Research on Social Work Practice

Papers
(The TQCC of Research on Social Work Practice is 2. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
A Feasibility Study of Parenting for Lifelong Health for Adolescents in China76
Social Work Research: A 40-Year Perspective and a Response to Feldman26
Preschool-Based Program on Parenting and Child Behavior for Working Parents: Cluster RCT23
Impact of Nonviolent Communication Parenting Group on Modifying Parenting Styles22
Peer Support and Community Engagement Interventions for Chinese Shidu Parents: A Meta-Analysis22
A Culturally Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group: A Randomized Controlled Trial21
Adventure-Based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Hong Kong University Students: A Randomized Controlled Study20
Evaluation of a School-Based Group Counseling Program for Adolescent Internet Gaming Disorder15
Enhancing the Organizational Evaluation Capacity of NGOs: Results of a Quasi-Experimental Study15
The End of Quantitative Research in Social Work? The Threat Posed by Postmodern/Critical Theory's Increasing Colonization of Academia14
Book Review: Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course by E. D. Hutchison and L. W. Charlesworth 11 HutchisonE. D.Charles14
Impact of Socially Assistive Robots on Geriatric Depression: A Comparative Study of Pre- and During-Pandemic Cohorts14
Poverty Indicators in the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Child File: Challenges and Opportunities13
Community-Based Recovery in Persons with Suicide Attempts from a Latin American Population13
Book Review: Evidence-based practice process in social work: Critical thinking for clinical practice GarciaAntonio R.CorcoranJacqueline. Evidence-based practice process in social work: 13
Psychosocial Interventions Preventing Gang-Related Crime Among Young People: A Systematic Review13
Sample Size Planning in the Design of Two-Level Randomized Cost-Effectiveness Trials12
Book Review: The psychology of trauma12
Jane Crow and the Abolition of Family Policing11
Self-Recognition, Self-Efficacy, and Confidence Intervention of Kunjing Children Without Sufficient Parental Care11
Interventions for Adolescent Suicide Ideation and Suicide Attempts in Latin America and Spain: A Systematic Review11
Structural Family Therapy with Chinese Families in After-Violence Context11
Taiwan's Medical Social Work Development and the Impact of Social Work Regulation11
Book Review: Enlightening professional supervision in social work; voices and virtues of supervisors by Manohar Pawar & A. W. (Bill) Anscombe10
Capacity-Building Program for Parents of Children with SEN: A Randomized Controlled Trial10
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Social Workers in Schools (SWIS) in England10
Combination Microfinance and HIV Risk Reduction Among Women Engaged in Sex Work9
A Scoping Review to Guide Social Work Policy-Practice for Pandemic Recovery9
A Scale to Measure the Effectiveness of Casework (CES-10)9
Group Work Intervention Enhancing Resilience of Kunjing Children Without Sufficient Parental Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial9
Universality Lost: Antisemitism and the Teleological Crisis of Social Work9
Research to Consider while Effectively Re-Designing Child Welfare Services: A Response to Commentaries9
Book Review: Social Work Leadership and Management: Current Approaches and Concepts for Social and Human Service Organisations by Maik Arnold9
Book Review: Mindfulness for Children, Adolescents and Families: Integrating Research into Practice LoHerman Hay Ming, Mindfulness for Children, Adolescents and Families: Integr9
Child Welfare and/or Legal System Involved Pregnant/Parenting Youth Intervention: A Pretest–Posttest Study9
A Comparative Analysis of the Strengths Perspective With the Theory Evaluation Scale8
Trauma-Related Knowledge and Practice Changes among Brokers in a Community-Based Learning Collaborative8
Exploring Accumulative Risk and Protective Factors for Young People: An Agent-Based Model8
Telephone-Supported Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for People With Depression: Users’ Perspective8
Randomized Trial of Self-Guided Parenting Intervention on Parent Competency and Child Behavior8
Book Review: Social Work Practice in Health: An Introduction to Contexts, Theories and Skills8
Evaluation of an Electronic Service-Learning Course Utilizing Regular and Intensive Delivery Modes: The Hong Kong Experience7
The Odd Year: Experiences of Care Leavers in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic7
Comparison of Two Controlled Trials Designed to Reduce Aggressive Behavior in China7
Randomized Controlled Trial of Expanded Coming Out Group on Reducing Self-Stigma of Schizophrenia People7
Blueprint for Social Work Blended Learning Curriculum in the Chinese Context7
Role of Competencies and Attitudes in Training for Family Prevention Programme Facilitators6
Evaluation of a Parenting Program for Disadvantaged Families in the Czech Republic6
An Instrumental Variable Approach for Head Start Attendance on Low Income Children6
Book Review: Scripture and scrubs: A Christian calling to healthcare by M. E. Sherr, J. K. Lee, and A. M. Mickle SherrM. E.LeeJ. K.MickleA. M.. Scripture and scrubs: A C6
Effectiveness and Feasibility of a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy-Based Brief Psychoeducational Group Intervention for Social Anxiety in University Students6
