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The Role Of Religion In Acculturation Of Nigerian Immigrants In The United States., Kate Salami Jan 2003

The Role Of Religion In Acculturation Of Nigerian Immigrants In The United States., Kate Salami

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Religion plays a role in acculturating Nigerian immigrants into American society through networking and through belief systems that inculcate in Nigerian social and cultural norms practiced in the United States.


Factors In Older Adults' Resistance To Substance Abuse Treatment, Donnie Redl Jan 2003

Factors In Older Adults' Resistance To Substance Abuse Treatment, Donnie Redl

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The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that cause resistance in older adults to participation in substance abuse treatment programs.


Effectiveness Of Parent Education Classes: Phenomenological Approach, Lavonna Lucille Downing Jan 2003

Effectiveness Of Parent Education Classes: Phenomenological Approach, Lavonna Lucille Downing

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The effectiveness of most parent education classed is measured by changes in the child. While all programs are developed from psychological theory, and have been evaluated by research, SES and cultural aspects of the undividual have been given little attention. Since public law has recognized the incidence of child abuse and neglect, large numbers of families are required to attend parent education classes. At the same time, research indicates no particular program is more effective than another.


A Correlation Analysis Of Parental Expectations, Mentoring, And Gender Socialization On Women's Self-Efficacy, Nancy Lillian Amarin, Norina Reis Jan 2003

A Correlation Analysis Of Parental Expectations, Mentoring, And Gender Socialization On Women's Self-Efficacy, Nancy Lillian Amarin, Norina Reis

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This study investigated social influences believed to have an impact on the development of women's self-efficacy. The independent variables examined included parental expectations, gender role socialization, and mentoring. A questionnaire with both ordinal and nominal questions was administered to 196 female undergraduates attending California State University, San Bernardino and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. The sample was predominantly Caucasian (35,2 percent) and Hispanic (33.7 percent), with a median age of 20. Participants answered 57 questions, consisting of demographic questions, measures of self-efficacy and three independent variables. Pearson r analysis found positive significant correlations between self-efficacy and all three variables. The …


Preparing For Entry Into The Workforce: Educational Attainment For Calworks Students, Sylvia Solorio Jan 2003

Preparing For Entry Into The Workforce: Educational Attainment For Calworks Students, Sylvia Solorio

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This study concerns an evaluation of a community college support services program. The study participants included 58 female CalWORKS students. Data was gathered from a self-administered survey questionnaire designed specifically for this study to gather student's level of satisfaction with program services. Practice, policy and research implications were discussed.


A Qualitative Inquiry On The Impact Of Family Preservation Programs, Kimberly Ann Franze-Cox Jan 2003

A Qualitative Inquiry On The Impact Of Family Preservation Programs, Kimberly Ann Franze-Cox

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This project focuses on the impact of family preservation programs on family functioning through a qualitative follow up study of the Child Abuse Prevention Intervention and Treatment (CAPIT) program at Pacific Clinics in Yucca Valley, California. The results found that family functioning (particularly in areas of interpersonal skills and communication) had improved since completion of the program. Improvement was correlated with the service content of the program and with counselor characteristics. Due to limitations, including sample size (n=9), results cannot be generalized.


Symptoms Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder In Police Officers Following September 11, 2001, Jennifer Danielle Urban Jan 2003

Symptoms Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder In Police Officers Following September 11, 2001, Jennifer Danielle Urban

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The purpose of this study was to examine what, if any, symptoms of a traumatic stress reaction were still being experienced by police officers, as a result of the events of September 11, 2001, who were geographically distant from the events of that day. Participants included 60 police officers at two southern California law enforcement agencies.


Nutrition Education For English Learning In The Prison Context, Jeanie Jinwee Kim Jan 2003

Nutrition Education For English Learning In The Prison Context, Jeanie Jinwee Kim

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This project addresses the need for English as a second language nutrition instruction for patients in a forensic mental institution. It incorporates concepts of motivation, situated learning, prison education, English for specific purposes, and content-based instruction into a model which guides the design of a nutrition curriculum, consisting of five lesson plans about the Food Guide Pyramid.


Program Evaluation Of Cal-Safe: A Program For Pregnant And Parenting Teens, Kimberly Ann Johns, Charil Dignadice Macaraeg Jan 2003

Program Evaluation Of Cal-Safe: A Program For Pregnant And Parenting Teens, Kimberly Ann Johns, Charil Dignadice Macaraeg

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This program evaluated the effectiveness of the program interventions implemented during the 2002-2003 school year in the Riverside County Office of Education's Cal-SAFE pregnant and parenting minor program. Two researchers divided the twelve school sites, gathered data and formulated information to assess the effectiveness of the program on continuance or completion of high school after teen pregnancy.


