Pub Date : 2026-01-05DOI: 10.1177/10497315251410192
Tingting Li, Yujie Shen, Lei Wang, Junan Lei, Jingjing Fan
Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a solution-focused cognitive group intervention (SCGI) on safety-seeking behaviors among left-behind children. Method: Seventy left-behind children were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. A three-stage intervention was developed based on cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused brief therapy. Repeated-measures analysis was used to test between/within-group effects, and linear mixed-effects models and latent change score models were employed to analyze mediating effects. Results: After intervention, the intervention group showed significantly increased perceived social support, and significantly reduced safety-seeking behaviors and loneliness. Perceived social support significantly mediated the effect on safety-seeking behaviors, while loneliness did not. At follow-up, mediating effects dissipated, though perceived social support remained negatively correlated with safety-seeking behaviors and loneliness showed a positive correlation. Discussion: The SCGI is effective in reducing safety-seeking behaviors among left-behind children. Integrating family and community support networks is necessary to enhance long-term outcomes.
{"title":"Solution-Focused Cognitive Group Intervention on Left-Behind Children's Safety-Seeking Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Trial","authors":"Tingting Li, Yujie Shen, Lei Wang, Junan Lei, Jingjing Fan","doi":"10.1177/10497315251410192","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251410192","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a solution-focused cognitive group intervention (SCGI) on safety-seeking behaviors among left-behind children. Method: Seventy left-behind children were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. A three-stage intervention was developed based on cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused brief therapy. Repeated-measures analysis was used to test between/within-group effects, and linear mixed-effects models and latent change score models were employed to analyze mediating effects. Results: After intervention, the intervention group showed significantly increased perceived social support, and significantly reduced safety-seeking behaviors and loneliness. Perceived social support significantly mediated the effect on safety-seeking behaviors, while loneliness did not. At follow-up, mediating effects dissipated, though perceived social support remained negatively correlated with safety-seeking behaviors and loneliness showed a positive correlation. Discussion: The SCGI is effective in reducing safety-seeking behaviors among left-behind children. Integrating family and community support networks is necessary to enhance long-term outcomes.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"42 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145903648","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 : 2025-12-18DOI: 10.1177/10497315251404909
Joy J. Kim
Purpose: Acknowledging the limitations of the widely used Bureau of Labor Statistics’ workforce profile, this study aimed to provide a national profile of the self-identified social work workforce and identify critical knowledge gaps about the workforce. Methods: Descriptive analyses were conducted on samples of self-identified social workers from the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey (CPS), along with data from social work regulatory boards. Results: The self-identified workforce includes many individuals without a college degree, and most of the bachelor's-level social workers without a Bachelor's in Social Work. Comparison of CPS data with regulatory boards’ data suggests that the household survey data do not accurately estimate the size, composition, and fields of practice of the workforce identified by the profession. Conclusions : The results call for a national workforce survey of social workers who hold social work credentials to provide a more accurate profile of the professional workforce.
{"title":"The Self-Identified Social Work Workforce From the U.S. Census Bureau's Household Surveys","authors":"Joy J. Kim","doi":"10.1177/10497315251404909","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251404909","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Acknowledging the limitations of the widely used Bureau of Labor Statistics’ workforce profile, this study aimed to provide a national profile of the self-identified social work workforce and identify critical knowledge gaps about the workforce. Methods: Descriptive analyses were conducted on samples of self-identified social workers from the American Community Survey and the Current Population Survey (CPS), along with data from social work regulatory boards. Results: The self-identified workforce includes many individuals without a college degree, and most of the bachelor's-level social workers without a Bachelor's in Social Work. Comparison of CPS data with regulatory boards’ data suggests that the household survey data do not accurately estimate the size, composition, and fields of practice of the workforce identified by the profession. Conclusions : The results call for a national workforce survey of social workers who hold social work credentials to provide a more accurate profile of the professional workforce.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"46 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145801035","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 : 2025-12-12DOI: 10.1177/10497315251396793
Amalee McCoy, Jamie M. Lachman, Amanda Sim, Catherine L. Ward, Sombat Tapanya, Frances Gardner
Purpose: This formative evaluation examined the cultural and contextual relevance of the Parenting for Lifelong Health for Young Children program's content and delivery for the rural Thai context and its scalability within the public health system. Method: Twenty-six professionals and academics participated in interviews and focus groups to inform adaptation and testing. Data were analyzed thematically. Results: Although the intervention was generally considered relevant, tensions emerged between perceived social norms, practices, and needs. Recommendations included flexible usage of local languages as appropriate, content reflective of local culture, emphasis on positive parent–child relationship building and child participation, removal of time-out, weekend sessions, health workers as facilitators and recruiters, inclusive recruitment approaches and incentives, local primary care centers as venues, and top-down policy implementation, cross-sectoral partnerships, and model delivery centers as scale-up strategies. Discussion: These findings provide guidance on parenting intervention implementation in general in Thailand and may inform efforts to deliver them in other contexts.
