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Review Of Backlash Against Welfare Mothers: Past And Present, By Ellen Reese, Sanford F. Schram Mar 2006

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 Mar 2006

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

No abstract provided.


Correlates Of Problem Recognition And Intentions To Change Among Caregivers Of Abused And Neglected Children, Julia H. Littell, Heather Girvin Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

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 Jan 2006

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.