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Clinician Support To Caregivers Of Children With A Mental Health Disorder, Lauren Gavin
Clinician Support To Caregivers Of Children With A Mental Health Disorder, Lauren Gavin
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
The type of support clinicians’ offer and provide to caregivers whose children have mental health disorder is an important topic for mental health professionals to consider in their own practice. The purpose of this qualitative research study was to gain insight in to how clinicians’ support caregivers of children with mental health needs initially and over the course of their child’s treatment. The researcher audio recorded a semi-structured interview with four mental health professionals. The researcher transcribed the interviews and conducted a qualitative analysis on the results. The researcher and research chair identified five major themes from the data analysis: …
Foster Youth Transitioning To Adulthood, Jaclyn Jones
Foster Youth Transitioning To Adulthood, Jaclyn Jones
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
The purpose of this study was to explore and describe ways foster care caseworkers help foster youth transition to adulthood successfully. Data was collected using qualitative interviews, with four professionals who have experience with foster youth aging out of the foster care system. A number of themes emerged from this data, including: the need to start harm reduction services early, the importance of services in general, the need for permanent connections, and the importance of relationships between foster youth and social workers. Findings suggest a lack of support for foster youth aging out of the system, and that the support …
Identifying Postpartum Mood Disorders In Men, Melissa Larson
Identifying Postpartum Mood Disorders In Men, Melissa Larson
Master of Social Work Clinical Research Papers
According to the American Psychological Association (2016), one in seven women are diagnosed with a postpartum mood disorder. Postpartum mood disorders have recently received an increasing amount of attention in the news and in the media. More recently, however, researchers have been questioning whether fathers are also experiencing increased mood disorders such as anxiety and depression during the postpartum period. A review of literature yielded that this assumption is accurate, and that factors such as the female partner’s mental health, role transition and delayed bond with child put new fathers at risk for developing postpartum mood disorders. The literature also …