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Rural Older Adults And Functional Health Literacy:Testing Self-Efficacy, Knowledge And Skills Resulting From Hands-On Health Promotion, Michele L. Dugan-Day, Susan C. Dollar, Wafaa A. Kaf

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Functional Health Literacy (FHL) involves the knowledge, skills and belief in self-efficacy to use health care information in self-care. FHL is critical for rural older adults since they are at risk of poor health care outcomes. As part of the Senior Health University project, we measured the FHL of rural older adults before and after educational sessions that included hands-on skill building. Ninety-eight participants aged 60 and older were recruited from five rural congregate meal sites over two years. Survey methods allowed for paired sample t-tests of FHL variables. Findings included significant post-training increases in FHL, suggesting the potential benefit …

Shifts In Practice Based On Rapid Re-Housing For Rural Homelessness: An Exploratory Study Of Micropolitan Homeless Service Provision, Margaret F. Sloan Ph.D., Karen A. Ford, Daisha M. Merritt Ph.D.

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Based on interviews with rural homeless service providers, the authors examine in this practice note how policy has created shifts in practice for organizations serving homeless populations. Homeless individuals find a decreasing opportunity for assistance while awaiting Rapid Re-Housing. Some organizations, dependent on Rapid Re-Housing monies, are facing a lack of funding to pay for general homeless care provision. Organizations are creating care networks to address requirements of the new policy in addition to pooling resources in underserved areas.

Teaching Students To Write Book Reviews, Peter A. Kindle Ph.D.

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

This teaching note argues that one value associated with preparing book reviews for publication is the increased capacity to develop this skill in undergraduate and MSW-level social work students. A book review assignment is presented that has been effective in developing student authors. After graduation, student authors (N = 21) agreed that acceptance for publication improved their self-confidence, increased attention to their studies, and enhanced their practice.

Book Review: Rural Social Work In The 21st Century, Peter A. Kindle Ph.D.

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Book Review: Rural Social Work in the 21st Century Michael R. Daley 2015 Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books 309 pages Paperback, $49.95. ISBN-13: 978-1935871613

Book Review: Rethinking Rural: Global Community And Economic Development In The Small Town West, Karen Harper-Dorton Ph.D.

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Book Review: Rethinking Rural: Global Community and Economic Development in the Small Town West Don E. Albrecht 2014 Pullman, WA: Washington State University Press 232 pages Softcover, $17.09 ISBN-13: 978-0-87422-319-4

Book Review: The Last Best Place? Gender, Family And Migration In The New West, Claudette L. Grinnell-Davis

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Book Review: The Last Best Place? Gender, Family and Migration in the New West Leah Schmalzbauer 2014 Redwood City, CA: Stanford University Press 224 pages Paperback, $24.95 ISBN-13 978-0-8047-9293-6

Emmett, Tony Teevy

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Rusty Stone Silo, Christopher Schmersahl

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Out What Was The Kitchen Window, Lucien Darjeun Meadows

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Doublewide, Day Libby Merrill

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That Is To Say, Zara Raab

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Contemporary Rural Social Work - Fall 2015 (Volume 7, Number 2)

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Contemporary Rural Social Work - 2015 (Volume 7, Number 2)

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Longitudinal Description Of Developmental Youth Assets And Substance Use: A Cohort Study Of Rural Youth, Michael P. Vimont

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Rural communities seeking strategies to enhance the well-being of their youth must have local data for guidance. As a concept, developmental youth assets is increasingly used in measuring the psycho-social health of adolescents. This longitudinal study focuses on a cohort of over 200 youths residing in a rural community located in northeast Ohio. This five-year study observes trends of eight assets and the use of three substances. Results show that a decrease in asset scores took place between the sixth and eighth grade while the use of substances increased between the eighth and tenth grades. Additionally, outcomes show that youths …

Qualitative Experiences Of Rural Postpartum Women And Implications For Rural Social Work, Christopher D. Gjesfjeld, Addie Weaver, Kathy Schommer

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

Geographic barriers and shortages of healthcare professionals in rural America have been well documented. These barriers and shortages influence rural women’s access to maternity and associated healthcare services during pregnancy and mothers’ postpartum period, but their perspectives about these realities have been overlooked. Semi-structured interviews with 24 mothers residing in a rural North Dakota county were conducted to understand their perspectives about both accessing healthcare services and parenting children in a rural context, with emphasis on understanding these mothers’ experiences using non-rural maternity care. Thematic analysis of qualitative interview data led to the emergence of three core themes. First, mothers …

Integrating Service, Community, And Teaching: Inspiring Students While Building A Mentoring Program For African American Youth, John W. Miller

Contemporary Rural Social Work Journal

This teaching note describes how the author used various social work practice skills to design and effectively implement a community-based local mentoring program for African American adolescents. This program served as a case study for social work students who practice in rural areas to learn about community development since our program lacks formal rural community practice training module in its curriculum. This article details the process and provides practical examples and recommendations for social work faculty on how to infuse community service experience into the classroom.

Border Town, Jennifer Soule

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A Poetics Of Place: The 2nd Annual Poetry Section Of Crsw, Danielle Beazer Dubrasky Crsw Poetry Editor

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What I Left, Unknown, Barbara Cecelia Harroun

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The Old Church Bells, Raymund P. Reyes

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Upstream, Gail Folkins

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