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Book Review: Rural Social Work: An International Perspective, Peter A. Kindle Ph.D.

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Book Review: Rural Social Work: An International Perspective Richard Pugh & Brian Cheers 2010 Bristol, UK: The Policy Press 254 pages Softcover: $34.95 US ISBN-10: 1861347200 ISBN-13: 978-1861347206

Contemporary Rural Social Work - 2016 (Volume 8, Number 1)

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Contemporary Rural Social Work - 2016 (Special Issue, Volume 8, Number 1)

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Visible And Invisible Battles On The Boarder, Danielle Beazer Dubrasky

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Professional Detachment, Curtis L. Todd

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How To Make A Ghost Town, Ross Howerton

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Family In Arms, Treri Lynn Cummings

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From The Guest Editors, Dheeshana S. Jayasundara, Randall Nedegaard

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Journal of Contemporary Rural Social Work

Special Issue, Volume 8, Number 1

2016

From the Guest Editors: Dheeshana Jayasundara and Randall C. Nedegaard, University of North Dakota

Impact Of Flood On Rural Population And Strategies For Mitigation: A Case Study Of Darbhanga District, Bihar State, India, Vikash Kumar, Suk Yin Caroline Cheng, Ajit Kumar Singh

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Floods are one of the most disastrous acts of nature and impact human life in multiple ways. Damages by floods in rural areas are more severe compared to urban counterparts due to poverty, limited infrastructures and access to resources and health care services. The Province of Bihar in India, with a population of 104.1 million, has 76 per cent of the population living under recurring threat of floods. In 2008, Bihar experienced severe floods in the northern region that affected more than 2.3 million people; and in 2013, they affected more than 5.9 million in 3768 villages across 20 rural …

Book Review: Planning For Rural Resilience: Coping With Climate Change And Energy Futures, Kala Chakradhar

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Book Review: Planning for rural resilience: Coping with climate change and energy futures Wayne. J. Caldwell (Ed.) 2015 Winnipeg, Canada: University of Manitoba Press 165 pages Softcover: $31.95 US ISBN-13: 978-0-88755-780-4

From The Editor, Peggy Pittman-Munke Ph.D.

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Journal of Contemporary Rural Social Work

Volume 8, Number 2

2016

From the Editor: Peggy Pittman-Munke, Murray State University

Over The Hill To The Poor Farm: Rural History Almost Forgotten, Michael R. Daley Ph.D., Peggy Pittman-Munke Ph.D.

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Poor farms were important rural institutions that cared for a wide range of poor and dependent people in the 19th and 20th centuries. Yet today they are little remembered. This manuscript discusses these poor farms, their function, operation, who they served, and how they relate to modern day social welfare.

Investigating Students' Experiences With Sexual Victimization And Their Perceptions Of The Overall Campus Climate At A Rural Institution, Jordana N. Navarro, Shelly Clevenger

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

This study examined sexual assault of both females and males attending a mid-sized rural southern college campus with fewer than 12,000 students. The online survey (N = 659) included questions to measure attempted and/or completed rape, sexual coercion, and sexual contact. We investigated whether perceptions of the overall campus climate differed between student survivors and student non-victims. Findings indicated that sexual victimization occurred at this university, and that this social problem is not limited to large urban schools.

Systematic Review Of Veterans' Coping Strategies: How Can Rural Veterans Improve Their Quality Of Life?, Tracey Marie Barnett, Alexa Smith-Osborne, Freda Barnett-Braddock

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

This systematic review examines the empirical literature on an emerging body of coping strategies (CS), both civilian readjustment and health-risk related, experienced by United States military veterans exposed to combat stress and other military lifestyle stressors. Studies that met inclusion criteria were selected among quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies published in peer-reviewed journals. Population, Intervention, Comparison, and Outcome (PICO) criteria and Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) were applied to all studies. Seventeen reports meeting a priori inclusion criteria were extracted from 107 studies accessed through 9 electronic databases. Data were synthesized to investigate two research questions informing …

Reinventing Social Work Education And Service Delivery In Rural Areas: An Interdisciplinary Model For Serving Vulnerable Populations, Wayne R. Moore, Fran Pearson, John C. Rife, K. Jay Poole, Lelia S. Moore, Antonia M. Reaves

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

This article presents an interprofessional case study approach to serving the social service and health needs of vulnerable persons living rural communities. This project, the Congregational Social Work Education Initiative (CSWEI), is funded by a health care foundation. Persons in rural areas are often at risk for poverty, homelessness and lack of access to needed health and social services. The case study demonstrates the opportunities for collaboration between professional social work, religiously affiliated organizations (RAOs) and nursing in order to reduce health and mental health disparities among residents in rural areas.

