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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
Social Work Research: A 40-Year Perspective and a Response to Feldman132
Preschool-Based Program on Parenting and Child Behavior for Working Parents: Cluster RCT30
Book Review: Evidence-based practice process in social work: Critical thinking for clinical practice GarciaAntonio R.CorcoranJacqueline. Evidence-based practice process in social work: 29
Impact of Nonviolent Communication Parenting Group on Modifying Parenting Styles28
Book Review: Dimensions of Human Behavior: The Changing Life Course by E. D. Hutchison and L. W. Charlesworth 11 HutchisonE. D.Charles21
Community-Based Recovery in Persons with Suicide Attempts from a Latin American Population16
The End of Quantitative Research in Social Work? The Threat Posed by Postmodern/Critical Theory's Increasing Colonization of Academia16
Enhancing the Organizational Evaluation Capacity of NGOs: Results of a Quasi-Experimental Study16
Psychosocial Interventions Preventing Gang-Related Crime Among Young People: A Systematic Review15
Impact of Socially Assistive Robots on Geriatric Depression: A Comparative Study of Pre- and During-Pandemic Cohorts14
Impact of a Leadership Program on University Students: Do Learning Modes Matter?12
Peer Support and Community Engagement Interventions for Chinese Shidu Parents: A Meta-Analysis12
Evaluation of a School-Based Group Counseling Program for Adolescent Internet Gaming Disorder11
A Feasibility Study of Parenting for Lifelong Health for Adolescents in China11
Adventure-Based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Hong Kong University Students: A Randomized Controlled Study11
A Scoping Review to Guide Social Work Policy-Practice for Pandemic Recovery10
Jane Crow and the Abolition of Family Policing10
A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of Social Workers in Schools (SWIS) in England10
Sample Size Planning in the Design of Two-Level Randomized Cost-Effectiveness Trials10
Child Welfare and/or Legal System Involved Pregnant/Parenting Youth Intervention: A Pretest–Posttest Study10
Self-Recognition, Self-Efficacy, and Confidence Intervention of Kunjing Children Without Sufficient Parental Care10
Book Review: The psychology of trauma10
Book Review: Mindfulness for Children, Adolescents and Families: Integrating Research into Practice LoHerman Hay Ming, Mindfulness for Children, Adolescents and Families: Integr9
Structural Family Therapy with Chinese Families in After-Violence Context9
Universality Lost: Antisemitism and the Teleological Crisis of Social Work9
Book Review: Social Work Leadership and Management: Current Approaches and Concepts for Social and Human Service Organisations by Maik Arnold8
Poverty Indicators in the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System Child File: Challenges and Opportunities8
Book Review: Enlightening professional supervision in social work; voices and virtues of supervisors Manohar Pawar & A. W. (Bill) Anscombe. Enlightening professional supervi8
Combination Microfinance and HIV Risk Reduction Among Women Engaged in Sex Work8
Taiwan's Medical Social Work Development and the Impact of Social Work Regulation8
Interventions for Adolescent Suicide Ideation and Suicide Attempts in Latin America and Spain: A Systematic Review8
Research to Consider while Effectively Re-Designing Child Welfare Services: A Response to Commentaries8
Capacity-Building Program for Parents of Children with SEN: A Randomized Controlled Trial8
A Scale to Measure the Effectiveness of Casework (CES-10)8
Randomized Trial of Self-Guided Parenting Intervention on Parent Competency and Child Behavior7
Group Work Intervention Enhancing Resilience of Kunjing Children Without Sufficient Parental Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial7
The Licensed Social Work Workforce From the 2024 Social Work Workforce Survey7
A Comparative Analysis of the Strengths Perspective With the Theory Evaluation Scale7
Book Review: Social Work Practice in Health: An Introduction to Contexts, Theories and Skills7
Blueprint for Social Work Blended Learning Curriculum in the Chinese Context7
The Odd Year: Experiences of Care Leavers in the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic7
Black Girl Well-Being: A Scoping Review of Culturally and Gender Responsive Interventions6
Solution-Focused Therapy for Self-Handicapping Behaviors Among Turkish High School Students6
Evaluation of an Electronic Service-Learning Course Utilizing Regular and Intensive Delivery Modes: The Hong Kong Experience6
Randomized Controlled Trial of Expanded Coming Out Group on Reducing Self-Stigma of Schizophrenia People6
Development and Validation of the Resilience Scale for Immigrant Youth6
The Aftermath of Covid and Cyclones Idai and Kenneth: A Naturalistic Experiment Examining Empowerment and Resiliency in Rural Mozambique6
Comparison of Two Controlled Trials Designed to Reduce Aggressive Behavior in China6
Financial Coaching Effects on Financial and Health Outcomes: A Systematic Review6
Exploring Accumulative Risk and Protective Factors for Young People: An Agent-Based Model6
