Youth calls for papers / publications

Call for Papers for a Special Issue of the Journal of Clinical Nursing: Sexual and Reproductive Health

The issue of sexual and reproductive health is a major area of clinical practice. It encompasses a broad range of topics – sexuality, sexual behavior, altered body image, sexual and reproductive pathologies and infections, HIV/AIDS, abortion, sexual abuse as well as sexual health services, sex education and the impact of illness, social deprivation and age upon sexuality and sexual expression. Nurses are increasingly involved in work with patients, clients and communities that have sexual and reproductive needs – developing a holistic approach to care is essential, as well as increasing the evidence base for sexual and reproductive health interventions. This special issue aims to make a substantial contribution to this evidence base and also celebrate the wide ranging nature of sexual and reproductive health nursing practice.

Scope Researchers, practitioners and educators are invited to submit a manuscript based on a research study, literature review or discursive topic related to any area of Sexual and Reproductive health that has implications for nursing practice.

Manuscripts are especially welcome in the following areas (although other papers will be considered):

Child and adolescent sexual health issues, HIV/AIDS, Ageing and sexual health, Sexuality and chronic illnesses, Mental health and sexuality, Sex education, Sexual health in marginalized populations, Sexuality and clinical practice, Establishing/evaluating sexual health care or services, sexually transmitted infections, sexual health and pregnancy

All manuscripts will be expected to discuss the implications for clinical practice and adhere to the Journal of Clinical Nursing guidelines for authors available at www.wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/jocn

Submission The deadline for the receipt of manuscripts is December 2012 with anticipated publication in late 2013. Manuscripts should be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jcnur

All papers for the special issue should have the prefix ‘SI – SRH’ before the title of the paper.

Further information
Please contact the editors for this edition; Professor Mark Hayter (m.hayter@hull.ac.uk) or Professor Alice Yuen Loke (hsaloke@inet.polyu.edu.hk).

Call for Papers for the Journal of Family Social Work: Understanding Kinship Care: Implications for Policy and Practice

Guest Editors, Lillian C. Wichinsky, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Mark Testa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Johanna Thomas, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Kinship Care is defined as “the full time care, nurturing and protection of children by relatives, . . . godparents, stepparents, or any adult who has a kinship bond with a child,” including close family friends. Often considered a way of preserving the family, placing children with relatives helps children maintain those familial connections. Over the past ten years, the number of children living in the Unites States in households headed by non-parent relatives has grown to around 8 million; 2.5 million without their parents present. Parents of children living with non-parent relatives struggle with many issues, such as substance abuse, mental illness, incarceration, economic hardship, divorce, and domestic violence. Some parents leave to find work, due to the poor economy, and their children remain with grandparents. This can cause significant upheaval in a child’s life. Grandparents and other relative caregivers are a lifeline during these trying times. Placing children with family members prevents further disruption in the child’s life.

Kinship caregivers are not as likely as foster caregivers to receive any type of financial support, although about 22% of grandparents caring for grandchildren live at the poverty level. Kinship caregivers are about four times less likely to receive any form of parent training and seven times less likely to have access to peer support groups or respite care. Relatives have expressed that they need such as financial assistance, after-school programs, obtaining legal guardianship, transportation, tutoring programs, and mental health counseling for the children. This special edition provides an opportunity to explore recent developments in research in working with “kin” families and their children, to discuss model programs and to explore policy and funding implications for state programs wrestling with these issues.

Articles are due December 15, 2012.

Issues of the Journal of Family Social Work contain research articles, conceptual and practice articles, creative works, letters to the editor, and book reviews devoted to innovative family theory and practice subjects. In celebrating social workers' tradition of working with couples and families in their life context, the Journal of Family Social Work features articles which advance the capacity of practitioners to integrate research, theory building, and practice wisdom into their services to families. It is a journal of policy, clinical practice, and research directed to the needs of social workers working with couples and families.

