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Preparing Social Workers For Practice With Lgbt Populations Affected By Substance Use: Perceptions From Students, Alumni And Service Providers, Michael P. Dentato Phd, Msw, Brian Kelly, Michael R. Lloyd, Nikki Busch Mar 2019

Preparing Social Workers For Practice With Lgbt Populations Affected By Substance Use: Perceptions From Students, Alumni And Service Providers, Michael P. Dentato Phd, Msw, Brian Kelly, Michael R. Lloyd, Nikki Busch

Brian L.Kelly

Trends in the field of service among those with alcohol and other drug addictions highlight the urgent need for schools of social work to effectively train students to serve clients with substance use disorders, and have cultural humility to effectively serve disproportionately affected LGBT consumers. Online surveys and interviews examined perceptions of graduate social work students and alumni in a certified alcohol and drug counselor program, along with several service providers within an urban setting in the US. Results indicated that students and alumni did not feel adequately prepared through coursework to practice with LGBT populations affected by substance use, …

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A Historical Overview Of Art And Music-Based Activities In Social Work With Groups: Nondeliberative Practice And Engaging Young People’S Strengths, Brian Kelly, Lauren Doherty Mar 2019

A Historical Overview Of Art And Music-Based Activities In Social Work With Groups: Nondeliberative Practice And Engaging Young People’S Strengths, Brian Kelly, Lauren Doherty

Brian L.Kelly

This article provides a historical overview of the use of art and music-based activities in social work with groups. The authors review archival, empirical, and theoretical literature that explores the use and effectiveness of these activities in the recreation movement and group work practice from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries, the Hull House settlement in Chicago from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries, and in recent group practice in social work and related fields. Findings suggest that art and music-based activities encourage and facilitate nondeliberative practice and allow for important opportunities to engage young people’s strengths.

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A Historical Overview Of Art And Music Based Activities In Social Work With Groups Nondeliberative Practice And Engaging Young People S Strengths, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Lauren Doherty Msw Jun 2016

A Historical Overview Of Art And Music Based Activities In Social Work With Groups Nondeliberative Practice And Engaging Young People S Strengths, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Lauren Doherty Msw

Brian L.Kelly

This article provides a historical overview of the use of art and music-based activities in social work with groups. The authors review archival, empirical, and theoretical literature that explores the use and effectiveness of these activities in the recreation movement and group work practice from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries, the Hull House settlement in Chicago from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries, and in recent group practice in social work and related fields. Findings suggest that art and music-based activities encourage and facilitate nondeliberative practice and allow for important opportunities to engage young people’s strengths.

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Exploring Nondeliberative Practice Through Recreational, Art, And Music-Based Activities In Social Work With Groups, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Lauren Doherty Msw Apr 2016

Exploring Nondeliberative Practice Through Recreational, Art, And Music-Based Activities In Social Work With Groups, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Lauren Doherty Msw

Brian L.Kelly

This article reviews the history of recreational, arts, and musicbased activities in social work with groups, providing a nondeliberative practice context. The article begins with an overview of nondeliberative practice, then presents various uses of recreational, art, and music-based activities during the Settlement House and Recreational Movements, in mid-20thcentury group work practice and in present practice. The article concludes with a review of current projects in the Chicago land area and highlights their potential to decrease young person on young person violence.

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Homophobia Within Schools Of Social Work The Critical Need For Affirming Classroom Settings And Effective Preparation For Service With The Lgbtq.Pdf, Michael P. Dentato, Phd, Shelly L. Craig, Phd, Michael R. Lloyd, Phd, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Caitlyn Wright Msw, Ashley Austin, Phd Mar 2016

Homophobia Within Schools Of Social Work The Critical Need For Affirming Classroom Settings And Effective Preparation For Service With The Lgbtq.Pdf, Michael P. Dentato, Phd, Shelly L. Craig, Phd, Michael R. Lloyd, Phd, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Caitlyn Wright Msw, Ashley Austin, Phd

Brian L.Kelly

Social work programs must effectively meet the needs of their diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) student populations as well as effectively train all students to work with minority groups including the LGBTQ community. While many undergraduate and graduate social work programs provide open, supportive, and affirming experiences for LGBTQ students, there remain ongoing challenges related to hostility, stigma, heterosexism, and homophobia within classroom settings across programs in the US and Canada. This study examines classroom experiences of homophobia among 1,018 social work students. Qualitative data associated with three optional open-ended questions were analyzed utilizing grounded theory. Main …

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Exploring Group Dynamics In Activity-Based Group Work With Young People Experiencing Homelessness, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Margaret J. Hunter Msw Feb 2016

Exploring Group Dynamics In Activity-Based Group Work With Young People Experiencing Homelessness, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Margaret J. Hunter Msw

Brian L.Kelly

This article explores the development of group dynamics in an activity-based group comprising four young people experiencing homelessness and one group facilitator. Over the course of 12 sessions, the group produced a coconstructed audio documentary. Nine group sessions were recorded, transcribed, coded, and analyzed for patterns of group dynamics, including communication and interaction patterns, cohesion, social integration and influence, and culture. Findings suggest that the task-oriented nature of coproducing the audio documentary facilitated the development of interpersonal dynamics, provided young people with opportunities for personal growth, and provided them with opportunities to engage their strengths as well.

