Increasing Family Engagement in Child Welfare Practice: Findings from a Pilot of the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project
This study presents information from a pilot of the Texas Permanency Outcomes Project (TXPOP) Practice Model, an innovative model developed to increase family engagement and improve permanency outcomes for children in foster care in Texas. A total ofn = 60 practitioners and caregivers completed the practice model training and completed a pre-survey (before any training) and post-survey (six-months after completing the last training). The survey included the scales related to family engagement, demographic information, and open-ended questions to expand on their experiences with the training. In parallel, all participa...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 31, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Clinicians ’ Perspectives When Responding to Suicidal Behaviors Among Latino Adolescents
AbstractLatino families in new destination states within the United States face significant burdens that adversely impact the suicide risk among their adolescents. Many of these adolescents ’ lives depend on the clinical social work services they receive. Little is known regarding how clinicians providing services in new destination states conceptualize Latino adolescent suicidality and what strategies they use to intervene. This qualitative study explored clinicians’ experiences a nd understanding of suicidal behaviors among Latino adolescents and the strategies used to intervene in a new destination state. We situate...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 27, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Applying Critical Educational Gerontology to Mental Health Interventions at Senior Centers Serving Latinx Older Adults
AbstractLatinx older adults have a high risk for depression; however, the impact of discrimination on mental health among Latinx older adults is relatively unknown. Critical consciousness (CC) and intersectionality theory can play a role in understanding the socio-political context that affects the social relationships and well-being among Latinx older adults. Using a Critical Educational Gerontology (C.E.G.) approach, this article presents a conceptual framework that can be utilized to enhance social relationships and well-being among Latinx older adult populations. The development of the conceptual framework presented in...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Identifying Biases in the Practice of Social Work Supervisees: Findings from a Grounded Theory Exploratory Study
AbstractSocial work ’s ethical mandate to engage in social justice, coupled with its fraught history of complicity in oppressive policies, makes critical the disruption of bias and racism within social work practice. As influencers and guides in clinical learning, social work supervisors have the potential to disrupt racism. There is an emerging body of literature on how to effectively engage in culturally-conscious social work supervision. However, research on anti-racism supervisory strategies in social work is limited and predominantly conceptual. This exploratory qualitative study’s aim was to identify st rategies ...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 24, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Facing the Traumatic Field in the Clinical and Social Work with Forced Migrants Through a Psychodynamic Perspective: from “Refugee Trauma” to the Clinic of Social Links
This article aims to rethink the clinical and social work with forced migrants through the concept of “field” as it is described in the context of Bionian psychoanalysis. The proposed approach goes beyond the individual trauma of the refugee, to arrive at a clinic of the “traumatic field” that includes, but also overcomes, the dyadic relationship searching for the link between intra-psychic, inter-psychic and social dimensions. The work with mediation “devices”, the dream field, and the group as a social witness will be discussed as operational tools of a clinical social practice of intervention extended to rel...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Role of Chinese Medical Social Workers in a Children ’s Hospital: A Qualitative Study
AbstractMedical social work is gradually developing in China, and children ’s hospitals greatly need medical social workers. However, different groups have different perceptions of medical social workers’ roles. The role of nascent Chinese medical social workers in children’s hospitals is unclear, which hinders the growth of this profession. Therefore, this study aim ed to resolve role ambiguity by comprehensively exploring the specific roles of Chinese medical social workers in a children’s hospital. A descriptive qualitative research design was adopted. Twenty-six participants, including medical social workers (n...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 11, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Thinking About Getting a Doctoral Degree?
