts, focusing on understandings of development and adulthood, processes of socialization, and conflict prevention and resolution.
Letter
Family Studies
Lien-Chung Wei
CHILD ABUSE REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Family Studies
Stanley Oloji Isangha, Tosin Yinka Akintunde, Wai Man Anna Choi, Tam Cherry Hau Lin
Summary: Research on the challenges faced by child protection social workers (CPSWs) has increased in developed nations, but there is limited knowledge about the role of CPSWs in supporting vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa. This study conducted in-depth interviews with certified social workers in Nigeria and found that their primary responsibilities include providing essential remedial services for children. However, they face challenges such as limited resources, resistant children, shortages of social workers, and high caseloads.
CHILD & FAMILY SOCIAL WORK
(2023)
Review
Family Studies
David M. Mantell, Natalie Chong, Todd Takeno, Michelle Pazdur, Taylor Walker
Summary: This study examined 1186 individual case reports from Child Fatality Review Boards and found that only a small number of reports provided sufficient information on the major factors contributing to child fatalities. The findings suggest the need for federal intervention to establish unified guidelines and reporting procedures across states in order to develop a comprehensive national database.
CHILD ABUSE REVIEW
(2023)
Review
Criminology & Penology
Isabo Goormans, Agnes Verbouw, Christophe Vandeviver
Summary: This article provides a comprehensive overview of the psychological and physical consequences of violence against police and identifies the risk and protective factors associated with adverse consequences. The study reveals that police officers not only experience primary victimization but also secondary victimization. However, the progress in this field is hindered by a lack of recent studies and diverse research approaches.
TRAUMA VIOLENCE & ABUSE
(2023)
Article
Social Work
James Sabbagh, Mim Fox, Nandini Ray
Summary: This study explores the somatic stress experienced by hospital social workers and the recognition of this stress within employing organizations and education. Findings indicate that social workers inhabit multiple bodies at work and are impacted by their work environment. Harmful coping strategies and a lack of support and recognition are identified. Recommendations include integrating somatic stress into existing well-being scholarship to enhance acknowledgement and support.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK
(2023)
Article
Social Work
Liana Petruzzi, Nicole Milano, Qi Chen, Lailea Noel, Robyn Golden, Barbara Jones
Summary: Social workers play an important role in integrated care settings, but face challenges such as undefined roles, lack of standardized SDH screening and intervention protocols, and healthcare reimbursement restrictions. Future directions include standardizing care models, evaluating efficacy of SDH interventions, incorporating SDH into interprofessional training, and providing reimbursement for SDH assessment and intervention.
SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE
(2023)
Article
Family Studies
Elisa Kern de Castro, Jessica Aires da Silva Oliveira, Maria Julia Armiliato, Franciele Peloso, Felipe Valentini
Summary: The experience of childhood cancer can lead to long-term emotional responses such as posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth in survivors. Assessing challenges to core beliefs and rumination can provide insights into the different pathways that lead to traumatic responses. This study found that challenge to core beliefs was the central point in the relationship between variables and had a direct and positive relationship with posttraumatic growth. The relationship between posttraumatic stress symptoms and posttraumatic growth was mediated by challenge to core beliefs and deliberative and intrusive rumination.
JOURNAL OF CHILD & ADOLESCENT TRAUMA
(2023)
Article
Social Work
Laura Ting, Subadra Panchanadeswaran, Beverly Araujo Dawson, Alissa Mallow, Adrienne Feller Novick
Summary: Little is known about rates of IPV among Latino/a/e/x men in residential substance misuse treatment. Logistic regressions examined whether severity of substance use, mental health symptoms, and socioecological factors predicted IPV perpetration in 145 Latino/a/e/x men in treatment. Lifetime perpetration and victimization were 72.6% and 76.7%, respectively. Perpetration was negatively associated with self-esteem and positively associated with depression, PTSD, total lifetime types of drugs used, and victimization. More types of drugs used increased odds of lifetime perpetration and physical, psychological, and sexual perpetration; anxiety increased odds of lifetime perpetration; use of opioids, hallucinogens, and sedatives increased odds of physical and psychological perpetration only. Increased frequency of drug used in the past 6 months decreased odds of lifetime, physical, and psychological perpetration. Results highlight needs for concurrent/comprehensive assessments, and coordinated care for IPV/behavioral health in treatment facilities. Social work professionals are uniquely positioned to advocate for and provide holistic assessments and services.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN THE ADDICTIONS
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Kate Jonathan
Summary: This paper discusses the use of cinemeducation as a problem-based learning approach to teach practice readiness at the graduate level, and offers suggestions for its future application in social work education.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Rigaud Joseph
Summary: This study aimed to expand the psychometric properties of the Theory Evaluation Scale (TES), and the results showed that TES has good structure, construct validity, and internal consistency, and can be used for the analysis of social work theories.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Cheryl Regehr, Marion Bogo, Jane Paterson, Arija Birze, Karen Sewell, Barbara Fallon, Glenn Regehr
Summary: This article reports an exploratory intervention aimed at improving decision-making skills in experienced clinicians. The intervention uses classroom education, self-monitoring, decision-making logs, and reflection-on-action to help professionals recognize and utilize physiological cues to enhance their practice.
JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Social Work
Manacy Pai, Peter B. Barr, Rusty P. Schnellinger
Summary: This study examines the association between neighborhood contexts and non-cognitive skills, and finds that neighborhood disadvantage and disorder are positively associated with conscientiousness and future orientation, but negatively associated with risk aversion. However, after controlling for family socioeconomic status, the association between neighborhood contexts and non-cognitive skills becomes non-significant, while family socioeconomic status remains positively associated with these traits.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Social Work
Ivan Gordeev
Summary: This paper reviews the changes in behavior caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in different regions of Russia. The derivation of the behavioral SIR model reveals that activity level is a crucial factor affecting the pandemic. Data on disease spread, vaccination, and public behavior, represented by Google Mobility Trends, were collected. Correlation analysis was used to select the best proxies for activity level, including visits to parks and transit stations, as well as retail and recreation intensity. Furthermore, this research emphasizes the unique circumstances in certain regions that deviate from the general trend. The main findings of this paper are the behavioral proxies and regional peculiarities.
JOURNAL OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Social Work
Benedict McAteer, Emma Loudon, Kathryn Higgins
Summary: This paper examines the interaction between young people and the built environment, focusing on the Market area of Belfast. The research demonstrates that children have strong opinions about space design and management, and highlights their concerns about exclusion from the city centre and the negative impact of poor planning on community health. Additionally, the study suggests the potential future role of young people in co-designing the built environment.
CHILDREN & SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Social Work
Rannveig Agusta Guojonsdottir, Nicky Stanley
Summary: This study explores how eight fathers in Iceland approach fatherhood in their process of changing violent behavior and finds that fatherhood can be performative, with fathers trying to conform to dominant discourses of gender equality and involved fatherhood to assert their identities. However, these performances often do not consider their children's perspectives. Conversations that engage with children have the potential to move violent fathers towards change.
NORDIC SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Social Work
Leila Angod
Summary: This article examines the ethics and transformative potential of youth participatory action research (yPAR) based on a 2-year study conducted at an elite, independent school in Toronto, Canada. The author employs discourse analysis to reveal how school-based yPAR intensified gendered racism experiences among racialized girls, and how the strategies employed by youth researchers to counteract this intensification contradicted the critical race feminist goals of the project. The study concludes that yPAR facilitators must address and mitigate the potential harm caused by youth researchers' involvement in the research process.
CHILDREN & SOCIETY
(2023)
Review
Criminology & Penology
Elizabeth M. Allen, Leso Munala, Jody Ward-Rannow
Summary: This review finds that GBV interventions in Africa do not consider the effects of climate change, despite some interventions being effective. It suggests opportunities for improvement, such as incorporating economic independence programs and climate change education.
TRAUMA VIOLENCE & ABUSE
(2023)
Article
Social Work
Amanda Norrgard, Pia Tham, Annika Stromberg, Ingemar Kareholt
Summary: This study examines how child welfare social workers assessed the leadership of their first-line managers over a fifteen-year period, and whether these assessments have changed over time. The results show that social workers perceived their first-line managers' leadership as more empowering, supportive, and fair in 2014 and 2018 compared to 2003. This is surprising considering previous studies highlighting the less optimal conditions for child welfare managers' leadership.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK
(2023)
