Social Welfare Dissertations and Theses
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Parenting intervention effects on reunification: A randomized trial of PMTO in foster care
(Elsevier, 2018-07-17)Evidence-supported parenting interventions (ESPIs) have expanded into child welfare because a growing research base has demonstrated positive results among children with serious emotional and behavioral problems. Despite ... -
Development and Initial Validation of a Measure for Early Childhood Program Readiness for Data Driven Decision
(University of Kansas, 2019-08-31)Harnessing the use of data to demonstrate program effectiveness, establish lines of accountability, and implement evidence-based programs is a present demand of social welfare and human service organizations. Early childhood ... -
Humanizing Migration: A qualitative case study of a Learning Delegation to the United States/Mexico border
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)This qualitative case study used a feminist social justice framework to explore a Learning Delegation to the border of the United States and Mexico as an intervention strategy for increasing social inclusion of migrants ... -
Characterizing the developmental heterogeneity of connectedness to school or work during the transition into adulthood
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Prior research has focused on “disconnected youth,” often defined as individuals between 16 and 24 who are neither enrolled in school nor employed. This particular issue has gained attention, at least partially due to ... -
Exploring the Potential Relationship between Historical Trauma and Intimate Partner Violence among Indigenous Women
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)This qualitative study explores the insights of Indigenous human service practitioners, who work with Indigenous women experiencing intimate partner violence, about connections between historical trauma and intimate partner ... -
Effects of a Restorative Justice Based Intervention on Peer Victimization and Positive Youth Development Outcomes at the Middle School Level
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)Peer victimization in U.S. schools is a serious social issue. Research shows aggressive behavior toward peers peaks during the middle school years. However, existing interventions to combat bullying and victimization have ... -
Birth Parent Involvement at a System Level in Child Welfare: Exploring the Perspectives of Birth Parents in Parent Partner Programs
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Promoting child welfare services improvement and reform through the system level involvement of birth parents is an emerging national trend, but little is known about how this type of involvement is reflected in practice ... -
Family, Friends, and Romantic Partners’ Influence on Mental Health Recovery among Emerging and Middle-aged Adults with Serious Mental Illness
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Emerging adults refer to young people between the ages of 18 to 29 according to the theory of emerging adults. Scholars now recognize that emerging adults with serious mental illness (SMI) are at a distinctive developmental ... -
Volunteerism among Older Adults with Mobility-Limiting Disabilities: An Exploratory Study
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)While an extensive research literature has examined participation of older adults in volunteer activities in the United States, there is a dearth of knowledge on the participation and experiences of older adults with ... -
Health and Employment for Adults with Serious Mental Illness: An Examination of Physical Health Conditions, Healthcare Utilization, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Employment
(University of Kansas, 2018-05-31)Mounting chronic condition rates, elevated healthcare spending, and increased attention to the importance of structural and social health determinants, have magnified attention to disparities in health and healthcare in ... -
Financial Capability, Money Management, and Developmental Resources for Young Children in Low-Income Families
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)The financial and social vulnerability of low-income families with young children requires a thoughtful and multidimensional response. Much of the research in this area has been undertaken with insufficient attention to ... -
Associations between Financial Inclusion, Liquid Assets, Income Shocks, and Later Housing Instability in Households Headed by a Single Mother
(University of Kansas, 2016-01-01)Single mothers negotiate the competing demands of family life and the formal market economy on an unequal playing field. As a result, they are disproportionately represented among households in extreme poverty and have ... -
Reconceptualizing social work’s person-in-environment perspective : explorations in radical environmental thought
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Sexual Objectification, Self-Objectification, Body Appreciation, and Quality of the Sexual Relationship in Relation to Preventative Sexual Health Behaviors in a Sample of Emerging Adult Women
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Poor body image has negative consequences for women’s sexual health, but existing scholarship in this area fails to account for the relationship context in which sexual behaviors occur. Furthermore, the majority of existing ... -
Economic Conditions and Risk for Child Physical Abuse per Maternal Report: The Mediating Roles of Parenting Stress, Depression, and Domestic Violence
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)Child physical abuse is a serious social problem associated with a host of risk factors and consequences, ranging from unemployment and poverty to substance use and criminality. Despite years of research on the etiology ... -
A Pilot Study of MY VOICE: Strengths-Based and Self-Directed Recovery Planning
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)An imbalance of power and autonomy exists between individuals with psychiatric disabilities and their treatment providers. Electronic decision support interventions (EDSI's) help individuals with psychiatric disabilities ... -
Job Satisfaction of Social Workers in Nursing Homes: Nursing Home Type and Culture Change Affiliation
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)Abuse, neglect, and deficits in quality of life still persist for residents in the nation's nursing homes. Best practices in this area recommend the implementation of humanistic, culture change initiatives to ameliorate ... -
Older Adults in Nursing Homes: Assessing Relationships Between Multiple Constructs of Social Integration, Facility Characteristics, and Health
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)An extensive body of research has examined connections between older adults' social worlds and health and well-being, particularly for community-dwelling older adults. Yet, little is known about the social worlds of older ... -
Bridging the Dichotomy between Micro and Macro Practice in Social Work: A Study of Clinical Social Work Practice with Domestic Violence Survivors
(University of Kansas, 2013-05-31)This dissertation used qualitative interviews with social workers working with domestic violence (DV) survivors to explore how social workers integrate micro and macro practice in their daily practice. Clinical practice ... -
A study of thirty-two early adoptive placements by the Kansas children’s service league 1954-1957
(The University of Kansas, 1959)