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Agency Influence On Best Practices With Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Kristine Annette Harwood Jan 2000

Agency Influence On Best Practices With Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Kristine Annette Harwood

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No abstract provided.


Anxiety, Depression, And Coping In The Elderly, Sara Fairchild-Ollivierre Jan 2000

Anxiety, Depression, And Coping In The Elderly, Sara Fairchild-Ollivierre

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No abstract provided.


The Effectiveness Of Play Therapy In A School-Based Counseling Program, Aimee Marie O'Keefe Jan 2000

The Effectiveness Of Play Therapy In A School-Based Counseling Program, Aimee Marie O'Keefe

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This research project attempted to determine whether play therapy used to treat elementary and junior high school children in a School-Based Counseling program is effective. There is conflicting evidence in the literature as to the effectiveness of therapy with children, especially play therapy. This project used a qualitative design to evaluate play therapy used in a School-Base Counseling program (SBC). Randomly selected case files from the 1998-99 academic year were analyzed using questions considering demographic information for each child, the reason the child was referred to the program, the intervention used by the therapist, and the outcomes of therapy. The …


Family Visits Or Contact To Dementia Elderly At Long Term Care Facilities, Sam Ndu Achor Jan 2000

Family Visits Or Contact To Dementia Elderly At Long Term Care Facilities, Sam Ndu Achor

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No abstract provided.


Satisfaction With Life, Quality Of Relationships And Social Service Needs Of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgendered Persons Aged 50 And Older, Sandra Kay Eastman Jan 2000

Satisfaction With Life, Quality Of Relationships And Social Service Needs Of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual And Transgendered Persons Aged 50 And Older, Sandra Kay Eastman

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No abstract provided.


Social Work Practice With A Veterans Home Population: A Description Of A Protocol For The Treatment Of Dementia Patients In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Arturo Espinoza Jan 1999

Social Work Practice With A Veterans Home Population: A Description Of A Protocol For The Treatment Of Dementia Patients In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Arturo Espinoza

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No abstract provided.


A Longitudinal Analysis Of The Predictors Of Life Satisfaction For Men In The Transition From Late Middle Age To Early Old Age, Christopher John Tatarka Jan 1999

A Longitudinal Analysis Of The Predictors Of Life Satisfaction For Men In The Transition From Late Middle Age To Early Old Age, Christopher John Tatarka

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No abstract provided.


Sex And Big-5 Personality Factors As Predictors Of Subjective Distress To Violations-Of-Trust, Barbara Manning-Ryan Jan 1999

Sex And Big-5 Personality Factors As Predictors Of Subjective Distress To Violations-Of-Trust, Barbara Manning-Ryan

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No abstract provided.


Cognitively Impaired Elderly Individuals And Durable Powers Of Attorney For Healthcare, Nicole Rae Newman Jan 1999

Cognitively Impaired Elderly Individuals And Durable Powers Of Attorney For Healthcare, Nicole Rae Newman

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No abstract provided.


Psychological Well-Being And Spirituality: Constituents Of Successful Aging, Dorothy Sheilah Armstrong Jan 1999

Psychological Well-Being And Spirituality: Constituents Of Successful Aging, Dorothy Sheilah Armstrong

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No abstract provided.


School-To-Career Curriculum, Stacy Lyn Brenana, Deborah Gayle Mctee Jan 1999

School-To-Career Curriculum, Stacy Lyn Brenana, Deborah Gayle Mctee

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The mission of this project is to develop a school-to-career curriculum that can be utilized by all middle school students. It is designed to help educate these students in the skills they will need to become successful in their future careers.


Decision Making And Identifying Services: Differences Among Elderly Women, Kris Kaufmann Johnson, Melissa Noelle Moelter Jan 1999

Decision Making And Identifying Services: Differences Among Elderly Women, Kris Kaufmann Johnson, Melissa Noelle Moelter

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No abstract provided.


Plant Therapy: Should It Be Given The Green Thumbs Up?, Christy Ann Mahoney Jan 1998

Plant Therapy: Should It Be Given The Green Thumbs Up?, Christy Ann Mahoney

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No abstract provided.


Modeling Retiree Reciprocity In Organizations, Tracy Lynn Lindbo Jan 1998

Modeling Retiree Reciprocity In Organizations, Tracy Lynn Lindbo

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No abstract provided.


Discrepancies In Social Workers' Self-Perception In Theoretical And Treatment Approaches To Depressed Late Middle-Age Women, Enid Aida Velasco Jan 1997

Discrepancies In Social Workers' Self-Perception In Theoretical And Treatment Approaches To Depressed Late Middle-Age Women, Enid Aida Velasco

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No abstract provided.


A Communal Meal Program Aimed At Reducing The Feelings Of Depression In The Elderly, Michael Dane Walper Jan 1997

A Communal Meal Program Aimed At Reducing The Feelings Of Depression In The Elderly, Michael Dane Walper

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No abstract provided.


