Barlow, Constance A.; Phelan, Anne; Hurlock, Deborah; Sawa, Russell; Rogers, Gayla; Myrick, Flo
This article considers the case of Virginia, a social work practicum student who experienced conflict in her field placement, in light of Heilbrun's notion of liminality—that is, being poised on uncertain ground, leaving one condition or self and entering another. In addition, Virginia's...
Book Review: Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Reclaiming
Wood, Starr A.
Swanberg, Jennifer E.; Macke, Caroline
This article examines the context and consequences associated with intimate partner violence (IPV) when it traverses the workplace. It reports the findings of a study of 34 employees in one workplace pertaining to the prevalence of recent IPV, the consequences of batterers' actions on employees'...
Book Review: Bootstrap Dreams: U.S. Microenterprise Development in an Era of Welfare Reform
Risley-Curtiss, Christina; Holley, Lynn C.; Cruickshank, Tracy; Porcelli, Jill; Rhoads, Clare; Bacchus, Denise N. A.; Nyakoe, Soma; Murphy, Sharon B.
Most families with companion animals regard them as family members, and affectionate relationships with pets can enhance health. Research suggests that these relationships are complicated and vary, depending on many factors, including ethnicity, but there has been little research on animal-human...
Poetic Language From a Focus Group With African American HIV-Positive Women Over Age 50
Book Review: Child Welfare for the Twenty-First Century: A Handbook of Practices, Policies, and Programs
Women and Men With Mental Illnesses
Scheyett, Anna M.; McCarthy, Erin
Women with mental illnesses have reported that one painful aspect of living with their diagnosis is the loss of personal identity when they are labeled “mentally ill.” Although a number of studies have focused on services to address issues of relevance to women, few have explored the different...
Empowering the “Unfit” Mother
This article presents the results of a qualitative study that examined the experiences of women who were deemed “unfit” to care for their children. The voices of these mothers call attention to the difficult process of recovery from addiction while trying to regain custody of one's children. A...
As Feminists in the Academy...
Saulnier, Christine Flynn; Swigonski, Mary