Issues

Ellen Line, a master’s student specializing in gerontology, started an oral history project this past spring at her internship with Shalom Austin-Jewish Family Service. She has interviewed older adult clients such as Miriam Simmons, who worked as a journalist during the 1920s, had a job at the Works Progress Administration… read more 

Modern slavery or human trafficking affects almost 30 million people worldwide. Social workers can help survivors as social providers and advocates but, because of scant research-based information, human trafficking has been hard to incorporate into social work curricula. Professor Monica Faulkner and co-authors tackle this issue in a recent article… read more 

Studies indicate that 60 to 90 percent of adolescents with addiction problems relapse after treatment. In an article published in the Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence, professor Lori Holleran Steiker and co-authors argue that a continuum of care model that incorporates peer support is critical for successful recovery. They… read more