AbstractSince the MSW remains the terminal degree for practice, doctoral education is optional for clinical social workers. However, practitioners may consider earning a doctoral degree to advance their careers. Doctoral education is not for everyone, and this paper provides information about getting a doctoral degree to help practitioners make an informed decision. Social work now has over 100 doctoral programs and two types of doctoral degrees: the traditional Ph.D. and the “practice doctorate” called the DSW. These expanded options raise many questions about whether to get a doctoral degree; whether to choose a Ph.D...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 10, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
The Mindfulness-Based Social Work and Self-Care Programme: A Focus Group Study
This study provides further promising evidence of the acceptability and effectiveness of MBSWSC as a social work self-care and reflective practice programme. It is becoming increasingly clear that social workers are more likely to enrol in and fully engage with MBPs, which are specifically designed to support their social work practice and stress processing skills, if they are offered by their organisation. The increased access to MBPs of this nature is likely to lead to reduced burnout, and retention issues within the social work profession. (Source: Clinical Social Work Journal)
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Stepping into the Wilderness: A Field Guide for New Social Workers
AbstractThe current cohort of social work students in the United States face a unique challenge. They are preparing to enter the workforce to face a society reeling from gun violence, mental health crises, racialized police brutality, significant job loss, unattainable housing, and an ongoing opioid epidemic, to name a few. The COVID-19 pandemic h as left society with heightened mental health concerns. The demand for social workers is projected to grow by 9% over the next ten years. However, three-fourths of social workers experience burnout during their careers. Preparing new social workers for potential workplace chall...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 5, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Mindfulness-based Interventions to Improve Relational and Mental Health of Firefighters: A Mixed Methods Feasibility Study
AbstractPrevious research on the physical and mental health of firefighters indicates higher risk of coronary disease, stroke, cancer, hearing loss, and decreased mobility, as well as suicide risk, depression, anxiety, and substance use than in the general population. In spite of this, there is minimal research available on evidence-based interventions to reduce the impact of high-stress and high-trauma work on the mental health and well-being of firefighters. In collaboration with the Salt Lake City Fire Department, we conducted a feasibility study to understand how psychological resilience training influences the mental ...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Navigating Mental Health Services: Perspectives of Latinx Immigrant Caregivers
AbstractThe Latinx population has continuously experienced a government and public opinion focused on reducing immigration. The COVID-19 pandemic further exacerbated the situation by significantly slowing immigration to the United States and global travel. This research aims to assess the progress made in human services to address the barriers to mental health treatment encountered by newly arrived Latinx immigrant families from non-traditional Latinx subgroups. Specifically this study assesses the barriers faced by Colombians, Venezuelans, and Argentinians, among others, when seeking or utilizing mental health services fo...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - October 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
What is Clinical Social Work? Practitioners ’ Views
AbstractA clear definition of clinical social work [CSW] remains necessary to guide education, to inform the public, and to orient funders and regulators. Yet, from its earliest origins, clinical social work has defied simple definition. With varying definitions, we wondered how contemporary clinical practitioners viewed their work, whether they affirmed these definitions, or included other aspects of practice, knowledge, skill, and practice focus. This qualitative study explored how 40 contemporary clinical social workers across the United States define CSW, theories, and skill sets that support its practice. Thematic ana...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - September 25, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Human Rights and Latina Feminisms: Implications for Clinical Practice with the Latine Diaspora in Anti-immigrant Times
This article highlights several theoretical and global perspectives necessary for clinical social workers to adequately meet the needs of Latine service users in the United States. These perspectives recognize and leverage the strengths of the Latine community and consider how the social context may impact individuals and families. Specifically, clinical social work practice grounded human rights, ethics, critical theories including an inter sectional Latina feminist perspective, and an understanding of historical trauma will be discussed. (Source: Clinical Social Work Journal)
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - September 19, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Excited Delirium is not an Excuse for Use of Force by Police: Commentary on ‘Knowledge and Skills for Social Workers on Mobile Crisis Intervention Teams’ (Ghelani, 2021)
AbstractExcited delirium is a term that has been used in policing and emergency medicine to describe a condition characterized by bizarre, agitated, and aggressive behaviours. In the article ‘Knowledge and skills for social workers on mobile crisis intervention teams,’ I used this term in reference to people in crisis who may present with engagement barriers and aggressive behaviours. Evidence has emerged that law enforcement organizations are using it to justify the excessive use o f force by officers and deaths of people during police interactions. The American Psychiatric Association and American Medical Association...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - August 31, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Teaching and Facilitation Course for Family as Faculty: Preparing Families to be Faculty Partners in Healthcare Education
AbstractFamily-centered care (FCC) is widely established as the standard professional practice model in pediatric hospital settings (Arabiat, D., Whitehead, L., Foster, M., Shields, L.,& Harris, L. (2018). Parents ’ experiences of family centred care practices.Journal of Pediatric Nursing,42, 39 –44.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2018.06.012; Espe-Sherwindt, M. (2008). Family-centred practice: Collaboration, competency and evidence.Support for Learning,23(3), 136 –143.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9604.2008.00384.x). It embraces social work values that promote self-determination and family empowerment by positio...
Source: Clinical Social Work Journal - August 18, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
