OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Social Work Education is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
A Hand in the Fog: Graduate Students as Virtual Peer Mentors in the COVID-19 Crisis	24
Holistic Admissions and Racial/Ethnic Diversity: A Systematic Review and Implications for Social Work Doctoral Education	23
Navigating Trauma Tourism in Social Work Study Abroad	17
Field Note—Social Work Field Education in Quarantine: Administrative Lessons From the Field During a Worldwide Pandemic	16
High Impact Practices in Graduate Education: Preparing Social Work Students for Careers in Child Welfare	16
Centering Racial Equity in a BSW Program: What We’ve Learned in Five Years	15
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Simulated Learning’s Effects in Social Work Education	13
Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Female Students in Social Work Doctoral Programs	12
Teaching Note—Using Technology to Enhance Experiential Learning Through Simulated Role Plays	12
Reimagining Social Work’s Digital Future: The Critical Role of Interdisciplinary Tech Partnerships	11
Year 1 Lessons Learned in Building and Sustaining Community-Academic Interdisciplinary Partnerships to Improve Maternal Health	11
Preparing Allied Health Students to Address Social Work’s Grand Challenge to End Homelessness	10
Interprofessional Social Work Practice: A Call for a New Specialization	9
Teaching Social Justice Through Critical Reflection: Using Immersive Theatre to Address HIV Among Black Gay Men	8
Combatting Racist Police Violence in a Politically Savvy Way	7
Teaching, Field Instruction, and Administration in the Time of Pandemic or Natural Disaster	7
Experiential Philanthropy in Social Work Education: Assessing Outcomes for Students as Active Learners, Community Members, and Social Activists	7
Assessing Learning and Training Needs for Social Workers to Serve Clients With Traumatic Brain Injury	7
Implementing a Large Scale Interprofessional Poverty Simulation	7
Virtual Simulations to Train Social Workers for Competency-Based Learning: A Scoping Review	6
Introduction to the Issue	6
Teaching Note—Miracle Questioning as a Teaching Tool in Social Work	6
From the Editor—In This Issue	6
Black Male Bodies in White Female Spaces: Power, Dominance, and Myth in Social Work Education	6
Field Note—Responding to the #MeToo Era in Social Work: A Policy for Sexual Harassment in Field	6

An Evaluation of the University of Pennsylvania DSW Program	6
Teaching Note—Preparing Advanced Standing Students for Social Work Practice	6
A “Totally, Acceptably Racist Environment”: Examining Anti-Black Racism in a School of Social Work	5
“The Course Was My Lifesaver”: The Significance of a Mindfulness and Social Work Course for Students in Israel During the COVID-19 Crisis	5
Reflective Writing in Course Design for Active Learning in Social Work Education	5
Real-Time Lived-Experiences of Social Work Educators Following the Outbreak of the Coronavirus Crisis: Photovoice-Based Research	5
Emerging Issues With Remote Faculty	5
Economic Literacy as a Tool for Advocacy	5
Black Experiences Matter: Reflections of Black Faculty Experiences With Black Administrators	5
Centering Asian Americans in Social Work Education, Research, and Policy	5
Contextualized Social Work Education: A Critical Understanding of the Local	5
Teaching Note—Insights From a Computer-Assisted Simulation: MSW Training on Motivational Interviewing for Substance Use Disorders	4
“Tone It Down”: The Whitewashing of Black Women Doctoral Students’ Research and Scholarship at Predominately White Institutions—Implications for Social Work Doctoral Education	4
How Early Social Work Faculty Experienced Support in Their Doctoral Programs	4
Colorblind Attitudes, Empathy, and Shame: Preparing White Students for Anti-Racist Social Work Practice	4
Experiential Learning Labs in Practicum Education: Tackling the Grand Challenges Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration	4
Structural Competence in Social Work	4
Preparing to Intervene in Intimate Partner Violence: An Interprofessional Safety Planning and Assessment Simulation	4
Professional Values, Gatekeeping, and Motivations for Seeking the MSW Degree	4
Introducing Generative Artificial Intelligence Into the MSW Curriculum: A Proposal for the 2029 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards	4
Interprofessional Education for Domestic Violence Safety Planning in Nursing and Social Work: A Scoping Review	4
Back to the Future: How Master of Social Work Students Adjusted to Returning to In-Person Instruction During the COVID-19 Pandemic	4
Revisiting the Advanced Generalist: Adapting to Current Environment of MSW Education	4
Educating Students for Political Participation: Bringing “Voting is Social Work” to Life	4
MSW Students’ Perception of the Professional Identity of the Social Work Practitioner and the Social Work Researcher: Considerations for Educators	4
AI Creates the Message: Integrating AI Language Learning Models into Social Work Education and Practice	4
