Background: Active Support (AS) is an approach for promoting increased engagement in activities by people with intellectual disability (ID). Method: We critically reviewed the available research on AS, and added a commentary to help guide future research and practice. Results: Despite weaknesses in the research design of some studies, there is…

Reviews epidemiology of suicide among terminally ill. Discusses clinical assessment and management of suicidal terminally ill, emphasizing differences from evaluation and treatment of other suicidal individuals. Focuses on methodological issues inherent in studying treatment and characteristics of this population. Suggests blurring of line between…

Over the past 20 years, much has been learned about the elements of effective correctional interventions through a body of literature known as "what works." The primary foci within this literature are assessment, treatment models, and treatment setting. Relatively little is said about the specific knowledge, attitudes and skill sets that…

Reframes the traditional definitions of and approaches to adult protective services in light of the increase in mechanisms for involuntary interventions. Suggests that the role of the social worker in contemporary adult protection is that of researcher and advocate for changes in already established forms of involuntary intervention. (Author/JAC)

Early intervention services provided to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families include case management. A historical framework for the concept of case management is presented, the role of the case manager in early intervention is explored, and competencies involved in the role are outlined. (Author/JDD)

The article argues that the local authority attendance officers responsible for the enforcement of compulsory attendance changed their approach to truancy under the influence of child welfare legislation and changing views of the child in the first decade of the twentieth century. Some of the changes in their work emerged as a direct response to…

Reviews the concept, present operations, and problems of information systems in general, and in probation administration specifically. Describes two different models of information systems-administrative management information systems and caseload management information systems. Explores the feasibility of statewide, multi-state, and nationwide…

Synthesizes the results of studies of case management with case management literature to summarize factors influencing case management services. Discusses characteristics of individuals providing case management, the clients they serve, the design of their jobs, and the services network in which they work. (Author/BH)

A compilation of paradoxical interpretations and prescriptions is presented after a short review of similar efforts. Includes the following dimensions: individual v systematic; prescriptive v descriptive; reframing v relabeling; and specific v general. Theoretical, empirical, and clinical implications of this typology are considered, with an…

Suggests that despite social work's commitment to a person-in-situation framework, the social work literature contains a client-blaming bias. A review of recent reseach on practice effectiveness shows that problems were often defined in person-centered terms and that person-centered measures of outcome were frequently used. (Author/JAC)

Describes bulimia, a disorder involving binge eating and purging increasingly prevalent in young women. Reviews the literature and describes symptoms, etiological factors, and treatment considerations and approaches for the disorder. (Author)

Summarizes recent advances in the knowledge and treatment of sleep disorders and examines the interaction of sleep with social work concerns such as aging, depression, sexual dysfunction, alcoholism, and anxiety. Social workers' awareness of the diagnostic signs for sleep disorders and available interventions will improve client care. (JAC)

Discusses the medical metaphor that was for many years the basis of casework. Suggests that the medical model has had a detrimental influence on the profession of social work, and offers alternative models. (Author)

Literature is reviewed on rehabilitation counselor and client characteristics and prospective factors for failure in counseling Black disabled clients. Inadequacies of the Eurocentric theoretical basis of training and practice are discussed, followed by an overview of the Africentric approach which potentially provides for improved service…

Discusses a social work practice research model by introducing a preliminary model for training research practitioners in social work. Begins with a summary of the Boulder model from clinical psychology, moves to related practice research models that can contribute to social work. Practice research models are highlighted. Applications for the…