2006 - School of Social Service Administration - University of Chicago

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FROM THE EDITORS Social work is a profession with a rich history dating from the late 1800s. Early social work pioneers established as central to the social work profession the tasks of working toward social justice and serving underprivileged populations. More than 100 years later, these core concerns remain fundamental to both social work education and practice. Nevertheless, the social work profession has been responsive to changes in the social environment. In a continually evolving world, social workers have been forced to adapt our practice methods to the changing needs of clients. We do this by conducting research and evaluation, developing new technology, and, most of all, remaining connected to the needs and concerns of the communities we serve and the world around us. The articles in the 2006 volume of Advocates’ Forum reflect the range of the concerns facing social workers today. The first two articles speak to recent events with implications for both clinical practice and policy reform. Hurricane Katrina’s devastation of New Orleans took place more than 9 months ago, yet the political, economic, and social issues that came with it remain. In her article, “Mapping the American Political Stream: The Stuart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act,” Betsy Carlson takes a critical look at a topic that has taken on a new significance in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, homelessness legislation. Frank Baiocchi’s article, “The Stink beneath the Ink: How Cartoons Are Animating the Gay and Lesbian Culture Wars,” is particularly relevant given the recent turmoil incited in the Muslim world by political cartoons. Changes in the ways social workers provide services are often precipitated by the discovery of a new or previously unrecognized need in a population. In “Those of a Queer Age: Insights into Aging in the Gay and Lesbian Community,” Stephanie Schmitz-Bechteler explores an underdeveloped aspect of aging that is likely to become a growing area of concern for policy makers and clinicians alike. Another topic of increasing relevance, society’s response to transgendered individuals, 2
FROM THE EDITORS is addressed in Katherine Stepleton’s article, “Transgender Inclusion and Feminism: Organizations and Innovation.” Finally, we have included in this volume a clinical feature on evidence-based practice and the COPES method in particular. This section includes an introduction to this technique, followed by two articles that show the applicability of the method and the diversity it allows: “A Wilderness Therapy Intervention for Violent, Gang- Involved Latino Adolescents,” by Andrew Gill, and “Cocaine-Abusing Methadone Patients: Can COPES Lead to an Appropriate Intervention?,” by Aaron Willis. Much like the field of social work itself, Advocates’ Forum is adaptive to changes in the times yet remains consistent in certain fundamental values. Among the most important of these values are preservation of open discourse in the SSA community, adherence to social work ethics, and dedication to academic quality. In this, our eleventh year, we enter our second decade with a commitment to these values and to remaining relevant to our readers, today and for years to come. Charlotte Hamilton Amy Proger COEDITORS IN CHIEF 3
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