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The Perceived Educational Barriers Of Foster Youth: Social Workers' Perspectives, Barbara Marruth Castro, Nancy Ramirez

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to assess social worker perspectives on challenges that foster youth encounter in attaining adequate educations. Social workers need to be able to identify the best services and resources that will help this population continue their educational advancement.

Shaping Attitudes In Public Child Welfare: An Innovative Msw Training Program, Susan M. Love, Venetta Campbell

Journal of Family Strengths

Children investigated by child welfare are at significant risk for poor cognitive, emotional, social, behavioral and economic outcomes. In 2000, California formed the Child Welfare Services Group to propose changes in how child welfare services are delivered, the CWS Redesign. California State University, Long Beach’s child welfare training program developed its complement. Fundamentally, Redesign calls for partnering with families and communities to strengthen families, prevent unnecessary placements or re-unite families successfully. These changes are a paradigm shift in attitudes toward birth families and communities. In a qualitative study, interns logged their observations and subsequent impressions of CWS-Client encounters to explore …

Western Theological Seminary Catalog: 2007-2009, Western Theological Seminary

Western Theological Seminary Catalogs

Western Theological Seminary catalogs 1869-[ongoing] (incomplete). Also published as Calendar and Bulletin.

2007 Author Recognition Bibliography, Grand Valley State University Libraries

Author Recognition Archives

No abstract provided.

2007-2008 Fact Book, Sacred Heart University

Handbooks & Factbooks

No abstract provided.

2007-2008 Graduate Catalog, Sacred Heart University

Graduate & Undergraduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Alcohol Use Across The Lifespan Brochure

Brochure

No abstract provided.

Death Is Not Different: The Transfer Of Juvenile Offenders To Adult Criminal Courts, Christopher A. Mallett

Social Work Faculty Publications

The US Supreme Court first reviewed a state's statutory procedure for juvenile transfer to adult criminal courts in Kent v. US 1 Morris Kent was a fourteen-year-old first convicted for purse snatching and house-breaking, placed on probation, and later charged at the age of sixteen with robbery and rape. 2 Kent was arrested, presumably admitted to involvement in these crimes after seven hours of interrogation, and placed in a receiving home for one week.

Annual Faculty Senate Minutes October 2007 - June 2008, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Annual Compilations of the Faculty Senate Minutes (Minutes Only)

Minutes of the Faculty Senate for October 2007 to June 2008.

Choosing Rural Definitions: Implications For Health Policy, Andrew F. Coburn Phd, A. Clinton Mackinney Md, Ms, Timothy D. Mcbride Phd, Keith J. Mueller Phd, Rebecca T. Slifkin Phd, Mary K. Wakefield Phd, Rn

Access / Insurance

There is no single, universally preferred definition of rural that serves all policy purposes. The choice of rural definition affects who benefits from a policy and who does not. Key considerations for understanding the policy implications of different rural definitions include the following:

• Rural definitions can be built on different units of geography, each of which has distinct advantages and disadvantages.
• The two most commonly used classification systems, those of the Census Bureau and the Office of Management and Budget, result in very different sets of places defined as rural.
• Policies and programs can be targeted when rural definitions are …

The Domestic Violence Experiences Of Women In Community Corrections, Rachel Bridges Whaley, Angela M. Moe, Mark Eddy, Jean Daugherty

Sociology Faculty Publications

A variety of studies indicate high rates of domestic violence in the backgrounds of women offenders. We examine and extend this work through a qualitative study of women on probation or parole in a western U.S. county. In-depth interviews were conducted with 14 women who participated in a larger study in which only questionnaire data were collected. Participants completed a brief telephone interview about prior experiences of partner violence and then a face-to-face extensive in-person interview. In the analyses, several notable themes emerged regarding the women’s histories of child victimization, partner abuse, substance abuse, coercion into crime, and a lack …

General Undergraduate Catalog, 2007-2008, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 2000-2009

Marshall University Undergraduate Catalog for the 2007-2008 academic year.

Graduate Catalog, Spring 2007, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 2000-2009

Marshall University Graduate Catalog for the Spring 2007 academic year.

Graduate Catalog, Fall 2007, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 2000-2009

Marshall University Graduate Catalog for the Fall 2007 academic year.

