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Depressive Symptoms In An Urban Kurdish Refugee And Immigrant Population: An Exploratory Study, Natalie Kay Worley
Depressive Symptoms In An Urban Kurdish Refugee And Immigrant Population: An Exploratory Study, Natalie Kay Worley
Masters Theses
The purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence of depressive symptoms among the elderly Kurdish immigrant and refugee population living in the greater Nashville, Tennessee area. Nashville has the largest population of Kurds living outside of Kurdistan (Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, 2004), but as is the case for many immigrant and refugee groups, little empirical research exists to aid social service practitioners in addressing the unique needs of this population (Williams & Westermeyer, n.d.). The investigator draws on the limited research about mental health in other immigrant and refugee populations as a basis for the …
The Effect Of Social Capital In Women's Participation In The Labor Force In Mexico: A Neighborhood In Monterrey, Maria Luisa Martinez Sanchez
The Effect Of Social Capital In Women's Participation In The Labor Force In Mexico: A Neighborhood In Monterrey, Maria Luisa Martinez Sanchez
Social Work Dissertations
The purpose of this dissertation study was to explore associations between Women's Participation in the Labor Force (WPLF), family organization (type of family, family size, domestic work and decision-making), personal attributes (years of schooling and labor experience), and social capital, an original approach of this study to understand WPLF. Social capital theoretical approach has been tested mainly in developed countries, in this study a qualitative component to explore cultural factors has been added. In the quantitative component, the study is a cross-sectional, with survey of 190 women (103 working women, 87 non-working women) between the ages of 18 and 64 …
Associations And Predictors Of Depressive Symptoms And Smoking Among Adolescents In United States, Bonnie Choi Mo
Associations And Predictors Of Depressive Symptoms And Smoking Among Adolescents In United States, Bonnie Choi Mo
Social Work Theses
Studies done on the association of smoking and depression found inconclusive results in the direction of the association. The present study utilized public data from the Add Health to examine the associations between depressive symptoms and smoking concurrently and prospectively in adolescents, predictors of current smoking, and associations between concurrent depressive levels and smoking cessation status. The results indicate depressive symptoms promote concurrent and prospective smoking behavior. Higher levels of depressive symptoms at Wave I was characteristic of participants who smoked in the past and smoked regular. Higher depressive symptoms in Wave II were indicative of smoking initiation and regular …
Assessment Of Social Support And Peer Influence As Factors Contributing To High School Completion Among African American Males, Kristen Shanutelle Guillory
Assessment Of Social Support And Peer Influence As Factors Contributing To High School Completion Among African American Males, Kristen Shanutelle Guillory
Social Work Dissertations
The study employed a non-experimental survey design to assess social support, spiritual beliefs and peer influence as contributing factors to high school completion among 203 African American males between 18 and 24 years old. A review of empirical and theoretical literature is presented. The participants completed a paper and pencil or online self report survey comprised of demographics, past psychosocial factors, the friends measure of the Texas Christian University/ Prevention Management and Evaluation System scales on family, friends, and self (TCU/PMES), and the Young Adult Social Support Index (YA-SSI). Descriptives revealed that students residing in "run down" communities and attending …
Optimism Associations With Well-Being Indicators Among Older People In The U.S., Danny Hudson Vandergriff
Optimism Associations With Well-Being Indicators Among Older People In The U.S., Danny Hudson Vandergriff
Social Work Dissertations
Introduction This study is an analysis of associations between optimism and other psychological well-being indicators among people over age 65 in the U.S. The analysis is based on a stratified random sample collected in 2001 (Wave 1) with a 2004 follow up (Wave 2). The original survey was restricted to African American and Caucasian respondents who were "Christian." The purpose of this study is to provide social workers a better understanding of the function of well-being, particularly optimism, among older people. Literature Review Literature comparing well-being indicators to optimism among older populations is very limited. There are a few studies …
