Meta-Analysis Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...against typhoid. Methods for quantitative synthesis appeared in statistical texts and articles in the 1930s, but were rarely used until the late 1970s when several teams produced large meta-analyses on psychotherapy (Smith & Glass, 1977 ), class size (Glass & Smith, 1978 ), interpersonal expectancy effects (Rosenthal & Rubin, 1979 ), and the validity of employment tests by race (Hunter, Schmidt, & Hunter, 1979 ). Books on the conceptual, theoretical, and statistical foundations of meta-analysis appeared in the 1980s and 1990s (Cooper & Hedges, 1994 ; Hedges...
Intimate Partner Violence Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...Zlotnick, C. , Johnson, D. M. , & Kohn, R. (2006). Intimate partner violence and long-term psychosocial functioning in a national sample of American women . Journal of Interpersonal Violence , 21, 262–275. Zlotnick, C. , Kohn, R. , Peterson, J. , & Pearlstein, T. (1998). Partner physical victimization in a national sample of American families . Journal of Interpersonal Violence , 13, 156–166. Suggested Links http://www.endabuse.org http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/factsheets/ipvfacts.htm http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/ipv.htm...
Quality of Care Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...determined) by the structures in service delivery, the processes of service delivery, and the actual outcomes of care as received or delivered (Donabedian, 1982 ). The structure of care reflects such issues as resources and actual access to care. Quality involves both the interpersonal and technical processes of care through such factors as cultural competence, congruence with best evidence, and sensitivity to client preferences. And ultimately, quality is dependent on attaining positive effects. Third, what is the basis, or criteria, for judging quality?...
Eating Disorders Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...Health estimates that the mortality rate for anorexia is 0.56% per year, one of the highest mortality rates of any mental illness, including depression (NIMH, 2006 ). Current research and treatment options are discussed. eating disorders; anorexia; bulimia; binge eating; interpersonal therapy; dialectical behavioral therapy; cognitive behavioral therapy Introduction Our understanding of eating disorders has evolved since the 1980s although symptoms have been documented as far back as the 1400s. They were first recognized in the psychiatric field in 1952 ,...
Psychosocial Framework Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...processes. Cognitive theory and new knowledge about the influence of biological factors on personality and psychopathology add an important dimension to our understanding of human functioning. Communications, family, and small group theories shed light on the nature of interpersonal interactions. Role theory provides an important link between social and environmental influences and personality development. Crisis theory adds an important dimension to showing how stressful circumstances disrupt an individual's usual means of coping. Knowledge regarding the...
Chaos Theory and Complexity Theory Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...the Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS). CIPEC Collaborative Report No. 3). Peak, D. , & Frame, M. (1994). Chaos under control: The art and science of complexity . New York: W. H. Freeman. Pincus, D. , & Guastello, S. (2005). Nonlinear dynamics and interpersonal correlates of verbal turn-taking patterns in a group therapy session . Small Group Research , 36(6), 635–677. Pryor, R. G. L. , & Bright, J. E. H. (2003). Order and chaos: A twenty-first century formulation of careers . Australian Journal of Psychology , 55(2), 121–128....
The Life Model of Macro Social Work Practice Reference library
Alex Gitterman and Carolyn Knight
Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work
...empirical, and practice bridges between micro and macro practice ( Gitterman et al., 2021 ; Knight & Gitterman, 2018 ). Ecological theory provides the conceptual foundation for the life model’s dual focus on helping people with their transitional, environmental, and interpersonal life stressors and influencing individuals’ social and physical environments to be more responsive to their needs. Based on this ecological orientation, life-modeled social work seamlessly blends practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Life-modeled practice seeks to...
Violence Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...of successful interventions at the individual and familial levels provide education and promote skills development (for example, problem solving, social competence, decision making, anger management, and self-control). They focus on effective parenting techniques, interpersonal communication and conflict-resolutions skills, and family management practices (Fraser & Williams, 2004 ; U.S. Surgeon General, 2001 ). Also, social workers work not only with victims of violence but also with the perpetrators in the criminal justice system. Community-level...
Homelessness and Macro Interventions Reference library
Eva M. Moya, Amy Joyce-Ponder, Jacquelin I. Cordero, Silvia M. Chávez-Baray, and Margie Rodriguez LeSage
Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work
...nation, which together produce injustice and intersections of overlapping systems of privilege and oppression ( Crenshaw, 1989 ; 1991 ). Patricia Hill Collins ( 2002 ) added to the concept by organizing intersecting oppressions by structural, disciplinary, hegemonic, and interpersonal domains of power as they reappear across various forms of oppression or matrix of dominations. Macro practice calls on social workers to address homelessness stems, recognizing unequal power relations among the various intersecting social and political constructs; therefore,...
Education Policy Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...skills, completion of a degree, or the interpersonal skills required by employers (American Speech Language Hearing Association, 2007 ; Bair, Cook, Baldi, 2006 ; Casner-Lotto & Barrington, 2006 ). International Connections Research on international educational outcomes ranks the United States among the lowest in most subjects compared to other industrialized countries (NCES, 2006a ). The structure and expectations of educational systems in other countries vary widely, however, making cross-national comparisons difficult and beyond the scope of a single...
