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Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Social Work Education is 1. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Interprofessional Social Work Practice: A Call for a New Specialization	46
Economic Literacy as a Tool for Advocacy	26
Introduction to the Issue	17
How Early Social Work Faculty Experienced Support in Their Doctoral Programs	14
Experiences of Pregnant and Parenting Female Students in Social Work Doctoral Programs	13
Teaching Note—Insights From a Computer-Assisted Simulation: MSW Training on Motivational Interviewing for Substance Use Disorders	13
A “Totally, Acceptably Racist Environment”: Examining Anti-Black Racism in a School of Social Work	12
Black Experiences Matter: Reflections of Black Faculty Experiences With Black Administrators	11
AI Creates the Message: Integrating AI Language Learning Models into Social Work Education and Practice	11
Teaching Social Work Competencies Through the Lens of Sport	10
Social Work Students’ Perceptions of Sex Offender Management Policies	10
Development and Application of an Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Practicing Integrated Behavioral Health Skills	10
A National Survey of Pregnancy Options Counselors: Post- Roe Considerations for Social Work Education	9
From Gaslighting to Enlightening: Reproductive Justice as an Interdisciplinary Solution to Close the Health Gap	9
Research Note—Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Educational Experiences: Perspectives of Undergraduate Social Work Students	9
A Template for Implementing Interprofessional Education in Child Advocacy	8
Preparing Social Workers for Emerging Roles in Police Social Work	8
Toward a Critical Approach to Simulation-Based Social Work Education: Guidelines for Designing Simulated Client Case Scenarios	8
A Tale of Two Mentees: Conceptualizing Academic Mentorship through Critical Systems Thinking	7
Teaching Note—Self-Care in Social Work Education: An Experiential Learning Exercise	7
The Duties We Owe to One Another	7
Defending Discomfort: A Critical Social Work Case Against Trigger Warnings	7
Educated to Lead: A Proposed Model to Conceptualize and Address the Leadership Crisis in Social Work	6
Elected Office as a Social Work Career Trajectory: Insights From Political Social Workers	6
Examining Transitions in Risk for Depression Among African Americans	6

Trauma & the Brain: Student Experiences With a Case-Based Training Series for Social Work Students	6
“The 1619 Project” and Social Work Curriculum: Preparing Students for Anti-Racist Micro- and Macro-Practice	6
Not the Heart Stuff: Early-Career Child Protection Social Workers and Preparation for Difficult Work	6
“Finding Your People”: Testimonios of First-Generation Latina Social Work Doctoral Students in the MFP	6
Long-Term Effect on Cultural Competency: University Study Abroad Service Learning Course in Belize	5
Combatting Racist Police Violence in a Politically Savvy Way	5
“It’s Checking Off a Required Diversity Course Box”: Reflections From Social Work Students of Color	5
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Simulated Learning’s Effects in Social Work Education	5
An Evaluation of the University of Pennsylvania DSW Program	5
Political Social Work’s Role in Competency-Based Social Work Education	5
Black Male Bodies in White Female Spaces: Power, Dominance, and Myth in Social Work Education	5
Teaching Note—Using Technology to Enhance Experiential Learning Through Simulated Role Plays	5
Digitalization and ICT in Social Work Education: A Scoping Review	5
From the Editor—Social Work Education Post-2024 Election: Considerations and Opportunities	5
Centering Racial Equity in a BSW Program: What We’ve Learned in Five Years	4
Social Justice Integration in Clinical Social Work: Teaching with Current Events from the Media	4
A Qualitative Study of MSW Student Self-Care and Wellness: Implications for Social Work Education	4
Teaching Note—Supporting Homebound Older Adults and Caregivers Through Integrative Service Learning	4
Increasing Competence to Address Spiritual Diversity in Social Work Practice	4
Preparing to Intervene in Intimate Partner Violence: An Interprofessional Safety Planning and Assessment Simulation	4
Social Work Education Anti-Racism (SWEAR) Scale	4
Origins of Opportunity, Part 1: The Formation of CSWE’s Minority Research Fellowship Program, 1954–1978	4
From the Editor	4
From the Editor—Emerging Issues and Possibilities in Social Work Education	4
The Client in Intrinsic Agency-Based Evaluation: Implications for Social Work Pedagogy	4
Teaching Note—A Survey of Suicide Content in Social Work Programs	4
Strengthening Social Work Skills and Competency Through Exposure to Diversity	4
To What Extent Is Criminal Justice Content Specifically Addressed in MSW Programs? A 10 Year Review and Update	3