{"title":"Cultural Adaptation of Parenting Interventions: Formative Evaluation in Thailand","authors":"Amalee McCoy, Jamie M. Lachman, Amanda Sim, Catherine L. Ward, Sombat Tapanya, Frances Gardner","doi":"10.1177/10497315251396793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251396793","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This formative evaluation examined the cultural and contextual relevance of the Parenting for Lifelong Health for Young Children program's content and delivery for the rural Thai context and its scalability within the public health system. Method: Twenty-six professionals and academics participated in interviews and focus groups to inform adaptation and testing. Data were analyzed thematically. Results: Although the intervention was generally considered relevant, tensions emerged between perceived social norms, practices, and needs. Recommendations included flexible usage of local languages as appropriate, content reflective of local culture, emphasis on positive parent–child relationship building and child participation, removal of time-out, weekend sessions, health workers as facilitators and recruiters, inclusive recruitment approaches and incentives, local primary care centers as venues, and top-down policy implementation, cross-sectoral partnerships, and model delivery centers as scale-up strategies. Discussion: These findings provide guidance on parenting intervention implementation in general in Thailand and may inform efforts to deliver them in other contexts.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145730944","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 : 2025-12-11DOI: 10.1177/10497315251398446
Frances H. Martinez, Joel L. Carr
{"title":"Book Review: Handbook of Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM-5-TR Personality Disorders: Assessment, Case Conceptualization and Treatment by Sperry, L. SperryL. (2025). Handbook of Diagnosis and Treatment of DSM-5-TR Personality Disorders: Assessment, Case Conceptualization and Treatment. 4th ed. Routledge, 262 pp., $35.99. ISBN 978-1-032-61789-3","authors":"Frances H. Martinez, Joel L. Carr","doi":"10.1177/10497315251398446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251398446","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"33 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145730945","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 : 2025-12-11DOI: 10.1177/10497315251404874
Joy J. Kim
Purpose: This study aimed to provide a profile of the nonlicensed social work workforce to fill crucial knowledge gaps about the workforce. Methods: Descriptive analyses were conducted on a sample of 1,625 nonlicensed social workers from the 2024 Workforce Survey. Results: Nonlicensed social workers primarily worked in individual and family services, where a social work degree was preferred but licensure was not required. About half assisted clients with limited incomes from minoritized backgrounds. Master's level social workers often served as direct service providers and administrators, whereas bachelor's level workers frequently served as case managers. Approximately 15.60% of bachelor's level and 17.23% of master's level social workers were primarily engaged in macro practitioner roles. Many were seeking more education, licensure, and career opportunities as social workers. Discussion: Future studies should examine how social work degrees and licenses help social work candidates navigate the social services and behavioral healthcare job market.
