The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and its Ohio chapter partnered with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio to file an amicus curiae brief to the Ohio Supreme Court in the case In re LES. The lawsuit centers on Ohio’s parentage laws as they...
The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and its Ohio chapter partnered with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Ohio to file an amicus curiae brief to the Ohio Supreme Court in the case In re LES. The lawsuit centers on Ohio’s parentage laws as they...
Hospice provides holistic support for individuals living with terminal illness and to their caregivers during the bereavement period. However, some individuals who enroll in hospice services are decertified as they do not experience a decline in health as quickly as...
The middle school transition has been identified as a difficult time for youths, resulting in adjustment difficulties across a variety of domains. Although some research has examined strategies that are useful for the adjustment outcomes associated with the transition,...
In recent years, community–academic partnerships (CAPs) have gained traction in academia as a method for bridging the research-to-practice gap and reducing health disparities for marginalized populations. The field of social work may be well poised to enhance its...
Photovoice is a qualitative community-based participatory research method that was first developed to assist rural Chinese women in documenting their everyday health and work conditions. Since its development in the mid-1990s, researchers have used photovoice to...
Studies on access to health care among Latinx communities have overlooked (a) the use of traditional healers and (b) the role of social networks in seeking traditional healers. A recent issue of the journal Health & Social Work, published by NASW Press, includes...
Research strongly supports school connectedness as important in promoting healthy youth development. Most of the research to date has used surveys to assess school connectedness; however, PhotoVoice, a community-based participatory action research method, offers a...