Browsing by Author "Decker, Valerie D."

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    Analysis of Social Work Theory Progression Published in 2004
    (IUPUI, 2007-04-30) Decker, Valerie D.; Suman, Philip D.; Burge, Barb J.; Deka, Ankita; Harris, Melanie; Hymans, Dwight J.; Marcussen, Michael; Pittman, Donna; Wilkerson, David A.; Daley, James G.
    The authors reviewed 67 articles that discussed and/or tested human behavior theories from social work journals published in 2004 in order to assess the level and quality of theory progression. The articles were further sorted into Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) Foundation Curriculum content areas of HBSE, practice, policy, field education, values & ethics, diversity, populations-at-risk/social and economic justice, and research for purposes of categorization. Results indicated that HBSE and practice were by far the largest group of articles reviewed.Also found was that social work has a limited amount of theory discussion in the content areas of field, values and ethics, diversity, and populations-at-risk/social and economic justice. Thirty-three articles were found to demonstrate theory progression, eight articles presented new/emerging theories, and 26 articles discussed or critiqued theories without presenting evidence of theory progression.
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    Intersectional Injustice
    (Advances in Social Work, 2023-08-16) Adamek, Margaret E.; Decker, Valerie D.
    In the Spring 2023 issue of Advances in Social Work, we are pleased to present 12 papers written by 44 authors from different regions of the U.S. and Finland. Ten empirical studies and two conceptual/advocacy pieces offer new perspectives and findings on emerging areas of social work practice, policy, and education. The title of this editorial, “Intersectional Injustice,” is borrowed from the lead article by Leotti, Sugrue, Itzkowitz, and Williams who point out the contradiction between social work’s core value of social justice and our complicity as a profession with state intervention in the lives of marginalized families through the current foster care system. Leotti and colleagues invite readers into a critical conversation about how to work collaboratively with families (as happened during the pandemic) with a focus on supportive and preventive interventions rather than relying so heavily on out-of-home placements.