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A Qualitative Research Study On Aging Latino Substance Abusers, Socorro Maria Ruvalcaba, Lupe Ayon Perez

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

African-American Women's Perceptions Of Social Workers As Helpers, Adriene Lynn Anderson

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Job Stress As It Relates To Social Workers In A Locked State Mental Health Hospital, John Patrick Lane

Theses Digitization Project

This research examines the level of stress experienced by social workers employed in a locked mental health hospital. A comparative analysis was completed measuring the level of stress associated with the type of unit: acute or chronic.

Perceived Differences In The Experiences Of Full-Time And Part-Time Master Of Social Work Students, Michelle Marie Pianalto

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Writing On The Wall: A Post-Positivist Study Of Graffiti Writing And Tagging, Barbara Susan Archambeau, Cherie Ann Kagan

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Longitudinal Study Of A Family Maintenance Program, Loretta Marie Klopfer

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Factors Influencing Males In Their Choice Of Social Work As A Career, Frieda Kepple Heim

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Constructivist Study Of The Social And Educational Needs Of Homeless Children, Jo Ann Edith Becker

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Factors That Influence The Development Of Supports Among Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Kathleen Susan Brown

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Social Health Maintenance Organization (S/Hmo): Can It Service The Needs Of Riverside County's Elderly?, Allen Dillard Jaszcar

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Intervention Strategies Which Enable Families To Be Reunified And Foster A Successful Case Closure Within The County Of San Bernardino Department Of Public Social Services, Juliana Caryl Koenig

Theses Digitization Project

Perinatal complications resulting from either alcohol or drug abuse include a high incidence of stillbirths, fetal distress, asphyxia, prematurity, low birth weight, pneumonia, congenital malformations, cerebral infarction, and an increased risk to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Gain's Loss Is An Unheard Voice, Lorene Virginia Lozano, Lori Ann Richard

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

How Medical Social Workers Manage Interdisciplinary Team Conflict, Debra Leigh Billings

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

A Study On The Children Of The Developmentally Disabled, Nahid Anna Bahrami, Pamela Lynne Shiner

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Exploration Of Program Impact On Adolescent Girls Residing In A Group Home, Leonlida Bernice Machado

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Client And Social Worker Relationship In The Families First Program, Christopher Browning Economon, Debra Ann Tjaarda

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

The Assessment And Recognition Of Childhood Abuse Among Former Patton State Hospital Patients By Psychiatric Social Workers, Bonnie A. Criner, Hope M. Young

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Stereotypical Sex-Roles: A Barrier To Success In Addiction Treatment?, Paul Walter Sharpe

Theses Digitization Project

Hypothesis on success in addiction treatment programs as measured by BEM Sex-Role Inventory.

Attachment Of Children In Foster Care, Karen Kritzberger, Dawn Peria

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.

Focal Point, Volume 08 Number 01, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute

Research and Training Center - Focal Point

The 103rd Congress has set itself an ambitious agenda. Between now and October, five Congressional committees are to report out their versions of health care reform legislation, from which a single piece of legislation must be written and forwarded to President Clinton for his signature.

'Damn It Johnny, Stop!': Real Life 101 Evaluating An Educational Approach To Treating Men Who Batter, Shannon Campbell

Honors Theses, 1963-2015

A feminist Theory is an effective perspective from which to develop programs for treating men who batter. The feminist perspective takes into consideration possible societal, familial, economic, and judicial influences which perpetuate male violence in American society. The feminist analysis of domestic violence contends that violence is a learned behavior. Using a feminist orientation, the St. Cloud (MN) Intervention Project ( SCIP) conducts large group educational programs for male batterers. SCIP was interested in testing their program to determine if it significantly reduced incidents of abuse in the relationships of participants. The partners (N=21) of the participants were given a …

Collaborative Approach To Adoptive Placement Of Infants In Minnesota: An Effectiveness Assessment Of The African American Adoption Project, Helen M. Strother

Theses and Graduate Projects

It is documented that many Blacks are overlooked as viable resources by adoption agencies for the many Block children needing families. The African American Adoption Project (AAAP) worked cooperatively with four private adoption agencies for the adoptive placement of twenty-five Black infants. This research analyzed the impact of AAAP's services to Block infants, birth families, adoptive families and to the four private adoption agencies. Due to the secrecy and confidentiality surrounding the subject of adoption, unobtrusive strategies were developed to analyze AAAP's qualitative impact. This study revealed that through AAAP, on average, Black infants waited much shorter for adoptive homes, …