Adolescents Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...established their preferred mode of sexual relationships and continue to develop and expand their interpersonal skills. Intimacy is the core of what Sullivan ( 1953 ) described as the mature person; it involves “a very lively sensitivity to the needs of the other and to the interpersonal security or absence of anxiety in the other” (p. 310). More recently, Attachment Theory (Bowlby, 1982 ) has been employed to elucidate the nature and development of interpersonal relationships in adolescence. Expanding her body of work on attachment in infancy, Ainsworth (...
Clinical Social Work Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...comparability, and generalizability of the evaluation's results” (p. 69). The six traditional outcome-based designs used to meet these goals include (1) experimental/control, (2) matched pairs (cohorts), (3) hypothetical comparison group, (4) longitudinal status comparisons, (5) pre/post change comparisons, and (6) person as own comparison. Choice of design is influenced by questions asked, phase in the life of the program, the ability to conduct or approximate the experimental design (or degree of precision related to maximizing internal and external...
Mental Health Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...Illness Culture is important to every aspect of mental illness, including the expression and interpretation of symptoms, help seeking, and the appropriateness and possibly the effectiveness of the treatment approach. The personal, interpersonal, and social responses to distress, as well as the role of the personal, interpersonal, and social in determining what causes distress, are important components of the understanding of mental illness, as well as appropriate responses to mental illness (Fabrega, 1989 , 1995 ; Kleinman, 1988 ; Lopez & Guarnaccia, ...
Groups Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...by its breadth, which spans purposes, populations, practice settings, practitioners' roles, and practice approaches. The following examples illustrate the range and variety of groups in social work practice: • Psychiatric inpatients meet daily for an hour to discuss interpersonal issues that they face within and outside the hospital. • Adult residents of a shelter for homeless families gather twice a week to consider problems of living together in the shelter. • Parents meet in an open-ended group in a hospital neonatal intensive care unit to gain...
Group Work Reference library
Encyclopedia of Social Work (20 ed.)
...More than one group leader may be recommended in certain situations (for example, when social modeling is being used as a group learning technique). Group workers should expect that members seeking treatment will enter groups unequal in power, both structurally and interpersonally (Brown & Mistry, 1994 ) and overt and subtle forms of oppression will call for different responses from minority versus majority group leaders (p. 143). Social action group work is a vehicle through which diversity is recognized and valued. For the worker, the emphasis is on...
Multiculturalism Reference library
Othelia Eun-Kyoung Lee and Ruth G. McRoy
Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work
...negative images and the forces that demean those with more socially devalued characteristics. Cultural imperialism refers to taking the culture of the dominant class and establishing it as the norm. As such, oppression is reinforced by social norms, institutional biases, interpersonal relationships, and personal beliefs ( Young, 1990 ). Discrimination has evolved from more overt and blatant forms of oppression to more implicit forms that are found to be equally as harmful. Microaggressions are brief and commonplace verbal, behavioral, and environmental...
Education Policy Reference library
Melissa Jonson-Reid and Sheretta Butler-Barnes
Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work
...schools dropped from 45.7% to 34.9% between the 2003–2004 and 2017–2018 school years ( NCES, 2019d ). School safety has been tied to issues of school climate. School climate refers to the quality and character of school settings as it relates to the norms and values, interpersonal and social interactions, and the organizational processes and structures within the school ( National School Climate Council, 2007 , 2012 ; Thapa et al., 2013 ). Research suggests that school attachment, a healthy racial climate, cross-ethnic peer interactions, and...
Women: Overview Reference library
Ruth A. Brandwein
Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work
...a difficult time paying for increased costs for Medicare Part B (covering outpatient visits and laboratory tests; KFF, 2013 ). In 2020, 7.2 million low-income elderly had both Medicare and Medicaid coverage ( Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2021 ). Interpersonal Violence Interpersonal violence (IPV), previously referred to as “domestic violence,” is defined as violence by a current or former spouse or partner in an intimate relationship against the other spouse or partner. A 2019 study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
Community Violence Reference library
Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, Neil B. Guterman, and Maria João Lobo Antunes
Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work
...concept of “community violence” remains vague and is perhaps most appropriately conceived of as an omnibus term, encompassing different types and manifestations of violence, across a variety of community settings. At its most basic, the term community violence denotes acts of interpersonal violence that occur in community settings, including neighborhoods, streets, schools, shops, playgrounds, or other community locales. Exposure to community violence (ECV) may occur in a variety of ways, such as being directly involved in CV as victim and/or perpetrator,...
Teams Reference library
Laura R. Bronstein
Encyclopedia of Macro Social Work
...child-serving organizations and practitioners, as opposed to being primarily dependent on the funder ( Galyean et al., 2018 ). Crime Victims Building on research that suggests that interprofessional and interorganizational collaboration improve outcomes for victims of interpersonal violence ( Zweig & Burt, 2007 ), sexual assault response teams (SARTs) have become best practice. SARTs have been endorsed by the U.S. Department of Justice ( 2013 ) and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center ( 2018 ) , among others. On average, these teams, which...