"Creative Interpretation And Fluidity In A Rights Framework": The Intersection Of Domestic Violence And Human Rights In The United States, Karen Lynn Morgaine
"Creative Interpretation And Fluidity In A Rights Framework": The Intersection Of Domestic Violence And Human Rights In The United States, Karen Lynn Morgaine
Dissertations and Theses
This study explores the manner in which leaders working in the domestic violence field in the US have or have not adopted a human rights framework and what impact this has had on domestic violence policy and intervention. Participants included leaders from national domestic violence and human rights organizations. These organizations are instrumental in developing policy and in framing the issues of domestic violence and human rights, many of which also work with specific racial and ethnic populations. Some of the primary research questions included: If the human rights discourse is being put to practical use within the US, how …
Experiencias De Participación, Organización Y Liderazgo Para El Empoderamiento De Población En Situación De Desplazamiento Beneficiaria De La Corporación Opción Vida Justicia Y Paz En El Año 2006, Jennie Andrea Romero Cediel, Camilo Andres Morales Montaña, Darwin Alexis Cruz Garcia
Experiencias De Participación, Organización Y Liderazgo Para El Empoderamiento De Población En Situación De Desplazamiento Beneficiaria De La Corporación Opción Vida Justicia Y Paz En El Año 2006, Jennie Andrea Romero Cediel, Camilo Andres Morales Montaña, Darwin Alexis Cruz Garcia
Trabajo Social
La presente investigación caracterizó y reconstruyó experiencias en procesos de participación, organización y liderazgo que constituyeron aportes reales al empoderamiento de un grupo de individuos en situación de desplazamiento. Además, permite fortalecer de manera más eficiente medios de atención por parte de las instituciones y generar en la población desplazada espacios que favorecen la autogestión. Se pudo visualizar, que las personas que se encuentran en este fenómeno llegan a una nueva urbe donde no pueden desarrollar a sus experiencias previas debido al desconocimiento de las instituciones de apoyo, y por otra parte, a que no pueden potenciar sus capacidades en …
Comunicación Como Medio De Relación En La Cultura Organizacional De Flores Jayvana Ltda, Angélica Espitia Castellanos, Natalia Solano Castañeda
Comunicación Como Medio De Relación En La Cultura Organizacional De Flores Jayvana Ltda, Angélica Espitia Castellanos, Natalia Solano Castañeda
Trabajo Social
La presente investigación titulada “La comunicación como medio de relación en la cultura organizacional de Flores Jayvana”, se refiere a la importancia que tiene para una organización el desarrollo del bienestar humano a través de la comunicación e interacción. Si hay una buena comunicación entre los miembros o colaboradores de una empresa, el logro de objetivos y las relaciones serán mejores y por ende el clima organizacional, pero si no existe una comunicación efectiva, los procesos no se desarrollan de igual manera y los resultados pueden no ser los esperados. Por tal razón se hace pertinente la investigación, debido a …
Estudio Comparativo De La Calidad De Vida De La Población Adulta Mayor En Los Contextos Rural Y Urbano. Población De La Vereda Carrapal Del Municipio De Guaduas Y Un Grupo De La Localidad De Engativá De La Ciudad De Bogotá, Alba Yamile Enciso Mahecha, Zulli Yasmin Aleman Arevalo
Estudio Comparativo De La Calidad De Vida De La Población Adulta Mayor En Los Contextos Rural Y Urbano. Población De La Vereda Carrapal Del Municipio De Guaduas Y Un Grupo De La Localidad De Engativá De La Ciudad De Bogotá, Alba Yamile Enciso Mahecha, Zulli Yasmin Aleman Arevalo
Trabajo Social
La presente investigación es un estudio comparativo de la calidad de vida de los/as adultos/as mayores en los contextos rural y urbano, específicamente población de la vereda Carrapal del Municipio de Guaduas y un grupo que asiste al parque San Andrés de la Localidad de Engativá. De acuerdo a los autores Carlos Noriega y Elizabeth Grijalba las categorías de análisis fueron, nivel de vida, condiciones de vida, medio de vida y relaciones de vida, que son componentes de la calidad de vida y permitieron lograr un análisis integral de la misma; igualmente se establecieron las principales diferencias entre hombres y …
Factores Protectores, Y Factores De Riesgo, Que Inciden En La Violencia Conyugal Contra La Mujer, En Las Familias De Los Adolescentes De La Sección 6 Del Centro De Orientación Juvenil Luis Amigo, Delia Paola Madero Muñoz, Sandra Ester Gomez Gonzalez
Factores Protectores, Y Factores De Riesgo, Que Inciden En La Violencia Conyugal Contra La Mujer, En Las Familias De Los Adolescentes De La Sección 6 Del Centro De Orientación Juvenil Luis Amigo, Delia Paola Madero Muñoz, Sandra Ester Gomez Gonzalez
Trabajo Social
No abstract provided.
