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Relationship Between F Codes And Crises, Rachel Nicole Sitton
Relationship Between F Codes And Crises, Rachel Nicole Sitton
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
There is a deficit in literature on the relationship between mental health diagnoses and crises, but it has been speculated that having more than one diagnosis might increase the risk of crises. Given this, it might be beneficial to track clients with multiple diagnoses closer than other clients so that care providers can provide extra support. This study investigates if there is a relationship between the number of F codes a client has and the number of crises they experience. This study involves a secondary analysis of 2019 data from an agency in the Southeastern United States on client mental …
Greencap In The House: Resilience Tools To Unify The Black Community, Rick Held, Treasure Hightower, Stan Johnson, Ida Miles, John Floersh, Kaleeisha Huffine
Greencap In The House: Resilience Tools To Unify The Black Community, Rick Held, Treasure Hightower, Stan Johnson, Ida Miles, John Floersh, Kaleeisha Huffine
Black Issues Conference
GreenCAP in the House: Resilience Tools to Unify the Black Community
This presentation describes how a small, scruffy youth development organization is leveraging its community outreach and engagement efforts around environmental literacy in the 'hood to build a coalition of inner city organizations aligned to identify and address a broad swath of community resilience issues.
Finding Work In America: Employment Outcomes Among Recent Immigrants, Catherine A. Arwood
Finding Work In America: Employment Outcomes Among Recent Immigrants, Catherine A. Arwood
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
Finding employment is necessary for immigrants’ self-sufficiency. This study explores factors that influence successful employment among recent immigrants in the United States. Understanding these factors helps social service providers meet the needs of foreign-born clients. Methods: Outcomes were examined for 373 Latino and Asian respondents who immigrated to the United States within five years prior to the survey, and are working (n=330) or looking for work (n=43), as reported in the National Latino and Asian American Study. Surveyors conducted interviews at respondents’ homes in the respondents’ preferred language. Analyses compared employed and unemployed workers based on English language proficiency, education, …
Factors Associated With Successful Completion Of A Comorbid Substance Abuse And Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Group, Matthew Stephen Crescenzi
Factors Associated With Successful Completion Of A Comorbid Substance Abuse And Mental Health Intensive Outpatient Group, Matthew Stephen Crescenzi
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
An East Tennessee community mental health center, specializing in co-occurring substance abuse and mental health services, has an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) that utilizes a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing, and relapse prevention. Currently, 50% of individuals who enter the IOP program fail to graduate. The purpose of this study is to identify the factors associated with successful program completion. Methods: A secondary analysis was conducted on data from 116 participants in the IOP group. A logistic regression model was used to determine which factors were related to successful program completion. Results: The overall regression model was found …
The Link, One Health, And Social Capital: A New Strategy For Empathy Education And Social Work, Phil Arkow
The Link, One Health, And Social Capital: A New Strategy For Empathy Education And Social Work, Phil Arkow
International Veterinary Social Work Summit
For 150 years, animal welfare and veterinary advocates have promoted a doctrine that animal welfare will be enhanced by teaching children kindness to animals and responsible animal husbandry practices. However, these efforts have been stymied by societal and professional perceptions that “animal” causes are less worthy than “human” services. Ten significant challenges have made it difficult, if not impossible, to gain access to educators’ curricula and social work training. In a society that continues to place humans’ interests above animals’, it is time to try a new approach that focuses on the human benefits of animal welfare. In particular, a …
Effectiveness Of Interventions Provided By Knox County For Families With Truant Behavior, Jessica Noelle Moyers Heins
Effectiveness Of Interventions Provided By Knox County For Families With Truant Behavior, Jessica Noelle Moyers Heins
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
No abstract provided.
Effectiveness Of A Community - Based Intervention On Criminal Thinking Among Adults With Mental Illness Who Are At Risk Of Recidivism, John Kevin Wells
Effectiveness Of A Community - Based Intervention On Criminal Thinking Among Adults With Mental Illness Who Are At Risk Of Recidivism, John Kevin Wells
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
No abstract provided.