Manuscript Submissions
The Journal of Family Social Work receives all manuscript submissions electronically via their ScholarOne Manuscripts website located at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/wfsw. ScholarOne Manuscripts allows for rapid submission of original and revised manuscripts, as well as facilitating the review process and internal communication between authors, editors, and reviewers via a web-based platform. ScholarOne Manuscripts technical support can be accessed via http://scholarone.com/services/support/. If you have any other requests, please contact the journal's editor at jfamilysocialwork@gmail.com.

Journal of Family Social Work
Editor-in-Chief: Pat Conway, PhD, LCSW

Call for Papers: Emerging Adulthood Journal

Submit your research to Emerging Adulthood, a new journal coming in 2013!

Benefits of Publishing in this Journal

When you publish in Emerging Adulthood, you will benefit from:

Rigorous peer review of your research
Prompt publishing
Targeted, multidisciplinary audience
High visibility for maximum global exposure

Emerging Adulthood (EA) is an interdisciplinary and international journal for advancements in theory, methodology, and empirical research on development and adaptation during the late teens and twenties. EA covers clinical, developmental and social psychology and other social sciences, including anthropology, psychiatry, public policy, social work, sociology, public health, and post-secondary education. EA embraces the use of both qualitative and quantitative methodology.

Submit Manuscripts in these Areas

You are invited to submit your manuscript and articles on emerging adulthood research topics/areas, including (but not limited to):

Interpersonal Relationships
Work and Education
Well-Being
Social and Moral Competence
Health
Identity
Psychopathology
Ethnicity/Culture
Religion
Media and Technology
Transitions

Call for Papers: International Journal of MCH & AIDS (IJMA)

In our increasingly global world, the health of mothers, infant, and children and youth populations has become an important international health issue. This is particularly important in developing countries where maternal and child health (MCH) is deteriorating and inequalities are growing due to the HIV/AIDS epidemic ravaging populations in developing world. There is an urgent need to collect, document, and disseminate the existing evidence and emerging issues on the intersection between maternal and child health and HIV/AIDS. Above all, non-communicable diseases threaten the fragile gains made in addressing precarious state of maternal and child health in developing countries.

The International Journal of MCH and AIDS (IJMA) provides a platform through which researchers, as well as program and policy makers, can learn about the various factors that contribute to the health and well-being of mothers, infants, children, and adults and how the HIV/AIDS is decimating the gains in those sectors. The journal focuses on empirical findings from low and middle-income countries exploring trends and patterns at international, national, and local levels. Research articles and rigorous meta-analyses are welcome. Ideas for review articles on MCH and HIV/AIDS in developing countries will be considered. The topics to be covered in the journal include, but are not limited to:

Life expectancy, cause-specific mortality, and human development

Maternal, infant, child, and youth mortality and morbidity in developing countries

Determinants and consequences of childhood and adolescent obesity and sedentary behaviors

Quality of life and mental health disparities affecting MCH and HIV/AIDS populations

Social, behavioral, and biological determinants of MCH and HIV/AIDS and well-being

Disparities in health and well-being based on gender, race, ethnicity, immigrant status, social class, education, income, disability status, etc.

Region and/or country specific studies

Cross-national research on MCH and HIV/AIDS issues across the world

Issues of resilience among populations impacted by HIV/AIDS

Applications of surveillance, trend, and multilevel methods, and use of novel approaches in both quantitative and qualitative research studies

Book reviews on (national or cross-national) MCH and HIV/AIDS issues and social determinants of health.

Before submitting their manuscripts, prospective authors should carefully read the journal’s Author Instructions, which are located here http://www.mchandaids.org/?page_id=96

Manuscripts are accepted on a rolling basis. Manuscripts that do not meet the immediate deadline of a particular issue are automatically considered for the next issue. Authors will receive an email confirmation acknowledging receipt of their manuscripts within three days of successful manuscript submission.

If you have any questions please visit or email us:

Website: www.mchandaids.org
Email: editorinchief@mchandaids.org

Call for Papers for a Theme Issue of School Psychology Forum: Technology and School Psychology

This issue will contain innovations and research in the use of technology in school psychology and education, in general. Examples include the value of computer-based test scoring, using social media in the practice of school psychology, approaches to intervening with cyber-bullying, and using technology for distance learning.