Online Education: A Scoping Review Examining Learning and Satisfaction Outcomes in Social Work, Medicine, and Nursing	4
Academic Engagement and Disaffection in Social Work Undergraduates From Spain: The Role of Teaching Styles and Student Motivation	4
Promoting Competence: Multistage Conceptualization, Empirical Evidence, and Current Controversies on Licensure to Inform a Future Research Agenda	4
Toward a Critical Approach to Simulation-Based Social Work Education: Guidelines for Designing Simulated Client Case Scenarios	3
Support and Aid to Families Electronically (SAFE): Addressing Intersecting Academic and Community Needs	3
An Exploratory Integrative Review of Restorative Justice and Social Work: Untapped Potential for Pursuing Social Justice	3
Reflective-Thinking and Resilience as Predictors of Professionalism in Master of Social Work Students	3
Changes to MSW Faculty Workload Resulting From COVID-19: An Issue of Equity	3
COVID-19 and Social Work Field Education: A Descriptive Study of Students’ Experiences	3
Shared Perspectives of Strength Among Black Women Social Work Educators in a Global Pandemic	3
Trial by Fire: Innovative Approaches and Evaluation of Course Transition During COVID-19	3
Racial Equity in Social Work Education: Experiences of Current and Former Students Serving on a Social Work Program’s Race Equity Work Team	3
Teaching Note—Speed Dating With Older Adults: Reducing Ageism in Social Work Students	3
From Colonialism to Postcolonialism: Decolonized Social Work Education in South Africa	3
The Religious/Spiritually Integrated Practice Assessment Scale for Educators: A National Survey of Social Work Faculty	3
Social Work Perspectives on Anti-Asian Racism	3
Teaching Note—The United States Department of State Diplomacy Lab for Supporting MSW Students’ Engagement in Community-Based Refugee Resettlement Research	3
Using Collaborative Field Education to Provide Better Outcomes for Students at Risk of Leaving Higher Education	3
Building Professional Bridges for Those Crossing Borders: Interprofessional Social Worker–Lawyer Training for Supporting Immigrant Clients	3
Preparing Social Workers for Emerging Roles in Police Social Work	3
Teaching Note—#BlackGirlsMatter and the Social Work Curriculum: Integrating Intersectionality Within Social Work Education	3
Social Workers’ Use of Theories and Methods in Practice: Identifying What Informs Social Work Practice in New York City	3
Teaching Note—Comics in the Classroom: Teaching With Graphic Novels	3
Field Note—Creating Trauma-Informed Library Spaces: Lessons Learned From a Pilot Program	3

Teaching Note—Creative Place Making: An Interdisciplinary Meeting Point Between Social Work and Art Studies	3
Teaching Note—Termination of the Social Work Process: Field Education and COVID-19	3
Critical Indigenous Pedagogy of Place: A Pinay Scholar Warrior’s Tool for Coalition Building and Solidarity	2
The Importance of Teaching Social Work as a Sociolegal Practice: An Irish Perspective	2
“Nobody’s Failing at Going Through a Global Pandemic”: Lessons and Tensions in Social Work Education	2
A Collaborative Approach to Dementia Inclusion in Social Work Education: The Dementia Intensive	2
Social Justice Integration in Clinical Social Work: Teaching with Current Events from the Media	2
Teaching Note—Training MSW Students in Sector-Specific Macro Content: An Innovative Behavioral Health Leadership Initiative	2
From the Editor—Emerging Issues and Possibilities in Social Work Education	2
Black Social Workers Matter: Using Parallel Narratives to Discuss Social Work History	2
Practice Makes Perfect: MSW Students Reflect on Skill-Based Teaching Methods in Clinical Social Work Education	2
AI-Enhanced Social Work: Developing and Evaluating Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Support Systems	2
Teaching Note—Preparing Students to Engage Voters Through the Lens of Political Justice	2
Field Placement Termination During COVID 19: Lessons on Forced Termination, Parallel Process, and Shared Trauma	2
From the Editor—A Peer Review Crisis or New Normal?	2
From the Editor—In This Issue	2
Effects of Individual Characteristics and Experiences on MSW Students’ Advocacy	2
From Gaslighting to Enlightening: Reproductive Justice as an Interdisciplinary Solution to Close the Health Gap	2
Humanizing Oppression: The Value of the Human Library Experience in Social Work Education	2
A CRT Analysis of Policy Making in Nevada: A Case Study for Social Work Education	2
Current Landscape of Doctoral Education in Social Work: A Look at the PhD and DSW Programs	2
Addressing the Spanish-Language Workforce Gap Through Education: A Review of Graduate Programs with Spanish-Language Components	2
Solution-Focused Telemental Health: A New Approach for Social Work Field Education	2
Increasing Competence to Address Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice	2
Research Note—Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Educational Experiences: Perspectives of Undergraduate Social Work Students	2
Applying the Social Work Health Impact Model to Child Maltreatment: Implications for Social Work Education	2
