Miao Jian
Biographic Data
| ID | 3725642 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Miao Jian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Miao |
| FAMILY NAME | Jian |
| SIGNATURE | JIAN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nankai University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5083-1895 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Case Management in Social Work Services
Purpose: While social work case management faces ongoing challenges with practice inefficiency, the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) presents an innovative solution. This systematic review examines how AI is applied in social work case management. Method: A comprehensive search was conducted across databases for studies published after 2000. Empirical studies on AI-assisted social work case management were included in the review. Results…
Self-Care Cultivation for MSW Students in China
Purpose: Self-care is increasingly advocated for social workers’ well-being, yet its effectiveness remains under-tested in China. This study evaluated a curriculum-embedded self-care course for first-year MSW students. Method: A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in six universities. Classroom units were randomized to intervention (eight sessions; n = 116) or control (regular curriculum; n = 96). Stress, anxiety, depression, worry,…
Social workers’ views and experiences of self-care practices
Self-care is increasingly advocated as necessary for improving social workers’ wellbeing. However, it remains a contested term, with limited understanding of social workers’ views and experiences of what it constitutes in practice. This qualitative study employed semi-structured interviews with nine social workers from three local authorities in Scotland. Informed by vulnerability theory, a six-phase thematic analysis was applied to explore socia…
Impact of industrial integration on agricultural sustainable development
Emotional labor of social workers and associated factors resulting in positive/negative outcomes
Social work is a relationship-centered profession with high demands for emotional labor. This study aimed to systematically review social workers’ emotional labor and identify factors that predict its outcomes. This study conducted a comprehensive review of English language studies through an extensive search. Only empirical studies that investigated social workers’ emotional labor and its outcomes, as well as the predictive factors that resulted…
Group Work Intervention Enhancing Resilience of Kunjing Children Without Sufficient Parental Care
Purpose Kunjing children without sufficient parental care (KCw/oSPC) in China endure harsh living conditions and are in great need in improving their capabilities to fight against adversities. This research aims to implement a social group work intervention enhancing the resilience of KCw/oSPC and to evaluate the effectiveness. Method This intervention utilized a randomized controlled trial; 57 KCw/oSPC were recruited and randomly allocated into …
Self-care in social work
In recent years, the self-care of social workers has become a focus for research and practice in recognition of the demands of the social work role. As part of a research project to explore ways to embed self-care into a social work degree programme at a Scottish university, a narrative literature review was undertaken to examine existing research on self-care for social work students and practitioners. This article reports on the findings from t…
Self-care interventions for social workers in China
Self-care has been widely used in the field of social work as an effective practice for improving social workers’ well-being. However, its interventional implementation in China is still unknown. A scoping review was employed to examine the self-care interventions for improving social workers’ mental health and well-being and their effectiveness in Mainland China. While 2233 relevant studies from English and Chinese databases were retrieved, no s…
What has been done for social workers’ self-care practice? A systematic review of interventions
Improving mental well-being is essential for social workers. Self-care services are often facilitated to enhance it, but there is limited research exploring their characteristics and effectiveness. We conducted a systematic review of self-care interventions targeting the mental well-being of social workers. A comprehensive search of four English and one Chinese databases yielded 2969 studies for initial screening. Fourteen eligible studies were f…
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Enhance Kunjing Children's Social Communication and Cooperation
Purpose: Kunjing children without sufficient parental care (KCw/oSPC) faced great challenges in social interaction. This study aimed to design and implement a school-based group intervention study with a randomized controlled trial to improve the social communication and cooperation of KCw/oSPC and assess its effectiveness. Method: Fifty-seven recruited eligible KCw/oSPC were randomly assigned to the experimental group ( n =24) who participated i…
Validation of Chinese Version Social Work Cultural Competencies Self-Assessment Instrument in Mainland China
Purpose: This study aims to develop and validate a self-assessment instrument for the cultural competence of social workers, namely, the Social Work Cultural Competencies Self-Assessment Instrument (SWCCSA), in mainland China. Method: Quota sampling was used to validate the Chinese version of the instrument. Data were collected from 1,000 social workers and students in mainland China to test the reliability and validity of the translated SWCCSA. …
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Enhance Kunjing Children's Social Communication and Cooperation
Purpose: Kunjing children without sufficient parental care (KCw/oSPC) faced great challenges in social interaction. This study aimed to design and implement a school-based group intervention study with a randomized controlled trial to improve the social communication and cooperation of KCw/oSPC and assess its effectiveness. Method: Fifty-seven recruited eligible KCw/oSPC were randomly assigned to the experimental group ( n =24) who participated i…