{"title":"The Nonlicensed Social Work Workforce From the 2024 Social Work Workforce Survey","authors":"Joy J. Kim","doi":"10.1177/10497315251404874","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251404874","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: This study aimed to provide a profile of the nonlicensed social work workforce to fill crucial knowledge gaps about the workforce. Methods: Descriptive analyses were conducted on a sample of 1,625 nonlicensed social workers from the 2024 Workforce Survey. Results: Nonlicensed social workers primarily worked in individual and family services, where a social work degree was preferred but licensure was not required. About half assisted clients with limited incomes from minoritized backgrounds. Master's level social workers often served as direct service providers and administrators, whereas bachelor's level workers frequently served as case managers. Approximately 15.60% of bachelor's level and 17.23% of master's level social workers were primarily engaged in macro practitioner roles. Many were seeking more education, licensure, and career opportunities as social workers. Discussion: Future studies should examine how social work degrees and licenses help social work candidates navigate the social services and behavioral healthcare job market.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145730946","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 : 2025-12-11DOI: 10.1177/10497315251404932
Stephen Cheong Yu Chan, Qi Lu Huang, Alex Pak Lik Tsang, Wing Shan Ho, Rachel Chan, Cystal Yeung, Serena Wong, Mavis Tsai
Purpose Social disconnection in later life significantly impacts emotional and psychological well-being, yet scalable, evidence-based interventions remain limited. This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated the preliminary efficacy of a single-session online Awareness, Courage, and Love (ACL) intervention in enhancing interpersonal closeness and well-being among older adults. Method Sixty-four community-dwelling older adults (aged ≥60) were randomly assigned to the ACL intervention group ( n = 32) or a waitlist control ( n = 32). Primary and secondary outcomes, including interpersonal closeness and mental health outcomes, were assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up. Results Interpersonal closeness significantly increased from baseline to post-intervention in both groups, with a nonsignificant trend favoring the ACL group. The ACL group displayed significant improvements in depressive symptoms from baseline to post-intervention, and from post-intervention to 1-month follow-up. Conclusion This pilot trial shows preliminary efficacy of a single-session ACL intervention, motivating multi-session testing to assess durability. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov—NCT06524206 (date of registration: July 29, 2024)
{"title":"Online Single-Session Intervention to Foster Connection in Older Adults: Pilot Trial","authors":"Stephen Cheong Yu Chan, Qi Lu Huang, Alex Pak Lik Tsang, Wing Shan Ho, Rachel Chan, Cystal Yeung, Serena Wong, Mavis Tsai","doi":"10.1177/10497315251404932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251404932","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose Social disconnection in later life significantly impacts emotional and psychological well-being, yet scalable, evidence-based interventions remain limited. This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluated the preliminary efficacy of a single-session online Awareness, Courage, and Love (ACL) intervention in enhancing interpersonal closeness and well-being among older adults. Method Sixty-four community-dwelling older adults (aged ≥60) were randomly assigned to the ACL intervention group ( <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n</jats:italic> = 32) or a waitlist control ( <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n</jats:italic> = 32). Primary and secondary outcomes, including interpersonal closeness and mental health outcomes, were assessed at baseline, post-intervention, and 1-month follow-up. Results Interpersonal closeness significantly increased from baseline to post-intervention in both groups, with a nonsignificant trend favoring the ACL group. The ACL group displayed significant improvements in depressive symptoms from baseline to post-intervention, and from post-intervention to 1-month follow-up. Conclusion This pilot trial shows preliminary efficacy of a single-session ACL intervention, motivating multi-session testing to assess durability. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov—NCT06524206 (date of registration: July 29, 2024)","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"69 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145730948","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 : 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1177/10497315251401105
Serkan Demir, Ayça Konik, Ahmet Özbay
Purpose: Gifted adolescents experience unique stress patterns requiring specialized assessment, yet validated screening tools remain limited. Method: This study developed and validated a brief instrument with 633 gifted adolescents (ages 12–15, M = 13.5, SD = 1.1) from Turkish Science and Art Centers using exploratory (n = 221) and confirmatory (n = 382) factor analyses. The sample included students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds across urban and suburban regions. Results: The 24-item scale demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties (χ²/df = 2.47, Comparative Fit Index = 0.86, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = 0.072, α = .766) across five dimensions: emotion regulation, perfectionism, hypersensitivity, positive reappraisal, and social support. Criterion validity was supported through moderate correlation (r = .43, p < .05) with an established coping measure. Discussion: This validated tool enables rapid identification of stress vulnerabilities and coping resources. The multidimensional structure informs intervention planning by identifying clinical targets while acknowledging limitations including marginally acceptable fit indices and modest reliability for two subscales requiring future refinement.
