Social work - Topics

Ethics boards and participants who are also the researcher's colleagues Why a single case study gets dismissed as anecdote and what actually differs Who owns the findings of a staff action research group Yin's replication logic: literal versus theoretical replication across cases When the practitioner-researcher disagrees with the outside evaluator Caseloads that are both the site and the obstacle of the project What are the licensing requirements to become a foster parent? Anonymising a case that anyone in the field can identify What does the home study for prospective adoptive parents involve? How do foster parents handle supervised visits with birth parents? How long is the wait to be matched with a child in domestic adoption? Writing reflection on a social work placement while the case is still open How do agencies assess whether adoptive parents are ready for trauma? Inter-rater reliability and what Cohen's kappa does not fix What is a lifebook and why do adoptive parents make one? Trauma-informed care: what it changes in schools and hospitals Who decides when an older adult can no longer live alone How do custody evaluators and home studies influence the judge?