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Outcomes Of Adult Protective Service Cases: Urban Regions, Rebecca Ruth Stiltz Jan 2002

Outcomes Of Adult Protective Service Cases: Urban Regions, Rebecca Ruth Stiltz

Theses Digitization Project

The study investigated the relationship between San Bernardino County Department of Adult Protective Services (APS) client refusal of services and the outcome of their cases. A data extraction tool was used to collect demographic information about the APS clients and their perpetrators, types and number of contacts made by the APS worker, types of abuse, reasons for refusal, and outcomes from closed APS cases for the San Bernardino, Ontario, and Rancho Cucamonga regions.

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Road Rage: Where Is It Coming From?, Steven Leigh Pennington Jan 2002

Road Rage: Where Is It Coming From?, Steven Leigh Pennington

Theses Digitization Project

This project will address the increasing problem of violence on our nations roadways. This form of violence, termed road rage, is also occurring worldwide.

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Neurofeedback Results: A Cross Comparison Of Opinion Within The Profession, Susan Adelia Anthes Jan 2002

Neurofeedback Results: A Cross Comparison Of Opinion Within The Profession, Susan Adelia Anthes

Theses Digitization Project

This project analyzed professionals' opinions about biofeedback and neurofeedback.

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Latinas In Higher Education: Overcoming Barriers Of Teenage Pregnancy, Gabriela Alonso Jan 2002

Latinas In Higher Education: Overcoming Barriers Of Teenage Pregnancy, Gabriela Alonso

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to explore individual characteristics that allowed college achievement in Latina women who experienced teenage pregnancy. A specific objective of this study was to examine strengths for overcoming barriers and obstacles to higher education.

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Removal, Reunification, And Reentry: The State Of Foster Care Children And Their Substance-Abusing Parents, Jeannette Doswell Jan 2002

Removal, Reunification, And Reentry: The State Of Foster Care Children And Their Substance-Abusing Parents, Jeannette Doswell

Theses Digitization Project

The increasing number of children who have reentered foster care is a pervasive problem today. The present study examined the recovery of substance-dependent parents and the length of time between reunification and a maltreatment recurrence event.

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The September 11th Tragedy: Effects And Interventions In The School Community, Julia Ellen Westcot Jan 2002

The September 11th Tragedy: Effects And Interventions In The School Community, Julia Ellen Westcot

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study was to record the post-traumatic symptoms resulting from the September 11th tragedy, as observed in students by their teachers and counselors throughout a six-month period.

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A Satisfaction Survey Of Relative Caretakers, Teri Lynn Elliott, Sandra. Medina Jan 2002

A Satisfaction Survey Of Relative Caretakers, Teri Lynn Elliott, Sandra. Medina

Theses Digitization Project

It is assumed that a parenting role by a grandparent or grandparents has been tied to life events, Such as divorce or the death of their own children. The parent was no longer in the picture and the grandparent stepped in to care for the children. Although this pattern has by no means disappeared, society is now seeing more and more cases of dysfunctional parents who are unable or unwilling to raise their own children who are therefore being raised by the grandparent. relative caregivers such as grandparents.

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Independent Living Programs And Foster Youth Perceptions, Kristin Kay Anthony-Mahler, Robin Patrice Mccall Jan 2002

Independent Living Programs And Foster Youth Perceptions, Kristin Kay Anthony-Mahler, Robin Patrice Mccall

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to conduct a descriptive and exploratory analysis of Riverside County's Independent Living Skills Program (ILSP) and its ability to prepare foster youth for successful adult transition. A vital component of this study was the exploration of perceived preparedness through the eyes of the participants enrolled in this program.

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Special Education Needs Among Children Exposed To Domestic Violence, Denise Jo Hollingsworth Jan 2002

Special Education Needs Among Children Exposed To Domestic Violence, Denise Jo Hollingsworth

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study is to discover whether exposure to domestic violence leads to higher rates of special education placement. The problem of concern is the effect of domestic violence exposure to children, which results in psychological and behavioral problems that may lead to school difficulties and placement in special education programs.