Church Attendance Of Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Heather Kathleen Smith Jan 1997

Church Attendance Of Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Heather Kathleen Smith

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No abstract provided.


Effects Of A Racist Environment On Hypertension: Traditional Versus Acculturated African Americans, Delia Lucia Lang Jan 1997

Effects Of A Racist Environment On Hypertension: Traditional Versus Acculturated African Americans, Delia Lucia Lang

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No abstract provided.


The Role Of Activity Level For Memory In The Elderly, Lori Ann Johnson Jan 1997

The Role Of Activity Level For Memory In The Elderly, Lori Ann Johnson

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No abstract provided.


Assessment Of The Health Needs Of The Communities Served By Kaiser Permanente Of Riverside, Jennifer Van Arsdall Jan 1996

Assessment Of The Health Needs Of The Communities Served By Kaiser Permanente Of Riverside, Jennifer Van Arsdall

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The purpose of this community needs assessment was to explore the unmet health needs in some of the communities of Riverside County, to discover which populations are most adversely affected by these unmet needs, and to determine what barriers hinder individuals from getting their needs met. United Way of the Inland Valleys, in cooperation with Kaiser Permanente of Riverside conducted this study as part of their community based needs assessment.


A Research Study On Emotional Adjustment Of A Spouse Following Stroke, John P. Vlasic Ii Jan 1996

A Research Study On Emotional Adjustment Of A Spouse Following Stroke, John P. Vlasic Ii

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This research project focuses on age as a predictor in the emotional adjustment of a spouse following his/her partner's stroke. The medical records of 80 stroke cases were reviewed at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Fontana, California. Patients and spouses were examined in two age groupings, age 55 and below, and ages 56 and above. Study of these two age groups afforded the most meaningful division to study spouse adjustment.


Restraint Use: Impact Of An Employee Educational Program In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Elizabeth Ann Roybal Jan 1996

Restraint Use: Impact Of An Employee Educational Program In A Skilled Nursing Facility, Elizabeth Ann Roybal

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No abstract provided.


A Study Of Inter-Generational Activities In Structured Environments For Seniors, Raymond Vanek, Sophie Walker Jan 1996

A Study Of Inter-Generational Activities In Structured Environments For Seniors, Raymond Vanek, Sophie Walker

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This survey research project explored different factors influencing the desire of seniors living in structured residential centers to have inter-generational activities with children from their communities.


In-Home Health Care And Hospitalization Status, Donna Lee Maeser Jan 1996

In-Home Health Care And Hospitalization Status, Donna Lee Maeser

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The purpose of the study was to describe the relationship between in-home health care services for elderly patients who were recently discharged from inpatient care and re-hospitalization rates. The design was descriptive and the hypothesis was that the provision of in-home health care services would mitigate a decline in the health status, of an elderly patient, following discharge from inpatient care and prevent re-hospitalization.


Attitudes Toward Old People And Beliefs About Aging: A Generational Study, Julie Ann Miles Jan 1995

Attitudes Toward Old People And Beliefs About Aging: A Generational Study, Julie Ann Miles

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Attitudes toward the elderly were examined in three generations through analysis of media use, gender, contact with elderly, age, factual knowledge about aging, and parental influence on attitude formation. The results revealed that age, factual knowledge, perceived ageism in mass media and parental influence were significantly related to attitude toward the elderly.


Abuse And Neglect: As Defined By Registered Nurses/Case Managers, Carol Ann Davis, Paula Peggy Spencer Jan 1994

Abuse And Neglect: As Defined By Registered Nurses/Case Managers, Carol Ann Davis, Paula Peggy Spencer

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No abstract provided.


Dementia Caregivers: Educational Intervention And Coping Styles, Joan Dolores Ladderbush Jan 1994

Dementia Caregivers: Educational Intervention And Coping Styles, Joan Dolores Ladderbush

Theses Digitization Project

Caregivers of dementia patients who were referred to a community-based comprehensive assessment program for demented and/or chronically ill older adults by physicians or community agencies were studied for this thesis.


The Social Health Maintenance Organization (S/Hmo): Can It Service The Needs Of Riverside County's Elderly?, Allen Dillard Jaszcar Jan 1994

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

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No abstract provided.


Perceived Caregiver Burden As A Function Of Differential Coping Strategies, Kevin Scott Olin Jan 1994

Perceived Caregiver Burden As A Function Of Differential Coping Strategies, Kevin Scott Olin

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No abstract provided.


Meeting The Mental Health Needs Of Older Adults Through The Reminiscence Group, Christina Marie Martin Jan 1993

Meeting The Mental Health Needs Of Older Adults Through The Reminiscence Group, Christina Marie Martin

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No abstract provided.