Research on Social Work Practice

Papers
(The median citation count of Research on Social Work Practice 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)
ArticleCitations
Research to Consider While Effectively Re-Designing Child Welfare Services32
Baseline Survey of China Social Work Longitudinal Study 2019: Design and Implementation32
Implementation Support Skills: Findings From a Systematic Integrative Review32
Promotion of Thriving Among Hong Kong Chinese Adolescents: Evidence From Eight-Wave Data27
Role Stress, Burnout, and Workplace Support Among Newly Recruited Social Workers26
Critical Clinical Social Work and the Neoliberal Constraints on Social Justice in Mental Health23
Subjective Outcome Evaluation of a Positive Youth Development Program in Mainland China19
Acceptability and Preliminary Outcomes of a Parenting Intervention for Syrian Refugees19
Weaving Healthy Families Program: Promoting Resilience While Reducing Violence and Substance Use19
Children’s Participation in Decision Making From Child Welfare Workers’ Perspectives: A Systematic Review18
Responses to COVID-19 in Major Social Work Journals: A Systematic Review of Empirical Studies, Comments, and Editorials15
Black Youth and African-Centered Interventions: A Systematic Review14
Strength-Based Flourishing Intervention to Promote Resilience in Individuals With Physical Disabilities in Disadvantaged Communities: A Randomized Controlled Trial13
Social Justice and Social Work Curriculum at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria12
The Embedded Paradox of Organizational Turnover and Professional Autonomy11
Staff Wellbeing and Retention in Children’s Social Work: Systematic Review of Interventions10
Poverty in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Two-Spirit, and Other Sexual and Gender Minority (LGBTQ2S+) Communities in Canada: Implications for Social Work Practice10
A Systematic Review of Culturally Adapted Behavioral Activation Treatments for Depression10
Internet Use and Resilience in Adolescents: A Systematic Review10
What Counts as Evidence in Child Welfare Research?9
The Online Strength-Informed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Among COVID-19-Affected Adolescents9
Poverty or Racism?: Determinants of Disproportionality and Disparity for African American/Black Children in Child Welfare9
Time to Move Beyond the ASWB Licensing Exams: Can Generative Artificial Intelligence Offer a Way Forward for Social Work?9
Racial Disparities in Social Workers’ Licensing Rates9
A Meta-Analysis of Group Interventions for Trauma and Depression Among Immigrant and Refugee Children8
Social Work Digital Storytelling Project: Digital Literacy, Digital Storytelling, and the Makerspace8
Social Work Core Competencies in Disaster Management Practice: An Integrative Review8
The Online Adaptation and Outcomes of a Family-Based Intervention Addressing Substance Use Disorders8
Effectiveness of an Adventure-based Cognitive Behavioral Program for Hong Kong University Students8
Effectiveness of School-Based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs in China: A Meta-Analysis8
Delivering Person-Centered Care in Community Mental Health Programs8
Students’ Perceived Attributes and Benefits of a Leadership Course: Subjective Outcome Evaluation8
Centering Social Justice in Mental Health Practice: Epistemic Justice and Social Work Practice8
Racial Bias and ASWB Exams: A Failure of Data Equity8
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Feasibility Study for Home Care Older Adults8
Transferability of Evidence-Based Parenting Programs to Routine Implementation in Postconflict South Sudan7
Father Involvement in the First Year After Prison: Considerations for Social Work7
Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Retreat on Distress and Well-Being in Bereaved Parents7
Pedagogical Methods of Teaching Social Justice in Social Work: A Scoping Review7
Preventing Maltreatment at Home: A Meta-Analysis Examining Outcomes From Online Programs7
A Conceptual and Large-Scale Empirical Examination of the Welcoming Empowerment Monitoring Approach (WEMA) for School Safety and Substance Use Reduction6
Examining a Child Welfare Parenting Intervention for Parents With Intellectual Disabilities6
Systematic Literature Searching in Social Work: A Practical Guide With Database Appraisal6
A Study of PhD Courses and Curricula Across Schools of Social Work6
The Early Implementation of FFT-CW®, MST-Psychiatric®, and SafeCare® in Australia6
Feasibility of Self-Guided Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for University Students During COVID-196
Racial Disparity in Social Work Licensure Exam Pass Rates6
The Melbourne Statement on Practice Research in Social Work: Practice Meets Research6
The Mechanisms of Implementation Support - Findings from a Systematic Integrative Review6
Technology-Assisted, Group-Based CBT for Rural Adults’ Depression: Open Pilot Trial Results5
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for Depression Among Adolescents and Young Adults Diagnosed With Cancer: An Open Pilot Trial5
Who are the Top 100 Contributors to Social Work Journal Scholarship? A Global Study on Career Impact in the Profession5
Are the Average Effects of Foster Care Placement Really Close to Zero?5
Trauma-Informed Parenting Education Support Groups for Mothers in Substance Abuse Recovery5