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Correlation Of Stress And Predisposition In Onset Of Illness In Masters Of Social Work Students, Lloyd Gregory Jones, Cynthia Ann Plampin Jan 2002

Correlation Of Stress And Predisposition In Onset Of Illness In Masters Of Social Work Students, Lloyd Gregory Jones, Cynthia Ann Plampin

Theses Digitization Project

This study addressed the specific problem of whether there is a significant correlation between stress and the onset of predisposed disease. Because most graduate programs are stressful and it is known that several social work graduate students in one cohort at CSUSB were diagnosed with diabetes as well as migraines and depression, the population for this study was Master's of Social Work (MSW) students at California State University, San Bernardino, (CSUSB).

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Causes Of Substance Abuse Relapse Among Mexican American And Anglo Males, Carlos Alberto Mauriz Jan 2002

Causes Of Substance Abuse Relapse Among Mexican American And Anglo Males, Carlos Alberto Mauriz

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

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A Place For Children? Children In Families Living In Emergency Accommodation: The Perspectives Of Children, Parents And Professionals, Ann Marie Halpenny, Anna Fiona Keogh, Robbie Gilligan Jan 2002

A Place For Children? Children In Families Living In Emergency Accommodation: The Perspectives Of Children, Parents And Professionals, Ann Marie Halpenny, Anna Fiona Keogh, Robbie Gilligan

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Homelessness affects the lives of an increasing number of children in Dublin. Research by Focus Ireland indicated that 1,262 children were living with their parent(s) in Bed and Breakfast (B&B) emergency accommodation in 1999 (Houghton & Hickey, 2000). More recent figures from the Northern Area Health Board (NAHB) Homeless Service show that 20% of first time referrals to emergency accommodation in the past year were families with 827 children. Much of the available information on these children’s well-being comes from studies on the health care needs and access to health care services of families living in emergency accommodation (Smith, McGee, …

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Domestic Violence And Physical Child Abuse: Do Social Workers See The Risk?, Virginia Faye Johnson Jan 2002

Domestic Violence And Physical Child Abuse: Do Social Workers See The Risk?, Virginia Faye Johnson

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study was to look at whether domestic violence is being viewed as a risk factor in homes where there is also physical child abuse. Historically a misconception has existed that child abuse occurs in a vacuum of sorts, isolated from other family problems.

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The Issues Faced By Mentally Ill Gays And Lesbians, Tracy Lee Shockey Jan 2002

The Issues Faced By Mentally Ill Gays And Lesbians, Tracy Lee Shockey

Theses Digitization Project

This project is significant to social work because it addresses a topic that has not been given much attention. This particular population has not been studied much and we know little about the issues that are important to mentally ill gays and lesbians. Even in schools of social work this particular topic is frequently overlooked, and when it is discussed it is usually in relation to another topic.

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Depression And Its Causes In Women Recovering From Substance Abuse, Angelica Silvia Garcia, Coralyn Finlayson Mccabe Jan 2002

Depression And Its Causes In Women Recovering From Substance Abuse, Angelica Silvia Garcia, Coralyn Finlayson Mccabe

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study was to determine the extent environmental problems such as family history of substance abuse, loneliness and lack of support contribute to high levels of depression for substance abusing women seeking recovery in residential treatment facilities.

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An Assessment Of Lifeline, A Transitional Shelter For Women And Their Children, William James Sackett Jan 2002

An Assessment Of Lifeline, A Transitional Shelter For Women And Their Children, William James Sackett

Theses Digitization Project

This study was an outcome assessment of how well "Lifeline", a transitional shelter for women and their children, has been fulfilling its stated mission. It was also a program evaluation in terms of learning what former residents of Lifeline think about the quality and the importance of Lifeline's program.

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Elementary School Educators' Opinions About Child Protective Services, Anna-Melissa Cecilia Mccarthy Jan 2002

Elementary School Educators' Opinions About Child Protective Services, Anna-Melissa Cecilia Mccarthy

Theses Digitization Project

This study examined the opinions of public elementary school educators in Western Riverside County towards Child Protective Services (CPS). It also investigated whether their opinions influenced cooperation with CPS surrounding child abuse and neglect. Data was gathered from 196 public elementary school teachers from 12 elementary schools in 3 districts using a quantitative, non-standardized, group-administered questionnaire.

