Social Work Research

Latest research

1. “And I Entered a Dark Cave “: A Qualitative Study of Saudi Women’s Perceptions and Experiences of Domestic Violence Amid Social Reform

   • Hajar Khalifa Al Sultan
   • Alya Isam Eldin Elgamri
   • Abbas Al Mutair

   in Journal of Family Violence

   Article 24 February 2026

   

2. Forced Migration and Resilience: A Study of Human Rights Challenges and Social Work Perspectives on Myanmar Refugee Camp Livelihoods in Aizawl, Mizoram, India

   • Benjamin Lalengliana Sailo
   • David Lalrinchhana
   • Lalmuansangi Varte

   in Journal of Human Rights and Social Work

   Article 20 February 2026

   

3. Bridging awareness and action: the critical role of medical social workers in SBWT for IBD

   • Li Huang
   • Jiajie Lu

   in Journal of Gastroenterology

   Article 20 February 2026

4. Households’ perceived effects of early childhood education centre closures on female workforce participation in Ghana

   • Wisdom Kwaku Agbevanu
   • Might Kojo Abreh
   • Ana Luiza Minardi

   in SN Social Sciences

   Article 19 February 2026

   

5. Utilization of social work in adult emergency departments: a scoping review

   • Christie McLaren
   • Madeleine Goodwin
   • Anna Reed

   in Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

   Article Open access 19 February 2026

   

6. Lessons Learned from Community Contact Tracing of Women Disengaged from an Urban Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission Program in Uganda

   • Ellon Twinomuhwezi
   • Agnes N. Kiragga
   • Kara K. Wools-Kaloustian

   in Maternal and Child Health Journal

   Article Open access 18 February 2026

7. Working with underrepresented groups: lessons from the SCHEMA trial

   • Paula Foscarini-Craggs
   • Arman Iranpour
   • Simon Hackett

   in Trials

   Article Open access 18 February 2026

8. Effectiveness of intimate partner violence programs: an umbrella review

   • Dawn M. Bellanti
   • Courtney Boyd
   • Marija S. Kelber

   in Current Psychology

   Article 17 February 2026

   

9. Social Safety and Social Security: Validating Context-Specific Instruments for Slums

   • Liss D. Romero
   • Katherine Palacio
   • Jose J. Padilla

   in Social Indicators Research

   Article Open access 17 February 2026

   

10. The Role of Mobility in HIV Intervention Engagement and Community Mobilization among Female Sex Workers Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic

    • Maria De Jesus
    • Eric R. Schuler
    • Deanna Kerrigan

    in AIDS and Behavior

    Article Open access 17 February 2026

    

11. Partnering for Success: Provider Perspectives of an Inter-agency Initiative between Child Welfare and Mental Health Systems

    • Geetha Gopalan
    • Suzanne Kerns
    • Jennie Lowe

    in Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

    Article 17 February 2026

12. Understanding refugees’ experiences in Northeast U.S.: from resettlement stressors to coping strategies

    • Kahyen Shin
    • Xihe Tian
    • Young-An Ra

    in Current Psychology

    Article 17 February 2026

13. A Bibliometric Review on Social Marketing Research: 1971–2020

    • Inés Küster
    • Natalia Vila
    • Pedro Canales

    in Corporate Reputation Review

    Article 16 February 2026

    

14. Safeguarding Against Abuse in Religious Contexts: Challenges and Potential in the Relationship Between Statutory Services and Faith-Based Organizations

    • Moira E. Lafferty
    • Justin Humphreys
    • Timothy Cartwright

    in Pastoral Psychology

    Article Open access 16 February 2026

    

15. Evaluationsmethoden sozialer Programme im internationalen Vergleich in der Sozialen Arbeit

    • Abdulqadir Hamza Frempong

    in BestMasters

    Book 2026

    

16. Evaluating fifth-year outcomes housing first for women in Aotearoa New Zealand

    • Brodie Fraser
    • Terence Jiang
    • Nevil Pierse

    in Discover Public Health

    Article Open access 15 February 2026

17. Impact of COVID-19 on Social Support among Caregivers: A Qualitative Study

    • Alice Boateng
    • Ozge Sensoy Bahar
    • Portia Nartey

    in Global Social Welfare

    Article 14 February 2026

18. Critical Contextual Social Work from a Settler’s Perspective: A Framework for Decolonizing Social Work Education

    • Jeanette Schmid
    • Marina Morgenshtern

    in Global Social Welfare

    Article Open access 14 February 2026

19. Anxiety in Williams Syndrome: Qualitative Analysis of Caregiver and Individual Interviews

    • Robyn P. Thom
    • Danielle Renzi
    • Christopher J. McDougle

    in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

    Article 14 February 2026

    

20. The impact of social determinants on care for veterans with cancer: a qualitative study

    • Sam Z. Thalji
    • M. Muska Nataliansyah
    • David A. Nelson

    in Supportive Care in Cancer

    Article 14 February 2026

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