Students Journal of Social Work – National Institute of Social Development: NISD

The Student Journal of Social Work is a dynamic publication dedicated to showcasing the scholarly contributions and perspectives of students within the field of social work. As a platform for emerging voices, it provides students with an invaluable opportunity to engage in academic discourse, share their research findings, and contribute to the advancement of social work knowledge and practice.

Vision

To be a leading platform for empowering student voices and fostering innovative social work scholarship through accessible publication in multiple languages.

Mission

The Students Journal aims to create a platform to accessing knowledge on Social Work Education and Research. It is encouraging the students who are reading the Diploma in Social Work, Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and Master of Social Work (MSW). This is new arena for dissemination of the students’ research findings in the field of Social Work.

Facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and scholarly rigor, providing a platform for showcasing research, fostering constructive dialogue, and contributing to innovative solutions for global challenges. We uphold principles of open access, peer review, and academic integrity while nurturing the next generation of scholars.

Aims and Objectives

Providing a platform: Creating a welcoming space for social work students (Diploma, BSW, MSW) to share their research, engage in academic discourse, and contribute to the advancement of the field.
Encouraging diverse perspectives: Welcoming submissions across a broad range of social work topics, reflecting the varied interests and passions of student researchers.
Promoting accessibility: Publishing articles in Sinhala, Tamil, and English to reach a wider audience and contribute to knowledge access within social work education and research.
Maintaining rigorous standards: Employing a thorough peer-review process with expert reviewers to ensure the quality and originality of published research.
Championing innovation: Prioritizing manuscripts with novel findings and innovative approaches to social work theory, practice, and policy.

Scope

The scope of the journal covers a wide range of topics relevant to social work theory, practice, research, and policy, reflecting the diverse interests and passions of social work students. From innovative intervention strategies to critical analyses of social welfare policies, the Student Journal of Social Work strives to showcase the intellectual curiosity and dedication of students in addressing pressing social issues.

Publication Frequency

The Students Journal is an annual publication and its articles will be published in three languages (Sinhala/ Tamil / English). The experts in the field of Social Work and Social Development include for the Review Panel and they will select and review the Research Articles using appropriate guidelines. All rights are reserved by NISD for the publishing the Students Journal. The Students Journal is basically opened to Social Work Education which combines the modern social issues and it is encouraging scholarly manuscripts that address new developments in Social Work. The Students Journal gives preference to manuscripts with novel findings. (Research Papers already published elsewhere or under consideration elsewhere shall not be submitted).

Peer Review Process

The manuscripts submitted to the SJSW will initially be pre-screened by the Editorial Board members, and if necessary, will be referred to two specialists in the relevant field. The two reviewers are experts in the relevant discipline.
If there is a disagreement between the reviewers, the manuscript would be sent to a third reviewer.
The final decision regarding the Acceptance/Rejection will be made by the Review Panel based on the comment made by the referees.

Leatest version

මනමේ නාටකයෙන් හෙළිවන ස්ත්‍ර ී මානසික ගැටුම; සංසන්දනාත්මක විමසීමක්.

: Sureshwara.C.S.¹

ABSTRACT
KEYWORDS: මානසික ගැටුම, පුරුෂෝත්තමවාදය, පුරුෂ මූලික, මනමේ නාට්‍යය

දරිද්‍රතාවය පිටුදැකීමට ප්‍රජා සංවර්ධනයේ දායකත්වය.

: Karunarathna.H.S.G.M.¹

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KEYWORDS: දරිද්‍රතාවය, දරිද්‍රතාවයේ වත්මන් ස්වභාවය, ප්‍රජාව,ප්‍රජා සංවර්ධනය, දරිද්‍රතාවය තුරන් කිරීමට ප්‍රජා සංවර්ධනයේ දායකත්වය.

THE CHALLENGES THAT MOTHER FACE WHEN TRYING TO RAISE AUTISTIC CHILDREN IN GAMPAHA DISTRICT.

