The Role of Sexual and Reproductive Rights in Social Work Practice

The understanding and promotion of sexual and reproductive rights are essential in the social work profession, not only to improve the health status of affected populations but to advocate effectively for social justice and to respond to globalized realities. This article highlights the relevance of sexual and reproductive rights in the philosophical foundation and practice of social work, emphasizes the impact of reproductive health and rights on women's lives, and proposes a social work agenda that will embrace and promote sexual and reproductive rights. It uses policy statements from the International Federation of Social Workers as well as a human rights framework focused on sexual and reproductive rights that stems from the global feminist movement.Yeshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guideline

Discoveries on a data-mining expedition: single session social work in hospitals

Data-mining is a method for practice-based research that draws on existing organizational data to inform practice issues and build social work knowledge. This article reports on how a study investigating social work practice questions about the nature and extent of single session work in hospitals was enhanced by accessing the extensive hospital patient data system. Useful descriptive statistics on the level, purpose, location, and activities of single session social work in nine hospitals in a region of Australia were generated from the patient data. The researchers also report on the importance of a consultative and collaborative process for effective data-mining outcomes

Practicing Social Work Ethics Among Hospital Social Workers in Saudi Arabia

Social workers often work with vulnerable clients and are expected to always utilize ethical decision-making skills. Using a questionnaire, we explored how 218 hospital social workers in Western Saudi Arabia applied ethical standards in social work practice. General findings of this study raise a number of compelling issues related to the importance of taking into account the culture and the importance of the professional relationship in the change effort. The results of this preliminary study recognize the importance of ethical practice principles within the social work context and open the way for further investigation within the Saudi context focusing on the application of universal ethical principles while taking into account culturally sensitive interpretations

Alienation and Domestic Abuse: How Abused Women Cope with Loneliness

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The purpose and function of humour in health, healthcare and nursing: a literature review

This paper is a report of a review conducted to identify, critically analyse and synthesize the humour literature across a number of fields related to health, health care and nursing. The humour-health hypothesis suggests that there is a positive link between humour and health. Humour has been a focus of much contention and deliberation for centuries, with three theories dominating the field: the superiority or tendentious theory, the incongruity theory and the relief theory. A total of 1630 papers were identified, with 220 fully sourced and 88 included in the final review. There is a dearth of humour research within nursing yet, ironically, an abundance of non-evidence-based opinion citing prerequisites and exclusion zones. Examination of physician-patient interaction and the humour-health hypothesis demonstrates that use of humour by patients is both challenging and revealing, particularly with regard to self-deprecating humour