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Social Psychiatry and Social Work [PDF]

Canadian Psychiatric Association Journal, 1967
For the purpose of this discussion, ‘social psychiatry’ is defined as an attitude or a perspective; its activity or services is ‘community mental health’. The social work methods, casework, group-work, and community organization, will be considered as contributors to community mental health.
Werner W. Boehm
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The Digital Divide Is a Human Rights Issue: Advancing Social Inclusion Through Social Work Advocacy

Journal of Human Rights and Social Work, 2021
The role of technology and importance of access to high-speed broadband has become glaringly obvious during the COVID-19 pandemic. High-speed Internet is a tool people rely upon to conduct the daily business of their life and interact with each other ...
Cynthia K. Sanders, Edward Scanlon
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Digital social work: Conceptualising a hybrid anticipatory practice

Qualitative Social Work, 2021
While the use of digital media and technologies has impacted social work for several years, the Covid-19 pandemic and need for physical distancing dramatically accelerated the systematic use of video calls and other digital practices to interact with ...
S. Pink, H. Ferguson, L. Kelly
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Whitewashing of Social Work History

Advances in Social Work, 2021
Severe racial inequity has characterized the incorporation of ethnic minorities’ contributions to U.S. history and advancements (Sandoval et al., 2016).
Kelechi C. Wright, Kortney Carr, Becci A. Akkin   +2 more
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Cumulative barriers to retention in methadone treatment among adults from rural and small urban communities

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2022
Background Though methadone has been shown to effectively treat opioid use disorder, many barriers prevent individuals from accessing and maintaining treatment. Barriers are prevalent in less populated areas where treatment options are limited.
Emily Pasman, Rachel Kollin, Michael Broman, Guijin Lee, Elizabeth Agius, Jamey J. Lister, Suzanne Brown, Stella M. Resko   +7 more
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Nuestra Recuperación [Our Recovery]: using photovoice to understand the factors that influence recovery in Latinx populations

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Photovoice is a form of visual ethnography intended to engage impacted communities in research followed by action to ameliorate the injustices under study.
Jordana Muroff, Daniel Do, Cristina Araujo Brinkerhoff, Deborah Chassler, Myrna Alfaro Cortes, Michelle Baum, Genessis Guzman-Betancourt, Daniela Reyes, Luz M. López, Maylid Roberts, Diliana De Jesus, Emily Stewart, Linda Sprague Martinez   +12 more
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Translating Trauma-Informed Principles into Social Work Practice.

Social work, 2020
Trauma-informed social work is characterized by client-centered practices that facilitate trust, safety, respect, collaboration, hope, and shared power.
J. Levenson
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Availability of informal social support and the impact on health services utilization among women in community corrections who engage in substance use and risky sexual behavior: New York City, 2009–2012

Health & Justice, 2022
Background Women under community supervision in the U.S. experience high rates of substance use and HIV/STDs and face multiple barriers to healthcare services.
Karli R. Hochstatter, Melissa N. Slavin, Louisa Gilbert, Dawn Goddard-Eckrich, Nabila El-Bassel   +4 more
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Barriers to Social Inclusion among Older Adults with Disabilities in Imo State, Nigeria: A Descriptive Phenomenological Inquiry

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 2023
Discourses on successful aging in modern times have emphasized older people’s active participation in community life as essential to their independence and sense of fulfillment.
Anthony Iwuagwu, Paulinus Okah, Chinwe Nnama-Okechukwu, Ngozi Chukwu, Agha Agha, Nkemdili Anazonwu, Chinyere Onalu, Uzoma Okoye   +7 more
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Pragmatism as a paradigm for patient‐oriented research

Health Expectations, 2022
Background Mixed methods research studies continue to pervade the field of health care, where pragmatism as a research paradigm and patient‐oriented research (POR) as an engagement strategy are combined to strengthen the process and outcomes of the ...
Brooke Allemang, Kathleen Sitter, Gina Dimitropoulos   +2 more
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