Investigating The Effects Of An Elective Abortion On Women's Mental Health, Marilyn Schneiderman

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this research project is to investigate evidence that an elective abortion affects a woman's mental health. Included are literature reviews and studies aimed at gathering information and quantifying these effects. Because this is a highly politicized and controversial topic, it has been difficult to find objective resources. Several areas are addressed: the difference between short vs. long-term effects on a woman's mental health subsequent to an elective abortion, evidence of delayed grief reaction and the link with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Post-Abortion Stress is defined and specific psychological sequelae are addressed such as grief, depression, anxiety and …

Western Michigan University Graduate Catalog 2007-2008, Western Michigan University

Western Michigan University Course Catalogs (1904-present)

• General Information
• Colleges
• Course Descriptions (by College)

Madame Chair, Jean Miles Westwood

All USU Press Publications

The late Jean Westwood called herself an unintentional pioneer. She did not actively seek or expect to reach what was arguably the most powerful political position any American woman had ever held, chair of the Democratic National Committee. A Utah national committeewoman who time and again had demonstrated her ability to organize effectively and campaign hard, as well as her devotion to reform, Westwood answered George McGovern's call to lead his presidential campaign. In the dramatic year of 1972, she became the first woman to chair a national political party, McGovern lost in a landslide, Nixon was reelected, and a …

Faculty Senate Minutes 2007-2008, Indiana State University

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

A Case Study Of Disproportionality In Special Education: Inquiry In An Urban School District, Charlotte D. Ivey

ETD Archive

This case study examines the problem of disproportionality in special education in an urban school district in Northeast Ohio. Disproportionality occurs when the risk for being identified in a particular disability category is not proportional to the population being considered. The problem of disproportionate representation of racial groups in certain categories of special education is significant because it is only seen in the "judgemental" categories. That is, categories such as ED and SLD, where the determination for eligibility is subjective and based on professional judgement and inference, as opposed to non-judgemental categories such as OHI, blindness, deaf, orthapaedic and TBI, …

2007 Agenda, Crcna

Agendas and Acts of Synod

Grand Rapids, MI: Joel R. Boot, president; Cecil Van Niejenhuis, vice-president; Henry J. Baron, first clerk; Jake Kuipers, second clerk

Disclosure Of Maternal Hiv Status To Children: To Tell Or Not To Tell . . . That Is The Question, Tanya L. Tompkins

Faculty Publications

HIV-infected mothers face the challenging decision of whether to disclose their serostatus to their children. From the perspective of both mother and child, we explored the process of disclosure, providing descriptive information and examining the relationships among disclosure, demographic variables, and child adjustment. Participants were 23 mothers and one of their noninfected children (9 to 16 years of age). Sixty-one percent of mothers disclosed. Consistent with previous research, disclosure was not related to child functioning. However, children sworn to secrecy demonstrated lower social competence and more externalizing problems. Differential disclosure, which occurred in one-third of the families, was associated with …

Parentification And Maternal Hiv Infection: Beneficial Role Or Pathological Burden?, Tanya L. Tompkins

Faculty Publications

Parentification, along with parenting and child adjustment were examined in 23 9-through 16-year-old youth from families affected by maternal HIV infection and 20 same-age peers whose mothers were not infected. Children whose mothers were HIV-positive reported to more often engage in parental role behaviors, relative to children of HIV-negative mothers. This difference remained even after controlling for the effects of current drug use, number of adults per child in the household, and marital status. Findings revealed a beneficial relationship between parentification and both child adjustment and parenting, particularly among families affected by maternal HIV infection. When relationships were examined separately …

Common Data Set, Office Of Institutional Research And Effectiveness, Mississippi State University

Common data set

No abstract provided.

Mississippi State University - Student Enrollment Profile - Fall 2007, Office Of Institutional Research, Mississippi State University

Enrollment Profiles

No abstract provided.

Gateway Magazine, The Murray State News, January 1, 2007, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

Winter 2007, University Of North Dakota Alumni Association

ALL: UND Alumni Review Master List

Winter 2007 issue of "The University of North Dakota Alumni Review." 40 pages

Volume 90, Number 1

Commencement, 2007, Marshall University

Marshall University Commencement

Program for the One Hundred Seventieth Commencement of Marshall University.

Student Finds Niche In Community Service, Laura Graham '07

Linfield Magazine

When it comes to community service, Monica Nelson’s actions speak for themselves.

Kids Get Moving Toward Good Health, Laura Davis

Linfield Magazine

Local youth recently found out health can be all fun and games during an after-school nutrition and physical activity program at Linfield College.

Class Notes, Linfield Magazine Staff, Beth Rogers Thompson, Laura Davis

Linfield Magazine

News about Linfield alumni