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Social Work For Social Justice: Strengthening Social Work Education Through The Integration Of Catholic Social Teaching, Mary Ann F. Brenden, Barbara W. Shank University of St. Thomas, Minnesota

Social Work For Social Justice: Strengthening Social Work Education Through The Integration Of Catholic Social Teaching, Mary Ann F. Brenden, Barbara W. Shank

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Catholic Social Teaching (CST), by virtue of its convergence with social work values and ethics, is a valuable resource for strengthening the social justice content of social work education. This paper describes how CST is complementary to the NASW Code of Ethics, foundational to the Integrative Framework (a generalist practice model), provides substance to the Core Competencies as defined by the Council on Social Work Education, and operationalizes justice in the classroom.

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The Social Experiences Of Spouses Of Persons With Young-Onset Dementia, Stacey A. Hawkins McMaster University

The Social Experiences Of Spouses Of Persons With Young-Onset Dementia, Stacey A. Hawkins

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Spousal caregivers of persons with young-onset dementia (YOD) are known to experience significant social impacts, including family conflict, social avoidance, and marginalization. However, no qualitative study has examined the social experiences of YOD spousal caregivers within the Canadian context. This thesis examined the described social experiences of these caregivers. A descriptive, qualitative approach was used to study the nature of these social experiences using in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Ten YOD spousal caregivers living in Ontario completed the study. Four themes emerged from the analysis: sources of social support, giving up activities in favour of new activities, adapting and maintaining in social ...

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Karen Roscoe Glyndŵr University

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Critical Social Work Practice A Narrative Approach, Karen Roscoe

"We Will Always Be In The Shadows" - A Qualitative Descriptive Study Of Undocumented Latino Immigrants Surviving In The United States

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Adolescent Co-Occurring Disorders: Factors Related To Mental Health Problems Among Substance Using Adolescents

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Men Who Were Sexually Abused During Childhood: An Examination Of Factors That Influence Long-Term Mental Health

A Multi-Paper Examination Of The History Of Non-Erotic Love Within The Psychotherapeutic Dyad, Danna Bodenheimer

Design Of A Fuzzy-Based Decision Support System For Coronary Heart Disease Diagnosis

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