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Social Welfare: Recent submissions
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Study protocol for a controlled trial of Strengths Model Case Management in mental health services in Hong Kong
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015-10-06)Introduction Although strengths-based models are popular within recovery-oriented approaches, there is still a lack of conclusive research to guide how they should be implemented. A recent meta-analysis confirmed the ... -
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 ... -
Strengths Based Approaches to Practice and Family Drug Courts: Is There a Fit?
(Texas Medical Center Library, 2014-12-31)Substance abuse among child welfare service recipients has proven to be a challenging obstacle to child safety, permanence and well-being. The use of family drug courts as a specialized intervention for working with substance ... -
Going home: community reentry of light care nursing facility residents age 65 and over
(Kluwer Law International, 1998-01-01)Issues of consumer choice, and rising public expenditures of nursing facility care for the rapidly increasing elderly population have fueled interest in community reentry of nursing facility residents. The Minimum Data Set ... -
Identifying Predictors of Instrumental and Reactive Aggression Among Low-Income Minority Adolescent Girls
(University of Chicago Press, 2012-01-01)Research on both the forms and functions of aggression has yet to include the experiences of low-income minority adolescent girls, particularly Latinas. The present study addresses this limitation by applying ecological ... -
Staying on Course: The Effects of Savings and Assets on the College Progress of Young Adults
(University of Chicago Press, 2011-03-15)Increasingly, college graduation is seen as a necessary step toward achieving the American Dream. However, large disparities exist in graduation rates. For many families, the current family income is not enough to finance ... -
Predicting Savings From Adolescence to Young Adulthood: A Propensity Score Approach
(University of Chicago Press, 2011-01-01)This paper examines the progression of savings between adolescence and young adulthood. Using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we ask whether the likelihood of having a savings account in young adulthood and ... -
Suppressor Variables in Social Work Research: Ways to Identify in Multiple Regression Models
(University of Chicago Press, 2010-01-01)Suppressor variables may be more common in social work research than what is currently recognized. We review different types of suppressor variables and illustrate systematic ways to identify them in multiple regression ... -
Strengths-Based Case Management: Implementation With High-Risk Youth
(Alliance for Children and Families, 2007-01-01)Few effective methods of intervention exist for youth at risk for negative life outcomes. One method used successfully with both adults with chronic mental illness and adults with substance abuse problems is strengths-based ... -
Familias in the Heartland: Exploration of the Social, Economic, and Cultural Realities of Latino Immigrants
(Alliance for Children and Families, 2008-01-01)This survey of 957 Latino immigrant adults in urban and suburban communities in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area explores the migration experiences, employment contexts, family structures, and integration processes ... -
Toward a Children’s Savings and College-Bound Identity Intervention for Raising College Attendance Rates: A Multilevel Propensity Score Analysis
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-10-01)It has been suggested that children’s savings programs will be more effective if they are combined with strategies to build children’s college-bound identities. In this study we use a multi-level treatment approach to ... -
Service Provider Views of Oxycontin Use on an Indian Reservation: Traumatic Effects on the Tribal Community
(Alliance for Children and Families, 2012-01-01)This qualitative research study on a Great Lakes Indian reservation used semistructured interviews of American Indian (n = 8) and non-American Indian (n = 2) providers of behavioral and physical health services to elicit ... -
Parents' Views on Child Welfare's Response to Addiction
(Alliance for Children and Families, 1997-01-01)The helping system often responds to parents recovering from addiction in a way that reinforces their powerlessness and may perpetuate their addiction. This study identified worker and agency qualities that contribute to ... -
Obtaining Stakeholder Consensus on the Core Components of a Parent Support and Training Model for Parents of Children With Serious Emotional Disturbances
(Alliance for Children and Families, 2013-07-26)Parent-to-parent peer interventions are nationally recognized as an important service within children's community-based mental health systems of care. Despite rapid growth, clearly defined models of professional parent ... -
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)