BOOKS
Slayter, E. and Johnson, L., Eds. (2024). Social work practice and the disability community: An intersectional anti-oppressive approach. https://rotel.pressbooks.pub/disabilitysocialwork/ Pressbooks.
Slayter, E. (2020). A primer on social work practice evaluation: How to participate in the process of evidence-based practice. Pressbooks. https://pressbooks.pub/eslayter/front-matter/a-primer-on-practice-evaluation-how-to-participate-in-the-process-of-evidence-based-practice/
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Leiner, J., Jeanbaptiste, M., Simmons, L., Johnson, L. & Slayter, E., (2025-forthcoming). Words count: From race to anti-racism in prominent social work journals. Critical Social Work. Volume and issue to be announced.
Singh, R., Yakas, L., Wernick, L., Kattari, S., Slayter, E. and Taylor, S. (2024). Anti-ableist and disability justice pedagogies in social work education. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare. 51(1).
Simmons, L. and Slayter, E. (2024). Intersectional anti-racist practice with the disability communities. Intersectionalities: A Global Journal of Social Work Analysis, Research, Policy and Practice. 11(1). 102-123. https://intersectionalities.mun.ca/index.php/IJ/article/view/2424
Singh, R. and Slayter, E. (2024). Community-based disability accessibility assessment. Special issue: Teaching Disability (Self-) Advocacy as We “Return to Normal” in Higher Education. Feminist Pedagogy.
Johnson, L., Slayter, E., Flynn, S. and Thomas, C. (2024). Attention to Disability in Child Protection Policies across Four Liberal Welfare Regimes. Journal of Public Child Welfare.
Goldkind, L., Slayter, E., Parga, J. & Shelley, P. (2024) It all started with a Tweet: Calling White social work educators in - to a professional learning community. Reflections: A journal of professional helping. Volume and issue to be determined.
Simmons, L.D., Slayter, E. & Johnson, L. (2024). Using anti-racist, equity-minded lens in assessment of teaching and learning. Social Work Education.
Slayter, E. (2024). Tough nuts to crack: Initiating an imperfect racial justice accountability process within one School of Social Work from one perspective. Reflections: Narratives of Professional Helping. Volume and issue to be determined.
Thomas, C., Flynn, S., Slayter, E., & Johnson, L. (2023). Disability, Intersectionality, Child Welfare and Child Protection: Research Representations. Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research, 25(1), 45–64. DOI: http://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.963
Slayter, E., Kattari, S. K., Yakas, L., Singh, R. C. B., Goulden, A., Taylor, S., Wernick, L. J., Simmons, L. D., & Prince, D. (2023). Beyond Ramps, Curb Cuts, and Captions: A Call for Disability Justice in Social Work. Social Work, 68(1), 89–92. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swac045
Copersino, M., Slayter, E., McHugh, K. Shedlack, K., Scott, L., & Weiss, R. (2022). Clinical utility of a hybrid secondary and relapse prevention program in adults with mild intellectual disability or borderline intellectual functioning in community residential and day habilitation settings. Disability and Health 5(2S):101293.doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101293..
Leotti, S. & Slayter, E. (2022). Criminal legal systems and the disability community: An overview. Social Sciences. 11:225.
Johnson, L., Slayter, E. & Livingstone, A. (2020). Disability, race and ethnicity: An exploration of adoption outcomes among foster children. Adoption Quarterly. 23:2, 110-134.
Slayter, E. & Jensen, J. (2019). Parents with intellectual disabilities in the child protection system. Children & Youth Services Review. 98: 297-304.
Lindley, L.C., & Slayter, E. (2018c). Serious illness and quality of end-of-life for children in US
foster care: A national study. American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care. 35(12):1505-1511.
Lindley, L. & Slayter, E. (2018b). Prior trauma exposure and serious illness at end of life: A national study of children in the U.S. foster care system from 2005-2015. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 56(3): 309-317.
Lindley, L. & Slayter, E. (2018a). End-of-life trends and patterns among children in the US foster care system: 2005-2015. Death Studies. 43(4): 248-259.
Slayter, E. , Lightfoot, E. & Leisey, M. (2018). Intimate partner violence among transitional-aged young woman with and without disabilities. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma. 27(3), 275-290.
Slayter, E. (2017). Suicidality among transitional-aged youth with disabilities:
Implications for social work practice. Psikhologicheskaya nauka i obrazovanie [Psychological Science and Education], 2017. 21(4), 75–82.
Slayter, E. (2017). The vagaries of veiling: Navigating culture and social change in a Turkish-American family. The Sextant, Salem State University, Salem, MA. 23: 17-30.
Slayter, E. (2016d) By any means necessary: Infusing social injustice content into statistics courses. Journal of Social Work Education. 53(2), 339-346.
