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The Impact Of Long-Term Travel On The Socio-Political Consciousness Of South Carolina Students, Sierra Davis

The Winthrop McNair Research Bulletin

This pilot study’s driving force is to contribute to the student travel and study abroad literature and provide insight for social workers interested in practice on the global level. Social Work practice strongly emphasizes the importance of continuing education. On the macro level, advocacy and knowledge of policy can inform actions taken in the field. Literature surrounding study abroad among students typically focuses on cultural and educational impact, with little broad research focus on how study abroad experiences impact global awareness. The United Nations created a list of goals, known as the Sustainable Development Goals, aimed towards the rectification of …

Navigating The Silences: Social Worker Discourses Around Race, Cherie Bridges Patrick

Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses

This thesis explored social worker discourses to learn what they could reveal about professional workplace practices and experiences with race and racism. The study traced the subtle and elusive racism often found in everyday professional conversations that are not considered racist by dominant consensus. Using tools of thematic and critical discourse analysis (CDA), and van Dijk’s (1993, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2011) general theory of racism and denial (1992, 2008), data from 14 semistructured interviews and one focus group with a racially diverse group of social workers was analyzed in two ways. First, thematic analysis offered a horizontal or flat exploration …

The Predictors Of Juvenile Recidivism: Testimonies Of Adult Students 18 Years And Older Exiting From Alternative Education, La Toshia Palmer

Dissertations

Purpose: The purpose of this descriptive, qualitative study was to identify and describe the importance of the predictors of juvenile recidivism and the effectiveness of efforts to prevent/avoid juvenile recidivism as perceived by previously detained, arrested, convicted, and/or incarcerated adult students 18 years of age and older exiting from alternative education in Northern California. A second purpose was to explore the types of support provided by alternative schools and the perceived importance of the support to avoid recidivism according to adult students 18 years of age and older exiting from alternative education.

Methodology: This qualitative, descriptive research design identified …

Minorities' Perceptions Of Child Protective Services, Vernae Elaine Hicks

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

The study examined minority persons’ views and experiences with Child Protective Services (CPS) in the community. This study used a qualitative design with face‑to‑face interviews with 12 participants in the community. This study used the “Post‑Positivist” data analysis, which is qualitative in evaluation and explained each participant’s subjective reality.

The study found that most participants were satisfied with the results and were dissatisfied with the process in and of itself. Overall the study found that most participants felt that there was some sort of a disconnect with social workers in reference to cultural competency. Miscommunication between the social workers at …

The Effectiveness Of A Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program That Offer Special Benefits For Pregnant And Parenting Teens: A Qualitative Study, Marsha Brown

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Teen pregnancy continues to be a problem for families, educators, health care professionals, and the government. Teenagers are not afforded the opportunity to learn or receive reinforcement on God's laws on abstaining from premarital sex because religious education is not allowed in the public school system. This increase has led to the creation of the Teenage Parenting Center (TAPP), located in southwest Georgia. TAPP is one of 64 schools in a school district that offers special benefits for pregnant and parenting teens. This qualitative case study used a phenomenological approach to explore the experience of eight former attendees of the …

Ua61/5 Social Work Newsletter, Wku Social Work

WKU Archives Records

Social Work newsletter includes articles:

• Seeing Red – Student Social Workers
• Note from the Department Head
• Focus on Field: Field Supervisor, Joanne Engelland, MSW
• MSW Program News
• Social Work Humor
• Departmental Faculty: Scholarly Activities – Dean May, Jan Peeler, Dale Smith, Susan Wesley

Ua61/5 Social Work Newsletter, Wku Social Work

WKU Archives Records

Social Work newsletter contains articles:

• MSW Scholarship to Honor the Career of Mrs. Rosalyn Stamps
• May, Dean. Notes from the Department Head
• BSW Students Sponsor Social Work Day at WKU
• Focus on Field: BSW Field Supervisor Sale Buchanan, MSW, CSW
• The Kentucky Foster Care Census: Phase II
• MSW Orientation: The New Legacy Begins
• SSW/Students Social Workers: Then & Now
• Meet Our New Faculty: Fall 2003 – Cindy Snyder, Muh Bi Lin, Michelle Blake

Ua61/5 Social Work Newsletter, Wku Social Work

WKU Archives Records

Social Work newsletter contains articles:

• MSW Program Planned for Fall 2003
• Licensure Fcts
• May, Dean. A Note from the Department Head
• Public Child Welfare Certification Program
• Kentucky Coop Intern Program
• Health Enhancement of the Rural Elderly (HERE)
• Kentucky Foster Care Census
• Mobile Health & Wellness Unit
• Learning Mixed with Fun – Diversity Potlucks Meet Our New Faculty & Staff – Suzie Cashwell, Michelle Acree, Conrad Davies