Social Workers Attitudes And Perceptions Toward Transracial Adoption, Karla Eduviges Carranza, Nicol Alejandra Stolar Jan 2003

Social Workers Attitudes And Perceptions Toward Transracial Adoption, Karla Eduviges Carranza, Nicol Alejandra Stolar

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Overall attitudes, beliefs, and values have been shown to effect how individuals evaluate and process information. This knowledge is important and relevant to the practice of social work. Social workers are expected to put their attitudes, values, and perceptions aside when working with their clients. Attitudes are effecting processing and evaluation of events, therefore, it is imortant to understand the possible implications of workers perceptions and attitudes. Highly embedded attitudes toward transracial adoption, will influenceSocial workers behavior.


Effect Of The Severity Of Autism On Parental Marital Satisfaction, Georganna Hemingway Jesser Jan 2003

Effect Of The Severity Of Autism On Parental Marital Satisfaction, Georganna Hemingway Jesser

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This was a quantitative research project whose goal was to compare the level of autism and its affect on the parental relationship. Further, it sought to look at different family attributes of the subject child to see how they affected the marital satisfaction as well. The findings indicate that the hypothesis was correct, that the level of severity of autism does negatively affect the parental marital satisfaction.


Perceived Effects Of A Substance Abuse Prevention Science Program Among Fourth And Fifth Grade Children: A Qualitative Study, Sarah Morgando Palmer, Tracy Lee Inman Jan 2003

Perceived Effects Of A Substance Abuse Prevention Science Program Among Fourth And Fifth Grade Children: A Qualitative Study, Sarah Morgando Palmer, Tracy Lee Inman

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This project explores the perceptions of fourth and fifth grade students who participated in a substance abuse prevention program. Risk and protective factors are presented to assist the reader in understanding this project.


Electronic Access To Academic Records By Department Of Children's Services Social Workers, Pamela Jean Wagner, Christal June Quam Jan 2003

Electronic Access To Academic Records By Department Of Children's Services Social Workers, Pamela Jean Wagner, Christal June Quam

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The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not DCS social workers would obtain client's educational records if they had electronic access to these records. If a social worker could access client school records quickly and easily and then enter the information into the case management computer system, the school history would travel with the client to their new environment. This information would insure that the foster child with special education needs was placed in the proper classroom, giving the child a better chance to succeed.


Supportive Work Relationships Effect On Child Welfare Worker's Retention, Renee Josephine Bombaci Jan 2003

Supportive Work Relationships Effect On Child Welfare Worker's Retention, Renee Josephine Bombaci

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The purpose of the current study was to clarify the importance of social relationships in the retention of social workers in Child Welfare agencies. Data had been gathered by the California Social Work Education Center, University of California Berkeley, in a 2-year state funded study, titled "Retention of California's Child Welfare Workers".


Depression And Diabetes In Adolescents, Leanne Marie Graff, Karin Yakira Jan 2003

Depression And Diabetes In Adolescents, Leanne Marie Graff, Karin Yakira

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The purpose of this study was to examine the levels of depression in adolescent with diabetes (type 1), non-insulin dependent diabetics (type 2) and the general adolescent population.


Impact Of Foster Care On Hispanic/Latino Foster Mothers' Marital Relationship, Mario David Copenhaguen Jan 2003

Impact Of Foster Care On Hispanic/Latino Foster Mothers' Marital Relationship, Mario David Copenhaguen

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of foster care services on Hispanic/Latino foster mothers' marital relationship.


Impact Of September 11th On Older American Veterans, David Lee Baptist, Tamra Denise Snook Jan 2003

Impact Of September 11th On Older American Veterans, David Lee Baptist, Tamra Denise Snook

Theses Digitization Project

The terrorist attack of September 11th has been widely viewed as a traumatic event. Traumatic events have demonstrated psychological, emotional, behavioral, developmental and physiological detriment to individuals. Among older adults there may be compounding factors such as losses of function, resources, friends, family, and support.


The Effects Of Social Involvement On Work Performance Of Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Jaclyn Leia Jones Jan 2003

The Effects Of Social Involvement On Work Performance Of Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Jaclyn Leia Jones

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to determine if social interaction is associated with a higher work performance in developmentally disabled adults.


Foster Parent Retention: A Study Of The Factors Associated With Foster Parents Who Continue To Provide Foster Care For Longer Than Two Years, Alberto Ramirez Jan 2003

Foster Parent Retention: A Study Of The Factors Associated With Foster Parents Who Continue To Provide Foster Care For Longer Than Two Years, Alberto Ramirez

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The purpose of this study is to determine what factors contribute to a foster family's ability and desire to remain active in fostering after two years. The sample of this research was selected from Bienvenidos Foster Family Agency, a private non-profit social service organization in the Los Angeles County.


