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"So You're Pro-Life... Now What?", Justin Banks Nov 2019

"So You're Pro-Life... Now What?", Justin Banks

The Voice

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The Impact Organizational Factors Have On Role Ambiguity Amongst School Social Workers, Melissa Kichura May 2019

The Impact Organizational Factors Have On Role Ambiguity Amongst School Social Workers, Melissa Kichura

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore what organizational factors increase or decrease role ambiguity amongst school social workers. This study attempted to provide practical information for schools on the influence of specific organizational factors on role ambiguity so that they can provide a supportive work environment for school social workers and students. A cross-sectional survey design was used to provide a snapshot of the current organizational factors impacting the ambiguity of school social work roles from a sample of 73 members of the School Social Work Association of America. Some findings were not congruent with the literature. The …


Propuesta De Lineamientos Curriculares En Educación Superior Desde La Perspectiva Del Currículo Crítico. Una Alternativa A Partir De Los Desafíos De La Formación Profesional En Trabajo Social, Claudia Patricia Roa Mendoza Jan 2019

Propuesta De Lineamientos Curriculares En Educación Superior Desde La Perspectiva Del Currículo Crítico. Una Alternativa A Partir De Los Desafíos De La Formación Profesional En Trabajo Social, Claudia Patricia Roa Mendoza

Doctorado en Educación y Sociedad

La Universidad y su lugar actual en la sociedad, es un tema en el que confluyen diferentes percepciones y explicaciones; en particular, se ha intentado desde múltiples perspectivas indagar cómo este escenario educativo responde a las problemáticas sociales relevantes cada vez más demandantes y complejas. Así, se desarrolla en esta tesis doctoral, una propuesta de lineamientos curriculares en educación superior desde las tensiones y apuestas del currículo crítico, a partir de la indagación de cuáles elementos son tenidos en cuenta en el proceso de formación profesional a nivel pregradual en los programas de trabajo social, para dar respuesta a problemáticas …


Interprofessional Intentional Empathy Centered Care (Ip-Iecc) In Healthcare Practice, Deepy Sur Jan 2019

Interprofessional Intentional Empathy Centered Care (Ip-Iecc) In Healthcare Practice, Deepy Sur

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Training interprofessional healthcare teams continues to advance practice for patient-centered care. Empathy research is also advancing and has been explored in social work, psychology, and other healthcare areas. In the absence of understanding empathy in an interprofessional setting, educators are limited in preparing teams to develop empathy as part of core competencies This grounded theory study explored for a theory of how interprofessional healthcare teams conceptualize and operationalize empathy in their practice. Azjen's theory of planned behavior and Barrett-Lennard's cyclical model of empathy framed the study. Data were collected using 6 focus groups and 24 semistructured interviews of varied healthcare …


Achieving Economic Sustainability For Niche Social Profession Courses In The Australian Higher Education Sector: Final Report, Trudi Cooper, Miriam Rose Brooker Jan 2019

Achieving Economic Sustainability For Niche Social Profession Courses In The Australian Higher Education Sector: Final Report, Trudi Cooper, Miriam Rose Brooker

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

The purpose of this fellowship was to develop a nationwide collaborative strategy to improve the economic sustainability and geographic availability of niche social profession courses. The niche courses in social professions examined in this program meet specialist social needs in disability services, social gerontology, and youth work. Specialist courses in social professions have limited availability across the Australian university sector and availability has declined over the last decade. This is despite a continuing need for specialist graduates, as attested by the relevant professional bodies, and by policy implementation reviews in the areas where graduates from these courses might provide stronger …