{"title":"Stress Assessment in Gifted Adolescents: A Practice-Oriented Screening Tool","authors":"Serkan Demir, Ayça Konik, Ahmet Özbay","doi":"10.1177/10497315251401105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251401105","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Gifted adolescents experience unique stress patterns requiring specialized assessment, yet validated screening tools remain limited. Method: This study developed and validated a brief instrument with 633 gifted adolescents (ages 12–15, M = 13.5, SD = 1.1) from Turkish Science and Art Centers using exploratory (n = 221) and confirmatory (n = 382) factor analyses. The sample included students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds across urban and suburban regions. Results: The 24-item scale demonstrated acceptable psychometric properties (χ²/df = 2.47, Comparative Fit Index = 0.86, Root Mean Square Error of Approximation = 0.072, α = .766) across five dimensions: emotion regulation, perfectionism, hypersensitivity, positive reappraisal, and social support. Criterion validity was supported through moderate correlation (r = .43, <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p</jats:italic> < .05) with an established coping measure. Discussion: This validated tool enables rapid identification of stress vulnerabilities and coping resources. The multidimensional structure informs intervention planning by identifying clinical targets while acknowledging limitations including marginally acceptable fit indices and modest reliability for two subscales requiring future refinement.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"72 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145651501","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 : 2025-12-01DOI: 10.1177/10497315251399127
Crystal A. Reinhart, Aidan Berg, Doug C. Smith, Shahana Begum, Shaneil Taylor, Jennifer Evans, Corey Campbell
Purpose Stigma is a well-known barrier for people with substance use disorders at multiple levels. The current study compares language using new terms to help identify the least stigmatizing language. Method A Qualtrics study was fielded in Illinois with 1,564 participants. Participants were randomized to one of five vignettes that described a person who was using opioids and seeking treatment. A stigma scale followed to gauge beliefs. Results Paired t-tests were used to compare the vignette assignment and stigma scores against each other and a control. The term “Survivor” was significantly lower on the stigma scale than other terms used, but the effect size was small. Discussion Overall “is an opioid use disorder survivor” was likely to be less stigmatizing than other terms, however further study is warranted due to the limitations that exist.
{"title":"Investigating Different Terms and Stigma Related to Opioid-Use Disorder: An Experimental Vignette Study","authors":"Crystal A. Reinhart, Aidan Berg, Doug C. Smith, Shahana Begum, Shaneil Taylor, Jennifer Evans, Corey Campbell","doi":"10.1177/10497315251399127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251399127","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose Stigma is a well-known barrier for people with substance use disorders at multiple levels. The current study compares language using new terms to help identify the least stigmatizing language. Method A Qualtrics study was fielded in Illinois with 1,564 participants. Participants were randomized to one of five vignettes that described a person who was using opioids and seeking treatment. A stigma scale followed to gauge beliefs. Results Paired t-tests were used to compare the vignette assignment and stigma scores against each other and a control. The term “Survivor” was significantly lower on the stigma scale than other terms used, but the effect size was small. Discussion Overall “is an opioid use disorder survivor” was likely to be less stigmatizing than other terms, however further study is warranted due to the limitations that exist.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145651503","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 : 2025-11-27DOI: 10.1177/10497315251394279
Brenda Morris, Melissa Petrakis, Julian Lue, Fredrik Velander, Amanda Rocca, Cynthia Clark, Emily Deacon, Fiona Smith, Louise Whitaker
Transformative mental health social work fosters participatory processes that drive emancipatory changes in services and systems, addressing societal barriers to inclusion, equity, and full citizenship. This study explored how transformative practices, aligned with United Nations' calls for reform toward person-centred, rights-based mental health recovery across Canada and Australia, are learned. Using co-operative inquiry, the research captures diverse experiences and knowledge from social work practitioners, managers, students, academics, and family members in a practice research partnership to examine how learning prepares and sustains mental health social workers for transformative practice. Findings revealed an iterative approach to learning in mental health, highlighting the diverse foci of learning (what) at various career stages (when) and the reciprocal nature of learning for and from others in the practice environment (from whom). In this unique context, the study underscored the importance of professional identity resilience.
