The intersection of infant substance exposure, foster care placement & child welfare policy by Abigail Novak, Colleen K. Gutman, Vitoria De Francisco Lopes, Brian B. Boutwell

“…Our results indicate out-of-home placement for substance-exposed infants may increase risk of negative developmental outcomes compared to keeping infants in their homes, and suggest social workers and practitioners should be cognizant of alternatives to out-of-home placement when evaluating cases of infant substance exposure. …”
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Assessing the Understanding of Primary School Teachers in the Rural Communities of Limpopo Province, South Africa—Are We Trauma Informed? by Muimeleli Munyadziwa, Lufuno Makhado, Angelina Maphula

“…Teachers employ strategies to assist affected learners, such as building rapport and involving social workers or school authorities when needed. Conclusions: This study highlighted teachers’ critical role in identifying and assisting traumatized children and underlined the necessity for effective training programs and school-based support systems. …”
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Secondary Data Analyses of Conclusions Drawn by the Program Implementers of a Positive Youth Development Program in Hong Kong by Andrew M. H. Siu, Daniel T.L. Shek

“…(Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes) is designed for adolescents with significant psychosocial needs, and its various programs are designed and implemented by social workers (program implementers) for specific student groups in different schools. …”
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Students Attitude Towards LGBTQ; the Future Counselor Challenges by Zadrian Ardi, Frischa Meivilona Yendi, Ifdil Ifdil

“…This has become an important concern for counselors as social workers who deal directly with this issue. Counseling and psychotherapist services are one of the important points in problem solving. …”
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The Application of Rehabilitation Therapy Occupational Competency Evaluation Model in the Improvement of College Students’ Innovation and Entrepreneurship by Zhenghan Liang

“…Based on the perspective of role theory, we analyze the problems and reasons for the lack of competency in the role-playing process; integrate the three stages of understanding the role, playing the role, and adjusting the role with the competency model; and propose strategies to improve the competency of youth social workers in the process of playing the role, to help workers accurately understand the role, correctly play the role, and reasonably adjust the role. …”
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Positive Youth Development Programs Targeting Students with Greater Psychosocial Needs: A Replication by Tak Yan Lee, Daniel T.L. Shek

“…(Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes) targets adolescents with greater psychosocial needs, and the related programs were designed and implemented by school social workers. After completion of the Tier 2 Program (Secondary 1 Level), 9,931 participants in 212 schools responded to the Subjective Outcome Evaluation Form (Form C) in order to assess their views of the program, workers, and perceived effectiveness of the program. …”
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A qualitative study of parental caregiving experience in adolescents with depression from the perspective of positive psychology in China by Yueyan Zhao, Qunfang Miao, Siying Xin, Peiqing Li, Yaoyao Huang

“…Caregivers and medical social workers should focus on the inner experiences and needs of parents at various stages of caregiving. …”
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Positive Youth Development Programs Targeting Students with Greater Psychosocial Needs: Subjective Outcome Evaluation by Daniel T. L. Shek, Tak Yan Lee, Rachel C.F. Sun, Daniel W.M. Lung

“…(Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programmes) targets adolescents with greater psychosocial needs, and the related programs were designed and implemented by school social workers. After completion of the Tier 2 Program, 2,173 students in 52 schools responded to the Subjective Outcome Evaluation Form (Form C), assessing their views of the program, instructors, and perceived effectiveness of the program. …”
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The Unwritten Endings: A Deep Dive into the Story Completion Method in Management Research by Berivan Tatar

“…Our review of findings from seven studies shows that story completion-based research has focused on understanding the perception of menopausal women at work, teachers' teaching approach, and family life during the COVID-19 pandemic within the context of healthcare professionals, social workers, and teachers. Besides, these studies also concentrated on sensitive work-related research topics (discriminatory abuse, gender stereotypes etc.). …”
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THE LINGUISTIC ADAPTION IN AN IMMIGRANT LANGUAGE SETTING IN MAKASSAR, INDONESIA by Andi Samsu Rijal, Andi Mega Januarti Putri, Sulviana Sulviana

