This open access book outlines the intersections between social work and the methods of
sociometry and psychodrama. Different sections offer essential practice wisdom for both …

Our study reports on a scoping review examining the role of diagnosis within social work
practice in Canada and the United States (US). Adopting the process laid out by Arksey and …

Although both oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and attention-deficit and hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD) are associated with poor long-term outcomes, ODD may lead to worse …

Recent literature has shed light on changes in the development of personal identity as a
result of globalization, but the development of professional identity in the era of globalization …

The demand for group work in social work practice has steadily increased while the group
work education provided in social work programs has exponentially declined. Social work …

This issue of Clinical Social Work Journal explores facets of the new DSM-5 and the broader
relationship between psychiatric diagnosis and clinical social work. The contributors …

Background Mental health clinicians have previously been reported to express reservations
regarding the utility and accuracy of the psychiatric classification systems. In this study we …

Conceptualizing social justice and the practices the profession should adopt to address
social inequalities has been an ongoing challenge for social work theorists. This is in part …

White supremacist applications of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(DSM) result in the disproportionate labeling of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color as …

ABSTRACT Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is poorly understood and frequently
diagnosed in mental health practice. Qualitative thematic analysis from interviews with 20 …