Efficacy of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Hong Kong University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial5
Poverty, Neglect, and Child Protection Reform: An Invited Editorial5
Methodological Approaches to Measuring Self-Efficacy Among Social Work Students in Online Education5
Role of Competencies and Attitudes in Training for Family Prevention Programme Facilitators5
Effectiveness and Feasibility of a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy-Based Brief Psychoeducational Group Intervention for Social Anxiety in University Students5
Book Review: Challenging parental alienation: New directions for professionals and parents5
Newly Released Data on Examination Pass Rates Supports Need for Widespread Reform5
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 C5
Evaluation of a Parenting Program for Disadvantaged Families in the Czech Republic5
Book Review: Social Work Practice During Times of Disaster: A Transformative Green Social Work Model for Theory, Education and Practice in Disaster Interventions5
Grandparenting as Primary Care and Early Childhood Development: Evidence From a Coastal Region of China5
Framing Family Risk in Child Protection: A Randomized Vignette Study4
When Research Learns From Practice: Synthesized Action Research on the BIKVA Model4
Book Review: Cynical Therapies – Perspectives on the Antitherapeutic Nature of Critical Social Justice V.Thomas, Cynical Therapies – Perspectives on the Antitherapeutic Nature of Critic4
Teaching an Evidence-Based Practice Process to Undergraduate Social Work Students in China4
Our Clients Navigate Complexity—Our Research Methods Can Too4
Effectiveness of the Forgiveness Interventions Among Left-Behind Junior High School Students in China4
Staying With the Trouble of Practice Research Knowledge Production in Social Work4
Validation of the Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory-Short-Form (PTGI-SF) in Diverse Trauma-Exposed Samples4
Domestic Violence and Alcohol and Other Drug Use: Australian Pilot Intervention Findings4
Book Review: Social Work for Women Poverty-Alleviation by Cuie Zhang and Yunsu Du ZhangCuieDuYunsu. Social Work for Women Poverty-Alleviation4
Perspectives on Technology Use in Social Work: Scale Development and Validation4
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
Solution-Focused Cognitive Group Intervention on Left-Behind Children's Safety-Seeking Behaviors: A Randomized Controlled Trial4
Psychometric Evaluation of Six DASS-21 Short Forms for Male Survivors4
Book Review: Research on Community-Centered Poverty-Alleviation Social Work4
Are Chinese Social Workers Humble? Validating Cultural Humility Scales with Older Adults4
Integrating Policy into School Safety Theory and Research4
Social Rehabilitation to Strengthen the Autonomy and Self-Sufficiency of Disabled People: Pre–Post Study4
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
Don’t Waste Your Time Doing Social Work Research!3
Enhancing Social Workers’ Capacity Building for Career and Life Development Services: A Quasi-Experimental Outcome Study3
Development and Validation of a Chinese Standardized Client Satisfaction Scale3
Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) for Financial Capability: Application of Practice-Based Program Theory and Measures in Intervention Design3
Vulnerability Scale for Families: Spanish Validation of a Social Work Assessment Tool3
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
Evaluating Client Outcomes and Experiences in a Student-Led Clinic: A Pretest–Posttest Study3
The Perceived Informal Support Questionnaire: Validation and Clinical Correlates in People with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms3
Advancing Social Intervention Research Through Program Theory Reconstruction3
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 978-3-0313
Comparative Efficacy of Online vs. Face-to-Face Group Interventions: A Systematic Review3
One Last Fandango Professor Por Favor? The Potential Contribution of Clinical Data-Mining to Randomized Clinical Trials3
Behavioral Health Interventions for Incarcerated Adults With Histories of Trauma: A Scoping Review3
Validation of the Revised Chen Internet Addition Scale for Chinese Older Adults3
Assessing the Fidelity of an Affirmative Cognitive Behavioral Group Intervention3
Assessing the Effectiveness of TSL Program for Runaway and Homeless Youth3
Psychometric Properties of a European French Version of the PTGI3
The Effect of Counseling on Depression Among Young Adults in a Public Support Program3
Theoretical and Methodological Shifts in Social Work Research: An AI-Driven Analysis of Postmodern and Critical Theory at the SSWR Annual Conference3
Group-Based Intervention Enhancing Interpersonal Competence among Chinese Social Work Undergraduate Students: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial3
Validation of a Multi-Dimensional Social Support Measure for Individuals Who Are Incarcerated3
Improving Students’ Well-Being Through Horticultural Therapy: A Systematic Review3
Poverty or Racism? A Re-Analysis of Briggs et al. 20223
Clarity is Charity in the Advances of Causal Inquiry3
Equipping Social Work Faculty to Document Scholarly Impact: New Bibliometric Benchmarks for Tenure, Promotion and Other Professional Evaluations3