“…In their early presence that immigrants used English (Eng) and Indonesia language (IL) formally to communicate with IOM staff, UNHCR staff, among immigrants, teachers and social workers, but when they have access to live longer in Makassar, they interact with Makassar people freely and they use various languages such as Makassar language (ML), Indonesian language by Makassar Malay language (MML) dialect known as trade Malay language, or sometimes used English as their language code choice. …”
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Impact of Perinatal Death Auditing: Outcomes of An Interventional Study on Perinatal Death Auditing in Two Districts of Karnataka State, India by Harsha Kumar HN, Shantaram B Baliga, Pralhad Kushtagi, Nutan Kamath, Suchetha S Rao

“…The feedback included issues identified and suggestion for prevention. Trained Medical-Social Workers conducted evaluation surveys in post-interventional period at 6th monthly intervals. …”
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Digitalization: new risks for people with disabilities. Problem statement by N. N. Meshcheryakova, E. N. Rogotneva

“…Inattention within the framework of digitalization programs to the fact that disability has an individual trajectory and for the full use of modern information and communication technologies, people with disabilities need assistive technologies, the costs for them, the compatibility of auxiliary software with the design of websites is one of the main reasons for the emergence of digital inequality in this category of the population.To minimize digital barriers, depending on the individual needs of disabled people, it is proposed:1) to expand the functions, competencies and technical capabilities of social workers and / or organize technological support of life activities by volunteers;2) to develop programs of additional information education;3) to calculate the costs of assistive technologies for individual nosologies to provide targeted social assistance;4) to encourage and subsidize the development of assistive technologies within the framework of state financial assistance to high-tech developments;5) to take into account the special needs of people with disabilities in digitalization programs.…”
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A mixed-methods systematic review of mental health activities among urban left-behind children in mainland China by Siyu Long, Siyu Long, Zainal Bin Madon, Noris Mohd Norowi, Mei Foong Ang

“…Three barriers to implementation emerged: social workers, activities and parents. The facilitators were parents and activity design.ConclusionThis review revealed that some studies suffered from poor data collection methods and data quality. …”
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How the Content of Interprofessional Safety Management Education Can Be Structured Through the Perception of Nursing Home Practitioners: A Mixed Methods Design by You Jung Hong, Dayeong Kim, Sung Ok Chang

“…Patient or Public Contribution Nurses, care workers, physical therapists, and social workers employed in nursing homes took part in this study by participating in interviews and surveys.…”
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Studi Fenomenologi: Pengalaman Interaksi Sosial Lansia Dengan Sesama Lansia Dan Pengasuh Di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha ‘Sabai Nan Aluih’ Sicincin Kabupaten Padang Pariaman Tahun 20... by Debby Sinthania, Emil Huriani, Gusti Sumarsih

“…It is also recommended that nursing leadership offer training for elderly social workers and further research in quantitative social interaction according to the identified themes. …”
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The Impact of Social Work Students’ Experience with Supervision by Karla Pobucká, Věra Malík Holasová, Veronika Mia Racko, Lenka Honsárková

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Psychiatric care or protection of the mental health of the nation: new approaches in reforming psychiatry by I. V. Chekhovska, S. V. Knysh, H. V. Muliar

“…These are psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, etc. At the same time, it should be focused on the profession, and not on the position or place of work in the field of mental health care. …”
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Availability of support systems for youth who left child and youth care centres during COVID-19 by Fadzaishe B. Zingwe, Maditobane R. Lekganyane

“…Results: The findings revealed the existence of support from various systems including the CYCCs themselves, social workers from both the CYCCs and the communities, sponsors, primary caregivers as well as friends. …”
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The Impact of Social Work Students’ Experience with Supervision by Karla Pobucká, Věra Malík Holasová, Veronika Mia Racko, Lenka Honsárková

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Talking with pregnant women exposed to cannabis use after cannabis legalization: Experiences of professionals working in Québec's social and healthcare system by Karen A. Dominguez-Cancino, Rose Chabot, Yolaine Frossard de Saugy, Kristelle Alunni-Menichini, Lysiane Robidoux-Léonard, Genève Guilbert-Gauthier, Karine Bertrand, Christophe Huỳnh, Pablo Martínez, Helen-Maria Vasiliadis, Nadia L'Espérance, Victoria Massamba, Julie Loslier, José Ignacio Nazif-Munoz

“…Purposeful sampling was employed to recruit 19 professionals, including physicians, nurses, psychologists, and social workers. Data was analyzed using King's (2012) Template analysis technique. …”
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