Black Girl Well-Being: A Scoping Review of Culturally and Gender Responsive Interventions6
Poverty, Neglect, and Child Protection Reform: An Invited Editorial6
Efficacy of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Hong Kong University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial6
The Aftermath of Covid and Cyclones Idai and Kenneth: A Naturalistic Experiment Examining Empowerment and Resiliency in Rural Mozambique6
Ensuring Authentic Representation and Collaboration Along with Research to Re-Design Child Welfare5
Methodological Approaches to Measuring Self-Efficacy Among Social Work Students in Online Education5
A Response to Barth et al. From the Perspective of a Child Protective Services Worker5
Newly Released Data on Examination Pass Rates Supports Need for Widespread Reform5
Book Review: Challenging parental alienation: New directions for professionals and parents5
Book Review: Welfare State 3.0: Social Policy After the Pandemic5
Book Review: Cynical Therapies – Perspectives on the Antitherapeutic Nature of Critical Social Justice V.Thomas, Cynical Therapies – Perspectives on the Antitherapeutic Nature of Critic5
Book Review: Social Work Practice During Times of Disaster: A Transformative Green Social Work Model for Theory, Education and Practice in Disaster Interventions5
Domestic Violence and Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Australian Pilot Intervention Findings5
Teaching an Evidence-Based Practice Process to Undergraduate Social Work Students in China5
Our Clients Navigate Complexity—Our Research Methods Can Too4
Perspectives on Technology Use in Social Work: Scale Development and Validation4
Effectiveness of the Forgiveness Interventions Among Left-Behind Junior High School Students in China4
Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) for Financial Capability: Application of Practice-Based Program Theory and Measures in Intervention Design4
Validation of a Multi-Dimensional Social Support Measure for Individuals Who Are Incarcerated4
Assessing the Effectiveness of TSL Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth4
Book Review: Social Work for Women Poverty-Alleviation by Cuie Zhang and Yunsu Du ZhangCuieDuYunsu. Social Work for Women Poverty-Alleviation4
Integrating Policy into School Safety Theory and Research4
Psychometric Evaluation of Six DASS-21 Short Forms for Male Survivors4
Book Review: Transnational Mobility and Externalization of EU Borders: Social Work, Migration Management, and Resistance Petra Daňková, Robel Afeworki Abay, Nikos Xypolytas, Tanja Kleibl (Eds.). 4
Book Review: Fieldwork in Social Work: A Practical Guide M. Rezaul Islam. Fieldwork in Social Work: A Practical Guide , Springer, 2024, 277 pp. EUR 85.59, ISBN 978-3-0314
Advancing Social Intervention Research Through Program Theory Reconstruction4
The Perceived Informal Support Questionnaire: Validation and Clinical Correlates in People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms4
Inclusive Practice for Children with Special Education Needs: Training for Social Workers4
Book Review: Research on Community-Centered Poverty-Alleviation Social Work4
Social Rehabilitation to Strengthen the Autonomy and Self-Sufficiency of Disabled People: Pre–Post Study4
When Research Learns From Practice: Synthesized Action Research on the BIKVA Model4
Effects of an Online Psychoeducational Program for People With Dissociative Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial4
Book Review: Human rights in this age of uncertainty: Social work approaches and practices from Southeast Europe by Krasniqi, Vjollca & and McPherson, Jane KrasniqiV4
Staying With the Trouble of Practice Research Knowledge Production in Social Work4
Book Review: Racial trauma in Black clients: Effective practice for clinicians by Jones-Damis, J. R., & Moore, K. N. Jones-DamisJ. R.MooreK. N. (2025). Racial trauma4
Theoretical and Methodological Shifts in Social Work Research: An AI-Driven Analysis of Postmodern and Critical Theory at the SSWR Annual Conference3
Comparative Efficacy of Online vs. Face-to-Face Group Interventions: A Systematic Review3
Book Review: The Routledge Handbook of Social Work Field Education in the Global South by Baikady R., S.M., S., Nadesan, V., & Islam, M.R. BaikadyR.S.M.S.NadesanV.Is3
Extended Case Management Services Among Resettled Refugees in the United States3
Assessing the Fidelity of an Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention3
Vulnerability Scale for Families: Spanish Validation of a Social Work Assessment Tool3
Racial Bias and ASWB Exams: A Failure of Data Equity3
Social Work Regulation in the United Arab Emirates3
Outcomes of a Design Thinking Program on Social Workers: An Evaluation Study3
Factors That Influence MSW Students’ Referral Decisions for Depression: A Factorial Survey3
The Effect of Counseling on Depression Among Young Adults in a Public Support Program3
Book Review: Global Challenges: Social, Economic, Environmental, Political and Ethical KatarzynaPodhorodeckaTomaszWites. Global Challenges: Social, Economic, Environmental, Political an3
A Guest Editorial: Turning Your Research into a Best-Seller—An Innovative Approach to Knowledge Mobilization and Becoming Newsworthy3
Book Review: Empowerment Evaluation and Social Justice: Confronting the Culture of Silence by Fetterman, David M.3
Behavioral Health Interventions for Incarcerated Adults With Histories of Trauma: A Scoping Review3