Slayter, E. (2016c). Foster care outcomes for youth with intellectual disabilities. Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. 54(5), 299-315
Slayter, E. (2016b). Youth with disabilities in the United States child welfare system. Children and Youth Services Review. 64: 155-165.
Slayter, E. (2016a). Disparities in substance abuse treatment utilization among women with intellectual disability. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation. 15(2):96-115.
Slayter, E. & Križ, K. (2015). “A lot of my families are scared and won’t reach out:” Fear factors and their effects on child protection practice with undocumented immigrant families. Journal of Public Child Welfare. 9(3), 299-321.
Lightfoot, E. & Slayter, E. (2014). Risk factors for child welfare involvement amongst parents with disabilities. Children and Youth Services Review. 47(P3), 283-290.
Zelnick, J., Slayter E., Flanzbaum, B, Ginty, N., Dominguez, B. & Trust, C. (2013). Part of the job? Workplace violence and social workers. Health and Social Work. 38 (2) 75-85.
Kriz, K., Slayter E., Iannicelli, A. & J. Lourie (2012). Fear management: How child protection workers engage with non-citizen immigrant families. Children and Youth Services Review. 34(1), 316-323.
Slayter, E. (2011). Adults with dual eligibility for Medicaid and Medicare: Access to substance abuse treatment. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation. 10(2), 67-81.
Slayter, E. & Springer, C. (2011) Child welfare-involved youth with intellectual disabilities: Pathways into and placements in foster care. Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. 49(1), 423-429.
Slayter, E. (2010a). Medicaid-covered alcohol and drug treatment use among people with intellectual disabilities: Evidence of disparities. Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. 48(5), 312-330.
Slayter, E. (2010b). Demographic and clinical characteristics of people with intellectual disabilities with and without substance abuse disorders in a Medicaid population. Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities. 48(6), 462-473.
Slayter, E. (2010c). Not immune: Access to substance abuse treatment among Medicaid-covered youth with mental retardation. Journal of Disability Policy Studies. 20(4), 195-204.
Slayter, E. (2010d). Disparities in access to substance abuse treatment among people with intellectual disabilities and serious mental illness. Heath and Social Work. 35:1, 49-60
Slayter, E. (2009). Intimate partner violence against women with disabilities: Implications for disability service system case management practice. Journal of Maltreatment, Aggression and Trauma. 18(2), 182-199.
Slayter, E. & Steenrod, S. (2009). Addressing alcohol and drug addiction among people with mental retardation: A need for cross-system collaboration. Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions. 9(1), 71-90.
Slayter, E. (2008). Understanding and overcoming barriers to substance abuse treatment access for people with mental retardation. Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation. 7(2), 63-80.
Slayter, E. (2007) Substance abuse and mental retardation: Balancing risk management with the dignity of risk. Families in Society: Journal of Contemporary Human Services. 88(4), 651-659.
Slayter, E., Garnick, D., Kubisiak, J., Bishop, C., Gilden, D. & Hakim, R. (2006) Injury prevalence among children and adolescents with mental retardation. Mental Retardation. 44(3), 212-233.
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW:
Goulden, A., Singh, R.C.B., Slayter, E., & Moores, R. Prevalence of disability and ableism-related social work literature: A content analysis of publications since the Disability Justice Movement.
Johnson, L., Slayter, E. & Livingstone, A. Disability, race and ethnicity: Family reunification outcomes among foster children. Children & Youth Services.
Slayter, E., Johnson, L., Flynn, S. and Thomas, C. Attention to Disability in Child Protection Policies in the United States. Journal of Disability Policy Studies.
Slayter, E. & Copersino, M. Substance use disorder treatment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A scoping review. Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities.
Slayter, E. Child maltreatment recurrence among parents with intellectual disabilities in the child welfare system. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Slayter, E., Parga, J. & Goldkind, L. What does it mean to be anti-racist as an online educator? Practical considerations for social work educators. Advances in Social Work.
BOOK CHAPTERS
Borum, V. & Slayter, E. (2023). Disability resistance movements in the United States. In Slayter, E. and Johnson, L., Eds. (2023). Social work practice and the disability community: An intersectional anti-oppressive approach. Open Social Work Education.
Johnson, L., Singh, R. & Slayter, E. (2023). An anti-oppressive, intersectional practice model for work with the disability communities. In Slayter, E. and Johnson, L., Eds. (2023). Social work practice and the disability community: An intersectional anti-oppressive approach. Open Social Work Education.
Leotti, S. & Slayter, E. (2023). Disability in criminal legal systems. In Slayter, E. and Johnson, L., Eds. (2023). Social work practice and the disability community: An intersectional anti-oppressive approach. Open Social Work Education.
