Qualitative Social Work 22.3k 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 200 Public Administration 3.8k Safety Research 2.5k Clinical Psychology 5.7k General Health Professions 6.3k Health 1.4k Sociology and Political Science 8.3k Gender Studies 1.3k Education 3.3k Social Psychology 2.1k Conservation 348 General Social Sciences 260 Demography 745 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 84 Human Factors and Ergonomics 140 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 580 Applied Psychology 254 Business and International Management 114 Speech and Hearing 306 Communication 368 Research and Theory 37 Developmental and Educational Psychology 581 Occupational Therapy 153 Management of Technology and Innovation 290 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 137 Psychiatry and Mental health 426 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 51 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 806 Medical Terminology 7 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 138 Language and Linguistics 334 Political Science and 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Public Administration 3.8k Safety Research 2.5k Clinical Psychology 5.7k General Health Professions 6.3k Health 1.4k Australian Social Work Australia
Clinical Social Work Journal United States
Critical Social Policy United Kingdom
International Journal of Social Welfare United States
Journal of Social Service Research United States
Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services 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 22.3k indexed citations . Papers published in Qualitative Social Work usually cover Public Administration (451 papers), General Health Professions (483 papers), Clinical Psychology (341 papers), Safety Research (123 papers) and Sociology and Political Science (503 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 (170 papers), Participatory Visual Research Methods (104 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (100 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 , Heather Fraser , Karen M. Staller , Jane F. Gilgun , Laura S. Abrams , Dorothy Bottrell , Stéphanie Wahab and Ian Shaw .
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