Ensuring Authentic Representation and Collaboration Along with Research to Re-Design Child Welfare5
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Group Prevention Program for Mainland Chinese University Students in Hong Kong5
Strengthening the Social Information Processing Skills of Third Graders in Rural China5
A Systematic Review of Measures of Child Neglect5
Engaging Nonresident Fathers: Exploring Collaborative Competencies in Support of Family-Centered Practice5
A Systematic Review of the Use of the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) to Assess Implicit Biases Held by Professionals Toward Client Populations5
A Quasi-Experimental Study on Training Child Welfare Workers on Youth Sexual Health5
Skills for Future Work (H2030): Multigroup Analysis in Professional and Baccalaureate Training4
Reunifying Successfully: A Systematic Review of Interventions to Reduce Child Welfare Recidivism4
A COVID-19 Level Overreaction Is Needed for Substance Use Disorder Treatment: The Future Is Mobile4
Self-Stigma Reduction Group for People With Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial4
School-based Child Sexual Abuse Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis4
Clinical Social Work Practice in Canada: A Critical Examination of Regulation4
Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of a Proposed Farsi Version of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index Using Item Response Theory4
Supervision Satisfaction Among Social Work Students in Israel: Supervision Components, Peer Support, and Trauma-Related Factors4
Exploring Treatment Response Predictors of a Parent-Led Therapist-Assisted Treatment for Childhood Trauma4
Spiritually Informed Interventions and Psychotic Disorders: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials4
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to Reduce Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Related Symptoms among Forcibly Displaced People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis4
Construction of the Index of Social Work Professional Identity4
Social Work Licensure and Regulation in the United States: Current Trends and Recommendations for the Future4
Mitigation Interventions in the United States: An Exploratory Investigation of Determinants and Impacts4
Modernizing Training in Psychotherapy Competencies With Adaptive Learning Systems: Proof of Concept4
The Adapted DUKE-UNC Functional Social Support Questionnaire in a Community Sample of Portuguese Parents4
Interventions Designed to Improve Financial Capability: A Systematic Review4
Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) for Fatherhood: An Empowerment-Based Social Work Intervention4
Reception Social Services for Migration Families in Italy: Strength, Critical Aspects, and Challenges3
Layperson-Supported Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression Among Older Adults3
Outcomes of Community-Based Youth Empowerment Programs Adopting Design Thinking: A Quasi-Experimental Study3
Prioritizing Patient Perspectives When Designing Intervention Studies for Homeless Older Adults3
Trauma-Informed Organizational Dynamics and Client Outcomes in Concurrent Disorder Treatment3
The Teaching and Learning of Communication Skills in Social Work Education3
Self-determination Theory and Social Work Values3
Unilateral Spouse Therapy to Reach the Treatment-Resistant Alcohol Abusing Partner: A Randomized Controlled Trial3
Feasibility and Acceptability of Parenting for Lifelong Health Program in Mainland China3
Professional Collaboration Networks as a Social Work Research Practice Innovation: Preparing DSW Students for Knowledge Dissemination Roles in a Digital Society3
Social Work at the Crossroads: The Empirical Highway or the Postmodern/Critical Off-Ramp?3
A Scoping Review of Resilience-Focused Interventions of Kunjing Children in Mainland China3
Fidelity Assessment of a Social Work–Led Intervention Among Patients With Firearm Injuries3
Is It Safe? Community Integration for Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses3
Building Social Work Research Capacity in a Busy Metropolitan Hospital3
Black Girl Well-Being: A Scoping Review of Culturally and Gender Responsive Interventions3
Community-Based Interventions to Reduce Child Maltreatment3
Reflections on the Use of Evidence in Child Welfare: A Commentary on Barth et al.3
A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Self-Compassion Writing Intervention for Adults With Mental Illness3
Bullying Victimization and STIs: Parental Communication and Parental Sexual Communication as Moderators3
Research to Consider while Effectively Re-Designing Child Welfare Services: A Response to Commentaries3
Exploring Maternal Health in Ethiopia Using Indigenous Approaches: Policy and Practice Implications3
Efficacy of Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavior Intervention for Chinese Delinquent Youth3
Predictors of Maternal Participation in Fatherhood Intervention Research With African American Nonresident Fathers3
Preregistration of Randomized Controlled Trials3
Effectiveness of a Care Delivery Model for High-Need Older Adults in Communities3
Interventions with Fathers: Effective Social Work Practice for Enhancing Individual and Family Well-Being3
Exploring Adherence to Client Treatment Recommendations in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics2
Performance-Based Practice: Clinical Dashboards for Addiction Treatment Retention2