Guest Editor: Dr. Dan Florell

Deadline: May 20th, 2013
 

Call for Papers for a Theme Issue of School Psychology Forum: Providing Educational and Psychological Services for Foster Care and Adopted Students

This is a broad category that includes research and novel interventions for counseling and academic issues for international adoptees, students in the foster care system, and specific issues for children who were adopted.

Guest Editor: Professor Anna Jankowska

Deadline: March 15th, 2013

Call for Papers for a Theme Issue of School Psychology Forum: The Practice of Neuropsychology in the Schools

This issue will contain research and innovative practice in the area of neuropsychology. Examples include concussion prevention, collaborating with neurologists and rehab centers, interventions for children with TBI, educational value of assessing and intervening in the area of executive functioning, and assessing processing for children suspected of having learning disabilities.

Deadline: December 15th, 2013

Call for Papers for a Theme Issue of School Psychology Forum: Evaluations of School-Wide or Large Group Interventions

SPF is an excellent forum for large-scale program evaluations. The goal is to publish quality examples of program evaluations. SPF would like to publish papers that use a variety of methods, analysis of systemic issues, or interesting methods of interventions. Examples include: obesity prevention, school-wide positive behavior supports, social skill programs in a Head Start program, and a host of prevention programs.

Deadline: September 15th, 2012

Call for Papers for a Theme Issue of School Psychology Forum: Reading Interventions in the Classroom

Investigations and program evaluations on specific Level II and III reading interventions for any age are welcome.

Deadline: July 15th, 2012

Call for Submissions: Special Issue of the Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services: HIV Care and Prevention in Adolescents and Emerging Adults

Adolescence is a time often marked by experimentation, development of one’s racial and sexual identity, risk taking, and vulnerability. Consequently, emerging adulthood can be characterized as a period of continued change in terms of home, school, work, and relationship domains. Adolescents and young adults (ages 13 to 29) currently account for the largest percentage (39%) of new HIV infections in the United States compared to other age groups. HIV incidence in this group disproportionately affects young gay and bisexual men and young African Americans. Behavioral factors found to be associated with HIV infection in young persons include early age at sexual initiation, older sex partners, history of sexual abuse, sexually transmitted infections, and substance use. Providers may face challenges in delivering developmentally and culturally appropriate interventions for increasing numbers of young persons entering care systems, and providing treatment regimens that are compatible with diverse lifestyles.

The Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services is inviting the submission of papers for a special issue on HIV Care and Prevention in
Adolescents and Emerging Adults.

Papers to be considered for review for this special issue should be submitted beginning April 15, 2012, through August 15, 2012.

Topics of interest include:

. Emergent findings in psychosocial approaches to HIV care and prevention in adolescents and young adults.
. Identifying and addressing special needs of adolescents and emerging adults living with HIV/AIDS, including transitioning to adult HIV care.
. Innovative methods in engaging and retaining young persons in prevention and treatment programming.
. Correlates of adolescents and emerging adults’ sexual risk behavior amenable to service delivery or intervention.
. Developmental approaches to working with adolescents and emerging adults living with HIV/AIDS.
. Innovative programmatic approaches relating to issues of gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability.
. Peer-directed programming targeting adolescents and emerging adults living with HIV/AIDS.
. Emergent issues in the intersection of biomedical and psychosocial approaches to HIV/AIDS in adolescents and young adults, including treatment-as-prevention and preexposure prophylaxis.

Douglas Bruce, PhD, MSW
DePaul University
Dexter Voisin, PhD
University of Chicago
Special Edition Editors

The Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services receives all manuscript submissions electronically via their ScholarOne Manuscripts website located at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/whiv. ScholarOne Manuscripts allows for rapid submission of original and revised manuscripts, as well as facilitating the review process and internal communication between authors, editors, and reviewers via a web-based platform. ScholarOne Manuscripts technical support can be accessed via http://scholarone.com/services/support/. If you have any other requests, please contact the journal’s Managing Editor at mikebass@uic.edu.

When you enter your manuscript on ScholarOne, please click on the option that you intend it to be considered for the Special Edition: HIV Care and Prevention in Adolescents and Emerging Adults.