Validation of Chinese Version Social Work Cultural Competencies Self-Assessment Instrument in Mainland China
Purpose: This study aims to develop and validate a self-assessment instrument for the cultural competence of social workers, namely, the Social Work Cultural Competencies Self-Assessment Instrument (SWCCSA), in mainland China. Method: Quota sampling was used to validate the Chinese version of the instrument. Data were collected from 1,000 social workers and students in mainland China to test the reliability and validity of the translated SWCCSA. …
Self-care interventions for social workers in China
Self-care has been widely used in the field of social work as an effective practice for improving social workers’ well-being. However, its interventional implementation in China is still unknown. A scoping review was employed to examine the self-care interventions for improving social workers’ mental health and well-being and their effectiveness in Mainland China. While 2233 relevant studies from English and Chinese databases were retrieved, no s…
What has been done for social workers’ self-care practice? A systematic review of interventions
Improving mental well-being is essential for social workers. Self-care services are often facilitated to enhance it, but there is limited research exploring their characteristics and effectiveness. We conducted a systematic review of self-care interventions targeting the mental well-being of social workers. A comprehensive search of four English and one Chinese databases yielded 2969 studies for initial screening. Fourteen eligible studies were f…
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Enhance Kunjing Children's Social Communication and Cooperation
Purpose: Kunjing children without sufficient parental care (KCw/oSPC) faced great challenges in social interaction. This study aimed to design and implement a school-based group intervention study with a randomized controlled trial to improve the social communication and cooperation of KCw/oSPC and assess its effectiveness. Method: Fifty-seven recruited eligible KCw/oSPC were randomly assigned to the experimental group ( n =24) who participated i…
Validation of Chinese Version Social Work Cultural Competencies Self-Assessment Instrument in Mainland China
Purpose: This study aims to develop and validate a self-assessment instrument for the cultural competence of social workers, namely, the Social Work Cultural Competencies Self-Assessment Instrument (SWCCSA), in mainland China. Method: Quota sampling was used to validate the Chinese version of the instrument. Data were collected from 1,000 social workers and students in mainland China to test the reliability and validity of the translated SWCCSA. …
Social workers’ views and experiences of self-care practices
Self-care is increasingly advocated as necessary for improving social workers’ wellbeing. However, it remains a contested term, with limited understanding of social workers’ views and experiences of what it constitutes in practice. This qualitative study employed semi-structured interviews with nine social workers from three local authorities in Scotland. Informed by vulnerability theory, a six-phase thematic analysis was applied to explore socia…
Impact of industrial integration on agricultural sustainable development
Emotional labor of social workers and associated factors resulting in positive/negative outcomes
Social work is a relationship-centered profession with high demands for emotional labor. This study aimed to systematically review social workers’ emotional labor and identify factors that predict its outcomes. This study conducted a comprehensive review of English language studies through an extensive search. Only empirical studies that investigated social workers’ emotional labor and its outcomes, as well as the predictive factors that resulted…
Group Work Intervention Enhancing Resilience of Kunjing Children Without Sufficient Parental Care
Purpose Kunjing children without sufficient parental care (KCw/oSPC) in China endure harsh living conditions and are in great need in improving their capabilities to fight against adversities. This research aims to implement a social group work intervention enhancing the resilience of KCw/oSPC and to evaluate the effectiveness. Method This intervention utilized a randomized controlled trial; 57 KCw/oSPC were recruited and randomly allocated into …
Self-care in social work
In recent years, the self-care of social workers has become a focus for research and practice in recognition of the demands of the social work role. As part of a research project to explore ways to embed self-care into a social work degree programme at a Scottish university, a narrative literature review was undertaken to examine existing research on self-care for social work students and practitioners. This article reports on the findings from t…
Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Case Management in Social Work Services
Purpose: While social work case management faces ongoing challenges with practice inefficiency, the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) presents an innovative solution. This systematic review examines how AI is applied in social work case management. Method: A comprehensive search was conducted across databases for studies published after 2000. Empirical studies on AI-assisted social work case management were included in the review. Results…
Self-Care Cultivation for MSW Students in China
Purpose: Self-care is increasingly advocated for social workers’ well-being, yet its effectiveness remains under-tested in China. This study evaluated a curriculum-embedded self-care course for first-year MSW students. Method: A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in six universities. Classroom units were randomized to intervention (eight sessions; n = 116) or control (regular curriculum; n = 96). Stress, anxiety, depression, worry,…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Work (6 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (3 works) · Intervention (counseling (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Randomized controlled trial (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)