Poverty or Racism? A Re-Analysis of Briggs et al. 20222
Interventions to Improve Outcomes of Grandchildren Raised by Grandparents: A Systematic Review2
A Mixed-Methods Study of Two Modes of the Circle of Security2
Social Work Paradigms and Their Effect on Decision Making About Out-of-Home Placement2
Preferences for an HIV Self-Testing Program Among Women who Engage in sex Work and use Drugs in Kazakhstan, Central Asia2
Computer-Based Simulations in Social Work Education: A Scoping Review2
Telephone-Supported Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for People With Depression: Users’ Perspective2
Ethical Considerations for Social Work Research With Vulnerable Children and Their Families2
A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Licensed Masters-Level Social Worker’s Engagement in Outcome Evaluation2
Reliability and Validity of a Novel Measure of Nonviolent Communication Behaviors2
A Systematic Mapping Review of Family Perspectives About Received Mental Health Interventions2
Preventing Harm to Vulnerable Older Adults: A Social Justice Perspective2
A Pilot Study of the Swedish Sexual Offender Treatment Program2
Ethnic Minority and Majority Social Workers Working with Ethnic Minority Clients: Culture-Bound Professional Interventions and Burnout among Arab and Jewish Israeli Social Workers2
Intervening on the Intersecting Issues of Intimate Partner Violence, Substance Use, and HIV: A Review of Social Intervention Group's (SIG) Syndemic-Focused Interventions for Women2
Effectiveness of Solution-Focused Group Counseling on Depression and Cognition Among Chinese Older Adults: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial2
Workforce Skills in Family Support: A Systematic Review2
Feasibility of the Hand in Hand Relationship Intervention for Stroke Survivor–Caregiver Dyads: A Randomized Trial2
A Ugandan Parenting Programme to Prevent Gender-Based Violence: Description and Formative Evaluation2
An Age Simulation Program Promoting Positive Attitudes Toward Older People in Hong Kong: Further Evidence of Integration of Natural Social Network Effects2
Retreat Intervention Effectiveness for Female Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse2
Client Outreach in Los Angeles County’s Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program: Strategies and Barriers to Engagement2
Social Work as Mediocracy: A Response to Gambrill, Esptein, Cabin, and Teasley, Dettlaff, and Abrams2
Custodial and Noncustodial Parent Predictors of Noncustodial Father Involvement2
My Personal Journey of Generating Evidence in Social Work Practice for Social Change2
Impact of Social Work Services on the Resilience of Migrant Children2
Condom Decision Making Among Latino and Black Adolescent Males: Social Neurobiological and Paternal Influences2
Developing an Intervention to Enhance Parental Monitoring in Family Foster Care2
Twiddeling and Twaddeling in the Weeptime of Clients: Avoidable Injustice2
Using Creative Genograms in Family Social Work to Integrate Subjective and Objective Knowledge About the Family: A Participatory Study2
The Use and Misuse of Classical Statistics: A Primer for Social Workers2
The Effects of Service Coordination on Disadvantaged Parents’ Participation in Activation Programs and Employment: A Randomized Controlled Trial2
A Case Study for the Interrater Reliability of Journal Referees2
Reasons for Use Package: Outcomes From a Case Comparison Evaluation2
School Social Workers Perceptions of the Use of Functional Behavior Assessments1
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Interventions to Improve Children's Social Information-Processing Skills1
The Effects of Child Support Payment Factors on Satisfaction With Levels of Parental Involvement by Noncustodial Fathers1
Newly Released Data on Examination Pass Rates Supports Need for Widespread Reform1
From “What Works” to “Why it Works” – From a Humean to an Aristotelian Understanding of Causality1
Rural Challenges in Social Work Regulation1
Self-Recognition, Self-Efficacy, and Confidence Intervention ofKunjingChildren Without Sufficient Parental Care1
Impact of Community Service on Latent Deprivation of Social Assistance Recipients1
A Meta-Analysis of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy for School-Related Problems in Adolescents1
Digital Interventions for the Mental Health and Well-Being of International Migrants: A Systematic Review1
Book Review: Program evaluation: Pragmatic methods for social work and human services agencies1
Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Chinese Breast Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis1
Effects of Social Work Licensure Exemptions: Theoretical Propositions, Evidence, and Research Agendas1
Blueprint for Social Work Blended Learning Curriculum in the Chinese Context1
Human Service Cartels: The Soft Repression of the Mediocracy1
Linking Social Work Licensing Exam Content to Educational Competencies: Poor Reliability Challenges the Path to Licensure1
Parallel Parent–Child Mindfulness Intervention Among Chinese Migrant Families: A Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study1
Redesigning State Intervention on Behalf of “Neglected” Children1
Systematic Review of Narrative Therapy Publications in Hong Kong1
Co-Word Analysis of First-Authored Publications Written by Top Cited Scholars of Social Work1