Imaginarios Y Lineamientos De Acción Profesional Frente Al Derecho A La Igualdad En Personas Con Discapacidad, Lady Johanna Castillo Angarita, Karen Viviana Guerrero Clavijo, Maria Angélilca Suárez Ramos
Imaginarios Y Lineamientos De Acción Profesional Frente Al Derecho A La Igualdad En Personas Con Discapacidad, Lady Johanna Castillo Angarita, Karen Viviana Guerrero Clavijo, Maria Angélilca Suárez Ramos
Trabajo Social
El trabajo de grado que lleva por título “Imaginarios y lineamientos de acción profesional desde Trabajo Social frente al derecho a la igualdad en personas con discapacidad” se ubica dentro de la línea de investigación “Derechos Humanos y fortalecimiento democrático” de la Facultad de Trabajo Social de la Universidad de la Salle, y constituye una propuesta de investigación cualitativa que tiene como finalidad comprender los imaginarios que frente al derecho a la Igualdad han construido diversos sujetos sociales involucrados en la temática de la discapacidad frente al derecho a la igualdad, con el fin de proponer algunos lineamientos generales de …
Características Socioeconómicas, Percepciones Y Dinámicas Familiares De Un Grupo De Diez Familias Monoparentales Con Jefatura Masculina Ubicada En La Ciudad De Bogotá, Jenny Paola Cepeda Lesmes, Monica Jeaneth Gutierrez Romero, Lady Johanna Rodriguez Alcala
Características Socioeconómicas, Percepciones Y Dinámicas Familiares De Un Grupo De Diez Familias Monoparentales Con Jefatura Masculina Ubicada En La Ciudad De Bogotá, Jenny Paola Cepeda Lesmes, Monica Jeaneth Gutierrez Romero, Lady Johanna Rodriguez Alcala
Trabajo Social
No abstract provided.
Variables Related To Social Service And Justice Advocacy Activities In Minneapolis Area Synod Congregations Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church In America, Mary Simonson Clark
Variables Related To Social Service And Justice Advocacy Activities In Minneapolis Area Synod Congregations Of The Evangelical Lutheran Church In America, Mary Simonson Clark
Theses and Graduate Projects
This thesis reports on the initial phase of research regarding the variables related to social service and justice advocacy activities of congregations in the Minneapolis Area Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. An extensive review of literature from a variety of disciplines and resources provides the basis for this study. Theoretical frameworks pertinent to this work include resource mobilization, ecological systems, and social justice theories as well as the contextual framework of Lutheranism's Christian beliefs. In addition to congregations' demographic and belief variables, the literature emphasizes relational community organizing to develop awareness among groups from the dominant culture …
Food Security And Hunger Among Low Income Us Households: Relations To Federal Food Assistance Program Participation, Rebecca Elizabeth Sanders
Food Security And Hunger Among Low Income Us Households: Relations To Federal Food Assistance Program Participation, Rebecca Elizabeth Sanders
Dissertations and Theses
This dissertation describes the conceptual and empirical framework that guides the definition of food insecurity and hunger, the present status of federal programmatic responses, and the status of current research on the topic. It also examines relations between hunger and federal food assistance program participation. Logistic regression is utilized to build two predictor models. Model 1 predicts federal food assistance program participation from household structure, income, community characteristics, and demographics. Model 2 predicts food insecurity/hunger from household structure, income, community characteristics, demographics, and federal food assistance program participation. Results are based on 2004 Current Population Survey data from low income …
Co-Occurring Disorders: An Outpatient Latent Class Analysis, Kathleen H. Darby
Co-Occurring Disorders: An Outpatient Latent Class Analysis, Kathleen H. Darby
Doctoral Dissertations
Over the past 20 years researchers and health care practitioners have come to realize in addition to high prevalence rates, individuals with co-occurring disorders did not represent a homogeneous group (Drake, et al., 1998: 2001; Lehman, et al., 1994: 2000; Mueser, et al., 2000). It is essential to consider the heterogeneity of co-occurring disorders when considering new treatment modalities. Thus, it becomes pivotal to identify these differences for treatment approaches and program goals. Research shows that heterogeneity of treatment populations can be reduced through empirically-derived homogeneous groups based on multivariate analysis (Ries, et al., 1993; Lehman et al., 2000; Mueser, …
Racial Identification Among Rural African American Adolescents, John Walter Miller Jr.
