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Ua66/4/2 Highlights, Vol. 1, No. 2, Wku Social Work

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Social Work department. Articles:

• New University Policy
• Westover, Lynn. Change is a Necessity of Life – Poem
• AIDS Education
• News from Association of Student Social Workers
• Association of Student Social Workers Potluck
• Phi Alpha News
• Field Student Spotlight – Ethan Browning & Amy Watson

An Exploration Of The Latchkey Phenomena: Its Reasons, Victims And Options, Margareth L. Koorn

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Satisfaction Survey Of Foster Care Adolescents Participating In The Independent Living Program, Trina Jane Van Steenwyk

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Undocumented Mexican Immigrants: An Exploratory Study Of Social Workers' Perspectives On Service Delivery And Implications For Practice, Carmen S. Venegas, Margaret A. VáSquez-Mcdaniel

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Physical And Social Characteristics Of Cerebral Palsy On The Utilization Of Day Program Services, Donaciano O. Meza

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Implementation Of The Constructivist Needs Research Paradigm In Inner City Community Needs Assessment: A Case Report, Edward B. Cooney, Steven M. Steinberg

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Correlation Study Between Adult Women Substance Abusers And A History Of Childhood Incest, Paula Rutten Freeland

Theses Digitization Project

A study of women who are childhood sexual abuse survivors and have been affected by chemical dependency.

Examination Of The Link Between Primary Drug Of Choice And Ethnic Origin In Male Military Veterans, Karen Louise Hanna

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Social Workers' Responses To Religious Clients, Lisa Marie Russek

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Constructivist Study Of The Family Preservation Program In Riverside County, California, Jaime Antonio Crisanto, Russ Eldrige

Theses Digitization Project

Using a structural approach, this study addresses the issues surrounding direct service delivery of the Family Preservation program in Riverside County.

An Evaluation Of The Impact Of The Goals Component On Gain Program Participants, Sandra Jean Juberg

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Constructivist Study Of Social Work's Involvement With Hiv/Aids, Paula Jaye Hogan

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Qualitative Exploratory Study Of African American Men's Experiences And/Or Perceptions Of Class Or Racial Discrimination In Relation To Their Social And Economic Status, Education Job Opportunity And Employment, Mellace Slaten-Thomson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Use Of Referrals For Therapeutic Counseling By Catholic Parish Priests And The Implications For Clinical Social Workers, Mary Anne Zapor

Theses Digitization Project

This positivist research design project focused on the question: How do parish priests deal with people who are in need of therapeutic counseling? Central to this study was the hypothesis, that priests refer people to professionals, when there is no conflict expected between values and morals of the church and the values and moral of the professional therapist.

A Qualitative Research Study On Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Miriam Irvin, Wilma Shepard

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Treating The Abusive Man: A Constructivist Inquiry, Randi Maines Walters

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Latino Student Drop-Out And Potential Social Work Interventions, Lupe Beltran Rosas

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Constructivist Study Of The Experience Of Battered Women In A Shelter Setting, Robyn Noyes, Michelle Guymon

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Ua66/4/2 Highlights, Vol. 1, No. 1, Wku Social Work

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by and about the WKU Social Work department. Articles:

• Social Work Program Welcomes New Faculty
• Congratulations to Social Work Scholarship Students
• Put It On Your Calendar – Field Placements
• Renovation of Restrooms
• Potpourri – Joyce Armer, Amy Carter
• News from Association of Student Social Workers
• National Honor Society for Social Work Students

A Study Of Perceptions Of The "Glass Ceiling" Effect Among Male Social Workers, Angela Schweig, Robert W. Sehi

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

An Elementary School Project: Impact Of The School-Based Social Worker On Cps Dependency Rates, Terry Ann Mitchell, Yolanda Amelia White

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Perceptions Of Homeless Children, Mary Lou Young, Melissa Creacy

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Assessment Of Social And Recreational Needs For Children And Teenagers With Developmental Disabilities, Millee Martin-Walton

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Early Intervention Efforts With Severely And Profoundly Retarded Infants And Young Children, Theresa A. Stacy

Theses Digitization Project

This project explores the impact of the services provided by the "Early Start" program at Inland Regional Center. Text includes cover letter, survey form, and informed consent form in Spanish and English.

Foster Parent Retention: A Study Of The Orange County Social Services Foster Care Program, Mary Silvestrini, Erika Rosa Volz

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Constructivist Second Year Study Of The Social And Educational Needs Of Homeless Children, Gloria Katherine Kelly

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Protective Service Workers' Perceptions Of Ritual And Sexual Abuse In Children: An Exploratory Study, Cathleen A. Lewandowski

Social Work Faculty Publications

This article compares protective service workers' perceptions of sexual abuse to their percepons of ritual abuse. Perceptual elements examined include the type of problem the abuse is for victims, difficulties encountered when investigating an allegation, treatment and assessment resources available in their communities, and a comparison of their definitions of sexual and ritual abuse. The professional community has not reached a consensus on the ritual abuse controversy. Perceptions found in the literature range from the presentation of ritual abuse as a serious social problem that is distinctly different from sexual abuse to a consideration of the ritual abuse phenomenon as …

A Synthesis Of Research On Family Preservation And Family Reunification Programs, Julia H. Littell, John R. Schuerman

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

How effective are current efforts to preserve and reunify families in child welfare? In this paper we review research on programs aimed at preventing out-of-home placement of children, broader family preservation programs, and programs designed to reunify families with children in foster care.1 We examine what is known about the outcomes of these programs, relationships between service characteristics and outcomes, and the response of subgroups of clients to services.

Claims that family preservation programs result in substantial reductions in the placement of children are based largely on non-experimental studies. Such studies do not provide solid evidence of program effects. Evidence …

Problems And Prospects In Society's Response To Abuse And Neglect, John R. Schuerman, Julia H. Littell

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

This paper presents an analysis of the current situation in child welfare–the explosion of foster care caseloads, the proliferation of family preservation programs, and the principles underlying these approaches–and suggests new ways of thinking about reform of the child welfare system.

We begin with a review of the increase in out-of-home care. We then tum to an analysis of the three basic principles underlying the current child welfare system: permanency, least restrictive alternative, and reasonable efforts. We devote a major part of the paper to the family preservation programs that embody these principles. We describe what we perceive to be …

Safe Families: A Model Of Child Protection Intervention Based On Parental Voice And Wisdom, Sharon Patricia Mccallum

Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)

This study aimed to hear and understand parental voice and experience in regard to a statutory child protection system and to use this experience in the development of a model of intervention. The study was undertaken in the Kitchener-Waterloo area of Ontario and participants are, or have been, clients of Family and Children’s Services of the Waterloo Region. The study utilised grounded theory, a form of qualitative research, and data were collected via a number of in-depth interviews with each of the ten participants. The participants, both men and women, included people who had abused their children and non-offending partners. …