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Moving Beyond ChatGPT: Local Large Language Models (LLMs) and the Secure Analysis of Confidential Unstructured Text Data in Social Work Research 超越 ChatGPT:本地大型语言模型 (LLM) 与社会工作研究中的机密非结构化文本数据的安全分析
IF 1.8 4区 社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2024-09-30 DOI: 10.1177/10497315241280686
Brian E. Perron, Hui Luan, Bryan G. Victor, Oliver Hiltz-Perron, Joseph Ryan
Purpose: Large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable abilities in natural language tasks. However, their use in social work research is limited by confidentiality and security concerns when processing sensitive data. This study addresses these challenges by evaluating the performance of local LLMs (LocalLLMs) in classifying and extracting substance-related problems from unstructured child welfare investigation summaries. LocalLLMs allow researchers to analyze data on their own computers without transmitting information to external servers for processing. Methods: Four state-of-the-art LocalLLMs—Mistral-7b, Mixtral-8 × 7b, LLama3-8b, and Llama3-70b—were tested using zero-shot prompting on 2,956 manually coded summaries. Results: The LocalLLMs achieved exceptional results comparable to human experts in classification and extraction, demonstrating their potential to unlock valuable insights from confidential, unstructured child welfare data. Conclusions: This study highlights the feasibility of using LocalLLMs to efficiently analyze large amounts of textual data while addressing the confidentiality issues associated with proprietary LLMs.
目的:大型语言模型(LLM)在自然语言任务中表现出了非凡的能力。然而,在处理敏感数据时,它们在社会工作研究中的应用受到保密性和安全性问题的限制。本研究通过评估本地语言模型(LocalLLMs)在从非结构化儿童福利调查摘要中分类和提取药物相关问题时的性能,来应对这些挑战。本地 LLM 允许研究人员在自己的计算机上分析数据,而无需将信息传输到外部服务器进行处理。方法:对 2956 份手动编码的摘要进行了测试,测试中使用了零点提示,测试了四种最先进的 LocalLLMs--Mistral-7b、Mixtral-8 × 7b、LLama3-8b 和 Llama3-70b。测试结果LocalLLMs 在分类和提取方面取得了与人类专家不相上下的优异成绩,证明了它们从保密的、非结构化的儿童福利数据中挖掘宝贵见解的潜力。结论本研究强调了使用 LocalLLMs 有效分析大量文本数据的可行性,同时解决了与专有 LLMs 相关的保密问题。
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The Status of Social Work Research Infrastructure: A Commentary on an Analysis by Ronald Feldman 社会工作研究基础设施的现状:对罗纳德-费尔德曼分析报告的评论
IF 1.8 4区 社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2024-09-28 DOI: 10.1177/10497315241271405
Marilyn L. Flynn
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Book Review: Research on Community-Centered Poverty-Alleviation Social Work by Wen, Jun and Wu, Yuefei 书评:以社区为中心的扶贫社会工作研究》,温俊、吴跃飞著
IF 1.8 4区 社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2024-09-27 DOI: 10.1177/10497315241283757
Fariz Eko Septiawan, Dearni Nurhasanah Sinaga
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The DSW to the Rescue? A Response to Feldman 社署拯救?对费尔德曼的回应
IF 1.8 4区 社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2024-09-23 DOI: 10.1177/10497315241283368
Bruce A. Thyer
Feldman's appraisal of the current status of social work research, using as its touchstone the 1991 Austin Report, is a frank and fair appraisal of how the discipline has come short of fulfilling its aspirations to become a more science-based profession. In many ways, Feldman has stood in the center of research developments within our field for the past 40 years or longer. He offers informed and thoughtful analyses of what we have accomplished and what is left undone. He asserts that part of the problem is the sluggish growth in the number of research doctorates being produced in our field. Obviously, without the production of highly trained social work researchers, the scholarly and science-based contributions to our field are limited. In this response, I contend that the burgeoning growth of the number of practice doctoral graduates, Doctor of Social Works (DSWs), may provide significant resources to augment the science of social work. In reality, the older generation of DSW graduates made highly important contributions to the science of social work, and the new generation stands poised to replicate this phenomenon.
