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Social Workers And Early Intervention With Diabetic Clients, Rievu Agiri
Social Workers And Early Intervention With Diabetic Clients, Rievu Agiri
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Social workers are uniquely positioned to facilitate early intervention services that minimize the impact and burden of Type 2 diabetes. There is little evidence on the specific role that social workers play in addressing the psychosocial factors that exacerbate the condition or impact treatment outcomes. The purpose of the study was to examine the role of social workers in facilitating early interventions for clients with Type 2 diabetes. The theories of role and organizational systems provided the conceptual framework. Data was collected from interviews with eight participants with Master's degrees in Social Work in a large Southwestern state in the …
Medication Adherence For Foster Children From The Perspective Of Foster Care Providers, Odette Boyd
Medication Adherence For Foster Children From The Perspective Of Foster Care Providers, Odette Boyd
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
In 2015, over 427,000 children were in foster care and the largest population were in California's system. Of those children, more than 9,400 were prescribed psychotropic medications. Increases of psychotropic medication use have led to investigations and findings of medication oversights in foster care. Medication oversights included medication nonadherence, which was linked to an increase of problematic behaviors in foster children. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the issues of medication adherence for foster care providers who care for foster children of mild to chronic health concerns who were prescribed medications and experienced multiple placements. By utilizing …