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Support For The American Welfare State. Fay Lomoax Cook And Edith J. Barrett.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Fay Lomoax Cook and Edith J. Barrett. Support for the American Welfare State. New York: Columbia University Press, 1992. $49.50 hardcover; $16.50 papercover.

During the 1980s, the rhetoric of crisis permeated academic debates about social policy. The welfare state was said to be struggling with a major fiscal crisis and, at the same time, to be facing a crisis of legitimacy. The legitimacy of the social services was being undermined as programs were becoming increasingly costly, inefficient and unable to meet expectations. Reagan's electoral victories appeared to confirm the view that popular support for the welfare state was rapidly evaporating. …

Structural Social Work: Ideology, Theory And Practice. Robert Mullaly.

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Robert Mullaly. Structural Social Work: Ideology, Theory and Practice. Toronto, Canada: McClelland and Stewart, 1993. $19.95 papercover.

Survey Associates: Support Group For A Successful Nonprofit Journalistic Enterprise, 1912-1952, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

More than a century before the current wave of popularity of nonprofit journalism, a group associated with the emerging social work profession developed a successful journalistic support organization in the years before World War I. It continued to provide support and funding for The Survey, a national social work newspaper for the next fifty years.

Guidelines For Handling Domestic Violence Cases In Community Mental Health Centers, Carol E. Jordan, Robert Walker

Office for Policy Studies on Violence Against Women Publications

Community mental health centers are becoming increasingly involved in the delivery of services to victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. To help centers plan a domestic violence program and address the risk of liability in treating clients who may be dangerous, the authors suggest principles to guide clinical decisions, standards for service delivery, and standards for staff development.

What Works Best For Whom In Family Preservation? Relationships Between Service Characteristics And Outcomes For Selected Subgroups Of Families, Julia H. Littell, John R. Schuerman, Amy Chak

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

Once the effects of case characteristics were taken into account. we found that there were no significant relationships between the duration of services. amounts of contact with workers, number of concrete services, or provision of specific types of services and case outcomes.

In sum, we discovered that the duration, amounts, and types of services do not alter the risks of placement or subsequent maltreatment among families with cocaine problems, those with inadequate housing. families of a parent with serious emotional problems, or cases with serious child care skill deficits. Directions for further research in this area are discussed.

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Disclosure Of Sexual Abuse: The Impact On Adolescent Females, John Christian Weible

Theses Digitization Project

This study explores and describes adolescent females' experience of disclosure of sexual abuse. The goal of this study was to provide insights and theory into the experience of sexual abuse victims involved in the disclosure of that abuse.

A Qualitative Research Study On Aging Latino Substance Abusers, Socorro Maria Ruvalcaba, Lupe Ayon Perez

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

African-American Women's Perceptions Of Social Workers As Helpers, Adriene Lynn Anderson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Job Stress As It Relates To Social Workers In A Locked State Mental Health Hospital, John Patrick Lane

Theses Digitization Project

This research examines the level of stress experienced by social workers employed in a locked mental health hospital. A comparative analysis was completed measuring the level of stress associated with the type of unit: acute or chronic.

Perceived Differences In The Experiences Of Full-Time And Part-Time Master Of Social Work Students, Michelle Marie Pianalto

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Writing On The Wall: A Post-Positivist Study Of Graffiti Writing And Tagging, Barbara Susan Archambeau, Cherie Ann Kagan

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Longitudinal Study Of A Family Maintenance Program, Loretta Marie Klopfer

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Factors Influencing Males In Their Choice Of Social Work As A Career, Frieda Kepple Heim

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Constructivist Study Of The Social And Educational Needs Of Homeless Children, Jo Ann Edith Becker

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Factors That Influence The Development Of Supports Among Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Kathleen Susan Brown

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Social Health Maintenance Organization (S/Hmo): Can It Service The Needs Of Riverside County's Elderly?, Allen Dillard Jaszcar

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Intervention Strategies Which Enable Families To Be Reunified And Foster A Successful Case Closure Within The County Of San Bernardino Department Of Public Social Services, Juliana Caryl Koenig