费尔德曼以 1991 年的《奥斯汀报告》为试金石,对社会工作研究的现状进行了评估,坦率而公正地评价了社会工作学科是如何未能实现其成为一个更加以科学为基础的专业的愿望的。在许多方面,费尔德曼在过去 40 年或更长的时间里一直站在本领域研究发展的中心。他对我们已经取得的成就和尚未完成的工作进行了翔实而深思熟虑的分析。他认为,问题的部分原因在于本领域培养的研究型博士数量增长缓慢。显然,如果不能培养出训练有素的社会工作研究人员,我们在学术和科学方面的贡献就会受到限制。在这篇回应中,我认为,社会工作博士(DSW)人数的快速增长可能会为社会工作科学的发展提供重要的资源。实际上,老一代社会工作博士毕业生为社会工作科学做出了非常重要的贡献,而新一代社会工作博士毕业生已经做好了复制这一现象的准备。
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Youth Receiving Child Welfare Services and their Preferred Relationships With Their Service Providers 接受儿童福利服务的青少年及其与服务提供者的首选关系
IF 1.8 4区 社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2024-09-17 DOI: 10.1177/10497315241280547
Anam Khan, Michael Ungar
Purpose: This study explores the experiences of youth receiving Child Welfare Services (CWS) in Nova Scotia, Canada and their preferred relationships with different service providers and how these relationships may promote or hinder their resilience at different levels of risk exposure. Method: Qualitative interviews with 23 youth (aged 14–19) were analyzed using grounded theory. Results: The analysis revealed two core categories, relationship building and mentoring relationship as well as supporting themes that were modelled into a theoretical understanding of three distinct relationship patterns (parent-like, peer-like, and professional) that youth seek from their service providers. Findings discuss the category relationship building, comprising of two themes—youth mobility and multiple service providers; followed by a discussion on the three mentoring relationships. Conclusion: Implications address how salient features from these patterns of youth–worker relationships can be effectively integrated into service delivery.
目的:本研究探讨加拿大新斯科舍省接受儿童福利服务(CWS)的青少年的经历、他们与不同服务提供者之间的偏好关系,以及这些关系在不同风险暴露水平下如何促进或阻碍他们的复原力。方法:采用基础理论对 23 名青少年(14-19 岁)的定性访谈进行分析。结果分析揭示了两个核心类别,即建立关系和指导关系,以及辅助主题,这些主题被模拟为青少年从其服务提供者那里寻求的三种不同关系模式(类似父母、类似同伴和类似专业人员)的理论理解。研究结果讨论了关系建立类别,包括两个主题--青年流动性和多个服务提供者;随后讨论了三种指导关系。结论:结论涉及如何将这些青少年与工作者关系模式中的突出特点有效地融入到服务提供中。
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Crime-First Labels and Public Attitudes Toward Adolescent Girls in the Juvenile Legal System 犯罪第一的标签与公众对少年司法系统中少女的态度
IF 1.8 4区 社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2024-08-23 DOI: 10.1177/10497315241271983
Douglas C. Smith, Ebonie M. Epinger, Shahana Begum, Rachel C. Garthe, Allison Carrington, Lisa Jacobs
Purpose: This study delves into the effects of labels, specifically crime-first language, on public attitudes toward adolescent girls within the juvenile legal system. Examining fictional vignettes depicting family conflict, the research explores whether the use of language influences the endorsement of punitive responses and if this effect varies across racial and ethnic lines. Method: A large online, statewide sample of adults ( n = 1,791) was randomized to one of six vignettes. Results: Findings reveal that crime-first language, “accused of domestic battery,” is significantly associated with more punitive attitudes. We found no interaction effects between race and label. Although effect sizes were small, the study emphasizes the need to reconsider language choices to avoid perpetuating negative stereotypes and stigmatization. Discussion: Identifying and disseminating person-first language may be an important form of social work practice that can enhance current efforts on the Social Work Grand Challenge of promoting smart decarceration.