Book Review: Global Challenges: Social, Economic, Environmental, Political and Ethical KatarzynaPodhorodeckaTomaszWites. Global Challenges: Social, Economic, Environmental, Political an3
Factors That Influence MSW Students’ Referral Decisions for Depression: A Factorial Survey3
Online Single-Session Intervention to Foster Connection in Older Adults: Pilot Trial3
Outcomes of a Design Thinking Program on Social Workers: An Evaluation Study3
Strengthening Adaptive Leadership for Organizational Resilience in Hong Kong3
Effects of an Online Psychoeducational Program for People With Dissociative Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial3
Book Review: Human rights in this age of uncertainty: Social work approaches and practices from Southeast Europe by Krasniqi, Vjollca & and McPherson, Jane KrasniqiV3
Book Review: Uncommon Cause: Living for Environmental Justice in Kerala by John Mathias MathiasJohn. Uncommon Cause: Living for Environmental Justice in Kerala, Universi3
Transformative Mental Health Social Work Practice: What, When, and with Whom Do We Learn?2
Assessing Social Workers’ Perception of Professional Values in a Chinese Representative Sample2
Some Comments on the Notion of Social Work as a Human Service Cartel2
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
Preventing Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial2
Mental Health Symptom Reduction in US Adults Postincarceration2
Book Review: The evidence-based practice process in social work: Critical thinking for clinical practice AntonioR. GarciaJacquelineCorcoran, The evidence-based practice process 2
Preliminary Outcomes of a Hybrid-Digital Parenting Intervention in Routine Services in Malaysia2
Test Performance of Artificial Intelligence in the Chinese Social Work Certification Examination2
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.Is2
Qualitative System Dynamics Modeling to Support Community Planning in Opioid Overdose Prevention2
Two Studies Assessing Early Intervention Fit of Independent Living Services in Sweden2
Innovation of Social Workers Under Different Leadership Styles: An Experimental Vignette Study2
Heterodox Social Work: Advancing Viewpoint Diversity, Constructive Disagreement, and Open Inquiry2
School-Based Intervention for Preventing Problematic Internet Use in Adolescents: A Scoping Review2
Effectiveness of an LGBTQ+ E-Learning Module for Social Workers: A Randomized Controlled Trial2
Using Brief Habit Reversal to Decrease Speech Disfluencies in Public Speaking. A Systematic Replication2
Book Review: Multidimensional human behavior in the Complex social environment: Decolonizing theories for social work practice2
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
School-based Child Sexual Abuse Interventions: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis2
A Guest Editorial: Turning Your Research into a Best-Seller—An Innovative Approach to Knowledge Mobilization and Becoming Newsworthy2
Community-Based Social Work and Collective Norms for Sustainable Environmental Behavior Change2
Efficacy of a Mentalization-Based Group Intervention for High-Reactance Adolescents: A Randomized Trial2
Assessing Foster/Adoptive Parent Training Curriculum's Improvement of Resource Parent Knowledge and Skills2
Social Work Regulation in the United Arab Emirates2
Is Self-Care Sustainable Without Structural Support? A Systematic Review of Self-Care Interventions2
The 5 + 1 Practice Research Model in Health Social Work: The “Eye of the Storm”2
Adult Depression and Anxiety Outcomes at a Student-Staffed Mental Health Clinic2
Book Review: Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective Katherine Van Wormer and Diane Rae Davis. Addiction Treatment: A Strengths Perspective . 5th ed.Cengage, 2025, 2
Impact of Substance Use Terminology on MSW Students: A Randomized Vignette Study2
Effects of a Customized Chatbot Intervention on Social Work Students’ Counseling Self-Efficacy2
The Effects of Tax-Time Interventions on Savings Rate and Amount: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis2
Adapted, Adopted, and Novel Interventions: A Whole-Population Meta-Analytic Replication of Intervention Effects2
Impact of Community Service on Latent Deprivation of Social Assistance Recipients2
Human Rights Engagement in Social Work: Validating an Eight-Item Spanish-Language Scale2
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
Feasibility of Supported Education for Youth with Mental Illness in Hong Kong2
Corrigendum to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid Program for Chinese People in Hong Kong2
Book Review: Empowerment Evaluation and Social Justice: Confronting the Culture of Silence by Fetterman, David M.2
Solution-focused Brief Therapy for Adolescent Cybervictimization: A Randomized Controlled Trial2
Competency-Based Training for Young Men with Suicide Risk: A Randomized Waitlist-Controlled Trial2
Feasibility of a Social Worker–Teacher Model for Chinese Children with Anxiety Symptoms2
A Feasibility Study of the SAFE Pilot Program: A University–School Board Partnership in Ontario2
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