Abstract
Social work is a diverse, growing, and dynamic profession with new areas of practice emerging all of the time. In the Fall 2018 issue of Advances in Social Work we are pleased to present 14 manuscripts--11 empirical, 3 conceptual--written by 38 authors from 13 states across the U.S., representing the East Coast (CT, FL, MA, NY), the Midwest (KY, IL, IN, MN), the West (CA, ID, OR) and the South (LA, MS). Three papers address cutting-edge issues relevant to social work research, five papers present innovations related to teaching, and seven papers present practice-related advancements. A diverse array of topics are addressed including public access to research, social work in libraries, young minority fathers, social work supervision, virtual teaching, resilience of MSW students, perinatal depression, text-based crisis counseling, gun safety, civic engagement, depression education for high schoolers, SBIRT implementation, evidence-based practice, and self-care among social workers. We are privileged to offer the contribution of these scholars and practitioners to advancing the knowledge base of the profession.
Highlights
Social work is a diverse, growing, and dynamic profession with new areas of practice emerging all of the time
Pedagogical innovations in social work are typically designed for BSW students or MSW students
Acknowledging that many students come to social work education with substantial trauma histories, Thomas and Beecher conducted a study to examine the association between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and resilience in a sample (n=139) of MSW students
Summary
Based on her expertise as a social work librarian, Pendell questions the ability of social work practitioners to fully carry out research-informed practice when their access to published research is largely restricted by paywalls. Finding that over half of a random sample of articles from the top 25 social work journals did not offer full-text access, Pendell encourages social work authors to publish in open access journals and use full-text digital repositories. Young minority fathers are another underserved population. To enhance services to this population, Mogro-Wilson, Loomis, Hayes, Drake, Martin-Peele, and Fifield conducted face-to-face interviews with young fathers participating in a larger RCT of a fatherhood intervention to examine their perspectives on recruitment and retention strategies. The young fathers preferred non-traditional strategies such as intensive community outreach, culturally competent recruiting specialists, and flexible contact methods
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