Research on Social Work Practice

Papers
(The median citation count of Research on Social Work Practice is 0. 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
The End of Quantitative Research in Social Work? The Threat Posed by Postmodern/Critical Theory's Increasing Colonization of Academia54
Students’ Perceived Attributes and Benefits of a Leadership Course: Subjective Outcome Evaluation27
A Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group: A Randomized Controlled Trial22
Social Work Research: A 40-Year Perspective and a Response to Feldman22
Adventure-Based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Hong Kong University Students: A Randomized Controlled Study19
Preschool-Based Program on Parenting and Child Behavior for Working Parents: Cluster RCT19
Book Review: Evidence-based practice process in social work: Critical thinking for clinical practice by Garcia, Antonio R., and Corcoran, Jacqueline18
A Feasibility Study of Parenting for Lifelong Health for Adolescents in China18
Book Review: Practice Research in the Human Services: A University Agency Practice Model17
Impact of Socially Assistive Robots on Geriatric Depression: A Comparative Study of Pre- and During-Pandemic Cohorts16
Preventing Harm to Vulnerable Older Adults: A Social Justice Perspective16
Peer Support and Community Engagement Interventions for Chinese Shidu Parents: A Meta-Analysis16
Psychosocial Interventions Preventing Gang-Related Crime Among Young People: A Systematic Review16
The Mechanisms of Implementation Support - Findings from a Systematic Integrative Review15
Book Review: Mindfulness for Children, Adolescents and Families: Integrating Research into Practice by Herman Hay Ming Lo15
Book Review: The children of looked after children: Outcomes, experiences, and ensuring meaningful support to young parents in and leaving care13
Self-Recognition, Self-Efficacy, and Confidence Intervention of Kunjing Children Without Sufficient Parental Care11
Capacity-Building Program for Parents of Children with SEN: A Randomized Controlled Trial11
Sample Size Planning in the Design of Two-Level Randomized Cost-Effectiveness Trials11
Book Review: The psychology of trauma11
Research to Consider while Effectively Re-Designing Child Welfare Services: A Response to Commentaries11
Poverty Indicators in the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Child File: Challenges and Opportunities10
Taiwan's Medical Social Work Development and the Impact of Social Work Regulation10
Structural Family Therapy with Chinese Families in After-Violence Context9
Book Review: Enlightening professional supervision in social work; voices and virtues of supervisors by Manohar Pawar & A. W. (Bill) Anscombe9
Jane Crow and the Abolition of Family Policing9
Situating the Efficacy of Certificate Course in Social Work: A Case of First-Ever Course in Bhutan9
Child Welfare and/or Legal System Involved Pregnant/Parenting Youth Intervention: A Pretest–Posttest Study9
Combination Microfinance and HIV Risk Reduction Among Women Engaged in Sex Work8
Book Review: Social Work Practice in Health: An Introduction to Contexts, Theories and Skills8
Interventions for Adolescent Suicide Ideation and Suicide Attempts in Latin America and Spain: A Systematic Review8
Black Girl Well-Being: A Scoping Review of Culturally and Gender Responsive Interventions8
A Scoping Review to Guide Social Work Policy-Practice for Pandemic Recovery8
Comparison of Two Controlled Trials Designed to Reduce Aggressive Behavior in China7
Randomized Trial of Self-Guided Parenting Intervention on Parent Competency and Child Behavior7
Blueprint for Social Work Blended Learning Curriculum in the Chinese Context7
Randomized Controlled Trial of Expanded Coming Out Group on Reducing Self-Stigma of Schizophrenia People7
The Odd Year: Experiences of Care Leavers in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic7
Telephone-Supported Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for People With Depression: Users’ Perspective7
The Effectiveness of Personalisation on Health Outcomes of Older People: A Systematic Review7
Evaluation of an Electronic Service-Learning Course Utilizing Regular and Intensive Delivery Modes: The Hong Kong Experience7
Book Review: The other side of suffering: Finding a path to peace after tragedy7
Book Review: Social Work Leadership and Management: Current Approaches and Concepts for Social and Human Service Organisations by Maik Arnold7
The Aftermath of Covid and Cyclones Idai and Kenneth: A Naturalistic Experiment Examining Empowerment and Resiliency in Rural Mozambique6
Trauma-Related Knowledge and Practice Changes among Brokers in a Community-Based Learning Collaborative6
A Comparative Analysis of the Strengths Perspective With the Theory Evaluation Scale6
Evaluation of a Parenting Program for Disadvantaged Families in the Czech Republic6
An Instrumental Variable Approach for Head Start Attendance on Low Income Children6
