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Factors Contributing To Successful Completion Of A Holistic Job Skills Training Program, Renee Paul
Factors Contributing To Successful Completion Of A Holistic Job Skills Training Program, Renee Paul
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Job skills training programs are one way to address barriers to employment. As is important with any program that is implemented, it is important to evaluate its effectiveness. Existing literature contains several examples of job skills training programs that measure success by looking at outcomes such as employment rates post-program completion. Another way to measure success, which very few studies report, is to look at program completion rates. This study sought to fill that gap by reporting completion rates and factors that contribute to completion for a holistic job skills training program in West Texas. This study tested five variables …
Behavioral Health Practice Competencies Among Graduate Social Work Students: A Program Evaluation, Jane C. Barney
Behavioral Health Practice Competencies Among Graduate Social Work Students: A Program Evaluation, Jane C. Barney
LSU Master's Theses
The Health Services and Resource Administration (HRSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has recognized a need for mental health and substance abuse services for children, adolescents, and transitional youth who are at-risk for developing behavioral health disorders. In response to this need, the Obama administration delegated funds to multiple universities for the purpose of expanding the social work labor force. Louisiana State University is among those that received a block grant, allowing some of the students in the School of Social Work to participate in a Behavioral Health Workforce Education Training (BHWET) Program. This quasi-experimental study …