Social Welfare Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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The Working Alliance and the Use of Interpreters
(University of Kansas, 2011-05-31)This dissertation compared working alliance with and without interpreters and examined factors that may impact the development of the working alliance when an interpreter is used. The setting was a Midwestern public school ... -
COMMUNICATION ABOUT SEXUAL HEALTH AND DECISION MAKING WITH ADOLESCENTS IN FOSTER CARE
(University of Kansas, 2012-08-31)When in foster care, adolescents experience a disruption in the expected avenues through which they would receive sexual health information, such as through parents, school and peers. Adolescents that are placed in foster ... -
Rethinking the clinical vs. social reform debate: a dialectical approach to defining social work in the 21st century
(University of Kansas, 2012-08-31)There is a historical tension in social work between the clinical and social reform perspectives. The original goal for this dissertation was to offer pragmatism as a philosophical orientation that would make sense of these ... -
Predictors of Foster Care Exits to Permanency: A Competing Risks Analysis of Reunification, Guardianship, and Adoption
(University of Kansas, 2010-04-28)Nearly 800,000 children spend time in foster care each year, with many children experiencing lengthy stays and exiting without a permanent family. The main objective of this study was to identify which child and placement ... -
The Influence of Perceived Workplace Spirituality on Job Satisfaction, Intention to Leave, and Emotional Exhaustion among Community Mental Health Center Workers in the State of Kansas
(University of Kansas, 2009-12-08)Social workers are becoming increasingly concerned that work-related factors including low salaries, job insecurity, and hierarchical organizational structures have led to a decline in their job satisfaction, their motivation ... -
An Examination of Health Providers' HPV Vaccination Behaviors, Perceived Barriers, and Supports: A Four State Analysis.
(University of Kansas, 2009-12-08)This study's main research asked which combination of predictors, including type of health provider, type of state policy initiative, overall barriers scores, and overall supports scores, is most predictive of HPV vaccination ... -
THE LOSS, RECOVERY, AND REINVENTION OF SELF: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PROCESS OF TRANSFORMATION
(University of Kansas, 2009-12-08)Research with survivors of intimate partner violence has primarily focused on the outcome of leaving because it has been difficult for researchers in this area to determine which outcomes, if any, are the right outcomes ... -
That's the Thing with Community: Social Networks and Asset Development
(University of Kansas, 2009-12-08)This study explores the role of social networks in the lives of participants in an asset building program. Focus groups were conducted with parents whose children hold accounts in a multi-site demonstration project of ... -
Older Adults with HIV/AIDS: Experiences of Stigma-The Use of Personal Strengths
(University of Kansas, 2009-12-08)This dissertation explores the stigma experiences of older adults who have HIV/AIDS, the personal strengths and other responses they have to these experiences, and whether they experienced personal growth as a result of ... -
Living in the Memory of Loss: Exploring Aggressive, Palliative, and Hospice Care and Surviving Loved Ones
(University of Kansas, 2009-12-08)This study is predominantly a quantitative investigation into the model of care received by deceased loved ones and its impact on the grief reactions of their caregiver. Grief is conceptualized to include both positive ... -
Finding Common Ground: Exploring the Experiences of Client Involvement in Medication Decisions Using a Shared Decision Making Model
(University of Kansas, 2009-12-01)While shared decision making has gained more prominence in recent years in the field of general health care, few shared decision making models have been studied in the field of mental health. This constructivist study ... -
Opening the "Black Box": A Naturalistic Case Study of Restorative Justice
(University of Kansas, 2008-07-25)ABSTRACT OPENING THE "BLACK BOX": A NATURALISTIC CASE STUDY OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE To develop an in-depth understanding of restorative justice process, this study examined multiple perspectives of the participants' experiences ... -
The Role of Estate Recovery in Medicaid Long-term Care: Perspectives of Older Adult Homeowners
(University of Kansas, 2008-10-06)This qualitative study of older homeowners explored their perspectives on the estate recovery provisions that Medicaid recipients are required to accept if they depend on the program for their long-term care. Fifty-one ... -
Positive youth development and youth-professional relationships: Exploring the nature of strengths-based practices with children and youth from professionals' perspectives
(University of Kansas, 2008-05-14)The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of positive youth development as it incorporates aspects of the strengths perspective. This study focused on youth professionals' understanding of the meaning of youth ...