Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work @APSWJournal
A peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to the development and dissemination of abolitionist values, theory, and praxis in social work. APSWJournal.com Joined May 2022-
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NEW from Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work. Open Access download available here: apsw-ojs-uh.tdl.org/apsw/article/v…
Two new articles are out in Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work this week. The abstracts are below and the full articles are available for free, open-access download at the journal's website: apsw-ojs-uh.tdl.org/apsw/issue/vie…
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Thinking and Practicing Abolition Through Palestine Abstracts are due on 10/28/24. I hope many of you are considering submitting! Read the full Call for Abstracts here: apsw-ojs-uh.tdl.org/apsw/announcem…
SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: Thinking and Practicing Abolition Through Palestine Read the full Call for Abstracts here: apsw-ojs-uh.tdl.org/apsw/announcem…
NEW BOOK REVIEW AVAILABLE NOW! Always Open Access. If you're interested in submitting a book review for publication in our journal, please reach out. apswjournal.com
This is why "Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work" was founded. To disseminate scholarship that would otherwise not be welcomed in mainstream social work journals, but is desperately needed to promote the values of our profession. Thank you to these authors for your courage.
Volume 1, Issue 2 of Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work is out today with our first new article of the year. We'll be adding articles to this issue throughout the next month so stay tuned! FREE DOWNLOAD: APSWJournal.com
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