Prohibiting Harmful Practices Against LGBTQIA+ Individuals and Students in Field Placement: Recommendations	3
Considerations for Marginalized Fathers in Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE) Courses: Insights for Social Work Educators and Students	3
Using Critical Race Theory in Social Work Education to Prepare Antiracist Practitioners: A Systematized Review	3
From the Editor—Ethics, Power, and Professionalism in the Academy	3
Research Note—Online SBIRT Training for On-Campus, Satellite Campus, and Online MSW Students: Pre–Post Perceptions and Practice	3
Field Note—The Practicum Learning Portal: Building Resilience in Social Work Field Education During and Post-COVID-19	3
Social Work Practice Data Support Advanced Generalist Graduate Education	3
We Are Still Here: Intersectional Collaborations in Research, Practice, and Resistance Among MFP Scholars	3
Advancing the Human Rights Content of the Social Work Curriculum	3
Evaluation of a Suicide Counseling Skills Course for Social Work Students	3
Catalysts of Conscientization Among the Professorate: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study	3
Perceptions of Inclusion Among Underrepresented Minority Students in Allied Health Sciences Through the Lens of Photovoice	3
Teaching Note—The Hidden Key: Opening the Door to Self-Disclosure in Social Work Education	3
Renaming “Field” in Social Work Education: Necessary but Not Sufficient for Promoting Antiracist Education	3
Correction	3
Teaching Note—Substance Use Education to Improve Harm Reduction Attitudes: Preparing Social Workers to Advance Public Health	3
Free From Sexual Harassment: Creating Safe Spaces in Academic Environments	3
From the Editor—In This Issue	3
Teaching Note—Student Satisfaction With an Integrative Research Learning Environment	3
Applying Complex Adaptive Systems to Build Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Aid in Understanding Complicated Social Phenomena	3
Preparing Social Workers to Promote Environmental Justice: An Exploratory Study	3
Teaching Note—Innovating the Curriculum: Bringing History Back Into Social Work Education	3

Charting a Path for Disaster-Informed Social Work: Developing a Free Online CPD Course in England	3
Teaching Note—Critical Perspectives on HyFlex Teaching	2
Revisiting the Advanced Generalist: Adapting to Current Environment of MSW Education	2
High Impact Practices in Graduate Education: Preparing Social Work Students for Careers in Child Welfare	2
Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of an Instrument to Assess Self-Efficacy in Client-Centeredness (SECCQ)	2
Addressing Spirituality in Social Work Education from an Anti-oppressive Perspective: Strategies for Facilitating Inclusive and Equitable Learning Environments	2
Real-Time Lived-Experiences of Social Work Educators Following the Outbreak of the Coronavirus Crisis: Photovoice-Based Research	2
Practice Makes Perfect: MSW Students Reflect on Skill-Based Teaching Methods in Clinical Social Work Education	2
The Religious/Spiritually Integrated Practice Assessment Scale for Educators: A National Survey of Social Work Faculty	2
Using Collaborative Field Education to Provide Better Outcomes for Students at Risk of Leaving Higher Education	2
Experiential Learning Labs in Practicum Education: Tackling the Grand Challenges Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration	2
Introducing Generative Artificial Intelligence Into the MSW Curriculum: A Proposal for the 2029 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards	2
The Peer Review Crisis Continues: What Comes Next?	2
Field Education in the Shadow of COVID-19: A Scoping Review in Memory of Marion Bogo	2
A Missing Link in Suicide Prevention and Intervention: Preparing the Bachelor of Social Work Workforce to Respond to Suicide in Practice	2
Addressing the Spanish-Language Workforce Gap Through Education: A Review of Graduate Programs with Spanish-Language Components	2
The Effectiveness of Simulation for Teaching Disaster Mental Health	2
Support and Aid to Families Electronically (SAFE): Addressing Intersecting Academic and Community Needs	2
Educating Students for Political Participation: Bringing “Voting is Social Work” to Life	2
Back to the Future: How Master of Social Work Students Adjusted to Returning to In-Person Instruction During the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Social Work Educators Innovating With Generative AI: An Exploratory Study	2
Examination of Online Interprofessional Education to Develop Graduate Students’ Interprofessional Socialization and Collaborative Competencies	2
“Tone It Down”: The Whitewashing of Black Women Doctoral Students’ Research and Scholarship at Predominately White Institutions—Implications for Social Work Doctoral Education	1
AI-Enhanced Social Work: Developing and Evaluating Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Support Systems	1
