P R A X I S Where Reflection & Practice Meet VOLUME 14 In Honor of Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work’s Centennial Celebration Editorial Amanda M. Walsh .........................................................................….......…................................................... 3 Articles Death with Dignity Morgan Albrecht, Richard Rogich, & Andrew Zapke ….................................................................……....... 4 Clinical Care for Transgender Women Eliot Colin …………………………………………………...……….……………………................................. 13 Changing Focus: Making Psychosocial Care in Nursing Facilities a Priority Christine Flynn .………..…………………...........................................................…......…………………. 22 Male Victims of Interpersonal Violence Allison Garland, Lorena Ornelas, Stephen Stocker …………………………….......…….......................... 30 A Case Against Remission: A Rhetorical Critique of the DSM-5 Paige Gesicki …...……………............................…........…….……………………………………………... 38 Artesanas Indígenas in Southern Mexico: An Overview Of Female Artisan Cooperatives and The Role of Social Work Kelsey Greenwood ...............................................................................…….......…...................................... 44 Making Sense of Two Worlds: A Reflection of an Urban Educator turned Graduate Student Daniel Guzman ……..............................................................................…….......…..................................... 54 Treating Depressive Symptoms in Children and Adolescents with Conduct Disorder Ewa Pastuszewska ……................................................................................……..........................................59 Bridging Micro and Macro Perspectives to Advance Social Justice: An Essay Padraic Stanley ……..............................................................................……................................................ 66 Mindset, Misconception, and Money: Social Reactions to ADA Accommodation in the Workplace Hayley Stokar…………...……………………………………………………..….…………………………73 Insider to “the Purity Myth”: An Evangelical Christian Perspective and Introduction of Feminist Theory for Best Social Work Practice Sam Swart……..............................................................................……......................................................... 79 Autoethnography, Feminist Social Work, and The Care of Clients with Rare Illnesses Mary-Margaret Sweeney …….…….......................................................……................................................ 88 P R A X I S Where Reflection & Practice Meet VOLUME 14 In Honor of Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work’s Centennial Celebration Editor-in-Chief Amanda M. Walsh, JD, MSW Managing Editor Sam Swart Editorial Board Moshe Brownstein, MSW Curtiss Dixon Alyssa Jesberger Erin Blaney Cordelia Grimes Julie Miller, MSW Santiago Delboy, MBA, MSW Maggie Hunter Amy Sandquist Faculty Liaison Janice Matthews Rasheed, Ph.D. Mission Statement The School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago created Praxis: Where Reflection & Practice Meet to give voice to the scholarly work of students and alumni. Our mission is to encourage and support the development of social work knowledge that will enhance the lives of the clients we serve, embody the humanistic values of our profession and promote social justice and care for vulnerable populations. Praxis respects and welcomes all viewpoints. Editorial Policy Praxis is published by students in the School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago. The editorial board is composed of masters and doctoral social work students. The board encourages students and alumni of the School of Social Work to submit papers that provide insight into clinical, policy, research, education and other areas relevant to social work practice. Submissions are accepted throughout the year. Articles should be no longer than 20 double-spaced pages and submitted as a Microsoft Word document file (.doc or .docx). All identifying information, including contact information, should be on a separate page. Responsibility for accuracy of information contained in written submissions rests solely with the authors. Opinions expressed in the journal are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the School of Social Work or the Editorial Board. All inquiries and submissions should be directed to: Editorial Board, Praxis: Where Reflection and Practice Meet School of Social Work, Loyola University Chicago, 820 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611. Telephone: (312) 915-7005; website: http://luc.edu/socialwork/praxis/contactus.html © Loyola University Chicago 2015 Spring 2015 • Volume 14 2 PRAXIS PRAXIS Spring 2015 • Volume 14 ! EDITORIAL A School Worthy of its Name: A Tribute to the Centennial Celebration of the School of Social Work What is social work? The dictionary to be that change every day in our profession. defines social work simply as “organized work Examples of this work have been published in directed toward the betterment of social Praxis for fourteen years. With this present conditions in the future.” The International volume, Praxis has published 164 pieces written Federation of Social Workers adopted a more by 244 Loyola students and alumni. The current descriptive definition of global social work in volume includes an analysis on dying with 2014, stating: “Social work is a practice-based dignity legislation; an argument against the profession and an academic discipline that rhetoric surrounding depression; an argument for promotes social change and development, social the use of micro and macro practice; reflections cohesion, and the empowerment and liberation of on author’s experiences with purity, rare people. Principles of social justice, human rights, illnesses, and the transition from urban education collective responsibility and respect for to social work student; a review of the diversities are central to social Americans with Disabilities Act; an argument for work. Underpinned by theories of social work, psychosocial care in nursing homes; an social sciences, humanities and indigenous international exploration of artisan cooperatives; knowledge, social work engages people and and a clinical look at working with transgender structures to address life challenges and enhance women, male victims of interpersonal violence, wellbeing.” and children and adolescents with conduct Additionally, the National Association disorders. These articles cover a broad range of of Social Workers also broadly defines social populations, treatment methods, policies, and work practice, including references to case personal experiences, all within the field of management, therapy and counseling, social work. These Praxis authors have community engagement, and legislative demonstrated the vast range of change our advocacy. Ultimately, NASW states that “the profession can see in the world. practice of social work requires knowledge of For 100 years, the School of Social human development and behavior; of social and Work has trained and prepared its students to economic, and cultural institutions; and of the fight for social and economic justice for the interaction of all these factors.” Although the underprivileged and to be the change we wish to exact definition can change and evolve, the see in our world. For 100 years, the school has articles published in Praxis demonstrate that molded future social workers to be the conduit each social worker defines the field through their for our client’s voice in the ongoing struggle for own unique lens, but ultimately, each acts as an equality and to ultimately define the field of advocate for social change. social work. Not only have the voices of our The founder of the School of Social clients been able to rise up, but the voices of the Work at Loyola University Chicago, Father students and alumni have been given the Frederic Siedenburg, once stated that “Under opportunity to share their experiences and modern conditions social work is not worthy of research through Praxis, allowing for a great the name if it stops with temporary or direct dialogue. For that, Praxis is proud to reside relief.” At the time of its founding in 1914, the within a university so deserving of the words School of Social Work (then known as the “social work.” School of Sociology) was the first program of its kind in Chicago. In the century since, Father Siedenburg’s words remain vital to our Amanda M. Walsh, JD, MSW contemporary profession as our field faces new Master of Laws Candidate social challenges. Editor-in-Chief To quote another great theorist, Mahatma Gandhi, “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.” As social workers, we work Spring 2015 • Volume 14 3 PRAXIS PRAXIS Death with Dignity Spring 2015 • Volume 14 ! Death with Dignity Morgan Albrecht, Richard Rogich, & Andrew Zapke overwhelming financial burden. One study on Abstract the impact of illness upon patients’ families Death with Dignity has recently gained found that nearly a third of the families reported losing most of their savings or primary source of public attention after Oregon resident Brittany income as a result of a major illness (Sullivan, Maynard’s decision to end her own life on Hedberg, & Fleming, 2000). Individuals November 1, 2014. The debate over the diagnosed with terminal illness faced even provisions of Death with Dignity statutes tend to greater uncertainty. In 2010, “nearly 60 percent be divided along