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Do Reasonable Efforts Require Cultural Competence - The Importance Of Culturally Competent Reunification Services In The California Child Welfare System, Nell Clement

UC Law Journal of Race and Economic Justice

Despite the disproportionate number of culturally diverse families represented in the California child welfare system, there exists no statutory requirement that families in crisis be provided with reunification services that are culturally competent. This note examines the evolution of the child welfare system in United States in recent decades and the current child welfare law in California. This note discusses the negative effect of removal of culturally diverse children from their families and communities and the specific aspects of the child welfare system that play a part in this removal. Clement concludes by advocating for statutory recognition of culture in …

Engaging The Local Community: Why Bother?, Mary S. Carlsen

Intersections

No abstract provided.

Full Issue, Number 27, Spring 2008, The Congregational And Synodical Mission Unit, The Evangelical Lutheran Church In America

Intersections

No abstract provided.

2008 Commencement Program, Morehead State University. Registrar's Office.

Morehead State Commencement Programs

2008 commencement programs of Morehead State University.

Church Satisfaction Among Rural Minnesota Protestant Lay Leaders, Terry Huffman

Faculty Publications - College of Education

This paper reports on general church satisfaction among a sample of rural Minnesota Protestant lay leaders. The author examined the relationship between the dependent variable general church satisfaction with eight independent variables divided into three dimensions of church life. Prominent findings indicate that the vitality of churches is associated with higher levels of church satisfaction among the lay leaders. Additionally, older lay leaders reported greater general satisfaction with their church than did younger lay leaders. However, church contentment is not significantly connected to the mere size of the congregation, type of denomination, gender of the lay leader, or status of …

Exploring 2006 Felony Domestic Violence Cases In Dallas County: Characterization And Analysis, Lydia Marie Jacobson-Connor

Social Work Theses - Archive

In 2004 the city of Dallas police department reported that among violent crimes, family violence was second only to assault in occurrence. This trend is observed throughout Dallas County, which is the focus of this exploratory study. The data consist of 904 family violence cases drawn from disposed felony family violence cases processed through the district attorney's office in 2006. We employed, geographic information systems, and bivariate and multivariate analysis to explore influences of family violence victims and the district attorney advocates on court outcomes. Variables used in these analyses included: 1) incident address (modified to protect confidentiality), 2) filing …

An Analysis Of The Funding Environment For Technology Assisted, Holly Strother

Social Work Theses - Archive

This project analyzed the funding environment for online social and emotional support for young adults with Spina bifida. It answered the research question: how to develop a fundable program through assessing the following: 1) identifying key components that make up a fundable program, 2) the proposal process and 3) how foundations make decisions. The methodology included a literature and electronic search of key components to include when developing a fundable proposal, literature search to explore the possible funding environments for human services programs and an application of the components to funding environment using condition. Literature identified five key components making …

It's Not Ok: New Zealand's Efforts To Eliminate Violence Against Women, Jorge Contesse, Jeanmarie Fenrich

Fordham International Law Journal

This Report presents the findings of this research effort. It consists of three parts: Part I sets out the normative framework on domestic violence, both at the international and national level, and explains the relevant norms that govern the relationship between Maori and the Crown. Part II begins with a background discussion regarding the level of domestic violence in New Zealand. It then proceeds to detail the problems with the domestic law and implementing regulations addressing domestic violence, both with the law as written and problems with the law and regulations as implemented or enforced, the "implementation gaps." It presents …

The Effects Of Education On Health Care Professionals' Assessment Of Intimate Partner Violence In Primary Care Settings, Sherry G. Sheffield

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

This study was designed to explore what factors influence healthcare professionals' assessment of intimate partner violence (IPV) and to examine the effects of education on healthcare professionals' IPV knowledge, opinions, and assessment behaviors. A quasi-experimental, pretest-post-test non-equivalent comparison group design was utilized to collect data. One hundred forty-nine (N = 149) healthcare professionals from three outpatient healthcare settings participated in this study. Participants completed a survey questionnaire (PREMIS) designed to measure healthcare professionals' IPV knowledge, opinions, and practices, and to assess training effectiveness. Participants' responses on PREMIS scales were evaluated to determine the relationship between sample demographics, previous training, knowledge, …

Factors Influencing Black/White Interracial Marriage Satisfaction, Gary John Herr

Social Work Dissertations - Archive

The purpose of this study is to investigate the marital satisfaction of Black-White interracial couples. This research study was undertaken by looking at the differences among interracially married Black-White couples and intra-married Black and White couples, using data from an American sample of 808 couples (White male-Black female, Black female-White male, Black male-Black female, White male-white female). These couples had presented for counseling or marriage enrichment and had taken the Evaluating and Nurturing Relationship Issues, Communication, Happiness Inventory (ENRICH) between January 2007 and mid-summer 2008. The ENRICH Inventory measures individual and dyadic responses to questions regarding marital satisfaction across multiple …

Bridging The Gap: Gerontology And Social Work Education, Cindy Snyder, Susan Wesley, Muh Bi Lin, J Dean May

Faculty Publications - College of Social Work

The following study was implemented to explore the potential for a four-week curriculum module in gerontological social work education to positively impact students’ practice-related knowledge concerning older adults, as well as their attitudes toward elderly persons and interest in working with them. Pertinent literature was reviewed to conceptualize the building of a gerontology curriculum module that could be integrated into a pre-existing social work course. The module’s design and content were reflective of its primary goal, which was to educate students about salient aspects of social work knowledge, skill, and practice with older adults utilizing experiential methods. Data analysis revealed …

