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Training Providers: Working With Lesbian Clients., Laurie A. Drabble Sep 1999

Training Providers: Working With Lesbian Clients., Laurie A. Drabble

Laurie A. Drabble

This article was first published in Prevention Pipeline, a publication of the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration.


Social Work Assessment Of Adaptive Functioning Using The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales: Issues Of Reliability And Validity, Peter Cabrera, Lucienne Grimes-Gaa, Bruce A. Thyer Jan 1999

Social Work Assessment Of Adaptive Functioning Using The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales: Issues Of Reliability And Validity, Peter Cabrera, Lucienne Grimes-Gaa, Bruce A. Thyer

Elián P. Cabrera-Nguyen

The assessment of client adaptive functioning is often an important component of a comprehensive social work evaluation. The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales (VABS) are the most commonly used quantitative measures of adaptive functioning for clients meeting the criteria for a wide range of disorders. We review the development of the VABS and current knowledge pertaining to the instrument's reliability and validity. We conclude that the ability to administer and interpret the VABS is an important skill for clinical social workers to acquire.


What Addiction Professionals Need To Know About Welfare Reform And Child Welfare., B Grossman, Laurie A. Drabble Jan 1999

What Addiction Professionals Need To Know About Welfare Reform And Child Welfare., B Grossman, Laurie A. Drabble

Laurie A. Drabble

No abstract provided.


Quality Of Life: Has It Changed Over A Generation?, Monica Nandan, S. Nandan Dec 1998

Quality Of Life: Has It Changed Over A Generation?, Monica Nandan, S. Nandan

Monica Nandan

No abstract provided.


Evolution Of Co-Ops: Lessons And Application For The American Context, Monica Nandan, S. Nandan Dec 1998

Evolution Of Co-Ops: Lessons And Application For The American Context, Monica Nandan, S. Nandan

Monica Nandan

No abstract provided.


Emerging Conceptualizations Of The Ecological Perspective: Results Of A Delphi Study, Lisa Mcguire, R. Greene Dec 1998

Emerging Conceptualizations Of The Ecological Perspective: Results Of A Delphi Study, Lisa Mcguire, R. Greene

Lisa E. McGuire

No abstract provided.