Strengthening Social Work Skills and Competency Through Exposure to Diversity	2
Research Note—Integrated Care Training and Preparedness: Evidence From 5-Years of Postgraduation Data	2
Mindfulness 101: MSW Students’ Reflections on Developing a Personal Mindfulness Meditation Practice	2
Social Work Students’ Perceptions of Sex Offender Management Policies	2
Teaching Social Work Competencies Through the Lens of Sport	2
Assessing a Trauma-Informed Approach to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Higher Education: A Mixed Methods Study	1
Research-Centered Service-Learning: MSW Student Reflections on Interviewing Incarcerated Individuals	1
Teaching Note—A Survey of Suicide Content in Social Work Programs	1
Examination of Online Interprofessional Education to Develop Graduate Students’ Interprofessional Socialization and Collaborative Competencies	1
Global Perspectives on Violence Against Women: A Study of a Social Work Elective During COVID-19	1
“I See That Strong Woman”: Social Work Educators Learning from Trans Latinas and Chicana Feminists	1
A Template for Implementing Interprofessional Education in Child Advocacy	1
A Qualitative Study of MSW Student Self-Care and Wellness: Implications for Social Work Education	1
Teaching Note—Preparing Social Workers for the Digital Future of Social Work Practice	1
Teaching Note—Adapting to Online Live Streamed OSCEs	1
Teaching to Tech: A Quasi-Experimental Assessment of a Technology-Enhanced Social Work Course	1
Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of an Instrument to Assess Self-Efficacy in Client-Centeredness (SECCQ)	1
“I Share to Help Them See”: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Faculty Use of Self-Disclosure in Diversity Courses	1
Teaching Note—Using Cinemeducation in Teaching Practice Readiness in Social Work Education	1
Teaching Note—Lessons From Designing and Teaching an Antioppression Capstone Course	1
Tobacco Disparities Among California Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations: Factors Related to Electronic Smoking Devices and Cigarette Use	1
Reflections From Academic Mothers of Young Children on Social Work Research and Education	1
Responsible Pedagogy During a Pandemic: Teaching Social Work Courses on Interpersonal Violence During COVID-19	1
Teaching Note—Integrating Disability-Related Content Within the Interprofessional Education Curriculum: Opportunities and Lessons Learned	1
The Hidden Cost of Caregiving During the Pandemic	1
Teaching Note—Self-Care in Social Work Education: An Experiential Learning Exercise	1
From the Editor—Academic Freedom: Considerations for Social Work Academic Twitter	1
Grievers, Skeptics, Pragmatists, Converts, and Champions: Social Work Educators’ Transition to Online Teaching	1
An Ethical Responsibility to Instill, Cultivate, and Reinforce Self-Care Skills	1
Reducing Ableism in Social Work Education Through Universal Design for Learning and Policy	1
Social Work Education Anti-Racism (SWEAR) Scale	1
What Is Plagiarism, How to Identify It, and How to Educate to Avoid It	1
Pivoting to Online Live-Streamed Simulations: Students’ Experiences in Clinical Social Work Education	1
Macro Practice Supervision by Social Work Field Instructors	1
“We wonder if white peers even want to understand”: Social Work Students’ Experiences of the Culture of Human Interchange	1
The Peer Review Crisis Continues: What Comes Next?	1
Reflections in Case-Based Learning: Experiences of Computer-Based Simulations in Social Work Education	1
Teaching Note—Virtual Practice Fridays: Responding to Disruptions Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Field and Classroom	1
Refocusing Intersectionality in Social Work Education: Creating a Brave Space to Discuss Oppression and Privilege	1
Effectiveness of an Integrated Simulation in Teaching Clinical Social Work Skills: Geriatric Mental Health Proficiency	1
Understanding the Needs of Social Workers in Sport Settings: Opportunities for Specialized Education and Training	1
Students’ Experiences of Participating in a Dual-Language English–Spanish MSW Program Component: A Qualitative Study	1
Social Work Educators Innovating With Generative AI: An Exploratory Study	1
Teaching Students to Perform Child Welfare Assessments with Adaptable Computer-Supported Scripts and Metacognitive Reflection Prompts	1
The Client in Intrinsic Agency-Based Evaluation: Implications for Social Work Pedagogy	1
Research Note—Equity and Justice in the Social Work Explicit Curriculum	1
Where Is the “T”? Centering Trans Experiences in Social Work Curricula Addressing LGBTQ+ Issues	1
Examining Social Workers’ Experiences With Offering a Social Work Field Placement: A Program Evaluation	1
Research Note—Interpersonal Classroom Model: Groupwork at Social Work Field Internships	1
Research Note—Developing Key Performance Indicators for Social Work Field Education in Australia: A Consensus-Based Approach	1
Immigration in Social Work Education: Student Knowledge and Perception of Risk of Detention and Deportation	1
Behavioral Health Training to Address the Needs of Adolescents: Outcomes of the GLOBE Youth Program	1