Racial Identification Among Rural African American Adolescents, John Walter Miller Jr.
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation critically examines the influence that environmental racial composition has on the racial identification development of African Americans adolescents. Theoretical models that describe the formation of racial identity are examined chronologically, and research compiled within social work literature on the topic of racial identification is examined. Although previous studies have examined how African American adolescents over the age of 15 deal with the complexities of racial identity development, to date there is no literature that examines how middle school age African American adolescents navigate the same waters. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between environmental …
Validation Of The Air Force Family Needs Screener, Wendy J. Wyse
Validation Of The Air Force Family Needs Screener, Wendy J. Wyse
Doctoral Dissertations
The Air Force Family Needs Screener (FNS) has been utilized as a screening measure for risk of both child maltreatment and intimate partner violence (IPV) within the context of a military primary prevention program called the New Parent Support Program (NPSP) since 1988. However, this measure has only been validated with the initial pilot samples used in its development. The current study sought to assess the reliability, dependability, factor structure and predictive capacity of the FNS using a new sample of mothers. In addition, this study sought to develop shortened versions of the FNS in order to determine if they …
Effects Of Experiential Learning On Face To Face And Multimedia Learning Environments In The Acquisition Of Active Listening Skills, Juan Enrique Huerta Wong
Effects Of Experiential Learning On Face To Face And Multimedia Learning Environments In The Acquisition Of Active Listening Skills, Juan Enrique Huerta Wong
Social Work Dissertations
Comparison studies between Technology or Multimedia Learning Environments and Face-to-Face (F2F) Learning Environments in social work education usually show that technology works as well as F2F environments. However, they also suggest they are not interchangeable, but are dependent upon educational approaches. Otherwise, experiential learning as a main educational approach has been adopted from Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) guidelines without strong evidence of its effectiveness. A 2X2 Nonrandomized Multiple Comparison Groups Design with pretest from each group evaluates the effectiveness of two different Learning Environments (multimedia versus F2F) and two different Teaching Techniques (experiential versus exposure plus discussions) in …
Calidad De Vida Y Derechos Humanos De Los Adultos Y Las Adultas Mayores, Gloria Patricia Fonseca Fiquitiva, Natalia Andrea Barbosa Rodríguez
Calidad De Vida Y Derechos Humanos De Los Adultos Y Las Adultas Mayores, Gloria Patricia Fonseca Fiquitiva, Natalia Andrea Barbosa Rodríguez
Trabajo Social
Esta investigación fue realizada con Adultos y Adultas mayores vinculados(as) al Centro Día Luzberza del Municipio de Facatativá y que actualmente son participes del programa: atención integral para el adulto y adulta mayor, dirigido por la Secretaría de Salud. Este estudio es exploratorio-descriptivo con una metodología cualitativa, guiado por un enfoque hermenéutico que trata de reconstruir todas las piezas aisladas que aparecen en las innumerables interpretaciones de los hechos y contextos con el fin de recapturar un todo con sentido. Los resultados del presente estudio expresan el interés que ha tenido el municipio por mejorar la calidad de vida del …
The Effectiveness Of A Virtual Learning Environment On Student Learning About Clinical Skills, Eric Youn
The Effectiveness Of A Virtual Learning Environment On Student Learning About Clinical Skills, Eric Youn
Social Work Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to explore whether social work students could increase their clinical skills knowledge in a Clinical Skills Virtual Learning Environment (CS-VLE). The evaluation of an online exercise that was developed using experiential learning theory and other learning theories was seen as being the first step in challenging a noted theme within social work academia concerning the effectiveness of online environments in teaching clinical skills. This study assessed changes in knowledge, produced by exposure to a web-based clinical skills environment. Results showed significant changes in knowledge after exposure to the online environment as hypothesized. Results also …
A Quasi-Experimental Design: Multisystemic Therapy As An Alternative Community-Based Treatment For Youth With Severe Emotional Disturbance, Kirstin Painter
