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Black Social Workers Use Of Racial Identity And Self Concept In The Workplace, Shielah Monique Deblanc Mar 2024

Black Social Workers Use Of Racial Identity And Self Concept In The Workplace, Shielah Monique Deblanc

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Navigating the Black professional identity in U.S. work environments poses challenges for social workers, with limited research addressing racial salience, power dynamics, and self-concept within their specific workplace contexts. Using self-concept theory, and the multidimensional model of racial identity as theoretical and conceptual frameworks, the purpose of this research was to examine Black social workers’ attitudes about self-concept using racial salience, power distance, and employee tenure as predictors. Using web-based surveys to collect data, a purposive sample of 77 participants were used to complete demographic information, a measure of centrality to gauge racial salience Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity, a …


A Descriptive Study Of Namibian Child Sex Offenders, Ndeyapo Emma Nafuka Feb 2024

A Descriptive Study Of Namibian Child Sex Offenders, Ndeyapo Emma Nafuka

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The sexual abuse of children is a worldwide traumatic event with potential for adverse long-term physical and psychological consequences. There has been a plethora of research in the Western societies that examined offenders of child sexual abuse. Due to a number of methodological limitations, the findings of these studies cannot be used to effectively explain African offenders of child sexual abuse. This study employed a quantitative non-experimental, descriptive research approach method to examine the demographic and criminological characteristics of adult men who sexually abused children in Namibia. The data were collected by reviewing 183 files of Namibian male offenders incarcerated …


Social Emotional Development Of Rural Alaska Native And American Indian Maltreated Children, Tiffany Renee Chenery Jan 2024

Social Emotional Development Of Rural Alaska Native And American Indian Maltreated Children, Tiffany Renee Chenery

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.


The Effects Of Parent’S History Of Childhood Maltreatment On Child Maltreatment Behaviors And Relationship Quality, Randi Crabtree Jan 2024

The Effects Of Parent’S History Of Childhood Maltreatment On Child Maltreatment Behaviors And Relationship Quality, Randi Crabtree

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

No abstract provided.