2024 Article Archive

Fall 2024 Issue

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It’s Time to Talk About Money
Without equitable compensation, many social workers may leave the profession.

Grief After Pregnancy Loss
Men and women may grieve the loss of a child through miscarriage or stillbirth differently, and men’s suffering may go unacknowledged.

Intergenerational Trauma
When individuals experience trauma, the effects can be passed down to their children and future generations, creating a toxic cycle that can be challenging to break.

Motherless Mothering
A woman losing her mother before she becomes pregnant can have a profound emotional impact and can influence postpartum depression.

departments

Editor’s Note
Show Me the Money

Letters to the Editor

Technology
Artificial intelligence in social work can help reduce burnout and improve care.

School Social Work
The latest Title IX updates attempt to protect students from sexual harassment and discrimination.

Substance Use Disorder
Apps offer digital support for individuals recovering from substance use.

Therapy
Somatic play therapy addresses childhood trauma in the body.

Education
Supporting field instructors can help them feel more capable of leading students.

Datebook

Summer 2024 Issue

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When Care Providers Are Caregivers
Social workers who provide direct care at work and are caregivers at home face an uphill battle toward self-care.

Double Marginalization
The risk of police violence is increased for those at the intersection of Black and autistic identities.

Time of Death
Health care professionals, especially social workers, can have a positive impact on loved ones when patients die.

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Editor’s Note

Research Brief

Telehealth
Optimizing Telehealth Therapy Sessions

Ethics
Adoption Challenges in the Digital Age: Ethical and Clinical Issues

Disability
Ten Tenets of a Disability-Affirming Practice

Political Social Work
How I Used My Social Work Skills to Fight Extremism in My Community

Mental Health
The Loneliness of Grief

Children and Families
The Impact of Poverty on Youth Is a Whole Family Problem

At Risk Youth
Labor Protections for Child Influencers and Children of Social Media Influencers

News Brief

Datebook

Spring 2024 Issue

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The Mental Health of Children
A history of the evolution in understanding child mental health and the treatment of children suffering from mental health issues.

Filling the Gaps
After noticing needs that were falling through the cracks, social workers have started their own organizations to help bring more services to their communities.

Intellectual Disabilities and Dementia
When individuals with intellectual disabilities are diagnosed with dementia, both they and their support systems have unique needs.

Psychotropic Medications
Social workers need to know about psychotropics in order to better help clients with mental health challenges.

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Editor’s Note
A Living Wage

Forensic Social Work
A Storytelling Approach to Successful Forensic Social Work

Private Practice
The Business of Private Practice

Advanced Degree Programs
Ecological Justice: Where Social Work Collides With Concern for the Environment

Annual Education Guide

Domestic Violence
Simulation Training for Intimate Partner Violence

Licensure
The Future of the Social Work Licensing Exams

Datebook

Winter 2024 Issue

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Trauma-Informed Care
This approach can play an important role in decreasing the negative effects of vicarious trauma.

Redressing Injustice
Canceling, calling out, checking out, and calling in are strategies for accountability and change.

Education in Suicide Prevention
Social work students are often inadequately prepared to address suicidal ideations with their clients due to a lack of suicide-specific courses and content in their graduate work.

Reproductive Justice Theory
When it comes to reproductive health, conflicts can arise between social work ethics and individual values.

departments

Editor’s Note
Justice

Letter to the Editor

Eye on Ethics
Moral hazard—when interventions cause harm—can occur when social workers have incentive to behave badly.

Education
There’s an unaddressed need for mental health support in social work graduate programs.

Practice Matters
Social workers deal with safety concerns every day. What can be done about it?

Research Brief
ADepT may offer another treatment modality for individuals struggling with depression.

Certifications
The pandemic accelerated the use of telehealth, but state licensure laws are an obstacle to the delivery of care.

Datebook