Producing A Measure For Assessing Motivating Career Influencesfor Counselors-In-Training, Tyson Kuch

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to describe an appropriate protocol for developing a psychometrically sound instrument to assess perceived influences motivating graduate students to enter the counseling profession. The self-report, 124-item inventory was administered to a sample of 347 graduate students pursuing counseling as a profession. All participants responded to the inventory anonymously. A factor analysis from responses grouped scale items into six different factors, and helped condense the scale into a shorter, more psychometrically sound instrument by identifying those items with low or ambiguous factor loadings, suitable for removal. A factor analysis also identified those items most relevant …

The University Of Texas At Arlington Graduate Catalog 2008-2010, The University Of Texas At Arlington

UTA Graduate Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Expressions Of Asia 2008

Diversity Programs

Lectures, cultural events, and Asian cuisine during Expressions of Asia, January 2008.

A Decent Home For Every Family? Housing Policy Initiatives Since The 1980s, Sondra J. Fogel, Marc T. Smith, Anne R. Williamson

Social Work Faculty Publications

Afandamental economic and social principle embedded in the American psyche remains the value of shelter. However, housing policy is the result of a complex exchange among economic, political, and social agendas competing for attention within the multiple levels of local, state, and federal governments. This article intends to capture what we consider afea of the significant initiatives since 1980 that reflect these tensions and comprise our current housing policies and directions. Furthermore, we suggest additional housing issues that may need to be addressed by the next presidential administration.

Responses Of Study Abroad Students In Australia To Experience-Based Pedagogy In Sport Studies, Richard Light, Steve Georgakis

International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning

This paper contributes to research on the scholarship of teaching in the physical education/sport studies fields by examining the responses of study abroad students from overseas studying in Australia to a unit of study in sport studies that placed the interpretation of experience as the centre of the learning process. It draws on research conducted at an Australian university over an 18-month period and involving 170 participants. The study focused on the ways in which student motivations, inclinations, expectations and prior experience interacted with experiences of living in Australia and the experience-based nature of the unit of study shaped their …

A Story Only We Can Tell: The Lived Experience Of Black Women Teachers In White Rural Schools, Maria Tucker

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

A Story Only We Can Tell: The Lived Experience of Black Women Teachers in White Rural Schools captures the stories of five women including the researcher, who teach in rural White school districts. The researcher employed a rigorous, consistent heuristic method for gathering the data. The process began with the researchers' initial engagement with the research topic. The initial engagement was documented through autobiographical writing and self-dialogue. From the self-dialogue emerged the individual depiction of the researchers' story.

The four women (co-researchers) revealed their stories through autobiographies and participating in interviews with the researcher. Once all of the stories were …

University Of New Hampshire R+30 Headcounts Of Majors By College And Gender Unh - Durham Degree Candidates Only Fall 2007, University Of New Hampshire. Institutional Research And Assessment

UNH Factbooks

University of New Hampshire factbook data from the 2007-2008 academic year

Bachelor Degree Completions By College, 1998-2007, University Of New Hampshire. Institutional Research And Assessment

UNH Factbooks

University of New Hampshire factbook data from the 2007-2008 academic year

Youth As Victims And Offenders In The Criminal Justice System: A Charter Analysis — Recognizing Vulnerability, Nicholas Bala

The Supreme Court Law Review: Osgoode’s Annual Constitutional Cases Conference

This paper reviews the leading Charter decisions about youth in the criminal justice system, first examining cases in which youth are charged with offences, and the n considering cases that deal with the m as victims and witnesses. The focus is on Charter jurisprudence, with some discussion of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and its impact on interpreting the Charter and Canadian legislation. The Canadian courts have recognized that youth have a special status in the criminal justice system, one that is reflected in legislation and international law and that should also be reflected in …

2008 Cornerstone, Northwestern College, Iowa

Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Reducing The "Risk" For "At-Risk" Youth By Long-Term Engagement In Mentoring, Mark Renaker Brown

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

2007-2008 Survey Of Student Opinion, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Assessment Center Reports

Survey of Student Opinion produced by the SWOSU Assessment Center.

Ic107: Program: 11th Biennial Symposium On Minorities, The Medically Underserved & Cancer. Charting A New Course Together, Quality Health Care For All, Intercultural Cancer Council

Informational and Promotional Materials

Program details the events, speakers, attendees, and discussions during the 11th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer presented by Intercultural Cancer Council and jointly sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine. The symposium took place April 3-6, 2008 at the OMNI Shoreham in Washington, DC. See more at Intercultural Cancer Council Records.

American Indian Student Services, Michelle Kozel

UND Departmental Histories

This departmental history was written on the occasion of the UND Quasquicentennial in 2008.

History Of The Department Of Physical Education And Wellness For The Academic Years 1983-84 Through 2007-08, Patricia A. Warcup, Dietta K. Watson

UND Departmental Histories

This departmental history was written on the occasion of the UND Quasquicentennial in 2008.

Department Of Criminal Justice, Michael Meyer

UND Departmental Histories

This departmental history was written on the occasion of the UND Quasquicentennial in 2008.

Center For Rural Health, Brad Gibbens

UND Departmental Histories

This departmental history was written on the occasion of the UND Quasquicentennial in 2008.

Documentary Editing: Journal Of The Association For Documentary Editing--Front Matter

Documentary Editing: Journal of the Association for Documentary Editing (1979–2011)

Front matter: Table of Contents--Contributors

Eastern Michigan University Class Schedule - Summer 2008, Office Of The Registrar

Class Schedules Collection

No abstract provided.