Goutham M Menon
Biographic Data
| ID | 101566 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Goutham M Menon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Goutham M |
| FAMILY NAME | Menon |
| SIGNATURE | MENON G M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Carolina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Dynamic Landscape of Licensing and Credentialing in Social Work
This special issue brings together critical scholarship and innovative solutions that refuse to accept the false choice between rigor and equity. The assembled articles interrogate current practices from multiple angles, examining clinical supervision as a social justice issue, the psychometric flaws embedded in standardized testing, and the financial and structural barriers that disproportionately impact marginalized candidates. Contributors exp…
Pivoting the Profession as We Approach the Quasquicentennial
The year 2023 marks professional social work's quasquicentennial: the 125th anniversary of our profession since the first social work classes were offered in the summer of 1898 at Columbia University. The profession has grown in its reach across many human service sectors over all these years creating opportunities for those who want to serve their communities in myriad and impactful ways. As we observe disruptions in the higher education sector,…
Relevance of Competency-based Education to Work with Individuals with Serious Mental Illness
Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) experience impairment in personal, social, and occupational domains of functioning. They interact with several systems to fulfill their day-to-day functioning. This paper reviews literature to identify systems with which the SMI population interacts with and highlights the ways those systems help or deter their functioning in society. The new Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Educational Policy …
Online Social Work Practice
There has been growth in the utilization of information and communication (ICT) tools in the field of social work in recent years.While most of the work has revolved around community practice, some social workers have moved into the realm of online, web-based therapeutic practice. This paper discusses important issues emerging from this new form of social work practice and concludes with suggested guidelines for the use of ICTs in social work pra…
Technology and Social Work Education
The 79-Cent Campaign
On-line groups have carved a niche of much importance in today's “cyber-society.” This case study exemplifies how one online group went beyond its primary function of being a discussion group, to be a more productive, empowering tool for electronic advocacy. By orchestrating an effective campaign to bring to the forefront issues affecting the lives of those living with severe mental illnesses, the work of this group can be seen as an example in t…
Technology and Social Work Education
The 79-Cent Campaign
On-line groups have carved a niche of much importance in today's “cyber-society.” This case study exemplifies how one online group went beyond its primary function of being a discussion group, to be a more productive, empowering tool for electronic advocacy. By orchestrating an effective campaign to bring to the forefront issues affecting the lives of those living with severe mental illnesses, the work of this group can be seen as an example in t…
Online Social Work Practice
There has been growth in the utilization of information and communication (ICT) tools in the field of social work in recent years.While most of the work has revolved around community practice, some social workers have moved into the realm of online, web-based therapeutic practice. This paper discusses important issues emerging from this new form of social work practice and concludes with suggested guidelines for the use of ICTs in social work pra…
Technology and Social Work Education
The 79-Cent Campaign
On-line groups have carved a niche of much importance in today's “cyber-society.” This case study exemplifies how one online group went beyond its primary function of being a discussion group, to be a more productive, empowering tool for electronic advocacy. By orchestrating an effective campaign to bring to the forefront issues affecting the lives of those living with severe mental illnesses, the work of this group can be seen as an example in t…
Online Social Work Practice
There has been growth in the utilization of information and communication (ICT) tools in the field of social work in recent years.While most of the work has revolved around community practice, some social workers have moved into the realm of online, web-based therapeutic practice. This paper discusses important issues emerging from this new form of social work practice and concludes with suggested guidelines for the use of ICTs in social work pra…
Relevance of Competency-based Education to Work with Individuals with Serious Mental Illness
Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) experience impairment in personal, social, and occupational domains of functioning. They interact with several systems to fulfill their day-to-day functioning. This paper reviews literature to identify systems with which the SMI population interacts with and highlights the ways those systems help or deter their functioning in society. The new Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Educational Policy …
Pivoting the Profession as We Approach the Quasquicentennial
The year 2023 marks professional social work's quasquicentennial: the 125th anniversary of our profession since the first social work classes were offered in the summer of 1898 at Columbia University. The profession has grown in its reach across many human service sectors over all these years creating opportunities for those who want to serve their communities in myriad and impactful ways. As we observe disruptions in the higher education sector,…
The Dynamic Landscape of Licensing and Credentialing in Social Work
This special issue brings together critical scholarship and innovative solutions that refuse to accept the false choice between rigor and equity. The assembled articles interrogate current practices from multiple angles, examining clinical supervision as a social justice issue, the psychometric flaws embedded in standardized testing, and the financial and structural barriers that disproportionately impact marginalized candidates. Contributors exp…
Social Work (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (3 works) · Engineering ethics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)