Role of Competencies and Attitudes in Training for Family Prevention Programme Facilitators6
Efficacy of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Hong Kong University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial5
Integrating Policy into School Safety Theory and Research5
Poverty, Neglect, and Child Protection Reform: An Invited Editorial5
Book Review: Challenging parental alienation: New directions for professionals and parents5
Newly Released Data on Examination Pass Rates Supports Need for Widespread Reform5
Ensuring Authentic Representation and Collaboration Along with Research to Re-Design Child Welfare5
Book Review: Welfare State 3.0: Social Policy After the Pandemic5
Book Review: Cynical Therapies – Perspectives on the Antitherapeutic Nature of Critical Social Justice by V. Thomas5
Book Review: Social Work Practice During Times of Disaster: A Transformative Green Social Work Model for Theory, Education and Practice in Disaster Interventions4
Obituary: David Patterson Silver Wolf4
When Research Learns From Practice: Synthesized Action Research on the BIKVA Model4
Social Work as Mediocracy: A Response to Gambrill, Esptein, Cabin, and Teasley, Dettlaff, and Abrams4
Book Review: Fieldwork in Social Work: A Practical Guide by M. Rezaul Islam4
Book Review: Social work in the frame of a professional competencies approach by Ana, Opačić4
Inclusive Practice for Children with Special Education Needs: Training for Social Workers4
Teaching an Evidence-Based Practice Process to Undergraduate Social Work Students in China4
Book Review: Transnational Mobility and Externalization of EU Borders: Social Work, Migration Management, and Resistance by Petra Daňková, Robel Afeworki Abay, Nikos Xypolytas, Tanja Kleibl4
Pedagogical Methods of Teaching Social Justice in Social Work: A Scoping Review4
Factors That Influence MSW Students’ Referral Decisions for Depression: A Factorial Survey4
Outcomes of a Design Thinking Program on Social Workers: An Evaluation Study4
Book Review: Research on Community-Centered Poverty-Alleviation Social Work4
Domestic Violence and Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Australian Pilot Intervention Findings4
Book Review: Social Work for Women Poverty-Alleviation by Cuie Zhang and Yunsu Du ZhangCuieDuYunsu. Social Work for Women Poverty-Alleviation4
The Perceived Informal Support Questionnaire: Validation and Clinical Correlates in People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms4
Poverty or Racism? A Re-Analysis of Briggs et al. 20224
Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) for Financial Capability: Application of Practice-Based Program Theory and Measures in Intervention Design4
Ethnic Minority and Majority Social Workers Working with Ethnic Minority Clients: Culture-Bound Professional Interventions and Burnout among Arab and Jewish Israeli Social Workers4
A Response to Barth et al. From the Perspective of a Child Protective Services Worker4
Advancing Social Intervention Research Through Program Theory Reconstruction3
Validation of a Multi-Dimensional Social Support Measure for Individuals Who Are Incarcerated3
Assessing Foster/Adoptive Parent Training Curriculum's Improvement of Resource Parent Knowledge and Skills3
Book Review: Care in Social Work With Children and Families; Theory, Everyday Practices and Possibilities for Social Change by Maria Appel Nissen, Mie Engen and Andreas 3
Book Review: Empowerment Evaluation and Social Justice: Confronting the Culture of Silence by Fetterman, David M.3
Book Review: I have been buried underneath years of dust: A memoir of autism and hope3
Qualitative System Dynamics Modeling to Support Community Planning in Opioid Overdose Prevention3
Psychometric Properties of a European French Version of the PTGI3
Clarity is Charity in the Advances of Causal Inquiry3
Enhancing Social Workers’ Capacity Building for Career and Life Development Services: A Quasi-Experimental Outcome Study3
Assessing the Effectiveness of TSL Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth3
Assessing the Fidelity of an Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention3
Book Review: The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Field Education in the Global South by Baikady R., S.M., S., Nadesan, V., & Islam, M.R. BaikadyR.S.M.S.NadesanV.Is3
Engaging Nonresident Fathers: Exploring Collaborative Competencies in Support of Family-Centered Practice3
Racial Bias and ASWB Exams: A Failure of Data Equity3
Extended Case Management Services Among Resettled Refugees in the United States3
Book Review: Global Challenges: Social, Economic, Environmental, Political and Ethical by Katarzyna, Podhorodecka, & Tomasz, Wites3
Comparative Efficacy of Online vs. Face-to-Face Group Interventions: A Systematic Review3
Development and Validation of a Chinese Standardized Client Satisfaction Scale3
Validation of the Revised Chen Internet Addition Scale for Chinese Older Adults3
Don’t Waste Your Time Doing Social Work Research!3
Social Work Regulation in the United Arab Emirates3
