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International Journal of Social Welfare
Research areas/Key words list for authors:
Please indicate the area or areas of social welfare research that best reflect the theme(s) of the manuscript you are submitting to IJSW:
Adolescent and youth development
academic achievement _____
adolescent violence/delinquency _____
adolescent substance abuse _____
adolescent health and illness _____
youth development _____
other (please specify) _____
Aging services and gerontology
caregiving for older people _____
caregiving by older people _____
end-of-life palliative care, euthanasia _____
housing for older people_____
mental health of older people _____
productive aging _____
social networks and supports for older people _____
other (please specify) _____
Child welfare, child protection
child welfare services and systems _____
foster care/adoption _____
child abuse/neglect _____
child trafficking _____
alternative care _____
transition from care _____
other (please specify) _____
Crime and criminal justice
criminal justice system _____
forensic social work _____
juvenile justice _____
other (please specify) _____
Education and social work
educational outcomes _____
school climate _____
families, schools and communities _____
school evaluation research _____
social work education _____
social work services in schools _____
other (please specify) _____
Environmental issues
ecodevelopmental theory _____
ecosocial work _____
green economy _____
green social work _____
rural‒urban migration and related issues _____
social ecology _____
other (please specify) _____
Gender, sexual identity issues
bias/discrimination/disparities _____
female poverty _____
feminism _____
feminist scholarship _____
gender disparities _____
women’s/men’s issues _____
other (please specify) _____
Health and disability
definition, measurement, and disability data collection _____
disability policies, programs, services _____
health inequalities _____
health promotion and education _____
HIV and AIDS _____
sexually transmitted diseases or infections _____
service user perspective _____
inclusion, access, and disparities _____
integrative health _____
social perspectives on health _____
other (please specify) _____
International social work and global social development
international comparisons _____
international migration _____
international social work _____
human rights and social justice _____
other (please specify) _____
Mental health
childhood mental health _____
indigenous mental health _____
co-morbidity _____
mental health and peer support
service user involvement _____
recovery from mental ill health_____
mental health treatment and services _____
mental health policy _____
psychiatric epidemiology _____
severe mental health illness _____
systems of care _____
trauma _____
other (please specify) _____
Organizations, management, communities
community engagement and advocacy _____
human behavior and the social environment _____
management, leadership, organizational change _____
organizational theory and analysis _____
policy research to guide organizational decision making _____
privatization, contracting, accountability _____
social capital _____
workforce/workplace issues in human services organizations _____
other (please specify) _____
Poverty and social policy
communities/neighborhoods _____
economic growth/hardship _____
food insecurity _____
housing and homelessness _____
human rights, values, and ethics _____
poverty in old age _____
pension systems _____
poverty/welfare reform _____
shanty towns _____
social policy/social welfare policy _____
working poor _____
other (please specify) _____
Race, ethnicity, immigration
ethnic minority groups _____
First Nations/native Americans/Aboriginal/indigenous peoples _____
migrants/refugees/asylum seekers/displaced populations _____
racial policies, issues _____
other (please specify) _____
Substance misuse and addictive behaviors
alcohol, drugs _____
epidemiology _____
gambling _____
Internet/video games _____
protective factors _____
risk factors _____
sexual addictions _____
treatment and services _____
other (please specify) _____
Violence against women and children
children exposed to violence _____
domestic violence _____
bullying on Internet/in schools _____
human trafficking _____
sex work _____
sexual violence _____
other (please specify) _____
Work, family, family policy
jobs/employment/wages/the labor market _____
formal sector employment _____
informal sector employment _____
nonstandard work schedule _____
occupational social work _____
policies to support working families _____
social and economic justice _____
work‒family conflict and related issues _____
other (please specify) _____
Please indicate which social welfare research method or methods and modes of practice apply to the article you are submitting:
Research design and measurement
community-based participatory research _____
evaluation research _____
implementation research _____
intervention research _____
measurement psychometrics _____
program evaluation _____
qualitative research _____
quantitative research _____
secondary data analysis _____
social epidemiology _____
translational science _____
other (please specify) _____
Social work practice
clinical practice in social work _____
community practice _____
cultural competence in social work _____
disasters and traumatic stress _____
ethical issues in social work _____
evidence-based practice _____
group practice _____
strengths-based social work practice _____
other (please specify) _____
Indicate which country/region or countries/regions apply to the manuscript you are submitting:
Geography-specific
country/region ____
countries/regions _____
Political economy-specific
Global South/developing countries _____
transition countries _____
Global North/Western/developed countries _____