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Exploring the potential of ethics of care for a transformative perspective of sustainability in social work education. implications for supervision Social Work Education Pub Date : 2022-06-22 S. Belda-Miquel, A. Vázquez-Cañete, E. Mut-Montalvà, E. Sigalat-Signes
ABSTRACT As in other areas, sustainability has gained increasing attention in the field of social work education. Nevertheless, various voices consider that perspectives of sustainability are needed that are more radical than those inspired exclusively by the 2030 Agenda. In this context, the paper explores the specific potential and implications of ethics of care for adopting a transformative perspective
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The effect of the Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social (AIMS) model on health risk and depression Soc. Work Health Care (IF 1.602) Pub Date : 2022-06-23 Victoria M. Rizzo, Jeannine M. Rowe, Woojae Han, Suk-Young Kang, Bonnie Ewald, Steven K. Rothschild, Robyn Golden
ABSTRACT Social needs are factors for health risk and depression that may negatively impact health outcomes and costly services use. Care management addresses social needs that can reduce health risk and depression. An exploratory study of the 5-step Ambulatory Integration of the Medical and Social Model (AIMS) was conducted to examine the effect of steps completed as part of AIMS on patients’ depression
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Sex differences in the association between social capital and healthcare use—Results from the survey of health, ageing and retirement in Europe (SHARE) Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Clara Oliveira-Dias, Samantha Morais, Ana Rute Costa
Females and males frequently report substantial differences in social capital indicators and may use healthcare distinctly. Nevertheless, the potential effect of sex on the relation between social capital and healthcare use remains unclear. This study aims to quantify the association between different indicators of individuals' social capital and healthcare use, according to sex. Data were retrieved
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Homelessness, hospital discharge and challenges in the context of limited resources: A qualitative study of stakeholders' views on how to improve practice in a deprived setting Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Fiona McCormack, Sian Parry, Christopher Gidlow, Andy Meakin, Michelle Cornes
Hospital discharge for people experiencing homelessness is a perennial challenge. The Homeless Reduction Act 2017 (HRA) places new responsibilities on hospitals, but it remains unknown whether this has affected discharge practices. This qualitative study explores stakeholders' views on the challenges around hospital discharge for people experiencing homelessness, in the context of a deprived English
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Rethinking and redesigning the MSW international social development specialization Social Work Education Pub Date : 2022-06-21 Aamir Jamal, Liza Lorenzetti, Julie L. Drolet, Yahya El-Lahib, Kamal Khatiwada
Published in Social Work Education: The International Journal (Ahead of Print, 2022)
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Social work in difficult times: emerging value frame in India Social Work Education Pub Date : 2022-06-21 Neera Agnimitra, Seema Sharma
ABSTRACT The contemporary global milieu is ridden with multiple tensions and conflicts and India is no exception. India is witness to a number of challenges in its social, political and economic domains. While the tumultuous man–nature relationship has life-threatening ramifications, the social, economic and political contexts are also rife with diverse challenges characteristic of a globalised world
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Healing Trauma and Loss and Increasing Social Connections: Transitions from Care and Early Parenting Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (IF 1.862) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Jade Purtell, Philip Mendes, Bernadette J. Saunders, Susan Baidawi
International literature suggests that many young people transitioning from government care become parents before age 21, characteristically termed ‘early parenting’, at least in the English-speaking world. Yet there is only limited knowledge of the factors that lead to this challenging responsibility. This paper presents findings from a qualitative study of service providers’ experiences working with
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What helps distressed Australian adolescents impacted by cancer? Mechanisms of improvement of the PEER program Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-21 Pandora Patterson, Fiona E. J. McDonald, Helen Bibby, Kimberley R. Allison
PEER is a four-day residential program for adolescents impacted by their own or a relative's cancer, with both psychosocial (acceptance and commitment therapy, self-compassion) and recreational components. This study aimed to determine whether previously observed improvements in quality of life amongst highly distressed participants were mediated by improvements in processes targeted by psychotherapeutic
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The association of state-level drug and opioid overdose deaths with the capacity of behavioural health professionals in the United States Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-17 Xinxin Han, Huihui Li, Yi-Lang Tang, Judith Palfrey, Jiming Zhu
