2019 National Social Work Month Collection
March is National Social Work Month in the US, highlighting the profession that aspires to improve the quality of life for individuals and communities around the globe.
This year’s Social Work Month theme, Elevate Social Work, embodies the need to recognize the extraordinary contributions of the profession to our society. Social workers elevate and empower people, giving them the ability to solve problems, cope with personal roadblocks, and get the resources they need to succeed.
In celebration of Social Work Month, the editors of the NASW journals have curated a collection of articles pertaining to this year’s theme.
Social Work
U.S. Social Worker Workforce Report Card: Forecasting Nationwide Shortages
Vernon W. Lin, Joyce Lin, and Xiaoming Zhang
Volume 61, Issue 1, January 2016, Pages 7–15
A “Just Sense of Well-Being”: Social Work’s Unifying Purpose in Action
Elizabeth King Keenan, Christine Limone, and Silvia L. Sandoval
Volume 62, Issue 1, January 2017, Pages 19–28,
Social Worker Identity: A Profession in Context
Brad Forenza and Caitlin Eckert
Volume 63, Issue 1, January 2018, Pages 17–26
Social Work Educational Debt and Salary Survey: A Snapshot from Ohio
Jennifer C. Hughes, Hyejin Kim, and Sarah E. Twill
Volume 63, Issue 2, April 2018, Pages 105–114
Social Work Matters: Californians’ Perceptions of Social Welfare
Tyler M. Argüello, Arturo Baiocchi, and Jennifer Price Wolf
Volume 63, Issue 4, October 2018, Pages 305–316
Social Work Research
Grand Challenges for Social Work: Research, Practice, and Education
James Herbert Williams
Volume 40, Issue 2, June 2016, Pages 67–70
Pitfalls, Potentials, and Ethics of Online Survey Research: LGBTQ and Other Marginalized and Hard-to-Access Youths
Lauren B. McInroy
Volume 40, Issue 2, June 2016, Pages 83–94
Perceived Microaggressions and Mental Health in a Sample of Black Youths Experiencing Homelessness
Maurice N. Gattis and Andrea Larson
Volume 41, Issue 1, March 2017, Pages 7–17
Social Work and Aging in Place: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Amanda J. Lehning, Emily Joy Nicklett, Joan Davitt, et al.
Volume 41, Issue 4, December 2017, Pages 235–248
The Effectiveness of Guided Imagery in Treating Compassion Fatigue and Anxiety of Mental Health Workers
Kimberly A. Kiley, Ashwini R. Sehgal, Susan Neth, et al.
Volume 42, Issue 1, March 2018, Pages 33–43
Health & Social Work
Engaging Consumer Voices in Health Care Policy: Lessons for Social Work Practice
Kristi Lohmeier Law and Jeanne A. Saunders
Volume 41, Issue 1, February 2016, Pages 9–16
A Population Health Approach to Clinical Social Work with Complex Patients in Primary Care
Stephen M. Rose, Stephanie Hatzenbuehler, Erika Gilbert, et al.
Volume 41, Issue 2, May 2016, Pages 93–100
Community-Based Effectiveness Trials as a Means to Disseminate Evidence-Based and Culturally Responsive Behavioral Health Interventions
Flavio F. Marsiglia, Patricia Dustman, Mary Harthun, et al.
Volume 42, Issue 2, May 2017, Pages 108–116
The Emerging Role of Social Work in Primary Health Care: A Survey of Social Workers in Ontario Family Health Teams
Rachelle Ashcroft, Colleen McMillan, Wayne Ambrose-Miller, et al.
Volume 43, Issue 2, May 2018, Pages 109–117
Developing a Computer Application to Prepare Social Workers for Integrated Health Care: Integrated Healthcare (Version 1.0)
Denise R. Black, Mary L. Held, and Tami H. Wyatt
Volume 43, Issue 3, August 2018, Pages 193–200
Children & Schools
Using a Preventive Social Work Program for Reducing School Refusal
Mohamed Mohamed Elsherbiny
Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2017, Pages 81–88
Classroom–Community Consultation (C3) 10 Years after Hurricane Katrina: A Retrospective Look at a Collaborative, School-Based Referral Model
Madeline Y. Lee, Laura Danna, and Douglas W. Walker
Volume 39, Issue 2, April 2017, Pages 119–127
Literacy Workshops: School Social Workers Enhancing Educational Connections between Educators, Early Childhood Students, and Families
William C. Hunter, Susan E. Elswick, J. Helen Perkins, et al.
Volume 39, Issue 3, July 2017, Pages 167–176
County Schools Mental Health Coalition: A Model for a Systematic Approach to Supporting Youths
Aaron Mathew Thompson, Wendy Reinke, Shannon Holmes, et al.
Volume 39, Issue 4, October 2017, Pages 209–218
Teen Court–School Partnerships: Reducing Disproportionality in School Discipline
Katie Cotter Stalker
Volume 40, Issue 1, January 2018, Pages 17–24