A Quasi-Experimental Design: Multisystemic Therapy As An Alternative Community-Based Treatment For Youth With Severe Emotional Disturbance, Kirstin Painter
Social Work Dissertations
This study compared multisystemic therapy to usual services in a community mental health setting for emotionally disturbed youth with externalizing disorders. Usual services included the combination of case management with a family skills training curriculum. A secondary data analysis utilizing a pretest-post-test, quasi-experimental design was used. Eighty-seven youth were in each group and were matched based on gender (53% female, 47% male) and ethnicity (34 % African American, 54% Caucasian, 10% Hispanic, and 2% other). Findings of this study suggest that youth who received MST experienced more improved treatment outcomes across the combination of areas in their social ecology than …
Family-Friendly Workplace Culture, Flexibility, And Workplace Support For Dependent Care : The Perspectives Of Human Resource Professionals, Katherine June Huffstutter
Family-Friendly Workplace Culture, Flexibility, And Workplace Support For Dependent Care : The Perspectives Of Human Resource Professionals, Katherine June Huffstutter
Dissertations and Theses
Integration of family responsibilities and employment demands is challenging for all families, but particularly for those families with extraordinary care requirements of children with mental health disabilities. Utilization of workplace supports, such as flexible work arrangements, has been identified in the work-family literature as an important indicator of organizational responsiveness to employee's family needs (Allen, 2001; Eaton, 2003; Hammer, Neal, Newsom, Brockwood, & Colton, 2005; Secret, 2000). A better understanding of which organizational conditions may improve utilization of available family-friendly supports by employees caring for children with mental health disorders can improve work-life integration for these families. This study examines …
A Study Of Hiv Case Management Services Provided To People With A Triple Diagnosis Of Hiv, Mental Illness, And Chemical Dependency, Ericka Lynn Kimball
A Study Of Hiv Case Management Services Provided To People With A Triple Diagnosis Of Hiv, Mental Illness, And Chemical Dependency, Ericka Lynn Kimball
Theses and Graduate Projects
This exploratory study researched the case management services provided to people with a triple diagnosis of HIV, mental illness, and chemical dependency. Data were gathered to determine what services were being provided and areas for improvement, Information was gathered from HIV case management survey providers and the Minnesota Department of Human Services HIV/AIDS Division. The study found that services were being provided to people with a triple diagnosis. However, case management services need to move from assessment practices to providing referral and follow up services. The social work profession needs to continue to advocate for this unique population while increasing …
The Use Of Verbal And Written Emotional Expression For Empowerment And Healing In Clinical Social Work Practice, Laurie Lynn Dix Schmit
The Use Of Verbal And Written Emotional Expression For Empowerment And Healing In Clinical Social Work Practice, Laurie Lynn Dix Schmit
Masters Theses
Social work practice often demonstrates ambivalence about emotions and emotional expression. Forced by managed care to keep clinical work short-term, and having removed the depth of psychoanalytic and other psychodynamic approaches, social workers have retreated from attending to the emotional life of clients, and now focus mainly in the realm of thoughts and behaviors. By integrating literature from other disciplines with social work, and incorporating contemporary thought on the topic, this paper addresses the importance, challenges and rewards of utilizing emotional expression in clinical social work practice. We find that, by addressing the emotions of our clients, we begin to …
Program Evaluation Report For: Nevada Child Seekers, Nori Evans, Raymond Keeler, Lisa Pletz
Program Evaluation Report For: Nevada Child Seekers, Nori Evans, Raymond Keeler, Lisa Pletz
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
A program evaluation of the Nevada Child Seekers (NCS) organization was conducted from October 2006 through April 2007. The evaluation consisted of a qualitative assessment of the organization's volunteer recruitment and retention program. The evaluation was conducted by performing a series of interviews of staff and by conducting a web-based survey of available volunteers. Information gathered from the interviews and surveys was compared with benchmarking data from multiple scholarly and community sources.