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Whole-Farmphosphorus Management, Dairy Update, J. M. Powell, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith, L. D. Satter, L. G. Bundy Jan 2002

Whole-Farmphosphorus Management, Dairy Update, J. M. Powell, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith, L. D. Satter, L. G. Bundy

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

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Planning For Agriculture In Wisconsin: A Guide Forcommunities, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith Jan 2002

Planning For Agriculture In Wisconsin: A Guide Forcommunities, Douglas B. Jackson-Smith

Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology Faculty Publications

The purpose of this guide is to provide you with basic information to help Wisconsin’s rural communities prepare to plan for agriculture. The guide was developed in response to the Comprehensive Planning Law passed under the 1999-2001 Wisconsin State Biennial Budget. This law requires that by January 1, 2010, all programs, actions, and decisions affecting land use must be consistent with the locally adopted comprehensive plan in order for the community to continue making land use related decisions. The law applies to cities, villages, towns, counties, and regional planning commissions.

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Practitioner Perspectives On End-Of-Life Planning, Katherine M. Krage Jan 2002

Practitioner Perspectives On End-Of-Life Planning, Katherine M. Krage

Theses and Graduate Projects

It is becoming more common for practitioners to discuss advance directives, thereby affirming each person's right to participate in directing end-of-life care. However, little attention has been paid to models of end-of-life planning. This study, a secondary analysis of research completed in 18 La Crosse area health care organizations, explores the extent to which practitioners engage patients and surrogates in exploring values and goals while educating patients about advance directives. It also explores the communication process, including retrievability of directives. Despite uniform training throughout the community, the extent to which practitioners discuss treatment options with patients, families, and surrogates varies …

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Community Capacity Building: How Are Low-Income Families And Communities Of Color Engaged In The Process?, Juanita Judie Cutler Jan 2002

Community Capacity Building: How Are Low-Income Families And Communities Of Color Engaged In The Process?, Juanita Judie Cutler

Theses and Graduate Projects

An issue for policy-makers and community organizations across Minnesota is the lack of knowledge about how to engage low-income families and people of color in community decision-making and community capacity building efforts. A culturally diverse research team interviewed forty-nine community leaders who had been identified as change agents, had struggled to become leaders, were perceived as mentors, and/or were viewed as cultural leaders. A major theme of what worked for communities to engage the disenfranchised centered on the development of safe forums for dialogue to create insightful trusting and meaningful relationships and to better understand race, class and culture. A …

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Client Satisfaction In A Battered Women's Shelter, Sandra Kathleen Womeldorf Jan 2002

Client Satisfaction In A Battered Women's Shelter, Sandra Kathleen Womeldorf

Theses and Graduate Projects

The purpose of this study is to survey and evaluate client satisfaction within a shelter for battered women. This descriptive study was a fuuctional learning tool for the agency, the community as well as for the purpose of the research study, Through an anonymous questionnaire developed by the researcher, participants were asked to complete questions on the five selected areas of focus in an effort to obtain the most recent reflections of women residing in a community shelter for abuse and violence. They were: client satisfaction within access to community resources, staff allocation of time, staff respect and benefit to …

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Discrimination And Human Capital: A Challenge To Economic Theory & Social Justice, Richard K. Caputo Jan 2002

Discrimination And Human Capital: A Challenge To Economic Theory & Social Justice, Richard K. Caputo

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

This article reports findings of a study using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) to test the rational choice theory that discrimination discourages investments in human capital. Nearly 60% of the study sample (N=5585) reported job-hiring discrimination (race, nationality, sex, or age) between 1979 and 1982 and they were found to invest more in job training programs and additional schooling between 1983 and 1998 than those reporting no such discrimination. White males were found to have the greatest advantage over black males and females in regard to job training and over black females in regard to additional schooling. Findings …

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An Auto/Ethnographical Study On The Effect Of Context On The Experience Of Being A Volunteer With Refugees, Fran Price Jan 2002

An Auto/Ethnographical Study On The Effect Of Context On The Experience Of Being A Volunteer With Refugees, Fran Price

Theses : Honours

This study uses a critical social and feminist framework to explore the effect of context on the experience of being a volunteer with refugees. It is presented in an auto/ethnographical style, blending my own storying with the stories of other volunteers. My interest in this topic evolved as a result of my own personal experiences in volunteering with refugees in which I perceived certain contextual aspects to have had an impact on my identity and volunteering experiences. This study is therefore an attempt to make sense of my own experiences and to share in the experiences of other volunteers. Informal …