Corrigendum to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid Program for Chinese People in Hong Kong3
Behavioral Health Interventions for Incarcerated Adults With Histories of Trauma: A Scoping Review3
A Systematic Review of the Use of the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) to Assess Implicit Biases Held by Professionals Toward Client Populations3
One Last Fandango Professor Por Favor? The Potential Contribution of Clinical Data-Mining to Randomized Clinical Trials3
Human Rights Engagement in Social Work: Validating an Eight-Item Spanish-Language Scale2
Is Self-Care Sustainable Without Structural Support? A Systematic Review of Self-Care Interventions2
Feasibility of Supported Education for Youth with Mental Illness in Hong Kong2
District Networks for Promoting Non-engaged Youth’s Career and Life Development2
Is It Human Service Cartels or the Power Elite That Promote Societal Control and Repression? A Reaction to David Stoesz’s Human Services Cartels Article2
Martin Bloom and Primary Prevention2
Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Among Maltreated Children: A Meta-Analysis2
Book Review: Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective by Katherine Van Wormer and Diane Rae Davis2
Book Review: Multidimensional human behavior in the Complex social environment: Decolonizing theories for social work practice2
Impact of Community Service on Latent Deprivation of Social Assistance Recipients2
Adapted, Adopted, and Novel Interventions: A Whole-Population Meta-Analytic Replication of Intervention Effects2
The Effects of Tax-Time Interventions on Savings Rate and Amount: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis2
Building Program Evaluation Capacity of Non-Governmental Organizations Practitioners in Hong Kong2
Adult Depression and Anxiety Outcomes at a Student-Staffed Mental Health Clinic2
Effectiveness of an LGBTQ+ E-Learning Module for Social Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial2
Condom Decision Making Among Latino and Black Adolescent Males: Social Neurobiological and Paternal Influences2
Response to the Respondents: The NIMH Task Force Report on Social Work Research2
Centering Social Justice in Mental Health Practice: Epistemic Justice and Social Work Practice2
Some Comments on the Notion of Social Work as a Human Service Cartel2
Book Review: Modern social work theory2
A Feasibility Study of the SAFE Pilot Program: A University–School Board Partnership in Ontario2
Preventing Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial2
Book Review: The evidence-based practice process in social work: Critical thinking for clinical practice by Antonio, R. Garcia and Jacqueline Corcoran2
School-based Child Sexual Abuse Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis2
Book Review: The Routledge International Handbook of Social Work and Disaster Practice by Adamson, C., Alston, M., Bennett, B., Boddy, J., Boetto, H., Harms, L., and Tud2
Using Brief Habit Reversal to Decrease Speech Disfluencies in Public Speaking. A Systematic Replication2
The 5 + 1 Practice Research Model in Health Social Work: The “Eye of the Storm”2
The 100 Most Impactful Global Contributors to Social Work Publications: An Update Based on 2023 Data2
Interventions that Address Institutional Child Maltreatment: An Evidence and Gap Map2
Self-Regulation Interventions for Children in Living Poverty in the United States: A Systematic Review2
Racial Disparity in Social Work Licensure Exam Pass Rates2
Computerized Suicide Prevention Clinical Training Simulations: A Pilot Study2
A Systematic Review of Measures of Child Neglect2
Innovation of Social Workers Under Different Leadership Styles: An Experimental Vignette Study2
Mental Health Symptom Reduction in US Adults Postincarceration2
Father Involvement in the First Year After Prison: Considerations for Social Work1
Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating the Strengths Model Case Management in Hong Kong1
Book Reviews: Advances in Child Abuse Prevention Knowledge: The Perspective of New Leadership1
Use of Actors in Simulations for Social Work Education: A Scoping Review1
A Case Study for the Interrater Reliability of Journal Referees1
Psychometric Evaluation of the Greek Version of the PTGI During COVID-19 Pandemic1
The Teaching and Learning of Communication Skills in Social Work Education1
Evaluating a Multimodal Intervention for Hong Kong's Older Informal and Precarious Workers1
The Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral and Adlerian Play Therapies in Children Aged 3–12 Years: A Systematic Literature Review1
Bullying Victimization and STIs: Parental Communication and Parental Sexual Communication as Moderators1
Co-authorship Networks in Left-Behind Children Research in China: A Social Network Analysis1
Intervention Adaptation and Implementation Method for Real-World Constraints and Using New Technologies1
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Social Worker Satisfaction Scale1
