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Fact Book 2001-02, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Fact Books

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Utpa Institutional Fact Book 2001, University Of Texas-Pan American

UTPA Archives - Stats At A Glance

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Catalog 2001-02, Dmacc

Catalogs

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Handbook, University Of South Florida Faculty Handbook, 2001, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

SACS Historical Forms and Applications

Faculty handbook for the University of South Florida.

Characteristics Of Effective Employment Services: The Consumers’ Perspective, Jaimie Ciulla Timmons, Jennifer Schuster, Doris Hamner, Jennifer Bose

All Institute for Community Inclusion Publications

This monograph reports on a study investigating the characteristics of effective state service systems. Findings are based on the experiences of individuals with disabilities who have used a state agency (Vocational Rehabilitation, Department of Mental Retardation, Department of Mental Health, or One Stop Center) to find employment. Interviews were conducted to examine individuals' experiences with employment services including job search, job entry, strategies that facilitated involvement, supports provided, and barriers experienced. Findings indicated five key components to effective service delivery, including agency culture, consumer-directedness, access to resources, quality personnel, and coordinated services. Obstacles faced during the employment process and personal …

Vocational Rehabilitation Outcomes For People With Mental Retardation, Cerebral Palsy, And Epilepsy: An Analysis Of Trends From 1985 To 1998, Dana Scott Gilmore, Jennifer Schuster, John Butterworth

All Institute for Community Inclusion Publications

This monograph presents the results of secondary analysis of the RSA-911 database from the Rehabilitation Services Administration. All successful VR closures for individuals with mental retardation, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy for six data points between 1985 and 1998 were investigated. Trends in competitive labor market and extended employment (sheltered workshops) closures were examined. The use of supported employment in the VR system and its outcomes were also discussed. Findings include increased incidence of competitive labor market closures and supported employment services, with a decrease in extended employment closures.

Comparisons of successful VR closure outcomes to trends in the general labor …

Driving The Stake Into The Comparative Bad Faith Defense And Reverse Bad Faith Claims, Greg Munro

Faculty Journal Articles & Other Writings

This article reviews case law precedent from Montana and California that exposes holes in the legal theory of comparative fault in insurance bad faith.

The Insurer's Reservation Of Rights Letter And The Duty To Defend, Greg Munro

Faculty Journal Articles & Other Writings

This article examines the specific body of law and standard of care that has developed around the reservation of rights letters and the duty to defend.

The Effectiveness Of Residential Facilities For The Treatment Of Disruptive Behavior Disorders., Michelle Colette Hainesworth

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBDs) consist of four categories of syndromes known as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Conduct Disorder (CD), and DBD Not Otherwise Specified (NOS). They are the most prevalent disorders in children and adolescents and the most common reason for referral to residential treatment centers (RTC). However, little research exists concerning RTCs efficacy in treating disruptive behavior. The following study attempted to take a comprehensive approach in that it evaluated the effectiveness of an RTC, including the specific treatments that contributed to a positive outcome. The study also took the investigation a step further …

Gordon Shearer V. Utah Labor Commission, Lin's Marketplace And Great American Insurance : Reply Brief, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM ORDER OF THE UTAH LABOR COMMISSION

Gordon Shearer V. Utah Labor Commission, Lin's Marketplace And Great American Insurance : Brief Of Appellant, Utah Court Of Appeals

Utah Court of Appeals Briefs (1996–2006)

PETITION FOR REVIEW FROM ORDER OF THE UTAH LABOR COMMISSION

Unf Journal Winter 2001, University Of North Florida

UNF Journal

A university periodical for alumni and friends of the University of North Florida.

Self -Efficacy And Spirituality In The Recovery Process From Alcohol Dependence: A Paradox., Julie Ann States

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Literature in the field of addiction supports the importance of self-efficacy and spirituality in the process of recovery from addictive disorders. However, the research on self-efficacy and spirituality among alcohol dependent individuals has not addressed the specific relationship of these constructs throughout the recovery process. The current study provides an exploration of self-efficacy and spirituality as they relate to the recovery process from alcohol dependence. Data were collected from 81 adult (over age 18) clients who sought treatment at an outpatient drug and alcohol agency. Each client met the criteria for alcohol dependence based on DSM IV criteria, and was …

The Influence Of Supervision Training On Supervisor Self-Efficacy Among Doctoral Interns At University Counseling Centers., Sarah Jane Haley

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

A group of 145 clinical and counseling psychology doctoral students interning at APA-accredited university counseling center sites completed the Supervision Self-efficacy Questionnaire (SSQ) to determine differences in supervisor self-efficacy among different supervision training groups (e.g. no doctoral supervision course, a didactic supervision course, or a didactic-practicum supervision course) during their doctoral training. The SSQ was developed for this study; it was adapted from The Supervisory Focus and Style Questionnaire (SFSQ) (Yager, Wilson, Brewer & Kinnetz, 1989), which is based on Bernard's (1997) discrimination model of supervision. A one-way, between-subjects ANOVA found no significant differences in overall supervisor self-efficacy among the …

Harding University Graduate School Of Religion 2001-2002 Catalog, Harding University

Harding Academic Catalogs

Academic catalog for the graduate program in Bible and religion.

A Four Week Intervention Program At Albert Lea Medical Center: An Investigative Study Of Employee Lifestyle Practices, Theresa Thorland

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of a four-week intervention program on the development of healthy lifestyle practices among employees at Albert Lea Medical Center. Specifically, the study was designed to investigate changes in subjects' predicted health risk age after participation in a four-week worksite health promotion program at ALMC. The intervention program consisted of the following wellness components: physical, emotional, occupational, intellectual, spiritual, and social. The study was designed to answer the question of how the "July Challenge" would effect the risk age of each participant.

Health risk appraisals were sent to randomly selected individuals …

Perceptions Of Family Environment, Problem -Solving Appraisal And Impact Of Parental Alcoholism Among Adult Children Of Alcoholics, Wayne Allen Hume Jr.

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine intragroup differences within the ACOA population. Specifically, the contructs of family environment and problem-solving appraisal were utilized to predict the impact of parental alcoholism on self-selected ACOAs. The sample of ACOAs utilized for this study was recruited from undergraduatePsychology courses at a state university in the Pacific Northwest. Two hundred and seventy-five participants completed questionnaires; however, only 105 individuals met inclusion criteria and were included in the analysis. The following null hypothesis was tested by a stepwise canonical discriminant analysis: No subset of perceived family environment variables (cohesion, expressiveness, conflict, organization, and …