As behavioural health occupations have diversified, more specialists such as social workers and counsellors are involved in providing substance use disorder treatment services. This study examined the association between changes in the number of different types of behavioural health professionals and changes in drug and opioid overdose deaths in the United States. Using publicly available state-level
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Does the State Impact Hope? The Impact of Direct and Vicarious Police Contact on the Optimism of Youth in Large Cities Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (IF 1.862) Pub Date : 2022-06-20 Aaron Gottlieb, Brenda Mathias, Madeline Berry, Kalen Flynn, Robert Wilson
A growing body of research has begun to examine the implications of police contact for youth. Largely emphasizing serious police contact (arrest, court involvement, and incarceration), this scholarship has generally found that police contact is associated with negative health and educational outcomes. In this study, we build on this work by examining the implications of direct and vicarious police
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Access to health services among sexual minority people in the United States Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-19 Daniel C. Green, Luis A. Parra, Jeremy T. Goldbach
Sexual minority people in the United States are less likely to have access to health services when compared to their heterosexual counterparts. Less is known about the within-group sociodemographic memberships among sexual minority people regarding access to health services. Using data from a nationally representative sample, a series of univariate and bivariate analyses were used to determine associations
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The impact of the COVID pandemic on working age adults with disability: Meta-analysis of evidence from four national surveys Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-19 Eric Emerson, Zoe Aitken, Vaso Totsika, Tania King, Roger J. Stancliffe, Chris Hatton, Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Richard P. Hastings, Anne Kavanagh
Concern has been expressed about the extent to which people with disabilities may be particularly vulnerable to negative impacts of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. However, to date little published research has attempted to characterise or quantify the risks faced by people with/without disabilities in relation to COVID-19. We sought to compare the impact of the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and
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Belonging, social connection and non-clinical care: Experiences of HIV peer support among recently diagnosed people living with HIV in Australia Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-19 Nathanael Wells, Steven P. Philpot, Dean Murphy, Jeanne Ellard, Chris Howard, John Rule, Christopher Fairley, Garrett Prestage
Effective HIV treatments have transformed the medical needs of people living with HIV (PLHIV) to a chronic condition. However, stigma, poorer mental health outcomes and social isolation remain significant challenges for many PLHIV. HIV peer support programs have assisted PLHIV in navigating the clinical, emotional and social aspects of living with HIV. We draw on semi-structured interviews with 26
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Service redesign interventions to reduce waiting time for paediatric rehabilitation and therapy services: A systematic review of the literature Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-18 Katherine E. Harding, Chantal Camden, Annie K. Lewis, Kadija Perreault, Nicholas F. Taylor
Despite well-documented benefits of rehabilitation and therapy services for children with disabilities, long waiting lists to access these services are common. There is a growing body of evidence, primarily from mixed or adult services, demonstrating that waiting times can be reduced through strategies that target wasteful processes and support services to keep up with demand. However, providers of
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‘I feel like my house was taken away from me’: Parents' experiences of having home adaptations for their medically complex, technology-dependent child Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-17 Tracy Karen Mitchell, Lucy Bray, Lucy Blake, Annette Dickinson, Bernie Carter
Technology-dependent children are a sub-population of seriously ill children with life-limiting conditions who are being cared for at home by their families. Although home-based care has been the model of care for these children since the late 1980s, there is a paucity of literature about parents' experiences of having home adaptations made to enable their home to be a place of care for their child
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Mental/behavioural health and educational outcomes of grandchildren raised by custodial grandparents: A mixed methods systematic review Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-17 Yanfeng Xu, Yao Wang, Lauren P. McCarthy, Theresa Harrison, Hanna Doherty
Grandparents caring for grandchildren has increased globally in the past two decades, but we have a limited understanding of its effects on custodial grandchildren's mental/behavioural health and educational outcomes. This mixed methods systematic review aims to synthesise mental/behavioural health and educational outcomes of custodial grandchildren within custodial grandparent-headed families and
