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Prospectus, September 11, 2013, Ashton Gwin, Ted Sutterlund, Ernie Springer, Matthew Jackson, Mace Mackiewicz, Gerardo Jiminez, Alex Wallner Sep 2013

Prospectus, September 11, 2013, Ashton Gwin, Ted Sutterlund, Ernie Springer, Matthew Jackson, Mace Mackiewicz, Gerardo Jiminez, Alex Wallner

Prospectus 2013

MEN'S SOCCER HOSTS "KICK FOR THE CURE"; International Student Award recipient: YoungSuk Oh; Parkland PRIDE backs LGBT community; How to stay safe on campus; Video game violence may go too far; Candidate statements for fall election; Parkland volleyball serves one up for community

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Volume 51, Number 4: September 11, 2013, University Of North Dakota Sep 2013

Volume 51, Number 4: September 11, 2013, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

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September 11, 2013 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina Sep 2013

September 11, 2013 Faculty Senate Minutes, University Of South Carolina

Faculty Senate

No abstract provided.

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An Exploratory Study On White Empathy And Cross-Racial Experiences In The Virtual World, Caitlyn I. Keckeissen Sep 2013

An Exploratory Study On White Empathy And Cross-Racial Experiences In The Virtual World, Caitlyn I. Keckeissen

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This mixed-methods, exploratory study was conducted to investigate two areas of inquiry: (1) whether the experience of playing SecondLife™ as an avatar of color had an impact on White-identified Americans' beliefs and values about race and racism; and (2) what participants identified as relevant to their process of developing empathy for people of color and acknowledgment of racism. Seven self-identified White adult Americans completed pre- and post-experiment measures of colorblind and symbolic racism as well as 6 non-consecutive hours over the course of one month, and then participated in a qualitative interview to reflect on the process. The study investigator …

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September 11, 2013, The Daily Mississippian Sep 2013

September 11, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

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"90% Catholic 100% Vodou" : Haitian Immigrant Religious And Spiritual Identity, Cindy L. Lys Sep 2013

"90% Catholic 100% Vodou" : Haitian Immigrant Religious And Spiritual Identity, Cindy L. Lys

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This cross-sectional exploratory qualitative study highlights the religious/spiritual identity of twelve adult Haitian American immigrants from the Chicago area and New York City using non-probability snowball sampling and a semi-structured interview with open-ended questions. The primary research question was: How have the religious/spiritual identities of Haitians evolved since their immigration to the United States? Subsumed under the primary question was the following: How did adult Haitian immigrants in the United States identify religiously and/or spiritually? How had their religious/spiritual identity changed since their immigration to the United States? How did their religious/spiritual identity affect how they cope with times of …

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The Long Term Effects Of Racial Socialization Of African American Sons Through Communication Patterns From Their Mothers, Jacqueline A. Johnson Sep 2013

The Long Term Effects Of Racial Socialization Of African American Sons Through Communication Patterns From Their Mothers, Jacqueline A. Johnson

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This study explored the long-term effects of racial socialization patterns from African American mothers to their sons to discover whether they are enhancing or impeding the wellbeing the African American males. While several distinct socialization types emerge throughout the literature with egalitarian, and barrier socialization messages predominating, the measures have focused primarily on the effects of racial socialization on academic performance. This qualitative study attempted to illuminate a gap in the literature: the long-term effects of mother to son racial socialization messages as evidenced by the limited research examining the later life experiences of adult African American men. The results …

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Experiences Of Caregivers For Relatives With A Chronic Severe Mental Illness : Riding The Roller Coaster : A Descriptive Study, Diana E. Mark Sep 2013

Experiences Of Caregivers For Relatives With A Chronic Severe Mental Illness : Riding The Roller Coaster : A Descriptive Study, Diana E. Mark

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This qualitative study explored the experiences of caregivers to a mentally ill family member, focusing on the needs and problems they face. The demands for families to act as caregivers to their psychiatrically ill relatives have increased; their involvement has reduced relapse rates. Understanding caretakers' perspectives in fulfilling this vital role was a goal of this study. Twelve one hour interviews were held with fourteen caregivers who were actively involved with NAMI, Rhode Island. The relatives they cared for had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and bipolar disorder. Open-ended questions enabled participants to provide descriptive accounts of their caregiving …

