International Social Work

Papers
(The median citation count of International Social Work is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
The experience of violence of Syrian women living in Konya: An intersectional study through the narratives of service providers52
Designing and compiling the protocol of specialized interventions of hospital social workers in crisis situations in Iran21
Romanians’ fears linked to the social work system: Too many people take advantage without needing help21
Beyond the state: Developments and trends in critical social work in Switzerland and Hungary18
News from our societies – ICSW: No one left behind: social welfare for everyone everywhere on the planet17
Troubled times: Canadian social workers’ early adversities, mental health, and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic17
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)17
Research knowledge utilisation among Swedish health social workers: Influence of higher education, job tenure and workplace11
Factors associated with the prevalence of diarrhoea among children in rural areas of Enugu State, Nigeria: Practice considerations for social workers11
Working and learning from home during COVID-19: International experiences among social work educators and students10
What theories and methods do social workers report using in their practice? A scoping review10
Social work with frustrations: What can we do? How do we stay hopeful?9
Writing reports in social work: Characteristics, correctness and style9
International social work is both the South and the North9
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)9
Child Well-Being and Rights in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Considerations for Social Work Practice and Acknowledging their Sacrifices9
Nordic welfare chauvinism: A comparative study of welfare chauvinism in Sweden, Norway and Finland9
‘I can’t bear giving my baby away’: Negotiation of reproductive rights of migrant domestic workers and implications for social work9
A systematic review of qualitative social work articles: Exploring embodiment from 2000 to 20199
Feminisms in social work and social care: Backwards, forwards or something in between9
A closer look at Thailand’s COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the health and education of children with invisible disabilities8
Community social workers as social entrepreneurs: Lessons from Israel8
Coping strategies among middle-aged and older cancer survivors in Japan: A qualitative study8
Cartography of Southern Feminisms: Contributions of decolonial feminisms and community feminisms8
‘What’s at stake?’ An exploration on the merits and drawbacks of the Welcome Corps Program, a private sponsorship of refugees8
Impact of fly-in fly-out on the family dynamics of male miners8
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)7
Reaching invisible internally displaced persons: Doing social work in postconflict settings7
Gendered dimensions of health in refugee situations: An examination of sexual and gender-based violence faced by refugee women in Nakivale refugee settlement, Uganda7
Moral distress in South African child protection social workers: A qualitative study7
Professional concepts in preventing and countering Islamist radicalization: Insights from practitioners in Germany7
Supervision of supervisory practice: From idea to practice7
Social work in the face of emerging technologies: A technological acceptance study in 13 countries7
Policy response for disadvantaged groups during the COVID-19 pandemic: Vietnam experiences7
Evidence for the impact of the human rights-based approach in social policy and programming: A scoping review7
The state of eco-social work training in Canada: Transformative praxis for climate constrained futures7
Improving field education for social work in Vietnam: Intern supervisors’ perspectives of the current state and potential solutions6
Toward an inclusive digital economy for all: Perspectives from an intersectional feminist social work lens6
The taken children of Ukraine6
The child-friendly cities concept in China: A prototype case study of a migrant workers’ community6
The influence of leisure-based community activities on neighbourhood support and the social cohesion of communities in Spain6
Addressing disaster fatigue: A SAFE framework for enhancing disaster resilience in social work6
Care and rehabilitation institutions for people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic: Polish experiences5
‘Special Sections’ call for papers5
The link between burnout and social-occupational variables in Spanish social workers5
Exploring semester abroad as a model for developing competencies for international social work5
News from our societies – ICSW: How to strengthen intergenerational solidarity for sustainable well-being? The key role of citizen participation in super-diverse societies5
Does macrosocial orientation matter in frontline social workers’ professional identity? Considering the critical factors of social work development in China5
Working in disasters: What social workers can do?5
Nature-based interventions in social work practice and education: Insights from six nations5
Building social work capacity in Ukraine in times of war: The role of global social work engagement5
Evolution of values in China: Disembedding factors and structural transformation5
Social work self-care education informed during the pandemic: Experience, reflection, and suggestion5
Findings from a European, cross-national project study on service user participation: Implications for social work policy, practice and education5
Psychosocial and integration needs of unaccompanied children in Greece4
Continuity of care for drug users in prison and beyond: A qualitative insight4
Is COVID-19 related workload related to Chinese social workers’ mental health? A moderated mediation model of compassion burnout and emotional regulation4
Barriers to the community participation of persons with disabilities: Insights from ableist microaggressions4
What makes social work research distinct? A comparison of three Latin American and three Anglophone countries4
Social exclusion of US immigrants in the 21st century: A systematic review of qualitative studies4