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Risks and risk mitigation in homecare for people with dementia—A two-sided matter: A systematic review Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-15 Tamara Backhouse, Annmarie Ruston, Anne Killett, Renée Ward, Julia Rose-Hunt, Eneida Mioshi
Policy guidance promotes supporting people to live in their own homes for as long as possible with support from homecare services. People living with dementia who need such support can experience a range of physical and cognitive difficulties, which can increase the risks associated with homecare for this group. We aimed to examine risk and safety issues for people with dementia and their homecare
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Judgements of physicians, nurses, and social workers regarding suspected Child maltreatment in community health care services Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Ravit Alfandari, Guy Enosh, Hani Nouman, Lilach Dolev, Hagit Dascal-Weichhendler
This study investigated how physicians, nurses, and social workers in community health care services make judgements about possible child maltreatment in ambiguous situations. We examined the influences of social biases (i.e., perceptions linking ethnicity, gender, and family socioeconomic status to child maltreatment) and belonging to distinctive occupational groups (i.e., physicians, nurses, and
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“We figured it out as we went along”: Staff perspectives of COVID-19 response efforts at a large North American syringe services programme Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Patrick J. A. Kelly, Jenine Pilla, AnnaMarie Otor, Ariel Hoadley, Sarah Bauerle Bass
Syringe services programmes face operational challenges to provide life-sustaining services to people who use substances and those who have substance use disorders. COVID-19 has disrupted operations at these programmes and is a threat to people with substance use disorder because of severe poverty, de-prioritisation of COVID-19 safety and high prevalence of comorbidities. This phenomenological qualitative
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Correlates of hepatitis B testing in Ghana: The role of knowledge, stigma endorsement and knowing someone with hepatitis B Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Charles Ampong Adjei, Sarah E. Stutterheim, Fleuren Bram, Florence Naab, Robert A. C. Ruiter
Hepatitis B testing is the gateway for prevention and care. However, previous studies document low hepatitis B testing uptake in sub-Saharan Africa. This study investigated knowledge, stigma endorsement and knowing someone with hepatitis B as correlates of hepatitis B testing behaviours among people in the Greater Accra and Northern regions of Ghana. A cross-sectional survey was completed by 971 participants
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Clinical Social Work Practice in Canada: A Critical Examination of Regulation Research on Social Work Practice (IF 2.236) Pub Date : 2022-06-16 Toula Kourgiantakis, Rachelle Ashcroft, Faisa Mohamud, Alison Benedict, Eunjung Lee, Shelley Craig, Karen Sewell, Marjorie Johnston, Alan McLuckie, Deepy Sur
The most common form of social work (SW) practice in Canada is clinical which requires specialized knowledge and advanced clinical skills. The SW profession is more than 100 years old, but regulation is new to Canada and presently most jurisdictions have regulatory bodies to advance safe, competent, and ethical practices. Regulatory bodies establish admission requirements, standards of practice, ethical
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Sustainable Development Goals and social work in the migration context – a higher education dialogue between Germany, Jordan, and Lebanon Social Work Education Pub Date : 2022-06-16 Lisa Mends, Aimée Ghanem, Farah Z. Al Hamouri
ABSTRACT Germany, Jordan, and Lebanon’s social, political, and socio-economic structures are influenced by a long history of them receiving refugees and migrants. This was a starting point for the University of Applied Sciences Würzburg (Germany), the German Jordanian University, Yarmouk University (Jordan), and the Lebanese University to engage in an intercultural and professional exchange project
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Reflective journaling: An effective pedagogical tool to enhance undergraduate social work student experiences when learning research Social Work Education Pub Date : 2022-06-15 Dawn Apgar
ABSTRACT Social work students are required to develop competency in research and evaluation prior to graduation. However, anxiety and fear about taking research courses can inhibit learning and are well documented in the literature. Much effort has been made to develop pedagogical methods to reduce student disdain for these courses in order to enhance engagement and facilitate knowledge acquisition
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Promoting Postsecondary Educational Success Among Young Parents in and Aging Out of Foster Care Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (IF 1.862) Pub Date : 2022-06-15 Lisa Schelbe, Amy Dworsky, Svetlana Shpiegel, Andrea Lane Eastman, Jennifer M. Geiger, Milagros Garrido, Gina Desiderio
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Cultural and Model Minority Stress: Toward a Theory of Mental Health Distress Experiences of Indian American Youth Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (IF 1.862) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Rachel S. John, Maryann Amodeo, Seth J. Schwartz, Michael G. Vaughn, Christopher P. Salas-Wright