Youth Receiving Child Welfare Services and their Preferred Relationships With Their Service Providers1
Book Review: The politics of migrant labour: Exit, Voice, and social reproduction1
Facilitating Personal Recovery Through Mindfulness-Based Intervention Among People With Mental Illness1
Racial Disparities in Social Workers’ Licensing Rates1
Literature Review on Regulatory Frameworks for Addressing Discrimination in Clinical Supervision1
CORRIGENDUM to The 5+1 Practice Research Model in Health Social Work: The “Eye of the Storm”1
Obituary—Rosemary Sarri1
Evaluating Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for Chinese Older Adults1
Research Challenges: Unmentionables?1
CBT Peer Groups Prevent Smartphone Dependence Among Migrant Children: A Quasi-Experimental Study1
Independent Living Coordinators’ Effects on Intangible Domains in an Independent Living Program1
Comparison of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and SCBC Interventions for Freshman Mental Health: A Randomized Trial1
Psychometric Properties of the Arabic Flourishing Scale1
Development of a Measure of Child Welfare Practice Excellence1
The Challenge of Social Integration: Enhancing Employability in Work Integration Social Enterprises in Spain1
Digital Interventions for the Mental Health and Well-Being of International Migrants: A Systematic Review1
From “What Works” to “Why it Works” – From a Humean to an Aristotelian Understanding of Causality1
Book Review: Promoting the behavioral health of children and adolescents: Evidence-based prevention strategies in schools, families, and communities1
Solution-Focused Cognitive Group Intervention in Facilitating Benefit Finding of Petitioners1
The Status of Social Work Research Infrastructure: A Commentary on an Analysis by Ronald Feldman1
Multicomponent Intervention on Improving Cognitive Impairment: Randomized Control Trial with 6-Month Follow-Up1
Book Review: Police Social Work: Social Work Practice in Law Enforcement Agencies1
Partially Nested Designs in Social Work Research: Principles and Practices1
Unlocking the Potential of the Regression Discontinuity Design for Social Work Research1
Efficacy and Effectiveness Research on Interventions in Sweden Between 1990 and 20191
Book Review: Social Work Education and the Grand Challenges; Approaches to Curricula and Field Education by R. Paul Maiden and Eugenia L. Weiss1
Evaluation of Youth Empowerment Projects From an Educators’ Perspective1
Crime-First Labels and Public Attitudes Toward Adolescent Girls in the Juvenile Legal System1
Who are the Top 100 Contributors to Social Work Journal Scholarship? A Global Study on Career Impact in the Profession1
Knowledge Test Development for Use in Social Work Student Outcomes Assessment1
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to Reduce Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Related Symptoms among Forcibly Displaced People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis1
Introduction: Special Issue on Experimental Social Work Outcome Studies From China1
The Postmodern/Critical Perspective: Off-Ramp or Off the Rails?1
Assessing Shared Trauma Among Master of Social Work Students: A Validation Study1
Book Review: The Practice of Clinical Social Work in Healthcare by Meredith Hemphill and Abigail Nathanson1
Intergenerational Mentorship on Character Traits Among Disadvantaged Primary School Students: A Controlled Pretest–Posttest Study1
Gaps between Supply and Utilization of Social Work Evidence in Mainland of China1
Book Review: Understanding the mental health problems of children and adolescents: A guide for social workers1
Social Work Licensure and Regulation in the United States: Current Trends and Recommendations for the Future1
Systematic Review of Narrative Therapy Publications in Hong Kong1
A Meta-Analysis of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for School-Related Problems in Adolescents1
Book Review: Burnout in Social Work Field Education: Mitigating the Risk by Mary Powell and Linda Riggs Mayfield1
Book Review: Understanding the Mental Health Problems of Children and Adolescents: A Guide for Social Workers1
Family-Based Intervention for Substance Using Parents: Experiences and Resource Use0
Transnational Mobility and Externalization of EU Borders0
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Enhance Kunjing Children's Social Communication and Cooperation0
The Adapted DUKE-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire in a Community Sample of Portuguese Parents0
Mental Health Social Work Practitioner Research: A Narrative Review of Papers Published From One Academic Program0
Book Review: The Routledge Handbook on Financial Social Work; Direct Practice with Vulnerable Populations by Christine Callahan, Jodi Jacobson Frey, and Rachel Imboden. (Eds.)0
Validation for Multidimensional Measure of Reentry Well-Being Among Individuals Who Are Incarcerated0
