Springer Series in International Social Work by jianguo Gao
As series editor, I invite you to submit new book proposals (Edited or Authored) to the
following... more As series editor, I invite you to submit new book proposals (Edited or Authored) to the
following (attached) two New book series being published by Springer Nature, United
States.
We are accepting proposals on a rolling basis and submitted proposals will be reviewed by
external subject experts, book series editorial advisory board and series editors. All books
published in these series will be submitted for indexing in SCOPUS & Web of Science.
Interested authors & editors can download the initial expression of interest (EOI) form from
here and send it to Dr. Rajendra Baikady rajendra.baikady@mail.huji.ac.il or
rajendrab@uj.ac.za (Series Editor). Series editors are happy to meet authors and editors
requiring further information (online meeting).
Papers by jianguo Gao
Sustainability, Jan 31, 2022
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative... more This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY
Globalization, neoliberalism and market-based economy had brought numerous changes in the welfare... more Globalization, neoliberalism and market-based economy had brought numerous changes in the welfare system of many countries across the world. Development in economic, lifestyle change and advancement of science, technology and communication resulted in innumerable changes in the social life of the people. These changes in social life have also led to changing social needs, social problems and their solutions. Irrespective of economic advancement, technological development and rise in the standard of living, in every society there are communities who are marginalized and disadvantaged. Social welfare provisions are the policies that target the wellbeing of society at a large. These policies and programmes include every class/group of people in the society i.e. children, women, the disabled, elderly and other marginalized and disadvantaged section of the society. These policies and programmes are primarily aimed at ensuring a basic standard of living for everyone. Social assistance is one of the most
Social Work Education, Apr 25, 2022
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Psychological distress and mental illness have become increasingly pervasive among Chinese univer... more Psychological distress and mental illness have become increasingly pervasive among Chinese university students. However, many university students who need mental health treatment or psychological support do not actively seek help from professional counselors or service providers, which could lead to poor mental health outcomes. To promote help-seeking, we undertook a qualitative study to understand Chinese university students’ perspectives on help-seeking and mental health counseling. We conducted 13 focus group interviews with students in six universities in Jinan, China, and altogether 91 (62%) female students, and 56 (38%) male students participated in the study. Our results indicate that students’ misconception and distrust of on-campus counseling, stigma of mental illness, low mental health literacy, and hard-to-access mental health services are the major barriers that impede students help-seeking behaviors. Internal struggles and systematic and organizational barriers are iden...
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
This study aimed to explore the association between mental health knowledge level and the prevale... more This study aimed to explore the association between mental health knowledge level and the prevalence of depressive symptoms among Chinese college students. A cross-sectional study was conducted in six universities in Jinan, Shandong Province, China, and a total of 600 college students were recruited to self-complete a series of questionnaires. The Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire (MHKQ) was used to investigate the level of mental health knowledge. Depressive symptoms were investigated with the depression subscale of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). The prevalence rate of depressive symptoms among college students was 31.2%. Compared with MHKQ scoring in the 1st quartile, college students with MHKQ scoring in the 3rd quartile and in the 4th quartile reported lower levels of depressive symptoms after adjusting for potential confounding factors. Since mental health knowledge level was related to depressive symptoms among college students, increased efforts to promote...
JMIR Research Protocols, 2020
Background: Rapid urbanization, academic pressures, and developmental life transition stressors c... more Background: Rapid urbanization, academic pressures, and developmental life transition stressors contribute to mental health stress for postsecondary students in China. Effective prevention, early identification, and timely intervention are challenged by stigma, a lack of mental health literacy, and inadequate mental health resources. Objective: Our implementation science (IS) research project is aimed at evaluating the use of an evidence-informed mental health promotion intervention named Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment-Linking Youth and 'Xin' (hearts) (ACE-LYNX) to promote university student mental health in Jinan, China. Methods: We will engage and collaborate with Shandong Mental Health Center, the provincial mental health center, and six local universities in different regions of Jinan. The ACE-LYNX intervention aims to reduce social stigma against mental illness, enhance mental health literacy, and improve access to quality mental health care by increasing interdisciplinary collaboration and forming a mental health network. It is based on two evidence-based approaches, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Group Empowerment Psychoeducation (GEP), and it will be delivered through online learning and in-person group training. The project will train 90 interdisciplinary professionals using the model. They will in turn train 15 professionals and 20 students at each university. The project will adopt the Reach, Efficacy, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework, which provides a structure to examine the process and outcomes of implementation using mixed methods comprising quantitative and qualitative approaches along five dimensions: reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation, and maintenance. Results: Over the course of the project, 720 champions will be directly trained. They will contribute to developing a formal and informal mental health network, strengthened by student-led mental health initiatives and professional-led initiatives to promote collaborative care and facilitated care pathways. We anticipate that our project will reach out to 11,000 to 18,000 students. Conclusions: This IS protocol will outline our unique intervention model and key steps to contextualize, implement, and evaluate community-based mental health intervention.