Medicaid, Race, Utilization of Crisis Services at Community Mental Health Agencies1
Virtual Support and Intimate Partner Violence Services: A Scoping Review1
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Community-Based Services: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Studies1
Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Among Maltreated Children: A Meta-Analysis1
Book Review: Practice Research in the Human Services: A University Agency Practice Model1
Action Plans as Active Boundary Objects1
Some Comments on the Notion of Social Work as a Human Service Cartel1
Combination Microfinance and HIV Risk Reduction Among Women Engaged in Sex Work1
Innovation of Social Workers Under Different Leadership Styles: An Experimental Vignette Study1
Introduction: Special Issue on Global Approaches to Family Social Work Research1
Building Program Evaluation Capacity of Non-Governmental Organizations Practitioners in Hong Kong1
Poverty Indicators in the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Child File: Challenges and Opportunities1
How Can Practitioners Assess the Value of Social Work Interventions?1
Adaptation and Validation of the Nigerian (Igbo) Version of the WHOQOL-OLD Module1
Assessing the Fidelity of an Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention1
Literature Review on Regulatory Frameworks for Addressing Discrimination in Clinical Supervision1
Qualitative System Dynamics Modeling to Support Community Planning in Opioid Overdose Prevention1
Evaluating Professional Misconduct: The Effects of Licensure State and Board Membership1
Parenting Programs for Disruptive Child Behavior in China: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review1
Critical Time in Regulation of Social Work Practice: Forging a Path Forward1
When Parents Fail: Addressing Delinquent Child Maintenance Through Informal Resources1
Scoping Review of Family Interventions That Support the Physical Health of Caregivers1
Findings from a Structured Adaptation Process for the SafeCare Parenting Program to Address Family Needs in a Diverse Refugee Community1
Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) for Financial Capability: Application of Practice-Based Program Theory and Measures in Intervention Design1
Interventions that Address Institutional Child Maltreatment: An Evidence and Gap Map1
Effects of Design-Thinking Intergenerational Service-Learning Model on College Students: A Pilot Study in Taiwan1
Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory Assessments as Predictors of Behavioral Change in Multisystemic Therapy and Functional Family Therapy in Norway1
Using Twins to Assess What Might Have Been: The Co-twin Control Design1
Leveraging Randomized Controlled Trial Design: HIV and Wellness Interventions with Marginalized Populations1
Evaluating a Functional Family Therapy Intervention: Challenges and Lessons Learned1
A Response to Barth et al. From the Perspective of a Child Protective Services Worker1
Start Where the Social Worker Is: Social Workers’ Perceptions of Clinical Licensure in Nebraska1
Who Is Citing Your Work? Journals With Impact Factor and h-Index in Social Work and Related Fields1
Extended Case Management Services Among Resettled Refugees in the United States1
The Effects of Tax-Time Interventions on Savings Rate and Amount: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis1
A Scoping Review to Guide Social Work Policy-Practice for Pandemic Recovery1
Effectiveness of TSL Program in Improving Child Abuse, Cortisol, and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA-s): A Biomedical Perspective1
One Last Fandango Professor Por Favor? The Potential Contribution of Clinical Data-Mining to Randomized Clinical Trials1
A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of the Project Support Positive Parenting Module1
Social Workers and Families: An Italian Perspective on the Family-Centered Approach1
“Why Don’t You Reach Out to Dad?”: Involving Fathers in Therapy1
My Love Affair with Practice-Research: A “Virtue Friendship” Based on Methodological Pluralism1
The Effectiveness of Personalisation on Health Outcomes of Older People: A Systematic Review1
Quasi-Experimental Study Comparing CBT, MBCT, Activity-Based Supportive Counselling for Hong Kong Delinquent Youth1
Cost–Benefit of Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) Versus Residential Care in Illinois1
Psychometric Properties of a European French Version of the PTGI1
Pursuing Common Ground Instead of Specious Misconceptions: Response to Barth and Colleagues1
Facilitating Personal Recovery Through Mindfulness-Based Intervention Among People With Mental Illness1
Intergenerational Mentorship on Character Traits Among Disadvantaged Primary School Students: A Controlled Pretest–Posttest Study1
Advancing Social Intervention Research Through Program Theory Reconstruction1
Pre- and Post-Conception Relationship Duration and Parental Involvement Satisfaction among Noncustodial African American Fathers1
Tiny Homes Are Huge for People Living With Serious Mental Illness1
Construct-Irrelevant Variance on the ASWB Clinical Social Work Licensing Exam: A Replication of Prior Validity Concerns1
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Hope in Women Participating in Alternative Sentencing Programs1
Beyond a Sugarcoated Pill: Critical Approaches to Social Work Field Supervision1
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