Financial capability training for social workers in Singapore: Towards more effective practice4
Manifestations and drivers of secondary trauma among service providers working with Syrian refugees: A mixed-methods study from Istanbul, Turkey4
Experiences of middle-class fathers of children with autism spectrum disorders in the context of hegemonic masculinity: The case of Turkey4
The perceived importance of educational qualifications and professional development/continuous education for social work administrators: A case of the NASW-KY chapter4
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)4
Is indigenisation a social justice risk? Exploring indigenisation of social work in Africa through the lens of universalism versus relativism of social work ethics and values3
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)3
News from our societies: ICSW – Towards the summit of the future3
Environmental social work through the African philosophy of Ubuntu: A conceptual analysis3
Work-related stressors accompanying school social workers while assessing children’s well-being: A comparative study between Germany and Finland3
Bibliometric analysis of social work in the COVID-19 pandemic3
The doctor, development and (un)sociable monkey: An autoethnography of a social worker3
News from our societies – ICSW: Weaving alliances3
News from our societies: IFSW Social workers play a crucial role in achieving SDGs – reflections from the 27th IFSW Asia-Pacific conference, November 20233
The unique and the invariant in the field of social work: The comparison of Lithuania, Japan, and the United States3
Social work in a global context: The case of Ghana3
‘Earthquake of the century’ and its aftermath: Reflections on social work practices implemented in the first hours of the disaster at a hospital in Türkiye3
Social work graduates’ professional socialisation and identity: Perceptions and experiences of social workers and supervisors3
The way we were and the vision ahead: A 5-year review and renewal of International Social Work3
Inclusive integrated care for LGBTQ+ families: An exploratory qualitative study in the United Kingdom3
News from our societies: IASSW3
Experiences and challenges of Arab social workers in Israel with community violence3
Roles of health care social workers in a multi-professional team: A qualitative study in the context of China3
COVID-19 feminist framework and biopsychosocial-spiritual perspective for social workers and mental health practitioners to manage violence, abuse, and trauma against children, women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ3
Structured peer group supervision: Systematic case reflection for constructing new perspectives and solutions2
Social work practice in the era of economic uncertainties2
Workplace friendships while teleworking during COVID-19: Experiences of social workers in Australia2
The role of social workers in long-term care for older adults: A mixed-methods systematic review in Europe and North America from 2000 to 20222
Human insecurity and psychological well-being in migrants hosted in a Nigerian transit center: A qualitative exploration on risk and protective factors2
The environment has rights: Eco-spiritual social work through ubuntu philosophy and Pachamama: A commentary2
Social work beyond the pandemic: Exploring social work values for a new eco-social world2
Juxtaposing indigenous evidence-based models in India with concept of Ubuntu: Implications for psychiatric social work practice2
Stepping-up social work services among families displaced by war2
Professionalization of social work in colonial India: Glancing at the history of social work in India before 19362
Serving Chinese adolescents in the digital age: A grand challenge for social work2
Improvement in the psychological resilience of rural left-behind children: The influence of social services from 15 social organisations2
Does goal ambiguity influence the program structure of nonprofit human service organizations?2
News from our societies – ICSW: From the Windhoek Declaration on Social Policy and Social Protection in Africa, to the Lisbon Declaration for the Development of Social Work and Humanitarian 2
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese)2
Career commitment among social workers: The contribution of personal, organizational, and vocational factors2
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)2
The struggle to find theory2
The role of social work practitioners and human service professionals in long-term disaster recovery after the 2016 Alberta wildfires in Canada2
Identifying Nigerian literature to inform culturally relevant social work education: A scoping review2
The aftermath: Community workers as place-makers in conflict-riven societies2
United we stand, and divided we fall: A call to action for the decolonisation of social work in Africa2
Enhancing environmental wellbeing: What social workers can learn from hybrid business activities2
International graduates of social work in Australia: A longitudinal study of those who struggle to develop professional identity2
A narrative review of the international literature on social work within the military2
News from our societies: IASSW2
Positioning structural social work in Indian context2
‘I am man, I am woman’: Gendered experiences of refugee resettlement in the United States2
Youth participation in community governance: A participatory design program in Beijing2
Perspectives on psychosocial support services for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and child victims of abuse in Türkiye1
Social work students and teachers responding to internally displaced persons’ need of shelter in Ukraine in spring 2022: Service learning and recognition1
Lived experience: A constant companion for the social work relationship1
Perspectives on being mothered and on negotiating the transition to motherhood: A qualitative study of low-income single mothers in Botswana1
Developing supervision of social work supervisors and their practice in Singapore: A cross-national collaboration1
Challenge and opportunity: Making sense of the ‘first lockdown’ experience of families with young children and health and social care practitioners in Southend-on-Sea (the United Kingdom)1
