Whiteness is a distinctive feature of historical and contemporary social work. Consequently,
histories of social work do not reflect this fact; for a defining quality of whiteness is that it …

Since the 1970s, the construct of resilience has become detached from its original context of
trauma and reassembled as a normative behavior, patterned after society's dominant class …

This study intervenes in a growing scholarly dialogue about neoliberalism in social work and
social welfare by addressing the undertheorized concept of resistance. We conduct a …

This study explores whiteness in social work, starting from the root of whiteness as a social
problem; namely, how we understand the phenomenon of whiteness in the first place—an …

Sibling violence is a pervasive, yet poorly understood and substantially underreported
phenomenon. Currently recognized as the most common form of intrafamilial abuse, various …

The social survey movement of the early twentieth century made an important contribution to
quantitative and qualitative investigation, social reform, and advocacy in social work. This …

Eliminating racism in order to achieve racial equity is certainly a grand challenge. America
was built on racism, white supremacy, and colonization; so, understanding history and …

As a 24-year-old social worker just entering the profession after completing her graduate
studies in clinical social work, I am reflecting on entering a field in which the feminist ethics …

This qualitative research study explores the race-related experiences of Black Master of
Social Work (MSW) students in four predominately White institutions (PWIs) in the …

Since the beginning of the profession, radical social work has avowed a commitment to
practice dedicated to advancing human rights and social and economic justice. Since the …