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Full-Text Articles in Social Work
Spiritual Direction & Soul Care: Embracing God’S Presence In Your Practice (Aacc World Conference 2015), John C. Thomas
Spiritual Direction & Soul Care: Embracing God’S Presence In Your Practice (Aacc World Conference 2015), John C. Thomas
John C. Thomas
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Spiritual Direction & Soul Care: Embracing God’S Presence In Your Practice (Aacc World Conference 2015), John C. Thomas
Spiritual Direction & Soul Care: Embracing God’S Presence In Your Practice (Aacc World Conference 2015), John C. Thomas
Faculty Publications and Presentations
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The Immigration-Industrial Complex: Blurring The Lines Of Private Enterprise And Public Interest, Douglas Epps
The Immigration-Industrial Complex: Blurring The Lines Of Private Enterprise And Public Interest, Douglas Epps
TAC Talks
America’s immigration system has increasingly become the subject of controversy in recent decades, with political leaders stuck in a veritable “stalemate” in regards to reform. But, what if there are other players in the game who stand to profit from such legislative stagnation? This presentation will explore such possibilities and the influences of private immigration detention conglomerates on the public interest.
There is perhaps no greater blurring of public and private lines than in the privatization of prison and detention services. As a former detention officer in the nation’s fourth largest immigration holding facility, Tacoma’s Northwest Detention Center, I gained …
The Importance Of Treatment For Foster Youth, Lyl T. Cartagena
The Importance Of Treatment For Foster Youth, Lyl T. Cartagena
Creative Activity and Research Day - CARD
This presentation provides an overview of mental health interventions including highlights of their outcomes.The summary of the extant findings helps identify the strengths and deficits of what has been done, and supports a call for further research in order to change current methods of care provided along with developing an improved method of treatment for foster care youth.
Finding Work In America: Employment Outcomes Among Recent Immigrants, Catherine A. Arwood
Finding Work In America: Employment Outcomes Among Recent Immigrants, Catherine A. Arwood
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
Finding employment is necessary for immigrants’ self-sufficiency. This study explores factors that influence successful employment among recent immigrants in the United States. Understanding these factors helps social service providers meet the needs of foreign-born clients. Methods: Outcomes were examined for 373 Latino and Asian respondents who immigrated to the United States within five years prior to the survey, and are working (n=330) or looking for work (n=43), as reported in the National Latino and Asian American Study. Surveyors conducted interviews at respondents’ homes in the respondents’ preferred language. Analyses compared employed and unemployed workers based on English language proficiency, education, …