Indigenous social work with older persons: An international perspective1
Research with cancer patients and their caregivers: A dyadic reflection by social work researchers1
Recruiting and nurturing social workers in Hong Kong and Australia1
Familisation and defamilisation processes of social safety net: Low-income families’ welfare participation experiences in Shanghai and Taipei1
Is the natural environment important to social work education and practice? Perspectives from social work students in Queensland, Australia1
Rural areas and social work: Reflection on research in German-speaking countries1
Improving LGBTQ+ mental health in Southeast Asia through social work: Insights from the Philippines1
Deconstructing bias: The decision-making process among child protective service workers in Chile1
Social work with refugees: Examining social workers’ role and practice in times of crisis in Greece1
Alienated social workers in China’s communities: The impacts of role stress, professional efficacy, and state interventions1
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)1
The impact of teaching culture online during COVID-191
News from our societies - IFSW: Partnerships lead to holistic frameworks of action1
Raising the ‘environmental question’ in social work in Canada and Scotland1
Global trends in forced migration: Policy, practice and research imperatives for social work1
Social work research ethics in China: A scoping review of research involving human subjects during COVID-191
‘Respect’ and ‘justice’ for whom? Culturally irresponsive ethical practices with refugee communities1
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)1
Responding to COVID-19 in social work field education in Australia, New Zealand and the United States1
A bridge over the troubled water: The roles and functions of social workers in the divided world1
Can certification improve the professional competence of Chinese social workers?1
The feelings of living in poverty and depending on social assistance: An exploratory study on gender differences in Dibao families in China1
ISW Journal Prize 20211
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese)1
Back to future: International social work in the new era1
Abstracts (French, Spanish)1
Social work response to the earthquake disaster in the Middle East: Syria and Turkey as a case study1
Erratum to International Social Work Volume 65 Issue 11
Social workers’ adaptation in times of pandemic crisis: A Hong Kong case1
‘Brick’ or ‘Bridge’? – The roles and functions of Chinese social workers during the COVID-19 pandemic1
A good casework relationship and Buddhist philosophy1
Surviving on the margins: Volunteers’ agency to survive poverty and vulnerability in Zimbabwe1
The role of social work in the healthcare settings during the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa1
News from our societies: IFSW1
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese)1
Learning through simulation: A systematic literature review of the use of virtual reality and augmented reality in social work education1
News from our societies – ICSW: Beyond the pandemic: Challenges for social welfare1
Towards developing ethical capacities in social work practice in Africa: Case study and critical commentary from Uganda1
Resilience-based intervention for youth: An initial investigation of school social work program in Kuwait1
Using mobile apps in social work behavioral health care service: The case for China1
The factors affecting curriculum design of social work degree programs in Mainland China: Accounts of social work educators1
A community of practice approach for school-based developmental social work in South Africa: Reflections of social workers1
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)1
Gendered experiences of loneliness during COVID-19 isolation: Insights for intersectional feminist social work – the case of Çankaya/Ankara, Turkey1
Non-governmental organizations’ enablers of asset accumulation and poverty reduction in Zimbabwe1
Health social work with migrants: Constructing a specialist profession1
Environments for intuitive decision-making: A theoretical framework for assessing intuitive-reasoning in social work1
A no man’s land – social work in ‘in-between’ conflict settings: Ethical challenges and dilemmas in Kufr Aqab1
Perceptions of stigma toward mental illness in Arab society in Israel1
Association between child, early, and forced marriage and extreme weather events: A mixed-methods systematic review1
Serving the affected: Role of social workers during the pandemic1
Authoritarian nationalism and social work1
Addressing the issue of child sexual abuse in Pakistan: A conceptual analysis1
Formulating and teaching a course in international social work: Some curriculum and pedagogical insights from the Indian context1
Child bride, a story that never ends: A look at experiences of Iranian women1
‘Everybody needs to be on board’: Individual and organisational youth worker experiences of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy training and implementation in a multi-cultural Singaporean context1
Assembling social determinants of health: COVID-19 vaccination inequities for international students in Canada1
Ubuntu among the ‘born frees’: Exploring the transmission of social values through community engagement in South Africa1
ISW Journal Prize 20241
Supervision framework for international field education in India: Shared knowledge and experiences of supervisors from India, Israel, and Australia1
Exploring social workers’ self-care in Spain: Strategies, barriers, and proposals1
Whose life matters? A call for social work action in response to a global humanitarian crisis1
Indigenization and authentization of epistemology in China’s social work: Moving beyond Confucianism, Taoism, and Chinese Buddhism1
International field education: A case study of developing an anti-colonial group study program in Mexico1
How the environment is conceptualised and represented globally in social work codes of ethics1
How does the service quality in refugee camps, affect the satisfaction of Syrian immigrants?1
Let not the world change us: Critical consciousness as a moderator in the relationship between role stress and burnout among social workers in China1