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The Invisible Classroom: Relationships, Neuroscience And Mindfulness In School, Brian L. Kelly Phd Dec 2015

The Invisible Classroom: Relationships, Neuroscience And Mindfulness In School, Brian L. Kelly Phd

Brian L.Kelly

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Using Audio Documentary To Engage Young People Experiencing Homelessness In Strengths-Based Group Work, Brian L. Kelly Phd Nov 2014

Using Audio Documentary To Engage Young People Experiencing Homelessness In Strengths-Based Group Work, Brian L. Kelly Phd

Brian L.Kelly

Little information exists on the use of audio-based activities in groups as a means to engage young people’s strengths. This article presents findings from a study that employed a coconstructed audio documentary group to explore homeless youths’ experiences in a music studio, their attached meaning, and whether studio and group involvement engaged youths’ strengths. Four young people and the author met over the course of 12 sessions to collaboratively develop, record, and produce an audio documentary. Young people successfully produced a coconstructed audio documentary and their involvement in the studio and the group engaged their strengths.

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Group Work With Adolescents: Principles And Practice, Brian Kelly Dec 2013

Group Work With Adolescents: Principles And Practice, Brian Kelly

Brian L.Kelly

No abstract provided.

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Lgb Cultural Phenomena And The Social Work Research Enterprise: Towards A Strengths-Based, Culturally Anchored Methodology, Trevor G. Gates Phd, Brian L. Kelly Phd Dec 2012

Lgb Cultural Phenomena And The Social Work Research Enterprise: Towards A Strengths-Based, Culturally Anchored Methodology, Trevor G. Gates Phd, Brian L. Kelly Phd

Brian L.Kelly

Although the lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) community has seen new protections and benefits in the last quarter century, LGB people continue to experience stigmatization throughout American society. Social work research that frames the LBG community and its members as disenfranchised, marginalized, and oppressed tends to support a stigmatizing attitude toward LGB people. Social work research with the LGB community and its members must shift from a focus on pathology to strengths and resources. This article examines the potential application of a strengths perspective and its usefulness in reshaping the discourse on stigmatization of the LGB community and its members.

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Queer Youth Cultures, Brian L. Kelly Phd Dec 2010

Queer Youth Cultures, Brian L. Kelly Phd

Brian L.Kelly

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Using The Strengths Perspective In The Social Work Interview With Young Adults Who Have Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Trevor G. Gates Phd Aug 2010

Using The Strengths Perspective In The Social Work Interview With Young Adults Who Have Experienced Childhood Sexual Abuse, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Trevor G. Gates Phd

Brian L.Kelly

Social work has a long history of problematizing and pathologizing clients, including young adults who have experienced childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Traditional approaches in social work have focused on working with clients to overcome obstacles, solve problems that stand in their way, and connect clients with resources that they do not possess. Strengths-focused social work interviewing offers an opportunity to reframe the experiences of young adults who have experienced CSA. While there is a gap in the literature on strengths-focused work with young adults who have experienced CSA, we propose that the strengths-focused interview offers an effective shift in thinking …

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Examining The Meaning Attached To Mental Illness And Mental Health Services Among Juvenile Justice Involved Youth And Their Parents, Amy C. Watson Phd, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Theresea M. Vidalon Msw Jul 2009

Examining The Meaning Attached To Mental Illness And Mental Health Services Among Juvenile Justice Involved Youth And Their Parents, Amy C. Watson Phd, Brian L. Kelly Phd, Theresea M. Vidalon Msw

Brian L.Kelly

A large percentage of youth involved in the juvenile justice system experience mental health problems, yet many do not receive mental health care. In this study, we used a process-focused framework of mental health decision making to gain insight into the use of mental health services among these youth. In-depth interviews were conducted with nine youth and nine parents participating in a program servicing youth with mental health problems who have been in detention. Themes related to problem recognition, the decision to seek and participate in services, subjective norms, and juvenile justice system involvement emerged. Most families acknowledged their youth …

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