Pub Date : 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1177/10497315241300954
Panca Lumbantobing, Andika Pratama, Nia Anggara, Muhammad Nurrifqi Fuadi
{"title":"Book Review: Social Work Education and the Grand Challenges; Approaches to Curricula and Field Education by R. Paul Maiden and Eugenia L. Weiss","authors":"Panca Lumbantobing, Andika Pratama, Nia Anggara, Muhammad Nurrifqi Fuadi","doi":"10.1177/10497315241300954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241300954","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142684148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-14DOI: 10.1177/10497315241296836
James G. Dwyer
{"title":"Guardrails Needed for Social Science Research","authors":"James G. Dwyer","doi":"10.1177/10497315241296836","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241296836","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142637509","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-11-11DOI: 10.1177/10497315241297154
Lisa Berger
{"title":"Book Review: Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective by Katherine Van Wormer and Diane Rae Davis","authors":"Lisa Berger","doi":"10.1177/10497315241297154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241297154","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"80 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142599291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1177/10497315241291797
Ronald A. Feldman
Seven distinguished respondents have critiqued the invited article titled “The NIMH Task Force on Social Work Research Report: Past Accomplishments and Current Challenges.” The article reviewed significant gains in social work research since publication of the Report in 1991 and, also, identified nine significant challenges that still must be addressed if social work research is to optimally meet the needs of practitioners. While the respondents concur with the main theses put forth in the invited article, they also point to additional challenges that need to be addressed if social work research is to significantly strengthen practitioners’ capacities. In addition, they propose productive ways to address certain of the challenges posed in the invited article. This response to the respondents discusses in detail how they have augmented, complemented, and strengthened the invited article and, in some instances, failed to do so.
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This study introduces recent advances in statistical power analysis methods and tools for designing and analyzing randomized cost-effectiveness trials (RCETs) to evaluate the causal effects and costs of social work interventions. The article focuses on two-level designs, where, for example, students are nested within schools, with interventions applied either at the school level (cluster design) or student level (multisite design). We explore three statistical modeling strategies—random-effects, constant-effects, and fixed-effects models—to assess the cost-effectiveness of interventions, and we develop corresponding power analysis methods and tools. Power is influenced by effect size, sample sizes, and design parameters. We developed a user-friendly tool, PowerUp!-CEA, to aid researchers in planning RCETs. When designing RCETs, it is crucial to consider cost variance, its nested effects, and the covariance between effectiveness and cost data, as neglecting these factors may lead to underestimated power.
{"title":"Sample Size Planning in the Design of Two-Level Randomized Cost-Effectiveness Trials","authors":"Wei Li, Nianbo Dong, Rebecca Maynard, Benjamin Kelcey, Jessaca Spybrook, Yue Xu","doi":"10.1177/10497315241281501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241281501","url":null,"abstract":"This study introduces recent advances in statistical power analysis methods and tools for designing and analyzing randomized cost-effectiveness trials (RCETs) to evaluate the causal effects and costs of social work interventions. The article focuses on two-level designs, where, for example, students are nested within schools, with interventions applied either at the school level (cluster design) or student level (multisite design). We explore three statistical modeling strategies—random-effects, constant-effects, and fixed-effects models—to assess the cost-effectiveness of interventions, and we develop corresponding power analysis methods and tools. Power is influenced by effect size, sample sizes, and design parameters. We developed a user-friendly tool, PowerUp!-CEA, to aid researchers in planning RCETs. When designing RCETs, it is crucial to consider cost variance, its nested effects, and the covariance between effectiveness and cost data, as neglecting these factors may lead to underestimated power.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142488724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-18DOI: 10.1177/10497315241292010
Mersy Delty Kainama, Minnalia Soakakone, Advend Sri Rizky Sianturi
{"title":"Book Review: The Routledge handbook of the political economy of health and healthcare by David Primrose, Rodney Loeppky, and Robin Chang","authors":"Mersy Delty Kainama, Minnalia Soakakone, Advend Sri Rizky Sianturi","doi":"10.1177/10497315241292010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241292010","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142449431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-17DOI: 10.1177/10497315241291781
Pollan Versilia Wurtimur, Fandro Armando Tasijawa
{"title":"Book Review: Public health, public trust, and American fragility in a pandemic era by Goldfield, Norbert","authors":"Pollan Versilia Wurtimur, Fandro Armando Tasijawa","doi":"10.1177/10497315241291781","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241291781","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142448413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-16DOI: 10.1177/10497315241288113
David R. Hodge, Brett Drake
Quantitative research plays an instrumental role in facilitating health and wellness. Effective interventions are developed, assessed, and refined through the application of logic and empirical evidence in a scientific milieu characterized by diverse views. However, the increasing colonization of academic discourse by postmodern/critical theory (PCT) may undermine foundational concepts upon which quantitative research rests. The postpositivist tradition in which quantitative methods are embedded emphasizes probabilistic truth, logic, empirical evidence, and the interplay of diverse, frequently conflicting perspectives. Conversely, some currents of thought within PCT emphasize multiple realities, intuition, personal stories of lived experience, and the exclusion of views that challenge PCT tenets. The increasing adoption of these concepts in academia may limit or even delegitimize quantitative research as currently practiced in social work. We conclude by arguing that social work clients are best served by a scientific discourse that values multiple theoretical frameworks, research methodologies, and scientists operating from different social locations.