Theses Digitization Project

Perinatal complications resulting from either alcohol or drug abuse include a high incidence of stillbirths, fetal distress, asphyxia, prematurity, low birth weight, pneumonia, congenital malformations, cerebral infarction, and an increased risk to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Gain's Loss Is An Unheard Voice, Lorene Virginia Lozano, Lori Ann Richard

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

How Medical Social Workers Manage Interdisciplinary Team Conflict, Debra Leigh Billings

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Study On The Children Of The Developmentally Disabled, Nahid Anna Bahrami, Pamela Lynne Shiner

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Exploration Of Program Impact On Adolescent Girls Residing In A Group Home, Leonlida Bernice Machado

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Client And Social Worker Relationship In The Families First Program, Christopher Browning Economon, Debra Ann Tjaarda

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Assessment And Recognition Of Childhood Abuse Among Former Patton State Hospital Patients By Psychiatric Social Workers, Bonnie A. Criner, Hope M. Young

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Stereotypical Sex-Roles: A Barrier To Success In Addiction Treatment?, Paul Walter Sharpe

Theses Digitization Project

Hypothesis on success in addiction treatment programs as measured by BEM Sex-Role Inventory.

Attachment Of Children In Foster Care, Karen Kritzberger, Dawn Peria

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Focal Point, Volume 08 Number 01, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute

Research and Training Center - Focal Point

The 103rd Congress has set itself an ambitious agenda. Between now and October, five Congressional committees are to report out their versions of health care reform legislation, from which a single piece of legislation must be written and forwarded to President Clinton for his signature.

'Damn It Johnny, Stop!': Real Life 101 Evaluating An Educational Approach To Treating Men Who Batter, Shannon Campbell

Honors Theses, 1963-2015

A feminist Theory is an effective perspective from which to develop programs for treating men who batter. The feminist perspective takes into consideration possible societal, familial, economic, and judicial influences which perpetuate male violence in American society. The feminist analysis of domestic violence contends that violence is a learned behavior. Using a feminist orientation, the St. Cloud (MN) Intervention Project ( SCIP) conducts large group educational programs for male batterers. SCIP was interested in testing their program to determine if it significantly reduced incidents of abuse in the relationships of participants. The partners (N=21) of the participants were given a …

Collaborative Approach To Adoptive Placement Of Infants In Minnesota: An Effectiveness Assessment Of The African American Adoption Project, Helen M. Strother

Theses and Graduate Projects

It is documented that many Blacks are overlooked as viable resources by adoption agencies for the many Block children needing families. The African American Adoption Project (AAAP) worked cooperatively with four private adoption agencies for the adoptive placement of twenty-five Black infants. This research analyzed the impact of AAAP's services to Block infants, birth families, adoptive families and to the four private adoption agencies. Due to the secrecy and confidentiality surrounding the subject of adoption, unobtrusive strategies were developed to analyze AAAP's qualitative impact. This study revealed that through AAAP, on average, Black infants waited much shorter for adoptive homes, …

Parental Child Abduction: Practice Guidelines For Social Workers, Kim Marie Carol Walker

Theses and Graduate Projects

Parental child abduction is a social problem that has an impact on a growing number of families. lt is now likely that social workers will encounter families affected by parental child abduction at some point during the course of their practice. To best serve these families, social workers need to be knowledgeable about parental child abduction and about strategies available to respond to the myriad of related issues. For this thesis, a survey was conducted of thirty-one missing children's agencies across the United States in order to identify agency perceptions of social workers' knowledge about parental child abduction, and social …

The Relationship Between The Evangelical Christian Religion And The Social Work Profession, With Reference To Two Values: The Lnherent Wotrth And Dignity Of The Individual And The Right To Self-Determination, Grace Garcia Wiggen

Theses and Graduate Projects

This study explores the relationship between the Evangelical Christian Religion and the Social Work Profession with reference to two values: The inherent worth and dignity of the individual and the right to self-determination. Interviews with clergy and professional social workers were utilized to provide data toward the definition and operationalization of the two values. lmplications for social work practice are discussed.