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An Analysis Of Client Records To Determine The Efficacy Of A Child Abuse Prevention Program For Parents, Monica Lynn Dellamea Jan 2002

An Analysis Of Client Records To Determine The Efficacy Of A Child Abuse Prevention Program For Parents, Monica Lynn Dellamea

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The alarming amount of abuse and maltreatment incurred by children in the United States has drawn large scale public attention only over the past century. Governmental agencies have since implemented programs to protect children from abusers after the abuse has been reported and sufficiently proven. Over recent decades new types of programs have originated to protect children before abuse occurs by educating parents who possess high risk factors for abusing children. These types of programs operate on the assumption that if parents can become knowledgeable about basic fundamentals of child development, learn to deal with daily stressors and challenges, and …

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The Perceptions Of And Attitudes Toward Partner Abuse Among First Generation Korean-Americans: Their Relationships To The Incidence Of Partner Abuse, Bonnie Ahn Jan 2002

The Perceptions Of And Attitudes Toward Partner Abuse Among First Generation Korean-Americans: Their Relationships To The Incidence Of Partner Abuse, Bonnie Ahn

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of the perceptions of and attitudes toward partner abuse, and various demographic characteristics on the incidence of partner abuse among first generation Korean-Americans. The study employed a correlational explanatory design using a cross-sectional survey technique utilizing a total of 223 Korean immigrant adults currently residing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A three-part instrument was used for data colleciton. Part I of the instrument measured the perceptions of and attitudes toward domestic violence among Korean-Americans. Part II measured the incedence and nature of domestic violence, and part III inquired demographic information about …

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Graduate Bulletin, 2002-2004 (2002), Minnesota State University Moorhead Jan 2002

Graduate Bulletin, 2002-2004 (2002), Minnesota State University Moorhead

Graduate Bulletins (Catalogs)

No abstract provided.

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Chaotic Patterns Of Restraining Power: The Dynamics Of Personal Decision Making In A Long-Term Care Facility, Sandra Loucks Campbell Jan 2002

Chaotic Patterns Of Restraining Power: The Dynamics Of Personal Decision Making In A Long-Term Care Facility, Sandra Loucks Campbell

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

This is a study of personal decision-making dynamics at multiple levels in an Ontario Home for the Aged, including managers, staff leaders, direct care workers, non-direct care workers and residents. Personnel dyadic units of differential decision-making power were postulated: managers/staff leaders, staff leaders/direct care workers and direct care workers/residents. Weber's bureaucracy, other organizational power literature and chaos theory provide the theoretical frame. Staff completed a self administered questionnaire package which included variants of the Staff Involvement in Decision Making scale (Kruzich, 1989), open-ended and demographic questions. Residents were assisted in completing a similar, but shorter, questionnaire. Cognitively impaired residents' decision …

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Dancing Towards Wholeness: An Examination Of Empathy And Cohesion In Social Work Treatment Groups, William James Pelech Jan 2002

Dancing Towards Wholeness: An Examination Of Empathy And Cohesion In Social Work Treatment Groups, William James Pelech

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The purpose of this dissertation was to examine the relationship between empathy and cohesion in a social work treatment group. The findings reported below were derived from video recording and analysis of 12 one-hour sessions from one closed residential treatment group. Both group cohesion and empathy were measured with validated rating scales involving observer ratings and self-reports by group members. In addition, a new construct was introduced to the study of group behavior. Interpersonal coordination was imported to this inquiry as a means of examining changing patterns of nonverbal behavior in the treatment group under study. Interpersonal coordination was defined …

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Targeting Child Poverty In Canada, Miguel Roberto Sanchez Garcia Jan 2002

Targeting Child Poverty In Canada, Miguel Roberto Sanchez Garcia

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

The purpose of this dissertation is to examine the federal government's program designed to address child poverty after the commitment made by the Canadian parliament, in 1989, to eradicate child poverty by the year 2000. Specifically, the Child Tax Benefit (CT-13), the targeted children's poverty program introduced by the federal government in 1993, is analysed in relation to whether it reduced, made no difference, or increased the level and depth of child poverty in Canada. To examine if there were significant correlational effects among the three years (1990, 1993, 1997) of data used in this study a Structural Equation Model …

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