目的:本研究深入探讨了标签,特别是 "犯罪第一 "的语言,对青少年法律系统中公众对少女态度的影响。研究通过描绘家庭冲突的虚构小故事,探讨语言的使用是否会影响对惩罚性反应的认可,以及这种影响是否会因种族和民族的不同而有所差异。研究方法:对全州范围内的大型成人在线样本(n = 1,791)进行随机分组,从六个小故事中选择一个。结果:研究结果表明,以 "家庭殴打被告 "为首的犯罪语言与惩罚性态度明显相关。我们没有发现种族和标签之间的交互效应。虽然效应大小很小,但这项研究强调了重新考虑语言选择的必要性,以避免负面刻板印象和污名化的延续。讨论:识别和传播 "以人为本 "的语言可能是社会工作实践的一种重要形式,它可以加强目前在社会工作大挑战中为促进明智的非监禁化所做的努力。
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Moving Forward: Reply to Feldman 继续前进答复费尔德曼
IF 1.8 4区 社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2024-07-26 DOI: 10.1177/10497315241266830
Lynn Videka
The paper replies to three issues that Fedlman raises in his assessment research since the 1991 National Institute of Mental Health Social Work Task Force Report. Three topics are addressed, the need to expand and better prepare the social work research workforce, the profession's current research infrastructure, and improving research- to-practice research translation. Ideas for workforce growth include attracting more students with articulation of social work's social justice and research missions, increasing doctoral education rigor, and peer review of doctoral education programs as a tool for program improvement. The Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education has contributed to research education progress with its program standards, but not all programs meet these standards. Research to practice can be aided by the creation of AI-based tools. The profession needs better data on research productivity and infrastructure in research-intensive schools in order to raise needed resources for research.
本文回答了 Fedlman 自 1991 年国家心理健康研究所社会工作特别工作组报告以来在其评估研究中提出的三个问题。本文讨论了三个主题,即需要扩大和更好地培养社会研究人才队伍、该专业目前的研究基础设施以及改善从研究到实践的研究转化。关于劳动力增长的想法包括:吸引更多的学生,明确社会工作的社会正义和研究使命,提高博士教育的严谨性,以及将博士教育项目的同行评审作为改进项目的工具。博士教育促进会(Group for the Advancement of Doctoral Education)的项目标准促进了研究教育的发展,但并非所有项目都符合这些标准。创建基于人工智能的工具有助于从研究到实践的转变。该行业需要有关研究密集型学校的研究生产率和基础设施的更好数据,以便为研究工作筹集所需的资源。
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An Evaluation of a Community-Based Mental Health Literacy Intervention for Black Adults 对基于社区的黑人成人心理健康扫盲干预的评估
IF 1.8 4区 社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/10497315241262950
Dashawna J. Fussell-Ware, Alexandria G. Bauer, Heather A. Jones, Julius A. Boatwright
Purpose: This single-system design evaluation study assessed whether 18 Beams to Bridges (BTB) program participants would experience increased mental health literacy (MHL). It was hypothesized that MHL scores would increase significantly between the pre-intervention and intermediate assessments, but there would be no significant difference in scores between the intermediate and post-intervention assessments. Method: The MHL scale was used to assess MHL at the three timepoints. Differences in assessment scores were evaluated using paired samples t-tests. Results: Supporting the hypotheses, BTB participants had higher MHL scores on intermediate assessments compared to pre-intervention. There was also no difference between intermediate and post-intervention scores. Conclusion: MHL among Black adults increased during participation in BTB. Despite some limitations, this work is one of the first studies on MHL interventions specifically created for the Black community and should be used to further efforts to address MHL-related contributors to mental health treatment disparities impacting this community.