Proceedings of the 2018 International Seminar on Education Research and Social Science (ISERSS 2018), 2018
In response to the recent call for research on the participation in social welfare of faith-based... more In response to the recent call for research on the participation in social welfare of faith-based organizations in China, this article focuses on barriers to specialization inside and outside the organization. Adopting the a general inductive approach, the author studies the system foundation and service status of FBO social services in China , and analyzes the factors that restrict the development of FBO social service specialization. After presents the main issues in the process of FBO specialization, this paper draws the following conclusions: 1.The professionalization of FBO services in China can not be separated from the promotion of the government. 2. The government needs to strengthen policy implementation and promote policy updates in order to support FBO. 3. FBO itself needs to strengthen the organization's internal capacity building, achieve secularization, and strive to achieve the unity of religious values and social values.
Critical and Radical Social Work, 2021
This article reports on the result of an exploratory qualitative study with in-depth interviews c... more This article reports on the result of an exploratory qualitative study with in-depth interviews conducted with postgraduate students in Chinese universities. The data were collected from five schools of social work, covering three provincial-level administrative regions of Beijing, Shanghai and Shandong. The principal aim of this article is to understand the development of social work and student perspectives on the government’s role in social work development and the function of social work in China. The study shows that Chinese social work is still developing, and the expansion and function of social work education and practice is mandated by the state. Despite a robust authoritarian hold by the government, the study finds hope among the graduate students about the mission and future of social work in China.
Social work and society, Nov 10, 2020
Social Welfare in India and China, 2020
Globalization, neoliberalism and market-based economy had brought numerous changes in the welfare... more Globalization, neoliberalism and market-based economy had brought numerous changes in the welfare system of many countries across the world. Development in economic, lifestyle change and advancement of science, technology and communication resulted in innumerable changes in the social life of the people. These changes in social life have also led to changing social needs, social problems and their solutions. Irrespective of economic advancement, technological development and rise in the standard of living, in every society there are communities who are marginalized and disadvantaged. Social welfare provisions are the policies that target the wellbeing of society at a large. These policies and programmes include every class/group of people in the society i.e. children, women, the disabled, elderly and other marginalized and disadvantaged section of the society. These policies and programmes are primarily aimed at ensuring a basic standard of living for everyone. Social assistance is one of the most
Religions, 2021
This paper discusses the types, faith attributes, development characteristics, and limitations of... more This paper discusses the types, faith attributes, development characteristics, and limitations of Christian social organizations in China. China’s religious social service organizations mainly include four types of organizations: associations, private non-enterprise units, foundations, and venues for religious activities. From the perspective of faith attributes, they can be divided into faith-permeated organizations, faith-centered organizations, faith-affiliated organizations, faith-background organizations, and faith–secular partnerships. Since the reform and opening up in 1978, China’s Christian social services have been in a period of organizational reconstruction. The main development characteristics are as follows: (a) social services have begun to take on multiple forms; (b) institutional services have transferred their original focus on those with disabilities to the elderly, and the services have been gradually extended from the low-income populations to other target group...
Sustainability, 2022
This paper discusses the comprehensiveness of religious policy content, the feasibility of implem... more This paper discusses the comprehensiveness of religious policy content, the feasibility of implementation, and factors that affect the impact of policy implementation. Since the reform and opening up in 1978, China’s religious charities have been in a period of organizational reconstruction, and the government exercises legal administration over religious affairs, forming a dual administrative management model: the central and local government and the civil affairs department and religious department, forming the preliminary implementation framework of religious policy. Currently, government policy implementation regarding religious charity activities adopts a "policy-centered, top-down" approach in an attempt to create a clear path toward policy implementation. Using the Smith policy implementation process model, combined with field research in three cities in the Shandong province, this study finds multiple limitations deterring religious charity policy execution, includ...
Proceedings of the 2nd International Seminar on Education Research and Social Science (ISERSS 2019), 2019
The issue of cooperation has key policy implications in the current debate about religious organi... more The issue of cooperation has key policy implications in the current debate about religious organizations in the participation in social work. Adopting a general inductive approach, the author reviews the affinity and conflict between religious charity and social work in China. This paper points out that due to the differences in practical institutional arrangements, there are some issues like the amateur charity, conflicts in service value and unprofessional service in the interaction between religious charity and social work in China. Implications for improving integration are discussed, and a call for promoting institutionalization of religious charity service, cooperating with professional organizations to promote specialization, and seeking cooperation in the field of welfare transmission are made.
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Springer Series in International Social Work by jianguo Gao
following (attached) two New book series being published by Springer Nature, United
States.
We are accepting proposals on a rolling basis and submitted proposals will be reviewed by
external subject experts, book series editorial advisory board and series editors. All books
published in these series will be submitted for indexing in SCOPUS & Web of Science.
Interested authors & editors can download the initial expression of interest (EOI) form from
here and send it to Dr. Rajendra Baikady rajendra.baikady@mail.huji.ac.il or
rajendrab@uj.ac.za (Series Editor). Series editors are happy to meet authors and editors
requiring further information (online meeting).
Papers by jianguo Gao
following (attached) two New book series being published by Springer Nature, United
States.
We are accepting proposals on a rolling basis and submitted proposals will be reviewed by
external subject experts, book series editorial advisory board and series editors. All books
published in these series will be submitted for indexing in SCOPUS & Web of Science.
Interested authors & editors can download the initial expression of interest (EOI) form from
here and send it to Dr. Rajendra Baikady rajendra.baikady@mail.huji.ac.il or
rajendrab@uj.ac.za (Series Editor). Series editors are happy to meet authors and editors
requiring further information (online meeting).