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Pope ND, Ruppel M. Use of Oral History Methods in Social Work: A Scoping Review. JOURNAL OF EVIDENCE-BASED SOCIAL WORK (2019) 2024; 21:300-317. [PMID: 37942648 DOI: 10.1080/26408066.2023.2277809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2023]
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PURPOSE Oral history as a method of understanding the lived experience spans multiple disciplines including education, women and gender studies, history, and disability studies. Oral histories can be a vehicle for people on the periphery to tell their stories, a method well suited to pursuits related to social justice and social work. The purpose of this manuscript is to report on a scoping review that was conducted to better understand how oral history methods have been used in social work. MATERIAL AND METHODS To answer our review question, we use an established scoping review framework. Based on eligibility criteria, 23 manuscripts were identified - all published in peer-reviewed English language journals between 2005 and 2023 and written by social work-credentialed authors. RESULTS The authors identified three themes that reflect the uses of oral history studies in social work: oral history used as a teaching tool in social work education, oral history used to document the experiences and knowledge of social service trailblazers, and commentaries about using oral history and other biographical methods in social work. DISCUSSION This review highlights how oral history, as a method, has contributed to social work research and scholarship. CONCLUSION Recommendations are made as to the usefulness of oral history to address social problems and practice issues important to the field of social work.
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Lightfoot E, Zheng M. Mentoring Social Work PhD Students to Help Re-imagine Long-term Care. JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK 2021; 64:62-73. [PMID: 33406014 DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2020.1864540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This commentary explores the role of mentoring in creating the next generation of gerontological social work scholars through examining the mentoring of Dr. Rosalie Kane. We review how Rosalie exemplified some of key characteristics of an exceptional academic mentor based on communications with many of her former mentees, provide an account of her last formal mentoring relationship with a graduate student, and discuss how Rosalie's mentorship related to her hopes for re-imagining long-term care and the future of gerontological social work.
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Hill K, Rhodes Smith T, Lane SR, Shannon S. Giving a Voice to Those with Felony Convictions: A Call to Action. SOCIAL WORK 2020; 65:406-408. [PMID: 32974651 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swaa036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sims-Schouten W, Skinner A, Rivett K. Child safeguarding practices in light of the Deserving/Undeserving paradigm: A historical & contemporary analysis. CHILD ABUSE & NEGLECT 2019; 94:104025. [PMID: 31177068 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Revised: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Contemporary child protection systems in the UK need to be seen in light of the late nineteenth century child rescue movement, at a time of curbs in public spending, shifts in attitudes towards children's welfare and the development of social work. There are similarities in the social, institutional and legal contexts, between the nineteenth century and today, centralising 'deservedness', that determined and determines children's access to services. OBJECTIVE The current article compares historical data and practices of children in care in the UK, encompassing 1881-1918, with contemporary data and practices, through the lens of the deserving/undeserving paradigm, inherited from the Poor Law of 1834. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING Drawing on two data sets, namely historic children's case files (N = 108), 1881-1918 from the Children's Society (a philanthropic institution) highlighting the perception of custodians, doctors, professionals, as well as children and parents, and current data from interviews with young care leavers and safeguarding practitioners (N = 42), our research focuses on the most disadvantaged children with complex needs and damaging (pre)care experiences. METHODS Data is analysed using thematic content analysis, framed within critical realist ontology, taking account of stratified non-linear dynamics of processes at different levels. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION In both data sets the inability to support certain children is justified by referring to their complex needs and mental health and behavioural problems., Here, the child is held accountable and placed in the 'undeserving' category and consequently misses out on help and support, highlighting a need for awareness, and reflective and reflexive practice among practitioners/professionals.
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Bent-Goodley TB, Rodgers ST. What Social Workers Do During Difficult Times. SOCIAL WORK 2018; 63:293-296. [PMID: 30137642 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swy035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Campbell M. An Engaged Electronic Medical Record for Social Good. HEALTH & SOCIAL WORK 2018; 43:131-133. [PMID: 29462478 DOI: 10.1093/hsw/hly001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Social work is a core health profession with origins deeply connected to the development of contemporary public health in the United States. Today, many of the nation's 600 000 social workers practice broadly in public health and in other health settings, drawing on a century of experience in combining clinical, intermediate, and population approaches for greater health impact. Yet, the historic significance of this long-standing interdisciplinary collaboration-and its current implications-remains underexplored in the present era. This article builds on primary and contemporary sources to trace the historic arc of social work in public health, providing examples of successful collaborations. The scope and practices of public health social work practice are explored, and we articulate a rationale for an expanded place for social work in the public health enterprise.