Victim–Survivors Accounts of Men's Change: Findings From a Combined Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Domestic Violence Intervention0
Community-Based Group Psychoeducation for Informal Caregivers of Individuals with Mental Illness: A Single-Arm Pilot Study of Feasibility and Preliminary Effectiveness0
Evaluating Narrative Group Therapy on Self-Efficacy and Social Anxiety for Students with Dyslexia: A Randomized Controlled Trial0
Effects of Medical–Financial Partnerships on Financial and Medical Outcomes: A Systematic Review0
Professional Education or Certificate: The Factors Influencing Child Maltreatment Recognition in China0
Implementation of a Dyad-Based Intervention to Improve Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among HIV-Positive People Who Inject Drugs in Kazakhstan: A Randomized Trial0
Preregistration of Randomized Controlled Trials0
Effects of Design-Thinking Intergenerational Service-Learning Model on College Students: A Pilot Study in Taiwan0
Book Review: Investigating Families0
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression Among Chinese Diabetes Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis0
Book Review: Program evaluation pragmatic methods for social work and human service agencies0
Reliability and Validity of a Novel Measure of Nonviolent Communication Behaviors0
Client Outcomes in Graduate Trainee-Provided Psychotherapies: A Mixed Model and Exploratory Analysis0
Behavioral Skills Training to Teach Identification of Choking Hazards to Substitute Caregivers0
Start Where the Social Worker Is: Social Workers’ Perceptions of Clinical Licensure in Nebraska0
My Love Affair with Practice-Research: A “Virtue Friendship” Based on Methodological Pluralism0
Practice Research Partnerships in Social Work: Addressing Impact and Credible Evidence0
Parenting Programs for Disruptive Child Behavior in China: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review0
The Melbourne Statement on Practice Research in Social Work: Practice Meets Research0
A Meta-Analysis of Group Interventions for Trauma and Depression Among Immigrant and Refugee Children0
Implementing Legislative Policy Intervention Into Long-Term Care Practice Settings0
Leveraging Randomized Controlled Trial Design: HIV and Wellness Interventions with Marginalized Populations0
Pursuing Common Ground Instead of Specious Misconceptions: Response to Barth and Colleagues0
Measurement Tools of Child Neglect from 2003 to 2023: A Systematic Review0
Assessing for Firearm Risks: A Rapid Review of Clinical Assessment Measures0
Interventions with Fathers: Effective Social Work Practice for Enhancing Individual and Family Well-Being0
Book Review: The Routledge handbook of the political economy of health and healthcare by David Primrose, Rodney Loeppky, and Robin Chang0
Introduction to Research on Social Work Practice Special Issue: Program Theory in Social Interventions Developed in Practice Settings0
The NIMH Task Force on Social Work Research Report: Past Accomplishments and Current Challenges0
Still Further Challenges to Advancing Social Work Research: Response to Feldman0
Cost–Benefit of Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) Versus Residential Care in Illinois0
Transferability and Generalization in Qualitative Research0
Review of “Experimental Research Designs in Social Work: Theory and Applications”0
Dog-Assisted Interventions for Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders0
Comparing an In-Person and Online Continuing Education Intervention to Improve Professional Decision-Making: A Mixed Methods Study0
Impact of Social Work Services on the Resilience of Migrant Children0
Linking Social Work Licensing Exam Content to Educational Competencies: Poor Reliability Challenges the Path to Licensure0
Book Review: Addressing Anti-Asian Racism With Social Work, Advocacy, and Action by M. Liu and K. T. Chan0
Book Review: Adverse and protective childhood experiences: A developmental perspective0
Book Review: Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong about Poverty0
Book Review: Social Work, Mental Health, and Public Policy in Diverse Contexts: Chinese and Cross-Cultural Perspectives by Sheying Chen0
Book Review: Technology, Social Change, and Human Behavior by Cornelia C. Walther0
Licensed Clinical Social Workers’ Perceptions of Complementary and Alternative Interventions0
Book Review: Who Cares: The Social Safety Net in America0
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for Depression Among Adolescents and Young Adults Diagnosed With Cancer: An Open Pilot Trial0
A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Licensed Masters-Level Social Worker’s Engagement in Outcome Evaluation0
Social Work Core Competencies in Disaster Management Practice: An Integrative Review0
An Evaluation of a Community-Based Mental Health Literacy Intervention for Black Adults0
Book Review: Program Development Grantwriting & Implementation: From Advocacy to Outcomes0
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