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Florida Sentinel Bulletin, March 10, 2009, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The March 10, 2009, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

Transitional Care For Adolescents With Hiv: Characteristics And Current Practices Of The Adolescent Trials Network Systems Of Care, Patricia Gilliam

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Background: Advances in antiretroviral therapy have resulted in a significant increase in life expectancy for HIV-infected individuals, with more pediatric patients transitioning to adult care. The transition process from pediatric to adult care for adolescents with chronic diseases, such as HIV, is always a challenge.

Purpose: The purpose of this secondary data analysis was to describe the characteristics, processes and practice models used by the Adolescent Trials Network (ATN) systems of care that assist adolescents with HIV disease to transition from child-centered care to adult-centered care.

Method: This study used health care providers affiliated with the Adolescent Trials Network of …

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, February 20, 2009, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The February 20, 2009, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

President's Corner, Derek Stoner

Delaware Ornithologist

No abstract provided.

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, December 16, 2008, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The December 16, 2008, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

Agenda And Reports, Juvenile Welfare Board, December 11, 2008, Juvenile Welfare Board Of Pinellas County

Juvenile Welfare Board Agendas, Minutes, and Historical Audits

Agenda for the December 11, 2008, meeting of the Juvenile Welfare Board. Attached as supplemental files are reports to review before the meeting.

The Weekly Challenger, November 27, 2008, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The November 27, 2008, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Agenda And Reports, Juvenile Welfare Board, November 13, 2008, Juvenile Welfare Board Of Pinellas County

Juvenile Welfare Board Agendas, Minutes, and Historical Audits

Agenda for the December 11, 2008, meeting of the Juvenile Welfare Board. Attached as supplemental files are previous meeting minutes and reports to review before the meeting.

Agenda And Reports, Juvenile Welfare Board, October 8, 2008, Juvenile Welfare Board Of Pinellas County

Juvenile Welfare Board Agendas, Minutes, and Historical Audits

Agenda for the October 8, 2008, meeting of the Juvenile Welfare Board. Attached as supplemental files are previous meeting minutes and reports to review before the meeting.

The Acceptability Of Treatments For Adolescent Depression To A Multi-Ethnic Sample Of Girls, Nicole Caporino

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

An efficacious treatment is diminished in value if clients will not seek it out and adhere to it (Kazdin, 1978). Thus, the acceptability of a treatment to consumers is an important indicator of the quality/effectiveness of the treatment (APA, 2002). The purpose of this study was to examine acceptability of treatments for depression to adolescent females and to explore factors that might be associated with acceptability. Sixty-seven high school students (36 Hispanic and 31 non-Hispanic White) were recruited from communities in New Jersey and Florida, and interviewed by telephone. Participants were presented with a vignette describing a depressed adolescent and …

Organizational Culture In Children's Mental Health Systems Of Care, Jessica Mazza

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

A cohesive organizational culture has been linked to positive outcomes in child-serving agencies, such as improved child-level outcomes and positive organizational climate (Glisson & Green, 2006; Glisson & Hemmelgarm, 1998; Glisson & James, 2002; Hemmelgarn, Glisson, & James, 2006). Although isolated studies of organizational culture have been conducted in individual agencies (child welfare and juvenile justice), no study has examined the organization culture of successful, holistic systems of care that involve the coordination of multiple agencies, such as child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health and education. Data collected from the three system-of-care sites selected for participation in Case Studies of …

Minutes, Juvenile Welfare Board, March 13, 2008, Martha Lenderman

Juvenile Welfare Board Agendas, Minutes, and Historical Audits

Minutes from the March 13, 2008, meeting of the Juvenile Welfare Board. Attached as supplemental files are previous meeting minutes and reports to review before the meeting.

The Weekly Challenger, August 16, 2007, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The August 16, 2007, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Perceptions Of School Based Mental Health Services By Directors And Supervisors Of Student Services, Decia N. Dixon

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Key stakeholders in schools must be educated about the importance of increasing access to mental health services in schools. School-based mental health services are designed to increase children's competence and help them meet the societal expectations of school success. The present study examined types of mental health services provided to students in school districts throughout Florida; the extent to which those services were provided to children and families; the beliefs of student services directors and supervisors regarding qualifications of school mental health service providers to provide mental health services; and their beliefs about the impact of mental health services on …

The Weekly Challenger, June 7, 2007, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The June 7, 2007, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Right To Health: Conflicting Paradigms Of Health As Commodity Vs. Health As Human Right, Robert Colin Nelson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Despite the fact that the United States spends more per capita than any other nation on healthcare for its citizens, the quality of American health outcomes lags well behind every other developed country in the world. This paper proposes that it is no coincidence that the United States is also the only developed nation that does not guarantee the right comprehensive coverage of medical services for its citizens. Instead, we rely on a fee-for-service system which functionally denies quality health care to those without the means to pay for it. In this paper I document the experiences of various clients …

The Impact Of Fidelity And Innovations On Healthy Families America Programs, Ashley E. Nixon

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Fidelity to a program model and innovations added to the program model have been found to positively impact large scale program expansion and implementation (Blakely et al., 1987). Research examining the effectiveness of Healthy Families America (HFA) programs has been hindered by the differences that exist among HFA programs. This study examines the impact program fidelity and innovations have on outcome measures of updated immunizations, primary medical care providers, and participant retention for 102 HFA sites. Factor analysis and regression were used to analyze archival data. Results indicate that fidelity was positively related to percentage of participants with updated immunizations …

The Weekly Challenger, December 14, 2006, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The December 14, 2006, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Memo, D. Gay Lancaster, Browning Spence, And Lisa Sahulka To Juvenile Welfare Board Members, Board Workshop, November 16, 2006, D. Gay Lancaster, Browning Spence, Lisa Sahulka

Juvenile Welfare Board Agendas, Minutes, and Historical Audits

A memo from D. Gay Lancaster, Browning Spence, and Lisa Sahulka to Juvenile Welfare Board members with logistics and materials to review before the board workshop.

The Weekly Challenger, February 23, 2006, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The February 23, 2006, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, February 16, 2006, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The February 16, 2006, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Minutes, Juvenile Welfare Board, February 9, 2006, John Milford

Juvenile Welfare Board Agendas, Minutes, and Historical Audits

Minutes from the February 9, 2006, meeting of the Juvenile Welfare Board.

Minutes, Juvenile Welfare Board, November 10, 2005, John Milford

Juvenile Welfare Board Agendas, Minutes, and Historical Audits

Minutes from the November 10, 2005, meeting of the Juvenile Welfare Board.

The Weekly Challenger, July 21, 2005, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The July 21, 2005, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, May 5, 2005, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The May 5, 2005, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Using Pressure And Support To Create A Qualified Workforce, Sharon Ryan, Debra J. Ackerman

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

In order for any new initiative to be implemented, it is generally assumed that policy actors need both motivation to comply with a new initiative and adequate assistance to implement the required change successfully. The study reported here examined the impact of a system of pressure and supports created to encourage preschool teachers working in public school, Head Start, and child care settings to obtain a teaching credential by a court imposed deadline. ...

Education Policy Analysis Archives 13/23 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Using Pressure and Support to Create a Qualified Workforce / Sharon Ryan [and] Debra J. Ackerman.

Commencement Convocation Program, Tampa Campus, August 7, 2004, University Of South Florida

USF Graduation and Convocation Programs

King O'Neal Scholars - April Lynnette Slack and Cassandra Lynn Ernst; Outstanding Senior - Jason Polk; Distinguished Citizen Award - Chloe J. Coney

The Weekly Challenger, July 29, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The July 29, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, June 17, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The June 17, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.