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Social Welfare: Recent submissions
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Extending the Story: Weaving the Strengths Perspective into Study Abroad Initiatives
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Supporting Students Utilizing the Strengths Perspective: Classroom Activities & Assignments that Encourage and Empower Student Success
(University of Kansas Libraries, 2020-03)“It denies that all people who face trauma and pain in their lives inevitably are wounded or incapacitated or become less than they might” is the most prominent strengths perspective definition for this chapter (Saleebey, ... -
A Future of Strength: The Strengths Perspective and Developing Social Workers
(University of Kansas Libraries, 2020-03)In the 30 years since the birth of the strengths perspective, it has experienced con- tinued celebration and been marked as a pivotal approach for promoting effective engagement with people in a variety of contexts. From ... -
The Strength of Black Families: The Elusive Ties of Perspective and Praxis in Social Work Education
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Reflections
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Original 1989 Article: ‘A Strengths Perspective for Social Work Practice’
(University of Kansas Libraries, 2020-03)Dichotomies pervade human life. In trying to cope with complex realities, human so- cieties have created stark divisions between the good and the bad, the safe and the unsafe, the friend and the enemy. It is a curious fact ... -
Preface
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Rooted in Strengths: Celebrating the Strengths Perspective in Social Work
(University of Kansas Libraries, 2020-03)Rooted in Strengths: Celebrating the Strengths Perspective in Social Work builds upon the last three decades since the perspective was formally highlighted as a philosophy to guide social work practice by faculty and ... -
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 ... -
Classroom-Level Differences in Child-Level Bullying Experiences: Implications for Prevention and Intervention in School Settings
(University of Chicago Press, 2018-01-22)Bullying occurs within children’s peer groups and in classroom and school settings. Accordingly, this study aims to characterize student-level heterogeneity and change in bullying experiences by classifying students into ... -
Review of “The moral purposes of social work,” by P. N. Reid & P. R. Popple
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East/West Philosophical Synthesis in Transpersonal Theory
(Western Michigan University, 1991-12-01)Transpersonal theory is a perspective on human behavior and development that synthesizes philosophical and scientific insights from Eastern and Western traditions of thought. This article presents challenges from transpersonal ... -
The State of Theory in LGBTQ Aging: Implications for Gerontological Scholarship
(SAGE Publications, 2019-01-09)Social research in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) aging is a rapidly growing field, but an examination of the use of theory has not yet been conducted for its impact on the field’s direction. We ... -
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 ... -
Mindfulness training applied to addiction therapy: insights into the neural mechanisms of positive behavioral change
(Dove Medical Press, 2016-07-27)Dual-process models from neuroscience suggest that addiction is driven by dysregulated interactions between bottom-up neural processes underpinning reward learning and top-down neural functions subserving executive function. ... -
Mindfulness meditation in the treatment of substance use disorders and preventing future relapse: neurocognitive mechanisms and clinical implications
(Dove Medical Press, 2018-11-16)Substance use disorders (SUDs) are a pervasive public health problem with deleterious consequences for individuals, families, and society. Furthermore, SUD intervention is complicated by the continuous possibility of ... -
Emotion dysregulation as a transdiagnostic mechanism of opioid misuse and suicidality among chronic pain patients
(BioMed Central, 2018-06-06)Background Chronic pain is a prevalent condition that causes functional impairment and emotional suffering. To allay pain-induced suffering, opioids are often prescribed for chronic pain management. Yet, chronic pain ... -
A MIXED METHODS INVESTIGATION OF ATTENTION AND MINDFULNESS AMONG YOUNG ADULTS WITH A HISTORY OF NONSUICIDAL SELF-INJURY
(University of Utah, 2019-08)Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) refers to the deliberate and self-inflicted destruction of body tissue without suicidal intent, and is especially prevalent among young adults. NSSI serves a myriad of functions and is ... -
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 ...