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Review Of Backlash Against Welfare Mothers: Past And Present, By Ellen Reese, Sanford F. Schram
Review Of Backlash Against Welfare Mothers: Past And Present, By Ellen Reese, Sanford F. Schram
Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Review Of The Poorhouse: America's Forgotten Institution, By David Wagner, Jim Baumohl
Review Of The Poorhouse: America's Forgotten Institution, By David Wagner, Jim Baumohl
Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship
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Correlates Of Problem Recognition And Intentions To Change Among Caregivers Of Abused And Neglected Children, Julia H. Littell, Heather Girvin
Correlates Of Problem Recognition And Intentions To Change Among Caregivers Of Abused And Neglected Children, Julia H. Littell, Heather Girvin
Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship
Objective
To identify individual, family, and caseworker characteristics associated with problem recognition (PR) and intentions to change (ITC) in a sample of caregivers who received in-home child welfare services following substantiated reports of child abuse or neglect.
Methods
Caregivers were interviewed at 4 weeks, 16 weeks, and 1 year after referral for in-home services. In these interviews, the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment scale assessed PR and ITC in relation to caregiving practices. Additional data were obtained from administrative records and surveys of in-home services caseworkers. We used growth models to identify caregiver, family, and caseworker characteristics associated with …
The Case For Multisystemic Therapy: Evidence Or Orthodoxy?, Julia H. Littell
The Case For Multisystemic Therapy: Evidence Or Orthodoxy?, Julia H. Littell
Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship
In this paper, I respond to comments by Henggeler, Schoenwald, Borduin, and Swenson [Henngeler, S. W., Schoenwald, S. K., Borduin, C. M., & Swenson, C. C. (this issue). The Littell paper: Methodological critique and meta-analysis as Trojan horse. Children and Youth Services Review, doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.07.001] on my recent article, “Lessons from a systematic review of Multisystemic Therapy”. I identify factual and logical errors in their response, show how relevant research has been misinterpreted and misrepresented, and suggest constructive new directions for Multisystemic Therapy and the evidence-based practice movement.
Review Of Systematic Reviews In The Social Sciences, By Mark Petticrew And Helen Roberts, Julia H. Littell
Review Of Systematic Reviews In The Social Sciences, By Mark Petticrew And Helen Roberts, Julia H. Littell
Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship
No abstract provided.