Book Review: Uncommon Cause: Living for Environmental Justice in Kerala by John Mathias MathiasJohn. Uncommon Cause: Living for Environmental Justice in Kerala, Universi3
One Last Fandango Professor Por Favor? The Potential Contribution of Clinical Data-Mining to Randomized Clinical Trials3
Psychometric Properties of a European French Version of the PTGI3
Poverty or Racism? A Re-Analysis of Briggs et al. 20223
Book Review: Social work in the frame of a professional competencies approach AnaOpačić (Ed). Social work in the frame of a professional competencies approach . Springer3
Don’t Waste Your Time Doing Social Work Research!3
Impact of Substance Use Terminology on MSW Students: A Randomized Vignette Study3
Test Performance of Artificial Intelligence in the Chinese Social Work Certification Examination3
Clarity is Charity in the Advances of Causal Inquiry3
Development and Validation of a Chinese Standardized Client Satisfaction Scale3
Validation of the Revised Chen Internet Addition Scale for Chinese Older Adults3
Enhancing Social Workers’ Capacity Building for Career and Life Development Services: A Quasi-Experimental Outcome Study3
Pedagogical Methods of Teaching Social Justice in Social Work: A Scoping Review3
Solution-focused Brief Therapy for Adolescent Cybervictimization: A Randomized Controlled Trial2
The 100 Most Impactful Global Contributors to Social Work Publications: An Update Based on 2023 Data2
Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Among Maltreated Children: A Meta-Analysis2
Transformative Mental Health Social Work Practice: What, When, and with Whom Do We Learn?2
Feasibility of a Social Worker–Teacher Model for Chinese Children with Anxiety Symptoms2
Feasibility of Supported Education for Youth with Mental Illness in Hong Kong2
Community-Based Social Work and Collective Norms for Sustainable Environmental Behavior Change2
Book Review: Multidimensional human behavior in the Complex social environment: Decolonizing theories for social work practice2
School-Based Intervention for Preventing Problematic Internet Use in Adolescents: A Scoping Review2
Book Review: The evidence-based practice process in social work: Critical thinking for clinical practice by Antonio, R. Garcia and Jacqueline Corcoran2
Impact of Community Service on Latent Deprivation of Social Assistance Recipients2
Qualitative System Dynamics Modeling to Support Community Planning in Opioid Overdose Prevention2
School-based Child Sexual Abuse Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis2
Heterodox Social Work: Advancing Viewpoint Diversity, Constructive Disagreement, and Open Inquiry2
A Feasibility Study of the SAFE Pilot Program: A University–School Board Partnership in Ontario2
Computerized Suicide Prevention Clinical Training Simulations: A Pilot Study2
Racial Disparity in Social Work Licensure Exam Pass Rates2
Effects of a Customized Chatbot Intervention on Social Work Students’ Counseling Self-Efficacy2
Adapted, Adopted, and Novel Interventions: A Whole-Population Meta-Analytic Replication of Intervention Effects2
Some Comments on the Notion of Social Work as a Human Service Cartel2
Assessing Social Workers’ Perception of Professional Values in a Chinese Representative Sample2
Building Program Evaluation Capacity of Non-Governmental Organizations Practitioners in Hong Kong2
Is Self-Care Sustainable Without Structural Support? A Systematic Review of Self-Care Interventions2
Assessing Foster/Adoptive Parent Training Curriculum's Improvement of Resource Parent Knowledge and Skills2
Mental Health Symptom Reduction in US Adults Postincarceration2
Corrigendum to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid Program for Chinese People in Hong Kong2
Book Review: The Routledge International Handbook of Social Work and Disaster Practice by Adamson, C., Alston, M., Bennett, B., Boddy, J., Boetto, H., Harms, L., and Tud2
Two Studies Assessing Early Intervention Fit of Independent Living Services in Sweden2
Preventing Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial2
Book Review: Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective Katherine Van Wormer and Diane Rae Davis. Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective . 5th ed.Cengage, 2025, 2
A Systematic Review of Measures of Child Neglect2
Adult Depression and Anxiety Outcomes at a Student-Staffed Mental Health Clinic2
Book Review: Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Those Who Say They Can’t by Cohen, Elliot CohenElliot. Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Those Who Say They Can’t. New York, NY:2
The 5 + 1 Practice Research Model in Health Social Work: The “Eye of the Storm”2
The Effects of Tax-Time Interventions on Savings Rate and Amount: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis2
Human Rights Engagement in Social Work: Validating an Eight-Item Spanish-Language Scale2
Effectiveness of an LGBTQ+ E-Learning Module for Social Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial2
Innovation of Social Workers Under Different Leadership Styles: An Experimental Vignette Study2
Using Brief Habit Reversal to Decrease Speech Disfluencies in Public Speaking. A Systematic Replication2
Book Review: Care in Social Work With Children and Families; Theory, Everyday Practices and Possibilities for Social Change by Maria Appel Nissen, Mie Engen and Andreas 2
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