Qualitative Social Work 21.1k citations
1.2k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Social Work Education and Practice Child Welfare and Adoption Papers in i Social Work Education and Practice 450 Homelessness and Social Issues 211 Mental Health and Patient Involvement 199 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Qualitative Social Work
Comparison fields: 5 of 196 Public Administration 3.6k Safety Research 2.4k Clinical Psychology 5.4k General Health Professions 6.0k Health 1.4k Sociology and Political Science 7.7k Gender Studies 1.2k Education 3.1k Social Psychology 2.0k Conservation 325 General Social Sciences 234 Demography 704 Business and International Management 109 Applied Psychology 247 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 545 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 74 Human Factors and Ergonomics 119 Speech and Hearing 287 Communication 333 Research and Theory 37 Developmental and Educational Psychology 543 Management of Technology and Innovation 266 Occupational Therapy 146 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 134 Psychiatry and Mental health 417 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 48 Medical Terminology 7 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 780 Political Science and International Relations 680 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 133 Language 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Public Administration 3.6k Safety Research 2.4k Clinical Psychology 5.4k General Health Professions 6.0k Health 1.4k Australian Social Work Australia
Critical Social Policy United Kingdom
Clinical Social Work Journal United States
Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services United States
Journal of Social Service Research United States
International Journal of Social Welfare United States
American Journal of Evaluation United States
Journal of Social Work United Kingdom
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment United States
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare United States
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About Qualitative Social Work The 1.2k papers published in Qualitative Social Work in the last decades have received a total of 21.1k indexed citations . Papers published in Qualitative Social Work usually cover Public Administration (451 papers), General Health Professions (482 papers), Clinical Psychology (338 papers), Safety Research (123 papers) and Sociology and Political Science (497 papers) specifically the topics of Social Work Education and Practice (450 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (211 papers), Mental Health and Patient Involvement (199 papers), Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics (167 papers), Participatory Visual Research Methods (103 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (98 papers), Child Welfare and Adoption (94 papers) and Migration, Health and Trauma (72 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Qualitative Social Work are Michael Quinn Patton , Peter A. Newman , Lea Tufford , Karen M. Staller , Heather Fraser , Jane F. Gilgun , Laura S. Abrams , Dorothy Bottrell , Michael Ungar and Stéphanie Wahab .
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