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Sustainable, Empowering Organizational Model For Intimate Partner Violence Services, Janet A. Mason
Sustainable, Empowering Organizational Model For Intimate Partner Violence Services, Janet A. Mason
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
IPV refuges are an important resource for those wishing to free themselves from IPV violence, but only if they truly empower the IPV survivor by not replicating the control and power differentials from which they are fleeing. Early feminist grassroots activists actively fostered empowering helping relationships in the organizational model of collectives which espoused equality, participatory decision making, and interpersonal relationships. Due largely to funding pressures, collectives were gradually replaced by the hierarchal organizational model found in refuges today. Many worry that most IPV organizations today may actually pose a barrier to the empowerment of survivors. This research project explored …
Autism Spectrum Disorder Students In Mainstream Schools And Classrooms: Effectiveness And Empowerment, Kathleen Soltau
Autism Spectrum Disorder Students In Mainstream Schools And Classrooms: Effectiveness And Empowerment, Kathleen Soltau
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
This study examines teachers’ perceptions of the effectiveness of mainstream educational practice in empowering students diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. This study provides a focus on Minnesota and a mainstream educational program in southern Minnesota. Ten semi-structured interviews were conducted in order to better understand this topic. Interviews were transcribed and coded using grounded theory methods. Findings revealed an overwhelming amount of support for students with autism spectrum disorder in mainstream schools and classrooms. This support was shown through multiple themes identified by interviewees. Implications for social work practice and advocacy within mainstream schools serving students diagnosed with autism spectrum …