The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore how clinical social workers think about
and work with two distinct worldviews: the diagnostic perspective of the DSM focusing on the …

The factors which contribute to a quality of ethical integrity for mental health professionals
who live and work in rural areas were researched qualitatively using heuristic principles to …

Foster care existed in part to provide children who experienced neglect, abuse, or were a
danger to others with safe homes and acceptable levels of care. This study was an …

This dissertation explores the socio-political contours of the mental healthcare landscape in
contemporary Chicago, Illinois. Drawing on two years of multi-sited, clinical ethnographic …

This study investigated the impact of managed care protocols on private practitioners and
agency-base social workers. Social workers self-perceptions of likely practice behavior were …

This research project examined the client-worker relationship to examine whether five
factors related to engagement positively or negatively affected family reunification …

This article analyzes the structural contradictions in the professional lives of social workers
and counselors (“psychotherapists”) that give rise to a set of rationalizing discourses that …

The social work profession in the United States has experienced many changes in the last
fifty years. Changes in health care practices, the increasing costs of healthcare, and the …

This primary purpose of this study is to investigate the private model of Geriatric Care
Management, and explore how social workers use this model to meet the growing needs of …

Purpose: To explore social work student attitudes toward abortion and factors that may
influence these attitudes. Method: The authors designed a 41-item survey that evaluated …