South Africa’s social workers face a huge burden without much support, and burnout is a risk.
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Decades of disaster research show how catastrophes strain communities – and reveal the connections that help people endure.
On extremely hot days and in the aftermath of storms, people tend to hole up inside. Losing festivals, traditions and gathering places can worsen that loneliness.
Specialized health care for brain-related issues can be lacking in rural areas, but collaborative, community-based approaches can help address these inequities.
Social capital matters in academic career progress.
The status change may result in students avoiding degrees in nursing and social work.
Housing policy should take note of what a home really means to people.
Factors contributing to school violence are found in the family, the community and the school.
The Victorian government has announced it will send social workers to 20 of the state’s schools to try to reduce violent youth crime.
A lack of political will is one factor preventing youth work from becoming a formal profession.
Women were often imprisoned with their abusers, making it nearly impossible to escape.
Two professors explain why and how their approach creates a richly textured understanding of the American Dream.
This unofficial and invisible safety net is widespread and operates at all income levels. But no one knows the actual scale of this web of informal transactions.
A trained social worker helps people without homes obtain the support they need and addresses other residents’ concerns about street safety.
Some of these agencies told researchers that their organizations couldn’t afford to pay their workers enough money for them to cover basic living expenses.
According to the UN and rights organizations, people with an intellectual disability are still often exploited in workplaces in Québec and Canada.
Gender-affirming care assesses psychological, social, medical and surgical options for gender-diverse people.
Family caregivers who have stronger support networks and positive communication with loved ones tend to be more resilient.
It takes a family to raise a child. Vulnerable children should not be treated in isolation. Family-centred interventions usually meet the complex needs of children.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd murder, in 2020, Black social workers are finding they are alone in coping with their trauma.
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Associate Supervisor in Child Abuse and Neglect, University of Huddersfield
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Lecturer, University of Fort Hare
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Professor, Social Work, Monash University
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PhD Candidate, Centre for Regional Economic and Social Research, Sheffield Hallam University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Human Serivces and Social Work, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Social Work, University of Salford
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Professor of Social Work, University of Sheffield
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Lecturer & Researcher, Makerere University
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Assistant Professor in Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham
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Professor of Child Protection Research, University of Kent
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Senior Lecturer of Social Work, Buckinghamshire New University
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Lecturer in Social Policy, Brunel University of London
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Professor of Social Work, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in social work, University of Salford
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Professor of Criminal Law, University of Montana