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Early parenthood for males and females with foster care experience: An exploratory study of predictive factors at entry to care during preadolescence Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (IF 1.862) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Heather Taussig, Louise Roberts
Youth and young adults with a history of out-of-home care are at the center of a constellation of factors associated with young parenthood, including experiences of maltreatment, caregiver and school instability, poor access to preventive health care, and high rates of mental health problems. Although correlates of early parenthood among this population have been examined, few studies have examined
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Exploring inter- and intra-organisational dynamics supporting task-shifting opportunities in AIDS service organisations: A qualitative study Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Aaron Turpin, Maxime Charest, David J. Brennan, Dane Griffiths
Task-shifting of combination sexual health services from clinicians to community workers has been well-studied in low-resource settings, but lacks empirical examination as a response to service inequities in North American community-based AIDS service organisations (ASOs). This study adopts a qualitative exploratory approach to understanding how ASOs may support task-shifting for gay, bisexual and
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Fresh news as meaningful? A multi-site ethnographic analysis of meaningful activities at four day centres in Denmark and Norway Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Christine Øye
Day centres are increasingly being established, as many older persons are isolated and in need of meaningful activities and social interaction with others. Previous research has shown that day centres are still an important arena for older attendees to socialise and engage in meaningful activities, although day centres are increasingly introducing activities as part of rehabilitation programmes to
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Promoting nurse-led behaviour change interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease in disadvantaged communities: A scoping review Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Sarah Freeley, John Broughan, Geoff McCombe, Mary Casey, Patricia Fitzpatrick, Timothy Frawley, Janis Morrisey, J. T. Treanor, Tim Collins, Walter Cullen
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide and they disproportionally affect people living in disadvantaged communities. Nurse-led behaviour change interventions have shown great promise in preventing CVD. However, knowledge regarding the impact and nature of such interventions in disadvantaged communities is limited. This review aimed to address this knowledge gap. A six-stage
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Effects of social restrictions on people with dementia and carers during the pre-vaccine phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences of IDEAL cohort participants Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Claire Pentecost, Rachel Collins, Sally Stapley, Christina Victor, Catherine Quinn, Alexandra Hillman, Rachael Litherland, Louise Allan, Linda Clare
This qualitative study was designed to understand the impact of social distancing measures on people with dementia and carers living in the community in England and Wales during a period of social restrictions before the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out. We conducted 12 semi-structured interviews with people with dementia aged 50–88 years, living alone or with a partner, and 10 carers aged 61–78 years
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“Seeing beyond the expected.” Nursing students’ experience in community practice and collaborative learning: A qualitative study Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Siew Tiang Lau, Sok Ying Liaw, Ying Lau, Violeta Lopez
Rapidly ageing populations are putting a strain on healthcare due to their increasing chronic conditions and complex comorbidities. Community care is an important part of the healthcare system and community healthcare workers are under pressure to care for the growing ageing population. It is crucial to recruit healthcare workers in community care to address the ageing population. This study aimed
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Communication support needs assessment in dementia (CoSNAT-D): An international content validation study Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Luisa Krein, Yun-Hee Jeon, Amanda Miller Amberber, Judith Fethney
The decline of language and communication abilities is common among people living with dementia and impacts on many areas of everyday life, including active participation in social activities and decision-making. Despite a growing body of supporting evidence for approaches that address language and communication decline in dementia, the concept of communication rehabilitation is largely neglected in
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Exploring experiences of a telephone crisis support workplace training program in Australia Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 Amanda Gilmore, Rowena Saheb, Arianne Reis
Telephone crisis support (TCS) is considered by the World Health Organization to be an integral part of an effective suicide prevention framework. However, as TCS lines worldwide are primarily staffed by volunteers, they frequently experience high staff turnover impacting on their ability to provide crucial crisis counselling to the population. One group that has been identified as potentially lessening