Project Empower: An Innovative Approach To Community Behavioral Health Service Delivery, Saundra H. Starks, Elizabeth L. Jones, Suzie T. Cashwell, Karissa Stokes

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Project EMPOWER was a grant funded initiative designed to positively impact a rural community by providing behavioral health services and case management to low-income families. An interdisciplinary service team comprised of behavioral health specialists and graduate level interns in the fields of social work, psychiatric nursing, and counseling worked to provide services under the supervision of a doctorate level clinical social work professor. Community partnerships were forged to increase opportunities for community members to have accessible, affordable services. Using an empowerment model rooted in systems and integrated practice, the services included assessments, referrals, group, individual and family counseling, child care, …

Social Work Leadership: Emotional Intelligence In A Rural Bsw Program, Edward N. Randle

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Social work leadership is valuable to the existence and future of the profession. Equally important is leadership within academia. Leadership in academia is impelled and obligated to the historical leaders, agency organizations, communities, and individuals influenced by the profession to lead, provide vision, and educate tomorrow’s leaders. Mary Richmond and Edward Devine assembled social work education in the 1900's and were pioneers significant in shaping the vision of social work. However, there is a scarcity of empirical research regarding social work leadership within academic settings. More specifically, limited literature is available that discusses the philosophical prisms, perceived realities, and behavior …

Book Review: Rural Crime And Community Safety, Maryann Thrush

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Book Review: Rural Crime and Community Safety Vania Ceccato 2016 New York, NY: Routledge 394 pages $54.95 (Paperback) ISBN-10: 0415856434 ISBN: 978-0-203-72568-9 (ebook).

Book Review: Aging In Rural Places Policies, Programs, And Professional Practice, Heidi Moore

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Book Review: Aging in Rural Places Policies, Programs, and Professional Practice Kristina Hash, Elaine T. Jurkowski, & John A. Krout 2014 New York, NY: Spring Publishing Company, LLC 336 pages Softcover: $70.00 US ISBN-10: 0826198090 ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-9809-9

Teaching Macro Practice Through The Use Of Experiential Instruction And Collaboration: A Formula To Create Sustainable Community Resources, Timothy O. Davis Ph.D., Kendal L. Carswell

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

While delivering an organizations and communities class to a cohort of students in an outlying rural area, a social work program explored ways to educate students effectively while simultaneously exploring and devising strategies to fill local gaps in community services. The project utilized evidence-based learning strategies focusing on experiential instruction and collaboration with local community agencies. Using aspects of the flipped classroom as well as service learning, the course was particularly interested in engaging with community stakeholders to identify issues arising from the realities of a rural service environment. Students identified a project, worked with community partners, and delivered recommendations …

Book Review: Worlds Apart: Poverty And Politics In Rural America, Peter A. Kindle Ph.D.

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Book Review: Worlds Apart: Poverty and Politics in Rural America Cynthia M. Duncan 2014 New Haven: Yale University Press 304 pages Paperback: $49.95 US ISBN-10: 0300196598 ISBN-13: 978-0-300-19659-7

Book Review: Hard Living In America's Heartland: Rural Poverty In The 21st Century Midwest, Peter A. Kindle Ph.D.

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Book Review: Hard Living in America's Heartland: Rural Poverty in the 21st Century Midwest Paula W. Dáil 2015 Jefferson, NC: McFarland 266 pages Softcover: $45.00 US ISBN-10: 0786474815 ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-7481-3

Graduation Day, Ann Malaspina

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Rough River, Loren Sundlee

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Searching The Site Fifty Years After The Fire, Maureen Tolman Flannery

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Distant Music, John Palen

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Traditional Lyric, Bruce Elliot Alford

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The Murray Ledger And Times, July 23-24, 2016, The Murray Ledger And Times

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2016-06-10, Board Of Regents, Murray State University

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The Murray Ledger And Times, June 3, 2016, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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The Murray Ledger And Times, May 26, 2016, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

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