Forthcoming Articles
Explore Encyclopedia of Social Work new articles and revisions in progress, organized by subfield (note that articles may appear under more than one category).
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Addictions and Substance Use
Drug Overdose (Manuel Cano), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Administration and Management
Technology in Macro Social Work Practice (John G. McNutt, Lauri Goldkind), revised, forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
Aging and Older Adults
Social Isolation (Sandra Edmonds Crewe, Robert Cosby), forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
Biographies
Johnson, David (Diana M. DiNitto), forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
Children and Adolescents
Critiques of Adoption (JaeRan Kim, Melanie (JaeHee) Chung-Sherman), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Criminal Justice
Critiques of Social Work Practice in Carceral Systems (Cameron Rasmussen, Brianna Suslovic), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Transformative Justice (Jelena Todic, Xhercis Méndez, Mel Webb, Calista Castellanos, Ruben Soto, Sheila M. McMahon, M. Candace Christensen), forthcoming Oct–Dec 2024
Ethics and Values
Colorism in the U.S. Criminal Legal System (Christopher E. Baidoo, Summer Sherburne Hawkins), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Critiques of Adoption (JaeRan Kim, Melanie (JaeHee) Chung-Sherman), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Prevention (Julie A. Cederbaum, Abigail M. Ross), forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
Transformative Justice (Jelena Todic, Xhercis Méndez, Mel Webb, Calista Castellanos, Ruben Soto, Sheila M. McMahon, M. Candace Christensen), forthcoming Oct–Dec 2024
Gender and Sexuality
Navigating Contemporary Social Work Practice, Research, and Teaching On Sex Work and Sex Trades (Meg Panichelli, Nicole Bromfield, Moshoula Capous-Desyllas), forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
Queer Theory (Jen Self, Allison Atis), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Health Care and Illness
Institutional Racism and Effects on Health and Mental Well-Being (Valire Carr Copeland, Betty Braxter, Sandra Wexler), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Prevention (Julie A. Cederbaum, Abigail M. Ross), forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
Social Isolation (Sandra Edmonds Crewe, Robert Cosby), forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
Human Behavior
Social Isolation (Sandra Edmonds Crewe, Robert Cosby), forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
International and Global Issues
Critiques of Adoption (JaeRan Kim, Melanie (JaeHee) Chung-Sherman), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Sustainable Development Goals: A Mid-Point Review of Accomplishments and Challenges (Shanta Pandey, Pooja Paul, Gabi Ortiz), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Macro Practice
Economic Justice (Louise Simmons), revised, forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Guaranteed Income (Amy Castro, Stacia West), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
History of the Encyclopedia of Social Work (Richard L. Edwards, Julia Maxwell), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Queer Theory (Jen Self, Allison Atis), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Social Work Practice: History and Evolution (John G. McNutt), revised, forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Technology in Macro Social Work Practice (John G. McNutt, Lauri Goldkind), revised, forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
Mental and Behavioral Health
Drug Overdose (Manuel Cano), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Institutional Racism and Effects on Health and Mental Well-Being (Valire Carr Copeland, Betty Braxter, Sandra Wexler), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Prevention (Julie A. Cederbaum, Abigail M. Ross), forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
Policy and Advocacy
Economic Justice (Louise Simmons), revised, forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Institutional Racism and Effects on Health and Mental Well-Being (Valire Carr Copeland, Betty Braxter, Sandra Wexler), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Prevention (Julie A. Cederbaum, Abigail M. Ross), forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
Social Work Practice: History and Evolution (John G. McNutt), revised, forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Technology in Macro Social Work Practice (John G. McNutt, Lauri Goldkind), revised, forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
Populations and Practice Settings
Institutional Racism and Effects on Health and Mental Well-Being (Valire Carr Copeland, Betty Braxter, Sandra Wexler), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Poverty
Economic Justice (Louise Simmons), revised, forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Race, Ethnicity, and Culture
Colorism in the U.S. Criminal Legal System (Christopher E. Baidoo, Summer Sherburne Hawkins), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Institutional Racism and Effects on Health and Mental Well-Being (Valire Carr Copeland, Betty Braxter, Sandra Wexler), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Queer Theory (Jen Self, Allison Atis), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Research and Evidence-Based Practice
Technology in Macro Social Work Practice (John G. McNutt, Lauri Goldkind), revised, forthcoming Oct-Dec 2024
Social Justice and Human Rights
Critiques of Adoption (JaeRan Kim, Melanie (JaeHee) Chung-Sherman), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Critiques of Social Work Practice in Carceral Systems (Cameron Rasmussen, Brianna Suslovic), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Economic Justice (Louise Simmons), revised, forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Queer Theory (Jen Self, Allison Atis), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Transformative Justice (Jelena Todic, Xhercis Méndez, Mel Webb, Calista Castellanos, Ruben Soto, Sheila M. McMahon, M. Candace Christensen), forthcoming Oct–Dec 2024
Social Work Profession
Institutional Racism and Effects on Health and Mental Well-Being (Valire Carr Copeland, Betty Braxter, Sandra Wexler), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Queer Theory (Jen Self, Allison Atis), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Social Work Practice: History and Evolution (John G. McNutt), revised, forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
The History of Social Work in the Philippines (Yolanda Ealdama), forthcoming Jan–Mar 2025
Transformative Justice (Jelena Todic, Xhercis Méndez, Mel Webb, Calista Castellanos, Ruben Soto, Sheila M. McMahon, M. Candace Christensen), forthcoming Oct–Dec 2024