The theme of this Special Issue of Australian Social Work is strategies for working with involuntary and resistant clients. Social workers work with involuntary clients and those who are resistant to decisions made on their behalf, in a wide range of fields in policy and practice including: child welfare; corrections; family services; health and mental health; substance use or abuse, or both; domestic violence; aged care; and school welfare.
The Guest Editors for this Special Issue are: Professor Chris Trotter, Social Work Department, Monash University ([email protected]); Professor Emeritus Ronald Rooney, Social Work Department, University of Minnesota ([email protected]); and Professor Traci LaLiberte, Social Work Department, University of Minnesota, ([email protected]), all of whom are well-known for their work with involuntary clients.
In May 2018, a conference on this theme will be held at the Monash Centre in Prato, Italy. While delegates who present papers at this conference will be invited to submit papers, this is an open invitation. All those interested in the themes of the Special Issue are encouraged to submit papers.
Relevant papers would address: work with involuntary clients in the range of fields referred to above; strategies for working with the involuntary, mandated, non-voluntary or resistant clients in a variety of settings; the dynamics of working with this population; the importance of building relationships; problem solving with involuntary clients; challenging involuntary clients; practice skills specific to these groups.
Guidelines for submission
Authors may submit an original article (4000–6000 words), or a Practice, Policy, and Perspectives article (1500–4000 words). For guidance on how to submit, please see www.tandfonline.com/rasw and the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), 6th Edition.
Deadline for submission
All manuscripts should be submitted via Scholar One Manuscripts: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/rasw, no later than 30 May 2019. Authors are encouraged to contact the Guest Editors to discuss their intended submissions.