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Successful Leadership In Social Work : Leadership Characteristics To Accomplish A Paradigm Shift In Services, Jacqueline M. Kinsley Sep 2013

Successful Leadership In Social Work : Leadership Characteristics To Accomplish A Paradigm Shift In Services, Jacqueline M. Kinsley

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

The implementation of the Children's Behavior Health Initiative (CBHI) as the U.S. Court ordered resolution of the landmark decision of the class action commonly known as Rosie D. v. Romney is an opportunity to examine a radical change to the delivery of mental health care for children and the construction of a whole new delivery system on a state-wide basis (Center for Public Representation, 2012). What were the leadership characteristics of and the key decisions made by those who successfully created Community Service Agencies (CSAs) to accomplish the delivery of such a paradigm shift in services? Executives, program directors/managers, and …

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Secure Attachments And How They Promote Resilience In Children Of Alcoholics, Sheena A. Mahoney Sep 2013

Secure Attachments And How They Promote Resilience In Children Of Alcoholics, Sheena A. Mahoney

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Children of alcoholics (COAs) experience risk factors including difficulties in school, behavioral issues, psychological distress, and the potential to become a substance abuser themselves. However, there is also research to support that not all COAs experience negative outcomes as a result of their alcoholic parent's influence. This qualitative study sought to explore whether positive attachments promote resilience in COAs from the perspective of COAs themselves. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine participants who were COAs and could identify a positive attachment relationship from the time period when they lived with their alcoholic parent(s). The major finding of this study was …

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Professional Experience, Motivation And Preparedness For Practice With Older Adults : Implications For The Msw Curriculum, Nicole M. Loux Sep 2013

Professional Experience, Motivation And Preparedness For Practice With Older Adults : Implications For The Msw Curriculum, Nicole M. Loux

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This quantitative study explores Smith College School for Social Work (SCSSW) Master of Social Work (MSW) alumni perceptions of the SCSSW curriculum in the area of agingrelated practice, and the contribution of their educational experience to their preparedness, motivation, and decision to work with older adults. SCSSW MSW alumni from the years 2007 to 2011 (N = 77) comprised the study sample. The 50-item online survey, including two openended questions, was emailed to participants based on contact information they had provided to the alumni office of the School. Questions included original items developed by the author of this study and …

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Expressive Writing As An Adjunct To Talk Therapy : Considerations For A Creative Intervention For Depressive Disorders, Anna C. Hogeland Sep 2013

Expressive Writing As An Adjunct To Talk Therapy : Considerations For A Creative Intervention For Depressive Disorders, Anna C. Hogeland

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This theoretical thesis offers considerations for expressive writing as an adjunct to talk therapy, particularly for adults with depressive disorders and ruminative thoughts. This thesis asks: how do theories and empirical studies inform the use of expressive writing as an adjunct to talk therapy in adults with depressive disorders to decrease ruminations, and how can clinicians integrate this treatment intervention into practice? The primary aims of this thesis are to expand upon the limited knowledge about the therapeutic effects of expressive writing, to offer direction for further research, and to propose a model for the implementation of expressive writing into …

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Social Workers Who Become Life Coaches : What Does The Social Work Field Have To Learn, Alexandra A. Jost Sep 2013

Social Workers Who Become Life Coaches : What Does The Social Work Field Have To Learn, Alexandra A. Jost

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This exploratory, qualitative study of social worker/coach practitioners elucidates themes about what motivates social workers to become coaches, how they integrate these roles in practice, and how this integration impacts their social work identity, adherence to professional ethics, and the types of clients they serve. The sample of 14 participants was recruited through professional listserves, social media, and a snowball technique. Key findings include that participants who integrated the role of coaching into their practices were able to connect more closely to a strengths-based and client-centered approach, feel more authentic and empowered, and make use of training in both disciplines …

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Attempting Whiteness : Black Women's Expected And Actual Results Of Skin Bleaching, Alcia C. Jackson Sep 2013