Family Participation : Exploring The Role It Plays In Outcomes For Youth With Serious Emotional Disorders, Jodi Lee Kerbs
Family Participation : Exploring The Role It Plays In Outcomes For Youth With Serious Emotional Disorders, Jodi Lee Kerbs
Dissertations and Theses
The participation of families of children with emotional or behavioral disorders is increasingly seen as an essential component of children's mental health services. Although it is frequently discussed in the literature, family participation has not been a major focus of most research surrounding youth with serious emotional disorders (SED). This gap in research is particularly evident in the literature related to those youth who are also in the juvenile justice system. This study explored the concept of family participation in the context of services for youth with SED and examined the relationship between family participation in treatment planning and child …
Scale Validation Of Co-Parenting In Foster Couples, Donna J. Cherry
Scale Validation Of Co-Parenting In Foster Couples, Donna J. Cherry
Doctoral Dissertations
Co-parenting, the joint participation and responsibility of a set of adults in childrearing (Talbot & McHale, 2004), contributes to our understanding of how family systems influence child outcomes. Co-parenting is more proximal to parenting than many measures of marital relationships in that it focuses only on those dyadic processes that are specific to parenting (e.g., child-rearing agreement, support/undermining of parenting practices). Because of this focus, it is also a more flexible construct for thinking about non-traditional parenting arrangements, such as family foster care. Rooted in a family systems theoretical framework, the unique contribution of co-parenting may help us better …
The Chasm Between Two Parallel Worlds, Brandi Harline
The Chasm Between Two Parallel Worlds, Brandi Harline
Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects
In much of the research conducted on military issues, problems are identified years, sometimes decades, before the military publicly acknowledges these concerns; an example of this is sexual assault, which scholars discussed for over thirty years before the military acknowledged the issue. In this paper, I study the value differences between the military leadership and the scholars who study military topics and how these different values may hinder effective communication between the two groups. The method I use in identifying the standards by which the two groups identify problems is content analysis on articles published by the two communities, calculating …
Intervención Familiar De Trabajo Social En Programas De Atención Integral Al Ciudadano/A Habitante De Calle En Bogotá 2006, Maritza Andrea Díaz Cristancho, Viviana Marcela Piñeros Bustamente
Intervención Familiar De Trabajo Social En Programas De Atención Integral Al Ciudadano/A Habitante De Calle En Bogotá 2006, Maritza Andrea Díaz Cristancho, Viviana Marcela Piñeros Bustamente
Trabajo Social
No abstract provided.
Reproductive Decision Making Among Lesbian Women, Misty Lynn Wall
Reproductive Decision Making Among Lesbian Women, Misty Lynn Wall
Social Work Dissertations
A non-experimental, survey design was used to determine which factors influence a lesbian woman's decision to have, or not have, a child. Data was collected via the internet from 373 adult women, who self identify as lesbian. This study was guided by feminist theory and attempts to connect existing empirical literature regarding decision making with the experiences of lesbian women. Review of existing theoretical and empirical literature regarding decision making and lesbian headed families showed that six factors; family of origin support, extrinsic religiosity, perceived ability to parent, internalized homophobia, perceived impact of motherhood, and fear of prejudice and discrimination …