Social Work Policy

Latest research

1. Social Work Students’ Attitudes about Immigrants and Immigration: Implications for Social Work Educators

   • Jason Ostrander
   • Adelaide Sandler
   • Jennifer Frank

   in Journal of Policy Practice and Research

   Article 18 October 2025

2. Underestimation of Intrafamilial Child Sexual Abuse Risk in Frontline Child Protection Assessments: Evidence from Slovakia

   • Peter Patyi
   • Eva Mydlíková

   in Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

   Article Open access 16 October 2025

   

3. The use of social prescribing and community-based wellbeing activities as a potential prevention and early intervention pathway to improve adolescent emotional and social development: a systematic mapping review

   • Siobhan B. Mitchell
   • Lucy Cartwright
   • Kerryn Husk

   in BMC Public Health

   Article Open access 15 October 2025

   

4. „Professionalisierung, das heißt also, wenn ich definiere, wer was zu tun hat“ – Aufgaben des Sozialen Dienstes in der stationären Altenhilfe vor dem Hintergrund sozialer und sozialpolitischer Transformationsprozesse aus Sicht der Sozialen Arbeit

   • Christian Bleck
   • Henry Voigt

   in Soziale Passagen

   Article Open access 15 October 2025

5. The dual impact of social prescribing: targeting social determinants to enhance quality of life in chronic conditions

   • Rosanne Freak-Poli
   • Alessandra K. Teunisse
   • J. R. Baker

   in BMC Primary Care

   Article Open access 15 October 2025

   

6. SHINE – social prescribing for adults and the elderly: the path to effective implementation. A study protocol

   • Jeanette Wassar Kirk
   • Lisa Suvarna Oldrup
   • Ove Andersen

   in Implementation Science Communications

   Article Open access 14 October 2025

   

7. Evaluating the Suitability of the Master of Social Work Program in Improving Cancer Education in Vietnamese Hospitals

   • Pham Tien Nam
   • Nguyen Tri Thuc
   • Hoang Van Minh

   in Journal of Cancer Education

   Article 10 October 2025

8. Sozialbetrug mit Badewanne: Da mache ich nicht mit!

   • Ines Kottke

   in MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin

   Article 10 October 2025

   

9. A horizon scanning exercise to explore retention policies for international and minoritised NHS Trust staff in England: what are the current pledges and where are the gaps?

   • Rebecca Moss
   • Carol Rivas
   • Luke Bryant

   in BMC Health Services Research

   Article Open access 09 October 2025

   

10. Betriebliches Sozialmanagement

    • Katrin Schneiders

    in Perspektiven Sozialwirtschaft und Sozialmanagement

    Book 2025

    

11. Assessing Evidence and Proposing a Conceptual Framework to Enhance HIV Testing and Mental Health Awareness Among Middle-Aged and Older Men who have Sex with Men: Insights from Social Work Perspective on Practical Interventions

    • Alex Siu Wing Chan
    • Florence Kwai Ching Wong
    • Anelise Gregis Estivalet

    in Sexuality Research and Social Policy

    Article Open access 06 October 2025

    

12. Improving the Hand Hygiene Compliance Among the Healthcare Personnel in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Study

    • Mandeep Goriya
    • Vimlesh Soni
    • Animesh Debbarma

    in Indian Journal of Pediatrics

    Article 04 October 2025

13. Implementing trauma-informed practice across services to support people experiencing multiple disadvantage: a mixed method study

    • Michelle Farr
    • Emily Eyles
    • Sabi Redwood

    in BMC Health Services Research

    Article Open access 01 October 2025

    

14. A social prescribing model for tackling the health and social inequalities of people living with severe mental illness: a protocol paper

    • Gerard Leavey
    • Rebecca Watterson
    • Gavin Davidson

    in BMC Public Health

    Article Open access 30 September 2025

15. Lived experience in Italian mental health services: a national survey of peer support and co-production practices

    • Antonio Lasalvia
    • Luca Bodini
    • Chiara Bonetto

    in BMC Health Services Research

    Article Open access 30 September 2025

    

16. News media coverage of the U.S. social safety net: themes and gaps from a scoping review

    • Sarah E. Gollust
    • Quin Mudry Nelson
    • Margaret E. Tait

    in BMC Public Health

    Article Open access 30 September 2025

    

17. Health care worker experiences with a brief peer support and well-being intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic

    • George Timmins
    • Stephanie Williamson
    • Peggy G. Chen

    in BMC Health Services Research

    Article Open access 30 September 2025

    

18. Building Political Power: why Social Workers Should Join PACE Committees

    • Allison Berkowitz
    • Brendan P. Young

    in Journal of Policy Practice and Research

    Article 26 September 2025

19. Ruimte laten, houvast bieden

    • Thomas Kampen
    • Margo Trappenburg
    • Sebastian Abdallah

    in Vakblad Sociaal Werk

    Article 26 September 2025

    

20. Addiction and Health

    • Knut Tielking
    • Manfred Rabes

    Book 2025

    

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