"Social Work" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The use of community resources, individual case work, or group work to promote the adaptive capacities of individuals in relation to their social and economic environments. It includes social service agencies.
| Descriptor ID |
D012947
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.792 N02.421.849
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Work- Social Work
- Work, Social
- Service, Social
- Services, Social
- Social Services
- Social Service
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Work" by people in Profiles.
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Impacts of the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis on Caring for Sex-Trafficked Persons. Health Promot Pract. 2024 07; 25(4):537-544.
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Leveraging Administrative Data to Better Understand and Address Child Maltreatment: A Scoping Review of Data Linkage Studies. Child Maltreat. 2023 02; 28(1):176-195.
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Turf Wars: Integrating Palliative Care Social Work into a Large Pediatric Hospital. J Palliat Med. 2021 04; 24(4):480.
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Social Work in a Time of Social Distance. J Soc Work End Life Palliat Care. 2021 Apr-Sep; 17(2-3):84-86.
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Development and Initial Validation of the Self-Care Practices Scale. Soc Work. 2019 12 20; 65(1):21-28.
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The 2020 Census and the child undercount: a threat to pediatric research and the health and wellbeing of children. Pediatr Res. 2019 09; 86(3):289-290.
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Social Workers' Perceived Barriers to and Sources of Support for Integrating Clients' Religion and Spirituality in Practice. Soc Work. 2017 10 01; 62(4):323-332.
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A Practitioner-Friendly Empirical Way to Evaluate Practice. Soc Work. 2017 10 01; 62(4):297-302.
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Is the Use of Physical Discipline Associated with Aggressive Behaviors in Young Children? Acad Pediatr. 2017 Jan - Feb; 17(1):34-44.
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Socio-economic status and socio-emotional health of orphans in South Africa. J Community Health. 2015 Feb; 40(1):92-102.