Singh, R., Murray-Lichtman, A. & Slayter, E. (2023). Mental health and addiction treatment with the disability communities. In Slayter, E. and Johnson, L., Eds. (2023). Social work practice and the disability community: An intersectional anti-oppressive approach. Open Social Work Education.
Slayter, E. & Johnson, L. (2023). Disability concepts in social work. In Slayter, E. and Johnson, L., Eds. (2023). Social work practice and the disability community: An intersectional anti-oppressive approach. Open Social Work Education.
Slayter, E. & Powell, R. (2023). Disability in child protection. In Slayter, E. and Johnson, L., Eds. (2023). Social work practice and the disability community: An intersectional anti-oppressive approach. Open Social Work Education.
Slayter, E. (2022). Macro practice: Community-based disability accessibility assessment. In Ed. Zgoda, K. (2022). Active Learning Lessons, Activities, & Assignments for the Modern Social Work Educator, New York: Taylor & Francis/Routledge.com.
Slayter, E. (2022). Clinical practice: Choosing an evidence-based practice when there are scarce resources to be had. In Ed. Zgoda, K. (2022). Active Learning Lessons, Activities, & Assignments for the Modern Social Work Educator, New York: Taylor & Francis/Routledge.com.
Slayter, E. (2022). Clinical practice: Dialoguing about evidence-based practice. In Ed. Zgoda, K. (2022). Active Learning Lessons, Activities, & Assignments for the Modern Social Work Educator, New York: Taylor & Francis/Routledge.com.
Slayter, E. (2022). Research and evaluation: Assessment of agency evaluation practice. In Ed. Zgoda, K. (2022). Active Learning Lessons, Activities, & Assignments for the Modern Social Work Educator, New York: Taylor & Francis/Routledge.com.
Slayter, E. (2022). Policy practice: Legislative advocacy assignment. In Ed. Zgoda, K. (2022). Active Learning Lessons, Activities, & Assignments for the Modern Social Work Educator, New York: Taylor & Francis/Routledge.com.
Slayter, E. (2022). Agency practice: Developing a sexuality policy and procedures manual for a group home. In Ed. Zgoda, K. (2021). Active Learning Lessons, Activities, & Assignments for the Modern Social Work Educator, New York: Taylor & Francis/Routledge.com.
Slayter, E. (2017). Nothing about us without us: Social work practice with women with disabilities. In Eds. Butler-Mokoro, S. and Grant, L (2017) Feminist perspectives on social work practice: The intersecting lives of women in the 21st century, New York: Oxford University Press.
COMMUNITY-ENGAGED ARTICLES
Slayter, E. (2022). An overview of addiction treatment and the disability community in the United States. National Association of Social Workers Addiction Treatment Newsletter.
Slayter, E. (2022). Addiction treatment and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. National Association of Social Workers Addiction Treatment Newsletter.
Slayter, E. (2022). Fostering cultural competence with disabled Asian Americans: Moving beyond the model minority concept. The New Social Worker.
Chase, B. & Slayter, E. (2022). “School sucks for a blind student:” Creating disability-affirming classrooms for blind students. Salem State University Instructional Technology Newsletter.
Driskell, J. & Slayter, E. (2022). My client is disabled and queer? The importance of developing an intersectional lens. NASW-MA Voice (Spring 2022).
Slayter, E. & Thomas, C. (2022). Beyond inclusion: Creating affirming classrooms for d/Deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Salem State University Instructional Technology Newsletter.
Slayter, E. (2022). Beyond curb cuts and ramps. The Provincetown Independent. https://provincetownindependent.org/inner-voices/2022/04/06/beyond-curb-cuts-and-ramps/
Slayter, E. (2022). We don’t talk about whiteness enough, yet we talk about it all the time. The New Social Worker. https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/we-dont-talk-about-whiteness-enough-antiracist-consideration/
Simmons, L. & Slayter, E. (2022). Intersectional anti-racist practice with the disability community. NASW-MA Focus Supplement on Continuing Education.
Slayter, E., Partridge, J. and Chase, B. (2022). Nothing about us without us: Introducing the NASW-MA Disability Justice Shared Interest Group. NASW-MA Voice (Winter 2022).
Slayter, E. (2022). De-mystifying the evidence-based practice process: Setting up your clinical evaluation plan. NASW-MA Focus Supplement on Continuing Education.