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Kolivoski KM, Goodkind S, Shook JJ. Social Justice for Crossover Youth: The Intersection of the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems. SOCIAL WORK 2017; 62:313-321. [PMID: 28957574 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swx034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 03/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Social workers are critical to promoting racial and social justice. "Crossover youth," a term used to describe youths who have contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice systems, are an especially vulnerable but often overlooked population with whom social workers engage. A disproportionate number of crossover youth are African American. Empirical research on crossover youth is growing, but such scholarship rarely engages with a human rights and social justice perspective. African American children and youths have a distinct place within the history and current context of the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. These systems have historically excluded them or treated them differently; now, African American youths are overrepresented in each of them, and evidence suggests they are more likely to cross over. The purpose of this article is to describe the historical and current context of crossover youth, with a particular focus on African American youths, to provide the foundation for a discussion of what social workers can do to promote racial and social justice for crossover youth, including specific implications for practice and policy, as well as broader implications for human and civil rights.
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Beginning in the 1920s, Freudian psychoanalytic theory had a deep impact on social work practice and education and helped to professionalize clinical social work. Not as well-known was the role that Freud's patient and colleague Sándor Ferenczi played in this evolution. Through a review of the relevant literature and primary sources-some presented here for the first time-I will explore the ways in which Ferenczi's work directly impacted the development of clinical social work.
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Fontaine D, Keeling AW. Compassionate Care Through the Centuries: Highlights in Nursing History. Nurs Hist Rev 2017; 25:13-25. [PMID: 27502611 DOI: 10.1891/1062-8061.25.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Pritzker S, Lane SR. Political Social Work: History, Forms, and Opportunities for Innovation. SOCIAL WORK 2017; 62:80-82. [PMID: 28395041 DOI: 10.1093/sw/sww072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2015] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Aebel-Groesch K, Callahan MB, Lepetich T, Silva V. PART 2. NEPHROLOGY SOCIAL WORK: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD. NEPHROLOGY NEWS & ISSUES 2017; 31:28-32. [PMID: 30408358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The field of nephrology social work has undergone considerable change since the release of the 1976 federal regulations requiring a master's level social worker to be part of the renal team. Moderated by veteran nephrology social worker Stephanie Johnstone, LCSW, those who have served patients in the front lines of kidney care speak here about the past-"What has nephrology social work contributed in the last three decades, and what it has struggled to accomplish?" - and about the future: "How can nephrology social workers best serve patients in the years ahead? Where is their greatest potential to advance the industry?" Ms. Johnstone, an NN&I Editorial Advisory Board member, has worked for Fresenius Kidney Care for over 33 years. She is currently the Field Support Liaison, Clinical Innovations Team and Lead Social Worker, So Cal Region for FKC, and is based in San Diego.
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Johnstone S. PART 1. NEPHROLOGY SOCIAL WORK: LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD. NEPHROLOGY NEWS & ISSUES 2016; 30:30-33. [PMID: 30408375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Stuart PH. Financial Capability in Early Social Work Practice: Lessons for Today. SOCIAL WORK 2016; 61:297-304. [PMID: 29664255 DOI: 10.1093/sw/sww047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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During the profession's first decades, social workers tried to improve their clients’ financial capability (FC). This article describes the methods used by early social workers who attempted to enhance the FC of their clients, based on contemporary descriptions of their practice. Social workers initially emphasized thrift, later adding more sophisticated consideration of the cost of foods, rent, and other necessities. Social work efforts were furthered by home economists, who served as specialists in nutrition, clothing, interior design, and other topics related to homemaking. Early home economists included specialists in nutrition and family budgeting; these specialists worked with social services agencies to provide a financial basis for family budgets and assisted clients with family budgeting. Some agencies engaged home economists as consultants and as direct providers of instruction on home budgets for clients. By the 1930s, however, social work interest in family budget problems focused on the psychological meaning of low income to the client, rather than in measures to increase client FC. Consequently, social workers’ active engagement with family budget issues—engagement that characterized earlier decades—faded. These early efforts can inform contemporary practice as social workers are once again concerned about improving their clients’ FC.
