Automated identification of domestic violence in written child welfare records: Leveraging text mining and machine learning to enhance social work research and evaluation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan Victor ◽  
Brian E. Perron ◽  
Rebeccah Sokol ◽  
Lisa Fedina ◽  
Joseph P. Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Text Mining ◽  
Automated Identification ◽  
Social Work Research

scholarly journals Developing a Theoretical Framework to Discuss Mothers Experiencing Domestic Violence and Being Subject to Interventions: A Cross-National Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elaine Arnull ◽  
Stacey Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
The United States ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
National Perspective ◽  
Social Work Policy ◽  
Mother Blame ◽  
Domestic Violence And Abuse

The discourse about domestic violence has developed in patriarchal societies, and so we position our understanding of ‘mother’ within a patriarchal framework. We explore the ways in which ‘mothering’ and ‘mother blame’ have been constructed within that framework and how this becomes relevant in the context of domestic violence and child welfare social work. We review literature from Australia, Canada, England and Wales, and the United States of America that has focused on child welfare responses to mothers experiencing domestic violence and abuse. On the basis of that review, we argue that mothers are responsibilised for violence and abuse they do not perpetrate. We show that the way legislation operates in some jurisdictions facilitates hegemonic, patriarchal constructions. We call for a review of current child welfare social work policy and practice in which domestic violence is present.

Child Welfare Design Teams: An Intervention to Improve Workforce Retention and Facilitate Organizational Development

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (6) ◽  
pp. 565-574 ◽  
Author(s):  
James C. Caringi ◽  
Jessica Strolin-Goltzman ◽  
Hal A. Lawson ◽  
Mary McCarthy ◽  
Katharine Briar-Lawson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Organizational Development ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Field Testing ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
Workforce Turnover ◽  
Action Research And Learning ◽  
Work Education

Workforce turnover in public child welfare is a national problem. Individual, supervisory, and organizational factors, individually and in combination, account for some of the turnover. Complex, comprehensive interventions are needed to address these several factors and their interactions. A research and development team is field testing one such intervention. The three-component intervention encompasses management consultations, capacity building for supervisors, and a cross-role, intra-agency design team (DT). DTs consist of representative workers from pilot child welfare systems. A social worker from outside the agency facilitates team problem solving focused on retention of workers. DT problem solving combines action research and learning. DTs and their facilitators rely on specially designed tools, protocols, and social work research as they address retention-related priorities. Intervention research findings as well as successful examples of retention-related problem solving indicate the DT intervention's potential contributions to social work education, research, and practice.

Shyne, Ann Wentworth

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edmund Sherman ◽  
William J. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Research Group ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Child Welfare Services ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
Founding Member ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
Impact On Family

Ann Wentworth Shyne (1914–1995) was a founding member of the influential Social Work Research Group, which promoted research on social work practice. Her work had a considerable impact on family and child welfare services and on social work research.

Psychosocial Treatments for Battered Women: A Review of Empirical Research

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eileen Mazur Abel
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Battered Women ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Abused Women ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
Psychosocial Treatments ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
High Incidence

Despite the high incidence of domestic violence, information about the effectiveness of practice with battered women is scant. The purpose of this article is to critically review the research on practice effectiveness with abused women. Toward this end, the author examines the outcomes of practice research with battered women in terms of its conceptual adequacy, methodology, and findings. Implications for social work research and practice are drawn.

scholarly journals Emotional intelligence as a part of critical reflection in social work practice and research

2021 ◽  
pp. 147332502110247
Author(s):  
Mari D Herland
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Work Practice ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
Emotional Aspects

Social workers often experience higher levels of burnout compared with other healthcare professionals. The capacity to manage one’s own emotional reactions efficiently, frequently in complex care settings, is central to the role of social workers. This article highlights the complexity of emotions in social work research and practice by exploring the perspective of emotional intelligence. The article is both theoretical and empirical, based on reflections from a qualitative longitudinal study interviewing fathers with behavioural and criminal backgrounds, all in their 40 s. The analysis contains an exploration of the researcher position that illuminates the reflective, emotional aspects that took place within this interview process. Three overall themes emerged – first: Recognising emotional complexity; second: Reflecting on emotional themes; and third: Exploring my own prejudices and preconceptions. The findings apply to both theoretical and practical social work, addressing the need to understand emotions as a central part of critical reflection and reflexivity. The argument is that emotions have the potential to expand awareness of one’s own preconceptions, related to normative societal views. This form of analytical awareness entails identifying and paying attention to one’s own, sometimes embodied, emotional triggers.

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