目的:这一单一系统设计的评估研究评估了 "Beams to Bridges"(BTB)项目的 18 名参与者是否会提高心理健康素养(MHL)。假设心理健康素养得分在干预前评估和中期评估之间会有显著提高,但在中期评估和干预后评估之间不会有显著差异。方法:在三个时间点使用 MHL 量表评估 MHL。评估得分的差异采用配对样本 t 检验法进行评估。结果与干预前相比,BTB 参与者在中期评估中的 MHL 得分更高,这支持了假设。中期和干预后的得分也没有差异。结论:黑人成年人的 MHL 在参与 BTB 期间有所提高。尽管存在一些局限性,但这项工作是专门针对黑人社区的 MHL 干预措施的首批研究之一,应该用来进一步努力解决影响该社区心理健康治疗差异的 MHL 相关因素。
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Unlocking the Potential of the Regression Discontinuity Design for Social Work Research 释放回归不连续设计在社会工作研究中的潜力
IF 1.8 4区 社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/10497315241263361
Brian G. Moss
Purpose: This article introduces the regression discontinuity design (RDD) as a valuable quasi-experimental approach for evaluating social work interventions. Methods: The RDD is outlined, providing guidance on identifying and framing research questions within its structure. Detailed explanations of analytical procedures for estimating intervention effects under both sharp (treatment assignment strictly determined by a cutoff) and fuzzy (treatment assignment is influenced but not strictly determined by a cutoff) RDD conditions are included, along with common supplemental analyses to address potential validity threats. Results: Concrete examples of social work scenarios where RDD can be effectively employed are presented, showcasing innovative approaches that can enhance the design's utility. This paper also includes code for implementing these techniques. Conclusions: By examining the applications and methodologies of RDD, this article equips social work practitioners and researchers with a versatile tool to rigorously assess the impact of interventions and advance evidence-based practice within the field.
目的:本文介绍了回归不连续设计(RDD),将其作为评估社会工作干预措施的一种有价值的准实验方法。方法:文章概述了回归不连续设计,为在其结构中确定和提出研究问题提供了指导。详细解释了在尖锐(治疗分配严格由分界线决定)和模糊(治疗分配受分界线影响但不严格由分界线决定)RDD 条件下估计干预效果的分析程序,以及应对潜在有效性威胁的常见补充分析。结果:本文介绍了可有效应用 RDD 的社会工作场景的具体实例,展示了可提高设计效用的创新方法。本文还包括实施这些技术的代码。结论:通过研究 RDD 的应用和方法,本文为社会工作从业人员和研究人员提供了一种多功能工具,可用于严格评估干预措施的影响,并推进该领域的循证实践。
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Strengthening Social Work Research Education in Pursuit of Social Justice 加强社会工作研究教育,追求社会正义
IF 1.8 4区 社会学 Q1 SOCIAL WORK Pub Date : 2024-07-23 DOI: 10.1177/10497315241265780
Richard P. Barth, Antonio R. Garcia, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Brett Drake
Research education in social work is becoming increasingly influenced by anti-scientific ideologies. Social work researchers and students now exist in an environment that is moving away from scientific and pedagogical touchstones. These touchstones include the expectation to (a) select research questions, (b) rely upon relevant and applicable methods that are tailored to answer those questions, and (c) engage in a free and open discourse about the selection of methods, even if they are in stark contrast to those that are preferred by personal values or pre-determined ideology. We state our concern that social work research is narrowing, leaving researchers pressured to diverge from general qualitative and quantitative scientific approaches, and risking the stifling of open discourse needed to inform efficacious interventions and/or policies. In addition to the challenges identified by Feldman, this paper suggests an additional challenge—that SW research education may be failing to prepare scholars to follow the scientific standards needed to advance the evidence-based useful to those we serve. We propose alternative approaches.
社会工作研究教育正日益受到反科学意识形态的影响。现在,社会工作研究人员和学生所处的环境正在远离科学和教学的试金石。这些试金石包括以下期望:(a) 选择研究问题;(b) 依靠相关和适用的方法来回答这些问题;(c) 就方法的选择进行自由和公开的讨论,即使这些方法与个人价值观或预设意识形态偏好的方法截然不同。我们担心社会工作研究的范围越来越窄,使研究人员不得不偏离一般的定性和定量科学方法,并有可能扼杀为有效干预和/或政策提供信息所需的公开讨论。除了费尔德曼指出的挑战之外,本文还提出了另一个挑战--社会工作研究教育可能未能培养学者遵循必要的科学标准,以推进对我们服务对象有用的循证方法。我们提出了替代方法。
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