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Social Workers' Attitudes And Perceptions Towards Extended Foster Care, Mina Nahavandi Moghaddam, Amanda Ellen Garcia
Social Workers' Attitudes And Perceptions Towards Extended Foster Care, Mina Nahavandi Moghaddam, Amanda Ellen Garcia
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this research study was to assess the attitudes and perspectives of social workers on the implentation of the Extended Foster Care within the Department of Child and Family Sevrices in San Bernardino county. Exploring and gathering the social workers' level of knowledge and assessing their attitudes toward Extended Foster Care allowed the researchers to collect information that could be utilized to understand challenges, and come up with the interventions to assist professionals to better prepare the foster youth for independence.
Social Workers' Perspectives On Implementation Of Extended Foster Care In San Bernardino County Children And Family Services, Brandi Vanessa Guzman
Social Workers' Perspectives On Implementation Of Extended Foster Care In San Bernardino County Children And Family Services, Brandi Vanessa Guzman
Theses Digitization Project
This study partners with San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (CFS) to assess child welfare employees on how extended foster care is being implemented. Data was collected via face-to-face interviews with extended foster (EFC) social workers. The goals of this study were to assess the needs of non minor dependents through qualitative interviews with case carrying workers, to assess the strengths and areas of need in services for non-minor dependents, to evaluate initial outcomes of Extended Foster Care (EFC) from the workers perspective, to identify and provide education and training suggestions and materials for future and current child welfare …
Social Workers' Perceptions Of Psychotropic Medication Use On Children And Adolescents In Foster Care, Tina Latrice Johnson Hollman, Dominic Marcus Ruffin
Social Workers' Perceptions Of Psychotropic Medication Use On Children And Adolescents In Foster Care, Tina Latrice Johnson Hollman, Dominic Marcus Ruffin
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the attitudes of social workers' regarding psychotropic medication use on children in foster care. This study also addressed any prospective concerns that social workers may have had as they relate to psychotropic medications being administered to children in foster care.
Knowledge, Attitudes, And Preparation Among Master Of Social Work Students On The Hiv/Aids Community, April Marie Fernandez, Maria Guadalupe Villasenor-Perez
Knowledge, Attitudes, And Preparation Among Master Of Social Work Students On The Hiv/Aids Community, April Marie Fernandez, Maria Guadalupe Villasenor-Perez
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine how well Master of Social Work students were prepared in providing services to the HIV/AIDS population, and if adding HIV/AIDS course in the curriculum would help them feel competent in working with the HIV/AIDS population.
Social Workers' Perception Of The Effectiveness Of The Parent Partner Program Of San Bernardino County, Maisha Lashawn Albert-Alexander, Marion Estelle Wheeler
Social Workers' Perception Of The Effectiveness Of The Parent Partner Program Of San Bernardino County, Maisha Lashawn Albert-Alexander, Marion Estelle Wheeler
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this research is to examine social workers' perception of the effectiveness of the Parent Partner program for the San Bernardino County Children and Family Services. This study employed a quantitative study design using an online survey questionnaire. The sample size consisted of 50 Social Service Practitioners and Social Workers II's throughout San Bernardino County Children and Family Services. San Bernardino County Children and Family Services intends to examine its newly introduced program to determine how well social workers and parents are responding to the use of this early engagement strategy as an effective method for faster family …