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Bent-Goodley TB, Sherraden MS, Frey JJ, Birkenmaier J, Callahan C, McClendon GG. Celebrating Six Decades of Social Work and Advancing Financial Capability and Asset Development. SOCIAL WORK 2016; 61:293-295. [PMID: 29664252 DOI: 10.1093/sw/sww058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Hackmann M. [In process]. PFLEGE ZEITSCHRIFT 2016; 69:525-527. [PMID: 29414209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Strier R, Bershtling O. Professional Resistance in Social Work: Counterpractice Assemblages. SOCIAL WORK 2016; 61:111-118. [PMID: 27180521 DOI: 10.1093/sw/sww010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The goal of this article is to deepen understanding of the concept of professional resistance. Studies show that social workers in various parts of the world are increasingly confronted with regulations, programs, and policies that challenge their ability to carry out their professional mission in an ethical manner. Social workers may also find themselves under the pressure of periodic retrenchment resulting from budgetary constraints and subjected to worsening working conditions and threats of wage or social benefit reduction. Therefore, it is not surprising that social workers are sometimes required to engage in actions to oppose these negative realities or, in other words, to practice professional resistance. However, despite its growing relevance, the term "professional resistance" remains both theoretically obscure and marginal to social work practice. This article traces the presence of the concept in social work history, examines divergent uses of the concept in social work literature, introduces theoretical perspectives that may help practitioners enlarge their professional repertoire, provides concrete cases of resistance in different contexts, and finally proposes some paths to professional resistance.
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Wells-Wilbon R. Family Planning for Low-Income African American Families: Contributions of Social Work Pioneer Ophelia Settle Egypt. SOCIAL WORK 2015; 60:335-342. [PMID: 26489354 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swv037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Historically, African Americans made huge contributions to the field of social welfare and the social work profession, yet little has been written about them in the professional literature. This article explores the contributions of pioneering social worker Ophelia Settle Egypt. A thorough assessment of her pioneering role would reveal her unique work as an educator, researcher, and grassroots social worker, but the focus here is on her innovative commitment to the Planned Parenthood movement. Egypt's work around population control in her Southeast Washington, DC, neighborhood with low-income African American families in the early 1950s became a labor of love in her community that can help inform current practice approaches in urban environments with African American populations.
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D'Souza DH. Top trending #ThankYouDoctor in India. THE NATIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL OF INDIA 2015; 28:262-263. [PMID: 27132970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Geller L. Looking at the whole picture. THE CANADIAN NURSE 2015; 111:34-36. [PMID: 26387241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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McKee M, Stuckler D. The changing role of the British state and its citizens. Lancet 2014; 384:1643-4. [PMID: 25441182 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(14)61928-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bent-Goodley TB. Social work and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. SOCIAL WORK 2014; 59:293-295. [PMID: 25365829 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swu040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Talbot EP, McMillin JA. The Social Work Reinvestment Initiative: advocacy and social work practice. SOCIAL WORK 2014; 59:201-210. [PMID: 25076644 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swu021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In 2006, NASW launched the Social Work Reinvestment Initiative by granting each state chapter $15,000 in seed money to address the most pressing social work needs in the state. This article describes how NASW-SD, with 246 members, launched an epic campaign that resulted in the establishment of the only MSW program in South Dakota. Using historical research methods, this article demonstrates the power of social work advocacy when members unify in pursuit of a common goal and describes how the social workers rallied to educate policymakers and the public on the value of social work and its delivery of necessary social services at all levels and in all fields of practice. The research highlights an uphill battle of advocacy and the skillful planning and implementation of a campaign to secure state funding to establish the first MSW program in the state, at the beginning of the most difficult economic recession since the Great Depression.
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Boland SE. Raoul Wallenberg: his lessons for the social work profession. SOCIAL WORK 2014; 59:87-90. [PMID: 24640236 DOI: 10.1093/sw/swt049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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