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Panorama of COVID-19, risk perception and vaccine confidence in São Paulo State population, Southeast Brazil Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-11 Miriane Lucindo Zucoloto, Andrea Cristina Meneghini, Edson Zangiacomi Martinez
In 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic remained uncontrolled in Brazil, with more than 17.6 million cases diagnosed and more than a half a million deaths in total. It is known that an accurate risk perception by populations and a consequent adherence to preventive measures can increase the effectiveness of policies to contain the transmission of infectious diseases. The objective of this study was to draw
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Allied health assistants' perspectives of their role in healthcare settings: A qualitative study Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Olivia A. King, Jo-Anne Pinson, Amy Dennett, Cylie Williams, Annette Davis, David A. Snowdon
Allied health assistants (AHAs) are important members of the health workforce and key to meeting population health needs. Previous studies exploring the role and utility of AHAs from multiple stakeholder perspectives suggest AHAs remain poorly utilised in many healthcare settings. This qualitative study explores the experiences and perspectives of AHAs working in healthcare settings to determine the
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What do I need to work on? Perspectives of social work employers and graduates Social Work Education Pub Date : 2022-06-14 Jose Antonio Langarita, Carme Montserrat, Pere Soler-Masó, Xavier Casademont
ABSTRACT One of the main concerns among students and employers in the field of social work is the suitability of academic training for work in social intervention. This article presents the participants’ views regarding the most useful aspects of social work training, as well as the expectations and thoughts of employers and graduates regarding the work done by the latter in this field. To conduct
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“They Show Us that We’re Important”: Facilitators of Service Utilization Among Expectant and Parenting Youth with Foster Care Histories Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (IF 1.862) Pub Date : 2022-06-13 Kalah M. Villagrana, Ann Turnlund Carver, Lynn C. Holley, Ijeoma Nwabuzor Ogbonnaya, Tonia Stott, Ramona Denby, Kristin M. Ferguson
Expectant or parenting youth (EPY) with foster care histories are often in need of a range of services yet experience barriers to accessing and utilizing those services. This exploratory qualitative study was informed by ecological systems theory and utilized interviews and focus groups with EPY (n = 11) and service providers (n = 28) to identify factors that facilitate service utilization for EPY
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Martin Bloom and Primary Prevention Research on Social Work Practice (IF 2.236) Pub Date : 2022-06-12 Lynn Z. Bloom
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Child-Centred Approach to Shared Parenting: Parents’ Experiences with Bird’s Nest Parenting Arrangement Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (IF 1.862) Pub Date : 2022-06-09 Rafaela Lehtme, Karmen Toros
The number of children affected by family dissolution is increasing worldwide. Beneficially, a growing number of both parents desire to remain active in their children’s lives, favouring the practice of shared care. Unfortunately, this has introduced new dilemmas that can negatively impact children’s well-being. One example is the controversial topic of travelling children, who have become ‘visitors’
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“A right place for everybody”: Supporting aging in the right place for older people experiencing homelessness Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-08 Rachel Weldrick, Sarah L. Canham, Tamara Sussman, Christine A. Walsh, Atiya Mahmood, Lara Nixon, Victoria F. Burns
While policies and practices that promote aging in place have risen in prominence over the last two decades, marginalised older adults have largely been overlooked. ‘Aging in the right place’ is a concept that recognises the importance of adequate and appropriate age-related health and psychosocial supports in shelter/housing settings and their impact on the ability of older people to age optimally
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Help-seeker expectations and outcomes of a crisis support service: Comparison of suicide-related and non-suicide-related contacts to lifeline Australia Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-08 Megan O'Riordan, Jennifer S. Ma, Kelly Mazzer, Philip Batterham, Kairi Kõlves, Alan Woodward, Britt Klein, Mark Larsen, Roland Goecke, Madelyn Gould, Debra Rickwood
Lifeline Australia aims to prevent suicide and support community members in personal crisis via the provision of free anonymous telephone, online chat and text message services. This study aimed to identify the expectations and outcomes of Lifeline help-seekers, including whether there are differences between suicide-related and non-suicide-related contacts. Help-seekers (N = 553) who had previously
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Critical Time in Regulation of Social Work Practice: Forging a Path Forward Research on Social Work Practice (IF 2.236) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Dawn Apgar, Mary Nienow