Parental Child Abduction: Practice Guidelines For Social Workers, Kim Marie Carol Walker

Theses and Graduate Projects

Parental child abduction is a social problem that has an impact on a growing number of families. lt is now likely that social workers will encounter families affected by parental child abduction at some point during the course of their practice. To best serve these families, social workers need to be knowledgeable about parental child abduction and about strategies available to respond to the myriad of related issues. For this thesis, a survey was conducted of thirty-one missing children's agencies across the United States in order to identify agency perceptions of social workers' knowledge about parental child abduction, and social …

The Relationship Between The Evangelical Christian Religion And The Social Work Profession, With Reference To Two Values: The Lnherent Wotrth And Dignity Of The Individual And The Right To Self-Determination, Grace Garcia Wiggen

Theses and Graduate Projects

This study explores the relationship between the Evangelical Christian Religion and the Social Work Profession with reference to two values: The inherent worth and dignity of the individual and the right to self-determination. Interviews with clergy and professional social workers were utilized to provide data toward the definition and operationalization of the two values. lmplications for social work practice are discussed.

The Implementation Of Therapeutic Service Into The Public School System, Nancy Wall

Theses and Graduate Projects

Severely emotionally disturhed (SED) children have significant needs in regards to services which help maintain them in the community. In Lhe past decade the federal governmenE has mandated that coMmunities develop innovative ways to bring effective, individualized services to children in the least restrictive environment through the collaboration of agency services. The implementation of therapeutic services into the public school system, also known as school-based day treatment, has been one response to this mandate. This study will look at the history of treatraent to SED children in several settings, the goals and objectives to bringing day treatment. into a school …

Volunteerism In The California Youth Authority, Diana Romero

Whittier Scholars Program

In March of 1993, I was selected as the first Volunteers In Service To America (VISTA) Volunteer Coordinator at the California Youth Authority Southern Reception Center and Clinic (SRCC). After a long application and interview process, I got started on October 15, 1993. This whole program is new at SRCC, thus, it was very important that I work closely with the administration in order to determine what was to be expected of the VISTA Volunteer. Also, since a Volunteer Program has been in place for the last 10 years, I took advantage of its long list of policies and procedures …

The Effect Of Movie Portrayals Of Therapy And Therapists On College Students' View Of Therapy And Therapists, Karin Perlman

Theses, Dissertations, and Projects

This study was undertaken to explore the effects of movie portrayals of therapy and therapists on the public's view of therapy and therapists. lt was hypothesized that much of the information that forms individuals' views of therapy comes from the media, specifically the portrayals they see in movies.

To explore to what extent subjects felt their impressions of therapy and therapists were informed by movies and by other sources, volunteers were enlisted to fill out questionnaires. The questionnaire asked subjects to identify and then describe the sources of information that they felt have formed their understanding of therapy and therapists. …

Using Literature To Teach Critical Thinking To Social Work Students, Noer Linda O'Connor

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among Resettled And Refugee Cambodians, Jolene Malinee Aitken

Master's Theses

Problem

With the onset of the Cambodian holocaust, as well as over 40 years of continual war in Cambodia, the Khmer people have been subjected to an existence of prolonged exposure to disaster, contributing to the alarming prevalence of the mental health disorder of post-traumatic stress among Cambodians today. Post-traumatic stress disorder is the debilitating syndrome described as the development of characteristic symptoms following a psychologically traumatic event that is generally outside the range of usual human experience (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 3rd edition revised, [DSM-III-R], 1987). The purpose of this study was to examine the existence …

Human Services: Australian Explorations, David Wiles

Research outputs pre 2011

Human services is an emergent field of study and work in Australia. Its definition is difficult, needing ongoing theoretical and empirical clarification. Despite the contemporary decline of the Australian welfare state; human services has emerged in cultural congruence with historic Australian notions of a 'fair go', of social equity, and of social egalitarianism. Human services constitutes a nascent profession, which - in the main - helps people with problems including mostly members of the social 'underclass'. Human services draws upon a variety of models, but the generic 'problem-solving' methodology applies across all of its fields of service. Thus human service …