{"title":"Transformative Mental Health Social Work Practice: What, When, and with Whom Do We Learn?","authors":"Brenda Morris, Melissa Petrakis, Julian Lue, Fredrik Velander, Amanda Rocca, Cynthia Clark, Emily Deacon, Fiona Smith, Louise Whitaker","doi":"10.1177/10497315251394279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251394279","url":null,"abstract":"Transformative mental health social work fosters participatory processes that drive emancipatory changes in services and systems, addressing societal barriers to inclusion, equity, and full citizenship. This study explored how transformative practices, aligned with United Nations' calls for reform toward person-centred, rights-based mental health recovery across Canada and Australia, are learned. Using co-operative inquiry, the research captures diverse experiences and knowledge from social work practitioners, managers, students, academics, and family members in a practice research partnership to examine how learning prepares and sustains mental health social workers for transformative practice. Findings revealed an iterative approach to learning in mental health, highlighting the diverse foci of learning (what) at various career stages (when) and the reciprocal nature of learning for and from others in the practice environment (from whom). In this unique context, the study underscored the importance of professional identity resilience.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"145 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145611002","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 : 2025-11-25DOI: 10.1177/10497315251389529
Melissa R. Jenkins, Cynthia F. Rizo, David Ansong, Kara Hume, Sarah Dababnah
Purpose: Despite the elevated risk of youth with disabilities experiencing sex trafficking, little is known regarding coordination among organizations that provide services critical to prevention. Methods: This study utilized social network analysis to explore the association between six organizational sectors and three coordination types (i.e., referrals, information and resource sharing, and trainings). Organizational representatives ( n = 47) were surveyed about their coordination, communication frequency, and trust and reliability toward 190 organizations in a southeastern state. Results: Communication frequency was significantly associated with all coordination types. Among disability and violence prevention organizations, 71.9% of information and resource sharing ties and 12.5% of training ties were present. Violence prevention organizations sent more referrals to disability organizations than the inverse. Discussion: Future research should explore how coalition building among organizations occurs via interpersonal ties (e.g., boundary spanners). Findings can influence cohesive responses to sex trafficking that incorporate service needs of youth with disabilities.
{"title":"Sex Trafficking Prevention for Youth With Disabilities: Network Analysis of Organizational Coordination","authors":"Melissa R. Jenkins, Cynthia F. Rizo, David Ansong, Kara Hume, Sarah Dababnah","doi":"10.1177/10497315251389529","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10497315251389529","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: Despite the elevated risk of youth with disabilities experiencing sex trafficking, little is known regarding coordination among organizations that provide services critical to prevention. Methods: This study utilized social network analysis to explore the association between six organizational sectors and three coordination types (i.e., referrals, information and resource sharing, and trainings). Organizational representatives ( <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n</jats:italic> = 47) were surveyed about their coordination, communication frequency, and trust and reliability toward 190 organizations in a southeastern state. Results: Communication frequency was significantly associated with all coordination types. Among disability and violence prevention organizations, 71.9% of information and resource sharing ties and 12.5% of training ties were present. Violence prevention organizations sent more referrals to disability organizations than the inverse. Discussion: Future research should explore how coalition building among organizations occurs via interpersonal ties (e.g., boundary spanners). Findings can influence cohesive responses to sex trafficking that incorporate service needs of youth with disabilities.","PeriodicalId":47993,"journal":{"name":"Research on Social Work Practice","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2025-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145599787","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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