Social Work in Health Care
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EDITOR'S NOTE Sylvia S. Clarke MSc, ACSW To cite this article: Sylvia S. Clarke MSc, ACSW (1990) EDITOR'S NOTE, Social Work in Health Care, 14:4, 1-3, DOI: 10.1300/J010v14n04_01 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J010v14n04_01
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Ave Atque Vale As I write to say that with this last issue of Volume 14 I am relinquishing the post of Editor of Social Work in Health Care, I reflect on its beginnings, processes and rewards. When the journal was conceived in 1974, and I took on the job of editing the first professional journal devoted to social work in health care settings, I was and had been in practice in hospital social work departments for 30 years. Shifting the perspective from the actual "doing" to the "telling about the doing" has made for an absorbing, compelling experience in the integration of practice and theory. The first 14 volumes attest to how much we have to share with each other. They hold a living history of our field, a fund of scholarly guidance for now and the future. As one structure for learning from and teaching one another, the journal is a place where we translate what we do into terms that are useable and profitable to others, where we cull from the anecdote Social Work in Health Care, Vol. 14(4) 1990 Q 1990 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights resewed.
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we tell naturally basic principles, concepts, dynamics. I feel fortunate to have had this extended opportunity to work with so many colleagues on the professional developmental tasks of learning the skills needed to report from our practice, teaching and research those generalizations which will help other social workers improve their programs in these areas. The process of manuscript review is also a creative way of giving and getting help. The peer review process is usually valued as a tool to insure objective, scholastic rigor in manuscript selection. It has been exhilarating to see it used as a vehicle for colleagues to share their wisdom with each other. This process often helps authors review and revise their writings to levels acceptable for publication. Many valued published articles were developed through such interchanges. When we write for professional publication, we insure some measure of longevity to what we know and establish a base upon which new knowledge can be added. When our work is not recorded, it tends to be forgotten, washed away by the tides of time, dooming us to repetitive relearning and rediscovery of the already known. When we publish, we gain visibility and harness the power of the printed word to advance our work in many arenas and with our many constituencies. My years as Editor have brought me incalculable professional and personal rewards. I have been connected to hundreds of individuals I would otherwise not have known. Exposure to their work has enlarged my knowledge of the field immeasurably. It has been a collegial achievement to make this work part of our recorded history, broadly available to others. I leave the post with regret but motivated by the conviction that in these times so beleaguered for health care social work, the journal needs at its helm those more active in practice, teaching and research than I now can be. New leadership will infuse new energy and creativity to this important publication. And I am pleased I shall have a continuing connection with it as a member of the Editorial Board. I thank all readers, authors, reviewers and members of the Board for their sustained support. I congratulate them for having stabilized
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what seemed to be an uncertain undertaking 15 years ago. In the intervening years we have reported a range of current practice in the field. The scholarly quality of these reports belies the shibboleth that social workers are better doers than thinkers and writers. Lastly, I hail and welcome Gary Rosenberg as our next Editor under whose aegis Social Work in Health Care will surely flourish.
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Sylvia S. Clarke, MSc, ACS W Editor
ISSN: 0098-1389 (Print) 1541-034X (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wshc20
EDITOR'S NOTE Sylvia S. Clarke MSc, ACSW To cite this article: Sylvia S. Clarke MSc, ACSW (1990) EDITOR'S NOTE, Social Work in Health Care, 14:4, 1-3, DOI: 10.1300/J010v14n04_01 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J010v14n04_01
Published online: 26 Oct 2008.
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Date: 09 November 2015, At: 17:00
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Ave Atque Vale As I write to say that with this last issue of Volume 14 I am relinquishing the post of Editor of Social Work in Health Care, I reflect on its beginnings, processes and rewards. When the journal was conceived in 1974, and I took on the job of editing the first professional journal devoted to social work in health care settings, I was and had been in practice in hospital social work departments for 30 years. Shifting the perspective from the actual "doing" to the "telling about the doing" has made for an absorbing, compelling experience in the integration of practice and theory. The first 14 volumes attest to how much we have to share with each other. They hold a living history of our field, a fund of scholarly guidance for now and the future. As one structure for learning from and teaching one another, the journal is a place where we translate what we do into terms that are useable and profitable to others, where we cull from the anecdote Social Work in Health Care, Vol. 14(4) 1990 Q 1990 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights resewed.
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we tell naturally basic principles, concepts, dynamics. I feel fortunate to have had this extended opportunity to work with so many colleagues on the professional developmental tasks of learning the skills needed to report from our practice, teaching and research those generalizations which will help other social workers improve their programs in these areas. The process of manuscript review is also a creative way of giving and getting help. The peer review process is usually valued as a tool to insure objective, scholastic rigor in manuscript selection. It has been exhilarating to see it used as a vehicle for colleagues to share their wisdom with each other. This process often helps authors review and revise their writings to levels acceptable for publication. Many valued published articles were developed through such interchanges. When we write for professional publication, we insure some measure of longevity to what we know and establish a base upon which new knowledge can be added. When our work is not recorded, it tends to be forgotten, washed away by the tides of time, dooming us to repetitive relearning and rediscovery of the already known. When we publish, we gain visibility and harness the power of the printed word to advance our work in many arenas and with our many constituencies. My years as Editor have brought me incalculable professional and personal rewards. I have been connected to hundreds of individuals I would otherwise not have known. Exposure to their work has enlarged my knowledge of the field immeasurably. It has been a collegial achievement to make this work part of our recorded history, broadly available to others. I leave the post with regret but motivated by the conviction that in these times so beleaguered for health care social work, the journal needs at its helm those more active in practice, teaching and research than I now can be. New leadership will infuse new energy and creativity to this important publication. And I am pleased I shall have a continuing connection with it as a member of the Editorial Board. I thank all readers, authors, reviewers and members of the Board for their sustained support. I congratulate them for having stabilized
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what seemed to be an uncertain undertaking 15 years ago. In the intervening years we have reported a range of current practice in the field. The scholarly quality of these reports belies the shibboleth that social workers are better doers than thinkers and writers. Lastly, I hail and welcome Gary Rosenberg as our next Editor under whose aegis Social Work in Health Care will surely flourish.
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