{"title":"The End of Quantitative Research in Social Work? The Threat Posed by Postmodern/Critical Theory's Increasing Colonization of Academia","authors":"David R. Hodge, Brett Drake","doi":"10.1177/10497315241288113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241288113","url":null,"abstract":"Quantitative research plays an instrumental role in facilitating health and wellness. Effective interventions are developed, assessed, and refined through the application of logic and empirical evidence in a scientific milieu characterized by diverse views. However, the increasing colonization of academic discourse by postmodern/critical theory (PCT) may undermine foundational concepts upon which quantitative research rests. The postpositivist tradition in which quantitative methods are embedded emphasizes probabilistic truth, logic, empirical evidence, and the interplay of diverse, frequently conflicting perspectives. Conversely, some currents of thought within PCT emphasize multiple realities, intuition, personal stories of lived experience, and the exclusion of views that challenge PCT tenets. The increasing adoption of these concepts in academia may limit or even delegitimize quantitative research as currently practiced in social work. We conclude by arguing that social work clients are best served by a scientific discourse that values multiple theoretical frameworks, research methodologies, and scientists operating from different social locations.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"58 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142444498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1177/10497315241282078
Anna Ryan Bengtsson, Katarina Hollertz, Tina M. Olsson, Knut Sundell
Purpose: This article investigates the extent of effectiveness studies of behavioral, psychological, and social interventions aiming for measurable changes at the individual level in Sweden 1990–2019. Methods: The data stems from a retrospective analysis of published literature on effect studies between 1990 and 2019. Results: The results show an increase in published articles reporting on effect studies in Sweden the past 30 years, accelerating the past 10 years. However, only 25% of the studies focuses on core social work practices and only certain target groups and areas, especially children and elderly, are covered. Of these studies, only 4% are conducted by social work scholars. Conclusions: Effect studies still holds a weak position in Swedish social work research, despite of processes of professionalization and academization with national efforts to promote knowledge production for practice. This is discussed in relation to competence, opportunity, and motivation in Swedish social work and beyond.
{"title":"Efficacy and Effectiveness Research on Interventions in Sweden Between 1990 and 2019","authors":"Anna Ryan Bengtsson, Katarina Hollertz, Tina M. Olsson, Knut Sundell","doi":"10.1177/10497315241282078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241282078","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This article investigates the extent of effectiveness studies of behavioral, psychological, and social interventions aiming for measurable changes at the individual level in Sweden 1990–2019. Methods: The data stems from a retrospective analysis of published literature on effect studies between 1990 and 2019. Results: The results show an increase in published articles reporting on effect studies in Sweden the past 30 years, accelerating the past 10 years. However, only 25% of the studies focuses on core social work practices and only certain target groups and areas, especially children and elderly, are covered. Of these studies, only 4% are conducted by social work scholars. Conclusions: Effect studies still holds a weak position in Swedish social work research, despite of processes of professionalization and academization with national efforts to promote knowledge production for practice. This is discussed in relation to competence, opportunity, and motivation in Swedish social work and beyond.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142397736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-09DOI: 10.1177/10497315241288120
Bonar Situmorang, Dearni Nurhasanah Sinaga
{"title":"Book Review: The politics of migrant labour: Exit, Voice, and social reproduction by Gabriella Alberti and Devi Sacchetto","authors":"Bonar Situmorang, Dearni Nurhasanah Sinaga","doi":"10.1177/10497315241288120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315241288120","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142397737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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