Almost from the beginning of the profession, social work has grappled with how to regulate itself, attempting to balance protection of the public with minimizing the barriers to entry (Gandy & Raymond, 1979). Licensure continues to be an important issue for those entering and employed in the social work profession. Regulation is regarded as one of the three pillars of social work, along with education
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The Postmodern/Critical Perspective: Off-Ramp or Off the Rails? Research on Social Work Practice (IF 2.236) Pub Date : 2022-06-10 Allen Rubin
This editorial has been stimulated by an excellent article in RSWP in which Drake and Hodge (2022) portray social work as being at or near a critical inflection point between scientific (empirical) knowledge versus the “postmodern/critical off-ramp” (P/CT) perspective. Drake and Hodge claim that their article intends not to favor the empirical approach, and—despite their apparent preference for it—they
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Learning about social work research through field placements as a stepping stone to a career in academia Social Work Education Pub Date : 2022-06-09 Dibya Shree Chhetry, Neil Hall, Ben Joseph, Christine Krol, Elie El-Khoury Antonios, Shravankumar Guntuku
ABSTRACT Field placement is a milestone in every student’s journey towards degree completion. The experience influences career choices, professional identities and emergent practices in the dynamic social work field. While there is a growing body of knowledge regarding this development, as well as research-as-placement for students, there remains a paucity of documentation on what this experience is
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Problematic Social Media Use and Conflict, Social Stress, and Cyber-Victimization Among Early Adolescents Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (IF 1.862) Pub Date : 2022-06-07 Shongha Kim, Rachel Garthe, Wan-Jung Hsieh, Jun Sung Hong
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Access to Adequate Prenatal Care and Delivery Services Among Female Youth in Foster Care: Michigan Medicaid Claim Analysis Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (IF 1.862) Pub Date : 2022-06-07 Angelique Day, Amy Curtis, Rajib Paul, Chenyang Shi, Laurel M. Hicks, Laura Quist, Lauryn Jianrattanasawat
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Families' experiences of supporting Australian veterans and emergency service first responders (ESFRs) to seek help for mental health problems Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-05 Sharon Lawn, Elaine Waddell, Wavne Rikkers, Louise Roberts, Tiffany Beks, David Lawrence, Pilar Rioseco, Tiffany Sharp, Ben Wadham, Galina Daraganova, Miranda Van Hooff
The objective of this phenomenological study was to describe families' experiences of supporting veterans and emergency service first responders (ESFRs) (known also as public safety personnel) to seek help for a mental health problem. In-depth semi-structured open-ended interviews were undertaken with 25 family members of Australian veterans and ESFRs. Fourteen participants were family members of police
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Patterned Adolescent Socially Deviant Behavior Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (IF 1.862) Pub Date : 2022-06-04 Raymond B. Smith
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Adjustment of Ghanaian Youth in Institutional Care Compared to Youth in Family Care Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal (IF 1.862) Pub Date : 2022-06-04 Anna W. Wright, Joana Salifu Yendork, Wendy Kliewer
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Synchronous Online Cognitive-Behavioral Group Intervention: 12-month Evaluation for Substance Use Mandated Clients Research on Social Work Practice (IF 2.236) Pub Date : 2022-06-06 Virgil L. Gregory, Jr, Lisa Werth
Far less prevalent in intervention research for justice involved or other mandated clients is the advent of synchronous online cognitive-behavioral group intervention (SOC-BGI). Purpose: The purpose of the study was to provide an effectiveness-oriented evaluation regarding the feasibility of SOC-BGI facilitated by licensed clinical social workers. Method: The study used a pre-experimental design (N
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Information concealment in palliative patients: Development and pilot study of a new scale for caregivers Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Antonio J. de la Piedra-Torres, Alicia E. López-Martínez, Carmen Ramírez-Maestre
Previous studies on palliative care have assessed the phenomenon of Information Concealment (IC), confirmed its relevance and emphasised the need to have a scale for its assessment. The aim of this study was to design and validate such an instrument. The sample comprised 150 palliative caregivers (23 men and 127 women). The dimensionality of the items of the Information Concealment Scale for Caregivers
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Community-based assessment and rehabilitation of hearing loss: A scoping review Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-06-01 Taylor N. Eubank, Eldré W. Beukes, De Wet Swanepoel, Kaley G. Kemp, Vinaya Manchaiah
Although the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of a Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) model, little is known about how CBR has been applied in the hearing healthcare setting. The purpose of this scoping review was to identify and describe studies on Community-Based Hearing Rehabilitation (CBHR) programs within the applied context. The review was conducted in September 2020 with