Teaching Note—Speed Dating With Older Adults: Reducing Ageism in Social Work Students	1
Commentary—Empathy for Jewish Students in the Aftermath of Israel’s Response to the Hamas Massacre	1
“I Share to Help Them See”: A Mixed-Method Analysis of Faculty Use of Self-Disclosure in Diversity Courses	1
Commentary—Innovating the MSW Curriculum Through the Use of Horror Films	1
Developing Virtual Gaming Simulations to Promote Interdisciplinary Learning in Addressing Intimate Partner and Gender-Based Violence	1
Commentary—Voices of Solidarity: Challenging Censorship in Social Work Discourse on Palestine During an Ongoing Genocide	1
Solution-Focused Telemental Health: A New Approach for Social Work Field Education	1
Measuring Competence in Social Work: A Tribute to the Contributions of Marion Bogo	1
From the Editor—Academic Freedom: Considerations for Social Work Academic Twitter	1
MSW Students’ Perception of the Professional Identity of the Social Work Practitioner and the Social Work Researcher: Considerations for Educators	1
Preparing Students to Address the Grand Challenges for Social Work: Researching, Teaching, and Practicing Interdisciplinary Collaboration	1
Interprofessional Education for Domestic Violence Safety Planning in Nursing and Social Work: A Scoping Review	1
Teaching Note—Antioppressive Pedagogy in Action: The Undergraduate Research Methods Course	1
Social Workers’ Use of Theories and Methods in Practice: Identifying What Informs Social Work Practice in New York City	1
Teaching Note—Teaching Trumpism	1
From Colonialism to Postcolonialism: Decolonized Social Work Education in South Africa	1
From the Editor—In This Issue	1
Research Note—Developing Key Performance Indicators for Social Work Field Education in Australia: A Consensus-Based Approach	1
From the Editor—Teaching and Modeling Social Work Activism: A Nod to Dr. Bernice A. King	1
Teaching Note—Integrating Disability-Related Content Within the Interprofessional Education Curriculum: Opportunities and Lessons Learned	1
Teaching Note—Ecological Devastation Bus Tour: A New Pedagogy for Environmental Social Work?	1
Reimagining Social Work Education: A Systems-Thinking Approach to a BSW/MSW Program for Community College Students	1
Preparing Social Workers for Anti-Oppressive Practice: Evaluating the Role of Critical Social Work Education	1
Research Note—Integrated Care Training and Preparedness: Evidence From 5-Years of Postgraduation Data	1
A Microchange Process of Activation–Contract–Processing (ACP) Across Treatment Models: A Common Process in Clinical Social Work Practice	1
Teaching Note—Creating Spaces of Courage and Hope: Cultivating the Seeds of Social Justice	1
Teaching Note—Proposing a School Social Work Practice Course for Master of Social Work Students: Call for a Canadian Perspective	1
Canadian Social Work Student Perspectives on the State of Field Education: Insights From Virtual Dialog Circles	1
Teaching Note—Training MSW Students in Sector-Specific Macro Content: An Innovative Behavioral Health Leadership Initiative	1
Kafa Taha : I Am the Investment of Many	1
Structural Competence in Social Work	1
How Field Liaisons Perceive the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Matters in Students’ Field Practicum	1
Immigration in Social Work Education: Student Knowledge and Perception of Risk of Detention and Deportation	1
A Mixed Methods Program Evaluation: Field Education Aimed at Improving Services for At-Risk Transition-Age Youth	1
Tobacco Disparities Among California Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations: Factors Related to Electronic Smoking Devices and Cigarette Use	1
“I Am Worth More Than My Grades”: Student Reflections on Ungrading in Social Work Courses	1
Mentoring International Students in Social Work Doctoral Programs	1
Teaching Note—Beyond #Freebritney: Teaching Social Workers About Surrogate Decision Making Through the Spears Case	1
Black Social Workers Matter: Using Parallel Narratives to Discuss Social Work History	1
From the Editor	1
A User-Friendly Introduction to RQDA for Qualitative Research: Recommendations for Social Work Students and Educators	1
Academic Engagement and Disaffection in Social Work Undergraduates From Spain: The Role of Teaching Styles and Student Motivation	1
Behind the Mask of Black Women Social Workers: Workplace Integration, Code-Switching, and the Silent Struggles	1
Reflective Writing in Course Design for Active Learning in Social Work Education	1
Teaching Note—Incorporating Universal Instructional Design in Social Work Education: A Practical Application	1
Reflective-Thinking and Resilience as Predictors of Professionalism in Master of Social Work Students	1
Teaching Students to Perform Child Welfare Assessments with Adaptable Computer-Supported Scripts and Metacognitive Reflection Prompts	1