Attempting Whiteness : Black Women's Expected And Actual Results Of Skin Bleaching, Alcia C. Jackson

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This qualitative study was aimed at exploring skin bleaching among black women. The study addressed women's motives, expected results of the process, actual results and whether or not the expected and actual results were similar. Nine black women, from varying ethnic backgrounds were asked a series of questions that addressed the above aims, but also sought to gain information on their process of skin bleaching. A total of 16 questions were asked over a 30-45 minute timeframe. Major findings from the study indicated that a desire to become light skinned and to remove facial imperfection were the two most common …

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The Bg News September 11, 2013, Bowling Green State University Sep 2013

The Bg News September 11, 2013, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 11, 2013. Volume 93-Issue 9.

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Emu Today, September 10, 2013, Eastern Michigan University Sep 2013

Emu Today, September 10, 2013, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

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International Views On Rape Crises: A Comparative Study Between American And Italian Rape Recovery Centers, Allyson Ugolini, Dr. Shirley Cox Sep 2013

International Views On Rape Crises: A Comparative Study Between American And Italian Rape Recovery Centers, Allyson Ugolini, Dr. Shirley Cox

Journal of Undergraduate Research

This project’s goal was to compare and contrast two culturally diverse, American and Italian, rape recovery centers and the social work systems that run them. Research findings will benefit and enlighten both societies on each other’s methods and ways of operation, allowing them to take the positives and the negatives of their respective systems and learn from them.

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Philosophy Of Science Considerations For The Evidence-Based Practice (Ebp) Controversy In Psychotherapy, Dennis Wendt, Dr. Brent D. Slife Sep 2013

Philosophy Of Science Considerations For The Evidence-Based Practice (Ebp) Controversy In Psychotherapy, Dennis Wendt, Dr. Brent D. Slife

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The modern age is an age of evidence. A library search of “evidence-based” returns hundreds of entries: evidence-based auditing, social work, wound management, crime prevention, educational methods—the list goes on and on. Virtually any discipline or industry is receiving increased pressure to justify their methods and practices with evidence. Perhaps nowhere is this pressure more evident than in the healthcare arena, including mental health services such as psychotherapy.

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An Examination Of The Relationship Between Exposure To Violence In The Home And Attachment Characteristics Among Youth With Sexually Harmful Bahaviors, Talia J. Jackson Sep 2013

An Examination Of The Relationship Between Exposure To Violence In The Home And Attachment Characteristics Among Youth With Sexually Harmful Bahaviors, Talia J. Jackson

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between exposure to violence in the home and attachment characteristics in youth with sexually harmful behaviors. In this study the following was investigated: whether maternal/paternal attachment plays a mediating role in the relationship between exposure to violence in the home (both experienced and witnessed) and adolescent sexual/non-sexual offending. The sample size was 296 male youth with sexually harmful behaviors placed in six residential treatment facilities. Four mediation models were used to examine attachment and exposure to violence in the home in youth with sexually harmful behaviors. Results showed no support …

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"What Are You, Anyway?" : How Parents Help Their Multiracial Children Live In A World Of Singular Racial Categories, Chloe A. Jhangiani Sep 2013

"What Are You, Anyway?" : How Parents Help Their Multiracial Children Live In A World Of Singular Racial Categories, Chloe A. Jhangiani

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

The growing numbers and visibility of multiracial individuals in the United States necessitate that social workers, parents, and researchers understand the unique strengths and stressors multiracial individuals face. This study qualitative study explored the ways in which parents racially socialized their multiracial children. Fifty-three multiracial adults completed online surveys about their childhood experiences with racism, monoracism and racial socialization. Participants wrote about how their parents handled racial socialization (or how they did not) in a variety of ways: by embracing racial stereotypes, denying the existence of race and racism, giving general pride but no discussion of race, teaching about racism, …

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Stigma, Race And Mental Illness : African-American Clinicians' Perceptions Of How These Factors Influence Help-Seeking Behaviors In African Americans, Rabi'ah S. Jamar Sep 2013

Stigma, Race And Mental Illness : African-American Clinicians' Perceptions Of How These Factors Influence Help-Seeking Behaviors In African Americans, Rabi'ah S. Jamar