Simmons, L. & Slayter, E. (2021). The warning out of Salem’s Black residents in 1790. Salem News. https://www.salemnews.com/opinion/column-the-warning-out-of-salem-s-black-residents-in-1790/article_19fd126c-6297-11ec-86d8-cb4a6a8ee498.html
Slayter, E. (2021). Being White and doing anti-racist social work. The New Social Worker Online. https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/being-anti-racist-white-social-worker/
Johnson, L., Slayter, E. & Simmons, L. (2021). On equity-minded practice as a framework for social workers. The New Social Worker Online. https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/equity-minded-practice-framework-social-workers/
Slayter, E. (2021). Recognizing ableism’s link to racism. Social Work Helper. https://swhelper.org/2021/09/30/recognizing-ableisms-link-to-racism/
Slayter, E. (2021). Unpacking the historical relationship of racism and ableism: What social workers need to know and why. Social Work Helper. https://swhelper.org/2021/10/15/unpacking-the-historical-relationship-of-racism-and-ableism/
Slayter, E. (2021). What “Bachelor in Paradise” can teach us about empowering the disability community. Social Work Helper. https://swhelper.org/2021/10/29/what-bachelor-in-paradise-can-teach-us-about-empowering-the-disability-community/
Slayter, E. (2021). What do you know about “disability cultural competence?” Social Work Helper.
Slayter, E. (2022). “Nothing about us without us!” Embracing disability cultural competence, disability inclusion and disability justice. Social Work Voice.
Simmons, L. & Slayter, E. (2021). Understanding and acknowledging history as we support people and communities served in their vaccine choices. NASW-MA Focus Supplement on Continuing Education. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.naswma.org/resource/collection/6758CC25-7206-41EE-BCD2-D0945C476247/MAY_2021_CEmailer_V4.pdf
Johnson, L., Singh, R. & Slayter, E. (2021). Disability social work: Bridging critical cultural competence, intersectionality and anti-oppressive practice. NASW-MA Focus Supplement on Continuing Education. https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.naswma.org/resource/collection/6758CC25-7206-41EE-BCD2-D0945C476247/MAY_2021_CEmailer_V4.pdf
Slayter, E. (2021). Want to be evidence-based? Here’s a literature review hack that’ll help you get there. The New Social Worker Online. https://www.socialworker.com/feature-articles/practice/want-to-be-evidence-based-literature-review-hack/
Slayter, E. (2020). Black disabled lives matter and how social workers need to address structural ableism. Social Work Helper. August 26, 2020
Bouchard, A., Eager, B., Haydock, B., Venuti, S. & Slayter, E. (2018). Evaluation of the volunteer training program at the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center. May 18, 2018.
Slayter, E. (2018). Language is power: Two things you need to know for practice with disabled people. Social Work Helper. April 1, 2018 https://www.socialworkhelper.com/2018/04/01/language-is-power-two-things-you-need-to-know-for-practice-with-disabled-people/
Slayter, E. (2017). Hurricane Irma: Two things helping professionals need to know about people with disabilities. Social Work Helper. September 9, 2017 https://www.socialworkhelper.com/2017/09/09/hurricane-irma-two-things-helping-professionals-need-know-people-disabilities/
Slayter, E. (2017). What “Bachelor in Paradise” can teach us about working with young Black men.” Social Work Helper. August 25, 2017. https://www.socialworkhelper.com/2017/08/25/bachelor-paradise-can-teach-social-workers-practice-young-black-men/
Slayter, E. (2017). What white nationalist Christopher Cantwell can remind us about social work practice. Social Work Helper. August, 22, 2017. https://www.socialworkhelper.com/2017/08/22/white-nationalist-christopher-cantwell-can-remind-us-social-work-practice/
Slayter, E. (2017). Five ways white social workers can respond to the Charlottesville aftermath. Social Work Helper. August 17, 2017. https://www.socialworkhelper.com/2017/08/17/5-ways-white-social-workers-can-respond-charlottesville-aftermath/
Slayter, E. (2017). A teacher’s response to Charlottesville for social workers in practice with people with disabilities. Social Work Helper. August 15, 2017. https://www.socialworkhelper.com/2017/08/15/teachers-response-charlottesville-social-workers-practice-people-disabilities/
Slayter, E. (2014). Twinkies for breakfast. In McHale-Holland, L., Ed. Sisters Born, Sisters Found: A Diversity of Voices on Sisterhood. Rohnert Park: Wordforest.
Slayter, E. (2011, June). “I am ready!” Educating future child welfare leaders in Massachusetts. Evaluation report for the Massachusetts Child Welfare Institute. Department of Children and Families, Boston, Massachusetts.
Slayter, E. (2009, Summer). Identifying substance abuse among people with intellectual
disabilities: Don’t rule it out before you rule it out! The New Social Worker Online.
Bradley, K., Oliver, M., Richardson, N. & Slayter, E. (2001, Fall). Policy Brief: No place like home: Housing and the ex-prisoner. Community Resources for Justice, Inc. Boston, Massachusetts.