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Exploring dementia care in acute care settings: Perspectives of nurses and social workers on caring for patients with behavioral and psychological symptoms Soc. Work Health Care (IF 1.602) Pub Date : 2022-06-02 Ruth E. Dunkle, Katherine Cavignini, Joonyoung Cho, Laura Sutherland, Helen Kales, Cathleen Connell, Amanda Leggett
ABSTRACT This qualitative study compares perspectives of nurses (n = 5) and social workers (n = 12) about their role in caring for patients with dementia with behavioral and psychological problems in an acute care setting. A thematic qualitative analysis was conducted using the Rigorous and Accelerated Data Reduction Technique (RADaR). Three themes emerged: engagement of the patient and coordination
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The use of motivational interviewing in field instruction Social Work Education Pub Date : 2022-05-31 Melinda Hohman, Amanda Lee
ABSTRACT The required field internship in social work education is its signature pedagogy and is described by students as the most meaningful part of their education. Interns often experience anxiety and self-doubt however and look to field instructors for guidance. Currently there are few frameworks or evidence-based models that are used in field instruction and in social work supervision. Motivational
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Integrating relational knowing and structured learning in social work placements – a framework for learning in practice Social Work Education Pub Date : 2022-05-29 Helen Cleak, Erna O’Connor, Audrey Roulston
ABSTRACT Professional placements are integral to social work education and provide formative but variable learning opportunities for students. As social work programs expand and requirements for placements increase, settings where a social worker may not be employed are increasingly utilized, risking further variability of student experience. This paper reports on qualitative responses to two open-ended
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Emergency medical services in rural and urban Saudi Arabia: A qualitative study of Red Crescent emergency personnel' perceptions of workforce and patient factors impacting effective delivery Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-05-30 Ahmed Ramdan M. Alanazy, John Fraser, Stuart Wark
Individuals who experience a traumatic injury or an acute illness are often reliant on initial healthcare assessment and support from a pre-hospital emergency medical service (EMS). These community-based support models perform a vital role in the provision of life-saving support, but research indicates that the availability, accessibility and resources of EMS are not equivalent in rural and urban areas
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How do illness identity, patient workload and agentic capacity interact to shape patient and caregiver experience? Comparative analysis of lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-05-28 Kate Lippiett, Alison Richardson, Carl R. May
Some patients have to work hard to manage their illness. When this work outweighs capacity (the resources available to patients to undertake the illness workload and other workloads such as that of daily life), this may result in treatment burden, associated with poor health outcomes for patients. This cross-sectional, comparative qualitative analysis uses an abductive approach to identify, characterise
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When the healthcare system neglects some people: Rural–Urban Migration, socio-cultural conditions, and health coping strategies in informal settlement, Madina, Ghana: An exploratory design Health and Social Care in the Community (IF 2.05) Pub Date : 2022-05-27 Ransford Kwaku Afeadie
Migrants face several unmet health needs due to the inability of the healthcare system to address their healthcare challenges. As a result, they adopt coping strategies to overcome their healthcare needs. Consequences can include infrequent but severe adverse reactions, dangerous drug interactions, incorrect dosage etc. Little is known in Ghana about the role played by cultural and linguistic barriers
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Recognition, social work and homelessness International Social Work (IF 1.349) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Chris Horsell
This article explores the role of homeless voices in constructing knowledge about homelessness and the development of policy and service delivery responses to homeless people. Specifically, the article highlights the suggestive value position for social work encapsulated in Honneth’s concept of recognition as a framework from which to understand and incorporate homeless voices in the construction of
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Indigenous knowledge and social work education in Nigeria: Challenges and need for sustainable development International Social Work (IF 1.349) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Chinwe Nnama-Okechukwu, Hugh McLaughlin, Uzoma Okoye, Eleanor Hendricks, Loveness Imaan, Tumani Malinga, Agnes Wizi-Kambala, Samuel Ebimgbo, Oghenechoja Veta, Nnachi Imo
Social work education in Africa is faced with a myriad of challenges that require immediate attention for a sustainable future. If the principles of social justice, human rights and respect for diversities are central to the social work profession, then the education and practice of social work in Nigeria should be culturally relevant in engaging people and structures to address challenges. Participants