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This qualitative study explored the stigma of mental illness within the African American community from the perspective of African American clinicians. Nine clinicians were interviewed and were asked to discuss personal messages received about mental illness within their family, community, and religious organizations. They also shared their perceptions of African American attitudes, based upon client interactions, towards mental illness and whether a change has occurred within the past 5-10 years; identifiable stigmas within the African American community; inhibitors to help-seeking behaviors; variables that influences help-seeking behaviors; and their recommendations for improving African Americans' comfort with disclosure within the therapeutic setting. …

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The Current Volume 24 : Issue 3, Nova Southeastern University Sep 2013

The Current Volume 24 : Issue 3, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

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September 10, 2013, The Daily Mississippian Sep 2013

September 10, 2013, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

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September 9, 2013, James Madison University Sep 2013

September 9, 2013, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda And Minutes, September 9, 2013 Sep 2013

Faculty Senate Meeting Agenda And Minutes, September 9, 2013

Faculty Senate Minutes and Agendas

Agenda and minutes from the Wright State University Faculty Senate Meeting held on, September 9, 2013.

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Emu Today, September 9, 2013, Eastern Michigan University Sep 2013

Emu Today, September 9, 2013, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Today

No abstract provided.

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The Role Of The Body : Exploring Clinical Social Workers' Knowledge And Perceptions Of Body-Oriented Interventions, Kate S. Grisard Sep 2013

The Role Of The Body : Exploring Clinical Social Workers' Knowledge And Perceptions Of Body-Oriented Interventions, Kate S. Grisard

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study was undertaken to explore clinical social workers' knowledge and perceptions of body-oriented interventions, including how useful and appropriate they believe them to be for various client populations and what factors affect these attitudes. Sixty-two licensed clinical social workers in the United States completed an anonymous, online survey comprised of 17 quantitative and qualitative questions regarding their views and use of the body in clinical practice and their own self-care practices; 8 additional questions gathered demographic information. Results found that among the sample surveyed, the body is widely seen as an important source of clinical information and a potential …

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Socially Supported Exercise : Implications For Improving Mental Health In Women, Sarah M. Gillio Sep 2013

Socially Supported Exercise : Implications For Improving Mental Health In Women, Sarah M. Gillio

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This qualitative study uses a Self Psychology framework to explore how a socially supported exercise program, CrossFit, influences women's sense of self and their feelings of vitality. The experiences and perspectives of twenty-seven female members of CrossFit gyms were elicited through self-developed, semi-structured interviews composed of questions that encouraged participants to reflect on what ways they have experienced mirroring, twinship, idealization, and feelings of vitality at their CrossFit gym. All participants reported experiencing these Self Psychology indicators. Every participant also reported that the social support that they experienced at their gym was important to them. The findings of this study …

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An Exploration Of Language Used In Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, Margot K. Goodnow Sep 2013

An Exploration Of Language Used In Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking, Margot K. Goodnow

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This theoretical investigation explored the effect of pejorative labels on victims of domestic minor sex trafficking. Presently, children involved in domestic minor sex trafficking are perceived either as "victims" in need of services, or as "criminals," juvenile prostitutes, deserving punitive action. Due to the age and compounded vulnerability of this population, understanding the negative effect this can have on victims' identity development is crucial to providing appropriate and deserved treatment. This study utilized relational-cultural theory and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral theory to understand the impact of the criminalization of complex trauma and to provide a framework for clinical interventions with this …

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Healing From The Ground Up : A Story Of One Community's Recovery From Natural Disaster, Karen F. Gray Sep 2013

Healing From The Ground Up : A Story Of One Community's Recovery From Natural Disaster, Karen F. Gray

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Our climate today is unpredictable; the entire world is experiencing the dramatic, often cataclysmic, effects of climate change. From June 1, 2011 to October, 2011, in just 6 months, the small community of Monson, Massachusetts experienced a tornado, a hurricane and an out of season nor'easter blizzard. This qualitative case study examined what community leaders in Monson did to help the community recover. Participants in this study were people who became known and respected for the relief work they contributed to the town of Monson, during and after the tornado. Six participants were interviewed and asked to respond to a …

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