National Strategy for a Barrier-Free Environment: Problems, tolerance and implementation1
Toward development and validation of a child maltreatment pictorial card tool0
Indigenous knowledge and social work education in Nigeria: Challenges and need for sustainable development0
Minority group local government mayors and their relations with welfare bureau social workers0
Perceived effects of digitalization on social work in Finland: A network analysis approach0
The effect of climate change anxiety on social work students in Turkey0
The US non-intersectional asylum policies are outdated0
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)0
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)0
Mentoring social work adjunct educators: A collaborative autoethnography provides a blueprint for support0
The potential value of home visits as experienced by social workers belonging to the minoritized Arab population in Israel0
News from our societies – IFSW: Respecting diversity through joint social action0
News from our societies - IA: Social solidarity and the future of social work0
Digital social work0
Understanding the complexity of domestic violence service delivery through the lived experiences of domestic violence advocates0
Discourse analysis of conception of masculinity among Chinese male sexual abuse survivors0
Professional training for strengthening the bond between intervention agent and participant in a psychosocial poverty alleviation programme0
Possibilities of using the humanistic ethics and psychoanalysis of Erich Fromm in establishing a relationship with a client within the context of anti-oppressive social work0
Social work interventions to provide adequate psychosocial services in South African schools0
Cultural adaptation of a trauma-informed mind-body intervention for survivors of human trafficking0
Ubuntu and its potential impact on the international social work profession0
AI and social work0
Community responses to LGBT+ adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the COVID-19 confinement in Madrid0
Food security and social protection in times of COVID-190
ISW Journal Prize0
Bridging the gaps in service delivery: Using social audit as tool of social work practice – Insights from short-term training course0
Managing social policy in the emerging welfare regime of governance: What Indonesia can learn from South Korea’s experience0
Decolonizing social work: Lessons for social work practice and education from the Jamaican Diaspora transnational movement0
Social work field education in the United Arab Emirates: Emerging standards, opportunities, and challenges0
The association between trajectories of marital status and successful aging varies by sex: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)0
Food insecurity and social capital during COVID-19: A cross-national qualitative study of communities from South Africa and the United States0
What has been done for social workers’ self-care practice? A systematic review of interventions0
The art of not-knowing: Valuing diversity and intercultural competences in international social work education0
Critical realist discourse analysis of Chinese parents of children with dyslexia0
Workers needed to foster improved academic performance: Perspectives of social workers and education officers in Ghana0
Strengthening Intergenerational Solidarity for Enduring Wellbeing0
Pathways to organizational commitment: Workplace empowerment and engagement among Spanish social workers0
The mediating effects of resilience on psychological distress in social workers in Singapore and South Korea during the Covid-19 pandemic0
Social work and management: Interdisciplinary education from an international perspective in South America0
News from our societies – IFSW: Social work and co-building a new eco-social world0
News from our societies – ICSW: Building a better world0
Decolonising social work practice field education: A scoping review0
Establishing the relevance of the Ubuntu philosophy in social work practice: Inspired by the Ubuntu World Social Work Day, 2021 celebrations and the IFSW and IASSW’s (2014) Global Definition of Social0
Utilisation of a cultural perspective in child welfare expert assessments in Norway0
Motivational factors among social work undergraduates in online education during the post-COVID-19 era0
Rethinking the residual policy response: Lessons from Hong Kong older women’s responses to the COVID-19 pandemic0
Gaps between academia and practice: Perspectives on new graduates’ readiness for social work practice in Georgia0
An exploratory study on the challenges faced by social workers working with transnational families in Singapore0
Beyond institutions: Non-governmental organisations’ beneficiaries’ role in poverty reduction0
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese)0
Validation of the social provisions scale in a sample of undergraduate students of social work in Spain0
Developmental social work training programmes in the Global South: A scoping review0
Recognising common developments and trends across Western child welfare systems: A comparison of Italy, Norway and Slovenia0
Social work, neoliberalism, and post-disaster intervention: The 1985, 2010, and 2015 Chilean earthquakes0
Practice reflection: How social workers can use an intersectionality lens to understand recent older refugees falling through the cracks in services: Using Vancouver, Canada, as an example0
Social welfare services in protracted displacement: When should state social workers cease to serve people displaced by war?0
Addressing the essential skills competency in teaching among social work educators in Malaysian public universities0
Developing a complexity-informed approach to hospital end-of-life care for people with dementia and their families0
News from our societies: ICSW: A decade of global activities on social protection floors0
Challenges in making school social work a reality in Brazilian schools0
Advancing community engagement within the context of tribal social work0
‘From volunteer to social worker’0
‘I have built an office for myself in the sauna’ – The well-being of social workers in liminal space during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic0
Disrupting social work ethics0
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