Recently added articles from Social Work Research:
Advances and challenges in developing research capacity in social work.(EDITORIAL)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Significant improvements in research capacity have been realized in social work in the past two decades. Investments by federal entities such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and concentrated efforts by deans, directors, and faculty members have led to important advances in ...
Developing research infrastructure: the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... This article reviews the 15 years of research development efforts of the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research (IASWR); delineates IASWR's roles in relation to the social work practice, education, and research communities; presents the transdisciplinary and ...
A historical account of the Society for Social Work and Research: presidential perspectives on advances in research infrastructure.(Society for Social Work and Research )(Organization overview)
Dec 01, 2008; ... The Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) was founded in 1994 to provide a meeting ground and support organization for individual social workers who engage in research. Over its first 14 years, SSWR has grown from a modest-sized organization that hosted an initial conference to a ...
Institutional supports for faculty scholarship: a national survey of social work programs.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... This survey of 99 U.S. social work programs investigated the types, prevalence, and correlates of supports that schools provide to facilitate faculty scholarship. The dean, director, or program chair at every school with an MSW program was invited to participate in an online survey. Items ...
Strengthening undergraduate social work research: models and strategies.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... There is debate in the social work education community regarding the structure and depth of undergraduate research. This article emphasizes the importance of a commitment to undergraduate research in social work education. Because generalist practice is the first level of professional ...
Advancing administrative supports for research development.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Research administrative supports must parallel and reinforce faculty initiatives in research grant procurement. This article features several types of developments that draw on presentations at the National Association of Deans and Directors of Schools of Social Work meetings. Key changes ...
Accelerating research productivity in social work programs: perspectives on NIH's postdoctoral T32 research training mechanism.(National Institutes of Health)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... This article describes the experiences of four social work researchers who pursued an alternative career path immediately following their doctorate in social work by accepting a postdoctoral training fellowship funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). As schools of social work ...
Advancing mental health research: Washington University's Center for Mental Health Services Research.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Research centers have become a key component of the research infrastructure in schools of social work, including the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University. In 1993, that school's Center for Mental Health Services Research (CMHSR) received funding from the ...
The Hamovitch research center: an experiment in collective responsibility for advancing Science in the Human Services.(Hamovitch Center for Science in the Human Services)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Research centers in schools of social work are growing in number and scope. In this article the authors argue that this increase is in line with the growing recognition that research and science are critical components of the mission of the social work profession. The authors examine the ...
Impact of a NIDA research development program in a school of social work.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... Accomplishments of a research development program (RDP) funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse in the University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work (UT-SSW) were far-reaching. Benefits included training for faculty and doctoral students on the federal grant proposal process, ...
Changing organizational culture to achieve excellence in research.(Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... This article describes the research capacity building efforts of the Factor--Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto over the past 12 years. It identifies the role of strategic planning, the process of change, and the key practices, in terms of personnel, resources, ...
Development of the NIDA-funded center on substance abuse and mental illness.(National Institute on Drug Abuse)(Social Work Research Development Program)(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... This article describes one school's effort to establish a social work research development center in the area of coexisting drug and mental disorders (dual disorders), within the context of the social work profession's efforts to compete more effectively for federal research grants. This ...
The role of an intermediary organization in promoting research in schools of social work: the case of the bay area social services consortium.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... The multifaceted role of research in social work education and practice requires innovation to respond to the broader mission of the university and the needs of the community. Building research capacity and supporting infrastructure for research thus demands new approaches to effective ...
Building research infrastructure in schools of social work: a university perspective.(Report)
Dec 01, 2008; ... This article addresses strategies for research infrastructure development in social work by building on the profession's work of the past two decades and by drawing on the experiences of the larger university environment. The article provides a set of recommendations for the next ...