Journal for Social Work Scholar-Practitioners
About This Journal
The Journal for Social Work Scholar-Practitioners (JSWSP) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing the work of scholar-practitioners and practitioner-scholars who practice, teach, and lead in areas of social work and related disciplines. This peer-reviewed journal welcomes contributions from social work professionals and interprofessional collaborators across the globe.Editors
Dr. Emmerentie Oliphant & Dr. Freddie Avant, Stephen F. Austin State University, School of Social Work.JSWSP
JSWSP promotes doctoral-level practice, leadership in social work, evidence-based research, and the integration of scholarship. Our mission is to provide a platform for scholar-practitioners and practitioner-scholars to share evidence-informed practices, explore doctoral-level issues, and introduce cutting-edge developments in the field.Who Should Submit?
Educators, Researchers, and Social Work Practitioners
DSW and PhD Students
Interdisciplinary Researchers
International Contributors
Focus Areas (not limited to)
Evidence-Based Practice
Practice–Research Integration
Belonging, Acceptance, and Humility in Social Work
Doctoral Social Work Research, Practice & Innovation
Practitioner-Led Research & Capstone Projects
Quality of Life
Interprofessional collaboration and partnerships
Individuals, families, groups, and community well-being
Behavioral Health
Social work education
Social work leadership
Accepting Manuscript Types
Scholarly Research & Practice Articles
Evidence-based Practice Reports
Innovation Papers
Case Study Descriptions and Analyses
Book Reviews
Editorial Note
Bridging Scholarship and Practice to Advance the Social Work Profession
Over the past few years, we have envisioned a journal which highlights the importance of social workers who are able to integrate research and social work practice. We are now excited to introduce the inaugural edition of the Journal for Social Work Scholar-Practitioners. Many conversations led us to the establishment of this journal. Questions on what is a scholar-practitioner or a practitioner-scholar, how do we prepare students for this, and how can it impact curriculum, whether it is a practice doctorate or a PhD in Social Work?
Scholar-practitioners explicitly reflect on and assess the impact of their work. Their professional activities and the knowledge they develop are based on collaborative and relational learning through active exchange within communities of practice and scholarship. Social work scholar-practitioners and practitioner-scholars connect inquiry with practice, while they find ways to contribute to the profession through innovation. The identity of scholar-practitioners and practitioners are deeply rooted in creating a bridge to link research and practice. The term scholar practitioner-expresses an ideal of professional excellence grounded in theory and research, informed by experiential knowledge, and motivated by personal values, and ethical conduct. Scholar practitioners are committed to the well-being of clients and colleagues, to learning new ways of being effective, and to conceptualizing their work in relation to broader organizational, community, political, and cultural contexts. Scholar practitioners explicitly reflect on and assess the impact of their work. Their professional activities and the knowledge they develop are based on collaborative and relational learning through active exchange within communities of practice and scholarship.
We want this journal to reflect the many different ways in which knowledge, evidence and interventions are integrated to ultimately enhance practice and advance the social work profession. The journal will serve as a forum for the dissemination of scholarship by practice doctorate and PhD students, graduates, faculty, and practitioners. The journal will feature examples of scholar-practitioner and practitioner-scholar work from social work and related disciplines, promoting collaboration, innovation, and the advancement of shared knowledge.
For this inaugural issue, our publications include reflections and articles by practice doctorate graduates and PhD/practice doctorate directors, examples of scholar-practitioner/practitioner- scholar applications, and inter-professional articles.
Starting small, we envision that this journal will grow in publications and increase in visibility in the future. Our aim is to publish articles across all relevant systems in social work – individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations. Additionally, articles which contribute to reflective, ethical, evidence-based practice, leadership and scholarly engagement – contributing to a responsive social work profession will be considered.
Emmerentie Oliphant and Freddie L. Avant
Editors
Journal for Social Work Scholar-Practitioners
Stephen F. Austin State University (University of Texas System)