Joint Sibling Placement At San Bernardino County Department Of Children's Services, Cynthia Gonzalez, Diane Lynette Meza Jan 2003

Joint Sibling Placement At San Bernardino County Department Of Children's Services, Cynthia Gonzalez, Diane Lynette Meza

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The purpose of this study is to explore and understand the reasons why some siblings are placed together and why other siblings are separated within the foster care system.


The Study Of Self-Efficacy In Latin Female Immigrants Attending A Support Group At A Community Based Agency, Leslie Maldonado Jan 2003

The Study Of Self-Efficacy In Latin Female Immigrants Attending A Support Group At A Community Based Agency, Leslie Maldonado

Theses Digitization Project

The focus of this study is the effectiveness in increasing self-efficacy and self-esteem level, parenting skills, awareness about domestic violence issues, and the overall effects of these on the quality of life of at-risk Hispanic female immigrants attending a support group at a community agency.


Coparenting/Divorce Education: A Program Evaluation, Sandra Kay Maline Jan 2003

Coparenting/Divorce Education: A Program Evaluation, Sandra Kay Maline

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The study conducted, sought to assess the effectiveness of an established divorce education program in reducing parental conflict and increasing cooperative coparenting relationships among former spouses and also to assess the participant satisfaction with the program's format.


Effect Of Recreation And Leisure On The Life Quality Of Older Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Bethany Ann Rall Jan 2003

Effect Of Recreation And Leisure On The Life Quality Of Older Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Bethany Ann Rall

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to examine improved life quality indicators of older adults with developmental disabilties who are actively participating in the Senior Facilitation Program, a program designed for seniors with developmental disabilities which allows them to make individual choices about their leisure pursuits.


Assessing Women's Aftercare Needs, Ronda Rae Johnson Jan 2003

Assessing Women's Aftercare Needs, Ronda Rae Johnson

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The purpose of this study is to assess the aftercare needs of women who have completed substance abuse treatment.


Mentally Ill Homeless And Companion Pets, Maria Salomé Garde Jan 2003

Mentally Ill Homeless And Companion Pets, Maria Salomé Garde

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The present study assessed the relationship between mentally ill homeless and their companion pets and questioned if the pets acted as a barrier for them to receive shelter and other services. The study also sought to find if pets acted as a communication tool between this population and society. themselves because they are mentally vulnerable and victims of a mental disorder.


Attitudes And Knowledge Of Law Enforcement Officers Regarding Child Maltreatment, Cathleen May Farrar Jan 2003

Attitudes And Knowledge Of Law Enforcement Officers Regarding Child Maltreatment, Cathleen May Farrar

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This study was conducted in an effort to explore the attitudes and knowledge held by law enforcement officers regarding child maltreatment. This study was completely exploratory in nature, with no hypothesis about the outcome.


Intake Social Workers Tendency To Base Values On A Law Enforcement Practice Model, Don Russell Kelly Jan 2003

Intake Social Workers Tendency To Base Values On A Law Enforcement Practice Model, Don Russell Kelly

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This study proposed to determine if there are different personality traits between police officers, Department of Children's Services (DCS) intake and carrier workers. It was proposed that differences may indicate that investigations done by DCS be delegated as a law enforcement function whereas family preservation services be the responsibility of DCS.


Successful Outcomes Of Adult Ex-Offenders: "Catalyst To Change", Coleen Crowley-Ames, Phyllis Paulette Mcneal Jan 2003

Successful Outcomes Of Adult Ex-Offenders: "Catalyst To Change", Coleen Crowley-Ames, Phyllis Paulette Mcneal

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This descriptive, statistical survey research design sought to identify factors that motivate individuals to stay crime free after serving time in prison. The purpose of this research study was to examine the factors that played a significant role in recidivism.


Day Treatment Programs For Adults With Severe And Persistent Mental Illness: Effectiveness Measured In Rates Of Recidivism, Pamela Jo' Gatfield Jan 2003

Day Treatment Programs For Adults With Severe And Persistent Mental Illness: Effectiveness Measured In Rates Of Recidivism, Pamela Jo' Gatfield

Theses Digitization Project

This study measured the effectiveness of rehabilitative day treatment (RDT) programs for persons with severe and persistant mental illness in San Bernardino County. The effectiveness of RDT services was determined by rates of recidivism.


A Process Evaluation Of The Riverside County Dependency Recovery Drug Court, Philip Marshall Breitenbucher, Sean Collins Sullivan Jan 2003

A Process Evaluation Of The Riverside County Dependency Recovery Drug Court, Philip Marshall Breitenbucher, Sean Collins Sullivan

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the implementation of the "Key Components" as identified by the Department of Justice (1998) into the Riverside County Dependency Recovery Drug Court Program.