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Article List

Click on these sample topics for articles
relevant to your specific field of work:
 

Child Welfare

Kinship Care and Permanence: Guiding Principles for Policy and Practice*
Tami W. Lorkovich, Trista Piccola, Victor Groza, Merri E. Brindo, & Jonnie Marks
2004,  v. 85, no. 2
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Family Characteristics and Child Welfare Services: Does the Assessment Drive Service Provision?*
Scottye J. Cash & Marianne Berry
2002,  v. 83, no. 5
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Child Welfare Workers’ Use of Theory in Working With Physical Child Abuse: Implications for Professional Supervision
Yvonne Darlington, Jennifer Osmond, & Colin Peile
2002,  v. 83, no. 1
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Developmental Disabilities

Relationship Disruption in Adults With Cognitive Disabilities*
Vicki M. Runnion & Terry A.Wolfer
2004,  v. 85, no. 2
Abstract

The Challenge of Empowerment in Child Protective Services: A Case Study of a Mother With Mental Retardation
Catherine Lemieux
2001,  v. 82, no. 2

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Applying a Strengths-Based Practice Approach in Working with People with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families
Rosalie J. Russo
1999,  v. 80, no. 1

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Domestic Violence

Accountability for Change: Solution-Focused Treatment With Domestic Violence Offenders*
Mo Yee Lee, Adriana Uken, & John Sebold
2004,  v. 85, no. 4
Abstract

The Characteristics of Domestic Violence Victims in a Child Protective Service Caseload
Loring Paul Jones, Elizabeth Gross, & Irene Becker
2002,  v. 83, no. 4
Abstract

Perceptions and Utilization of a Police–Social Work Crisis Intervention Approach to Domestic Violence
Jacqueline Corcoran, Margaret Stephenson, Derrelyn Perryman, & Shannon Allen
2001,  v. 82, no. 4
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Elder Care

Implications of an Aging Population on the Delivery of Public Sector Social Services*
Laura R. Bronstein & Kristen Admiraal
2005, v. 86, no. 1
Abstract

Challenges to the Implementation of Personal Advocacy for Older Adults
Christine A. Hyduk & David P. Moxley
2000,  v. 81, no. 5
Abstract

Aging in Place: The Role of Geriatric Social Work
Joann Ivry
1995,  v. 76, no. 2
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Ethics

Beyond the Code of Ethics: Complexities of Ethical Decision Making in Social Work Practice*
Sophie Freud & Stefan Krug
2002,  v. 83, no. 5
Abstract

“Sanctified Snake Oil”: Ideology, Junk Science, and Social Work Practice
Susan Kiss Sarnoff
1999,  v. 80, no. 4
Abstract

Is “Ethical Managed Care” an Oxymoron?
Kim Strom-Gottfried
1998,  v. 79, no. 3
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Foster Care

Siblings and Out-of-Home Placement: Best Practices*
Victor Groza, Connie Maschmeier, Cheryl Jamison, & Trista Piccola
2003,  v. 84, no. 4
Abstract

A Framework for Family Visiting for Children in Long-Term Foster Care
Susan C. Mapp
2002,  v. 83, no. 2
Abstract

Independence or Interdependence: Rethinking the Transition From “Ward of the Court” to Adulthood
Jennifer Propp, Debora M. Ortega, & Forest NewHeart
2003,  v. 84, no. 2
Abstract
 

Mental Health

Defining and Measuring Program Effectiveness at a Mental Health/Social Services Agency
Miriam P. Kluger, Nelson Rivera, & Marie Mormile-Mehler
2001,  v. 82, no. 6
Abstract

Outpatient Commitment for Adults With Psychiatric Disabilities: Examining the Underlying Assumptions
Jenneth Carpenter
2002,  v. 83, no. 3
Abstract

Practice Methods for Working With Children Who Have Biologically Based Mental Disorders: A Bioecological Model
Edward Taylor
2003,  v. 84, no. 1
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Other Agency Issues

A National Survey of Violence in the Practice of Social Work*
Srinika Jayaratne, Tom A. Croxton, & Debra Mattison
2004,  v. 85, no. 4
Abstract

Organizational Prevention of Vicarious Trauma
Holly Bell, Shanti Kulkarni, & Lisa Dalton
2003,  v. 84, no. 4
Abstract

Bureaucratic Barriers to Service Delivery, Administrative Advocacy, and Mother Goose
Andrew Malekoff
2000,  v. 81, no. 3
Abstract

A Template for Family-Centered Interagency Collaboration
Uta M. Walter & Christopher G. Petr
2000,  v. 81, no. 5
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