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The Science And Practice Of Research Synthesis, Julia H. Littell Dec 2013

The Science And Practice Of Research Synthesis, Julia H. Littell

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

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Review Of They Say Cut Back, We Say Fight Back! Welfare Activism In An Era Of Retrenchment, By Ellen Reese, Sanford F. Schram Jan 2013

Review Of They Say Cut Back, We Say Fight Back! Welfare Activism In An Era Of Retrenchment, By Ellen Reese, Sanford F. Schram

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

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Political Violence, Collective Functioning And Health: A Review Of The Literature, Cindy A. Sousa Jan 2013

Political Violence, Collective Functioning And Health: A Review Of The Literature, Cindy A. Sousa

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

Political violence is implicated in a range of mental health outcomes, including PTSD, depression, and anxiety. The social and political contexts of people’s lives, however, offer considerable protection from the mental health effects of political violence. In spite of the importance of people’s social and political environments for health, there is limited scholarship on how political violence compromises necessary social and political systems and inhibits individuals from participating in social and political life. Drawing on literature from multiple disciplines, including public health, anthropology, and psychology, this narrative review uses a multi-level, social ecological framework to enhance current knowledge about the …


Individual And Collective Dimensions Of Resilience Within Political Violence, Cindy A. Sousa, Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, Guy Feldman, Jessica Lee Jan 2013

Individual And Collective Dimensions Of Resilience Within Political Violence, Cindy A. Sousa, Muhammad M. Haj-Yahia, Guy Feldman, Jessica Lee

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

Research has documented a link between political violence and the functioning of individuals and communities. Yet, despite the hardships that political violence creates, evidence suggests remarkable fortitude and resilience within both individuals and communities. Individual characteristics that appear to build resilience against political violence include demographic factors such as gender and age, and internal resources such as hope, optimism, determination and religious convictions. Research has also documented the protective influence of individuals’ connection to community and their involvement in work, school or political action. Additionally, research on political violence and resilience has increasingly focused on communities themselves as a unit …


Aspirations Of Latina Adolescent Suicide Attempters, Carolina Hausmann-Stabile, Lauren Gulbas, Luis H. Zayas Jan 2013

Aspirations Of Latina Adolescent Suicide Attempters, Carolina Hausmann-Stabile, Lauren Gulbas, Luis H. Zayas

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

Parents’ aspirations and expectations are communicated to their offspring. Children internalize their parents’ aspirations and accept some of the expectations while rejecting others, all part of the developmental process and identity-consolidation. When the aspirations and expectations of youth and parents are incongruent, the outcomes in youths’ behavior can be deleterious, such as when adolescents manifest suicidal behaviors. We examined aspirations expressed by 12 Latina adolescent suicide attempters and their parents and compared them to 12 non-suicidal Latinas and parents. Qualitative analyses revealed that incongruence of aspirations between girls and their parents were greater among suicidal teens. Suicidal and non-suicidal Latinas …


Mental Health Clinicians’ Experiences Of Implementing Evidence-Based Treatments., Byron J. Powell, Carolina Hausmann-Stabile, J. Curtis Mcmillen Jan 2013

Mental Health Clinicians’ Experiences Of Implementing Evidence-Based Treatments., Byron J. Powell, Carolina Hausmann-Stabile, J. Curtis Mcmillen

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

Implementation research has tremendous potential to bridge the research-practice gap; however, we know more about barriers to evidence-based care than the factors that contribute to the adoption and sustainability of evidence-based treatments (EBTs). This qualitative study explores the experiences of clinicians (N = 11) who were implementing EBTs, highlighting the factors that they perceived to be most critical to successful implementation. The clinicians’ narratives reveal many leverage points that can inform administrators, clinical supervisors, and clinicians who wish to implement EBTs, as well as other stakeholders who wish to develop and test strategies for moving EBTs into routine care.