: Mitchel.H.¹

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KEYWORDS: Autism, Caregiving, Emotional Impact, Social Isolation, Financial Strain

THE EXISTING KNOWLEDGE ON HIV/AIDS AND OTHER STIS AMONG WOMEN WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS IN THE COLOMBO DISTRICT (SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AGE GROUP 25- 35).

: Ranasekara.R.¹

ABSTRACT
KEYWORDS: Visually Impaired Women, HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Social Work Intervention

FINANCIAL LITERACY CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES – EMPOWERING SLUM WOMEN IN PICHCHAMALWATTA, SRI LANKA.

: Athik.A.R.A.¹

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KEYWORDS: Slum, Pichchamalwatta, Language Barriers, Finance

REIMAGINING SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTIONS FOR CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN URBAN SLUMS.

: Mitchel.H.¹ , Wijethunga.N² ,Athik.A.R.A.³

ABSTRACT
KEYWORDS: Mental health, climate change, urban slums, social work, environmental justice

EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE – AI AND ECO-SOCIAL WORK IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

: Mitchel.H.¹

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KEYWORDS: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Sustainable Energy, Eco-Social Work, Community, Environmental Justice.

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL WORK IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE AND BUILDING RESILIENCE IN SRI LANKA.

: Mitchel.H.¹

ABSTRACT
KEYWORDS: Climate change, social work, social justice, Sri Lanka, person-in-environment

2022

ANALYSIS ON PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTS OF SCHOOL-GOING AND NON-SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN

: A.P.D. Dasanayaka.

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KEYWORDS: Student social worker, Divisional secretariat, National child protection officer, Condominium

THE NECESSITY OF PROMOTING SOCIAL PARTICIPATION IN ORDER TO REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION IN OLDER PEOPLE.

: M. A. Udani Thakshila¹

ABSTRACT
KEYWORDS: Older people, Social isolation, Social participation, Social network, Social support

COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS PROCESS AND RECIDIVISMCOMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS PROCESS AND RECIDIVISM

: Abirami Rasakumar¹

ABSTRACT
KEYWORDS: Community, Corrections, Criminals, Prison, Rehabilitation

பொருளாதார ரீதியாக பிரச்சினையை எதிர்கொள்ளும் சேவைப்பயனாளிக்கானவலுவூட்டல் சமூகப்பணி இடையீட்டு செயன்முறை

: Tharshan T.¹

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KEYWORDS:சமூகப்பணி, இடையீட்டு செயன்முறை, விதவைகள்,; பெண்தலைமைத்துவம

DIASPORA'S CONTRIBUTION IN SOCIAL SERVICES: A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY BASED ON J/69 GRAMA NILADHARI DIVISION, GURUNAGAR.

: Vegini gnanenthiran¹

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KEYWORDS: Philanthropy, Social Services, Tamil Diaspora, Transnational involvement

කොවිඩ් වසංගත තත්ත්වය හමුවේ පාසැල් ළමුන්ට හා ස්වයං රැකියාවන් හි නියුතු වුවන්ගේ පවුල් ඒකකවලට සිදු කර ඇති බලපෑම හා ඒ සඳහා සමාජ වැඩ මැදිහත්වීම පිළිබද ව සමාලෝචනයක් සිදු කිරිම.

: Rohitha Dhananjaya¹

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KEYWORDS: කොවිඩ් වසංගත, පාසැල් ළමුන්, සමාජ වැඩ මැදිහත්වීම

අධිකරණ ක්ෂේත්‍රය තුළ සමාජ ප්‍රත්‍යෙක වැඩ භාවිතය පිළිබඳව විමසීමක්.

: Eranga Panawenna¹

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KEYWORDS: අධිකරණ ක්ෂේත්‍රය, සමාජ ප්‍රත්‍යෙක වැඩ විමසීමක්, සමාජ වැඩ වෘත්තිකයා