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JournalISSN: 1044-3894

Families in society-The journal of contemporary social services 

SAGE Publishing
About: Families in society-The journal of contemporary social services is an academic journal published by SAGE Publishing. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Social work & Mental health. It has an ISSN identifier of 1044-3894. Over the lifetime, 1863 publications have been published receiving 37610 citations. The journal is also known as: Journal of contemporary social services & Journal of contemporary human services.


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TL;DR: There is no agreement on "one way of knowing" in social work, and it is certainly not scientific reasoning that is accepted, as can be seen by examining the literature as discussed by the authors on "different ways of knowing".
Abstract: There is no agreement on “one way of knowing” in social work, and it is certainly not scientific reasoning that is accepted, as can be seen by examining the literature in social work on “different ways of knowing.”

395 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the empirical foundation for shame resilience theory, a new theory for understanding shame and its impact on women, using grounded theory methodology, 215 women were interviewed to determine why and how women experience shame and to identify the various processes and strategies women use to develop shame resilience.
Abstract: Although shame is one of the most primitive and universal of human emotions, it is often still considered a taboo topic among researchers, practitioners, and clients. This paper presents the empirical foundation for shame resilience theory-a new theory for understanding shame and its impact on women. Using grounded theory methodology, 215 women were interviewed to determine why and how women experience shame and to identify the various processes and strategies women use to develop shame resilience. The article describes the major theoretical categories, including acknowledged vulnerability, critical awareness, and mutually empathic relationships, and introduces the concept of speaking shame. Practice implications are explored, including the importance of psychoeducational group work in building shame resilience.

375 citations

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TL;DR: This article reviewed the growing literature on the organizational components of vicarious trauma and suggest changes in organizational culture, workload, group support, supervision, self-care, education, and work environment that may help prevent vicarious trauma in staff.
Abstract: For the past 30 years, researchers and practitioners have been concerned about the impact of work stress experienced by social workers. Although research on burnout has been a useful field of exploration, a new concern has arisen about work stresses specifically associated with work with victims of trauma. The concept of vicarious trauma provides insights into the stresses of this particular kind of work. Like the burnout research, early research on vicarious trauma has identified both personal and organizational correlates. In this article, the authors review the growing literature on the organizational components of vicarious trauma and suggest changes in organizational culture, workload, group support, supervision, self-care, education, and work environment that may help prevent vicarious trauma in staff.

320 citations

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TL;DR: In the early twenty-first century, ideological struggles between and within nations have intensified a decade after the end of the Cold War as mentioned in this paper, and today, proponents of diametrically opposed visions of society, secular and religious, march under the banner of social justice.
Abstract: ONE OF THE IRONIES OF THE EARLY twenty-first century is that ideological struggles between and within nations have intensified a decade after the end of the Cold War. Today, proponents of diametrically opposed visions of society, secular and religious, march under the banner of social justice. As desirable social and political goals are depicted in starkly different forms, labels like “good” and “evil” become interchangeable and the meaning of social justice becomes obscured. As it has been for millennia, the concept of social justice is now used as a rationale for maintaining the status quo, promoting far-reaching social reforms, and justifying revolutionary action. If liberals and conservatives, religious fundamentalists, and radical secularists all regard their causes as socially just, how can we develop a common meaning of the term?

226 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe the development and pilot use of a procedure for assessing social support, which takes into account both the structure and function of the client's personal so...
Abstract: The authors describe the development and pilot use of a procedure for assessing social support. The social network map takes into account both the structure and function of the client's personal so...

225 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
202323
202241
202154
202039
201936
201833