Intervention Research in Social Work

Using Multilevel Statistical Models in Social Work Intervention Research

Statistical analyses of data from a classroom-based study illustrate the need to account for intra-class clustering in studies involving schools, classrooms, and other higher order units of analysis. Students were clustered in homerooms that were assigned to intervention and comparison conditions. Standard multiple linear regression analysis yielded a significant group effect but incorrectly ig...

Intervention Research in Social Work: Recent Advances and Continuing Challenges

The purpose of this article is to review substantive and methodological advances in interventive research. Three substantive advances are discussed: (a) the growing use of a risk factor perspective, (b) the emergence of practice-relevant microsocial theories, and (c) the increased acceptance of structured treatment protocols and manual. In addition, three methodological developments are discuss...

Social Work Intervention Challenges for an Abused Elder Client

Introduction: Increasing abusing elders in developing countries, including Iran, is undeniable. While governments and people in developed countries are ready to meet this challenge, developing countries have no clear vision for it. In this article, a case of abused elder women and the challenges which the social worker encountered in her intervention have been reported.  Case Description: A sev...

Unpublished social work research: Systematic replication of a recent meta-analysis of published intervention effectiveness research

Research on Social Work Practice