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November/December Issue

Cover Story
Strangers in a Social World — Asperger Syndrome & Bullying
Bullies can target anyone but children with Asperger syndrome are particularly vulnerable.


FEATURES

Open Adoption — Practice & Policy Guidelines
Open adoption agreements can be beneficial for all parties involved, but sound practice and policy guidelines must be applied.

Waves of Healing — Group Therapy With Tsunami Survivors
Therapists working with survivors of the tsunami reinforce the Buddhist belief that the mind is shaped in a never-ending process formed through relationships.

Criminal Justice Social Work — New Models, New Opportunities
Growing recognition of incarceration’s high costs and the role of mental health conditions in criminal activity is expanding opportunities for social workers interested in criminal justice.

Mental Health and Employment — Challenging Social Work’s Paternalism
Are social workers overprotective regarding clients with mental health conditions who are employed or seeking employment?

Ethical Issues in Domestic Violence
Attorney and social worker Christine Heer, Esq, LCSW, DVS, examines ethical and legal issues involved with identifying and intervening in domestic violence and working with the legal system.

You Snooze, They Lose—How Sleep Disorders Affect Your Clients
Often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, sleep disorders can seriously impact mental and physical health.


Coming Next Issue:
Aging
Home Care
Mental Health


DEPARTMENTS

Editor’s Note

Children and Families Forum
Military Families Provide Insight on Adjusting to Constant Change

Picturing Social Work
Fully Able to Create

Eye on Ethics
Self-Disclosure in Clinical Social Work

Point of View
The Future of Same-Sex Marriage

Aging Advocate
Early Retirement: Is It Better to Spend at Work or Play?; and Aging Families Continue to Struggle in Katrina Aftermath

Addictions Advisor
Curriculum Keeps College Students Sober; and Link Between Soldiers’ Alcohol Problems and Spousal Abuse Varies by Race

Mental Health Monitor
Bipolar Disorder’s Toll on Workplace Disproportionate With Cost of Depression


September/October Issue

Cover Story
International Child Sex Trafficking — Ravaged Innocence

Depression on College Campuses — The Downside of Higher Education

The 9/11 Generation — Children and Families Five Years Later

The Graying of Social Work Education — Aging Curriculum Matures

Advancing Women’s Health Research — Phyllis Greenberger, MSW

Immigration Divides Nation, Unites Social Workers

What Money Can Buy — Sex Trafficking in Southeast Asia
Learning From the Lives of Mexican Origin Migrant Families

Revisioning Ethics Education in Social Work

Global Partners in Social Work Education

The Tweaking of Medicare Part D


July/August Issue

Cover Story
Mother Nature’s Medicine Wilderness Therapy

Play Therapy for Prevention — A Pound of Cure

Out of the Shadows — African American Women and the Military

Final Ovations — Listening to Life’s Stories

Genetics and Social Work — Making Sense of the Science

End-Stage Renal Disease & Nephrology Social Work

Faith in Practice — Religious Beliefs in the Client Relationship

Children and Families Forum
The Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund

Eye on Ethics
Navigating the New Age of Electronic Counseling

Mental Health Monitor (dept.)
Brief Intervention Reduces Symptoms of Depression; July/August, p. 57
Mild Sadness Provokes Depressive Thinking in Some Recovered Patients; July/August, p. 57
Obesity Associated With Psychiatric Disorders, Decreased Odds of Substance Abuse; July/August, p. 58

Picturing Social Work
The Challenges of Diabetes

Point of View
Whose Budget Is It? Protecting Antipoverty Programs


May/June Issue

Infidelity — Dos and Don’ts for Working With Couples

Inside the World of the Compulsive Hoarder

Fear and Loathing — Hate Crimes Against LGTB Individuals

Raising the Bar Again — The NASW Center for Workforce Studies Report

Rejecting the Stigma of Mental Illness

Sexuality in Nursing Homes — Preserving Rights, Promoting Well-being

Eye on Ethics
Terminating Services

Picturing Social Work
The Second Coming Out

Point of View
End-of-Life Decisions — The Generation Gap

Private Practice Perspectives (dept.)
Working With Individuals of Traditional Faiths; May/June, p. 48


March/April Issue

Compassion — At the Core of Social Work, A New Science Emerges

Generation Rx — The Facts About “Pharming”

Blind Faith — HIV/AIDS Risk in Women of Color

Soul Survivors — Spirituality and Religion in Addiction Recovery

Mysticism & Diplomacy — Common Ground, Uncommon Goals

National Social Work Month Special Feature — Why I Chose Social Work

Children and Families Forum (dept.)
Children May Not Motivate Substance Abusing Moms to Seek Treatment; March/April, p. 62
Headache, Sleep Problems Connected in Children; March/April, p. 63
How Parents Racially Identify Multiracial Children; March/April, p. 62

Evolving Education
The Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility

Eye on Ethics
Keeping Social Justice in Social Work

Picturing Social Work
Biopsychosocialspiritual?

Addictions Advisor
Facing a Painful Past


January/February

Double Vision — The Synergy of Dual Degrees

Back From the Brink — Helping America’s War Wounded

Animal-Assisted — Play Therapy Bringing Metaphor to Life

Aging in the Workplace — New Visions for Older Workers

Mental Wellness and How to Help Your Clients Find It

Aging Advocate (dept.)
Behavior Change Can Help Older Adults Sleep Without Drugs; January/February, p. 56
Retirees Who Leave Employer Wellness Programs Can Be Drawn Back In; January/February, p. 56

Socioeconomic Status Doesn’t Explain Racial Gap in Vaccine Rates; January/February, p. 55

Bookshelf
Cultural Issues in Play Therapy; January/February, p. 18

Work and the Workplace: A Resource for Innovative Policy and Practice; January/February, p. 18

Picturing Social Work
Putting Horsepower in Therapy

Eye on Ethics
Clients’ Rights; January/February, p. 14

Mental Health
Monitor Depression and Anxiety — Too Costly for Employers to Ignore

Bookshelf
Cultural Issues in Play Therapy and Work and the Workplace: A Resource for Innovative Policy and Practice

Point of View
Reflections on Professional Identity

 


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