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Social Determinants of Health & Racial Equity
(2023-02-27)The objective of this assessment was to determine community agency awareness, documentation, and implementation of efforts to address social drivers/determinants of health. Stakeholders were able to identify internal formal ... -
A Preliminary Look at the Value-Based Payment Initiative
(2023-02-27)Value-Based Payment structures were implemented for mental health agencies receiving funding from the Jackson County, MO Community Mental Health Fund. These structures focus on key performance indicators developed based ... -
Quality of Professional Interaction (Operational Performance)
(2023-02-27)This study utilized a mixed methods research design with sequential data collection to assess community stakeholder impressions of the Jackson County, MO Community Mental Health Fund personnel and operations. Survey ... -
“I Ran to Make a Point”: Predicting and Preventing Youth Runaway from Foster Care
(Springer, 2023-06-07)Youth who run away from foster care experience danger to health and safety and increased risk of adverse child welfare outcomes. By applying a concurrent mixed-methods approach, this study aimed to develop a deeper ... -
Gripped by the Drum: The Inspiring Artistry of Master Percussionist Kim Byeong Seop in the Korean Tradition of Nongak
(University of Kansas Libraries, 2023-08)This book presents an introduction to the Korean tradition of nongak (농악), which is a form of group percussion and dance performance rooted in agricultural lifestyle and shamanistic/animistic worldview. It is based on my ... -
Activism in Southwestern Queer and Trans Young Adults After the Marriage Equality Era
(Sage, 2019-06-19)In 2015, marriage equality in the United States was a big win for the gay and lesbian movement. Marriage equality as a primary focus of the movement, however, was not without its critiques, particularly as an issue affecting ... -
Opening the Word-Gate: The Innovative Style of a Korean Shaman
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Understanding the social and community support experiences of sexual and gender minority individuals in 12-Step programs
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023-01-25)Sexual and gender minority individuals (e.g., gay, bisexual, non-binary, transgender; SGMI) are 2-6 times as likely as cisgender heterosexual individuals to experience alcohol or other substance use disorders. SGMI participate ... -
Racial/ethnic differences in the relationship between wealth and health across young adulthood
(Elsevier, 2023-03-21)Background Although the relationship between socioeconomic position (SEP) and health has been well documented, very few prior investigations have examined the time-varying association between wealth and health across ... -
Imagining Queer Futures Beyond Boundaries: A Narrative Analysis of Creative Writing
(Oxford University Press, 2022-12-20)Scholars have called for “queering aging futures” beyond normative assumptions or scripts (Sandberg & Marshall, 2019), which is well-aligned with queer theory’s Cruising Utopia which suggests “cruising ahead” toward a queer ... -
Validation of the Environmental Audit Scoring Evaluation (Ease) Tool for LTC Households
(Oxford University Press, 2022-12-20)This poster will share the results from a research initiative funded by the National Institutes of Health to assess the validity of the Environmental Audit Scoring Evaluation (EASE) tool in its ability to distinguish between ... -
Self-Directed Care in Home-Based Long-Term Care During the Pandemic: Policy and Practice Implications
(Oxford University Press, 2022-12-20)The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted strengths and challenges of the self-directed care model for home-based long-term care. We discuss policy and practice implications drawing on interviews with over 50 home-and-community- ... -
Policies and Perspectives Around Sexual Activities Among Residents with Cognitive Impairment or Dementia in LTC
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“Anything that benefits the workers should benefit the client”: Opportunities and Constraints in Self-Directed Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic
(SAGE Publications, 2022-12-05)Self-directed care (SDC) models allow Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) consumers to direct their own care, thus supporting flexible, person-centered care. There are many benefits to the SDC model but access to ... -
Evaluation of a savings-led family-based economic empowerment intervention for AIDS-affected adolescents in Uganda: A four-year follow-up on efficacy and cost-effectiveness
(Public Library of Science, 2019-12-31)Background: Children who have lost a parent to HIV/AIDS, known as AIDS orphans, face multiple stressors affecting their health and development. Family economic empowerment (FEE) interventions have the potential to improve ... -
Cash Transfers and Health
(Annual Reviews, 2021-01-04)Financial resources are known to affect health outcomes. Many types of social policies and programs, including social assistance and social insurance, have been implemented around the world to increase financial resources. ... -
Strengths-based group supervision: Restoring child and adolescent-centered social work team meetings
(Texas Medical Center Library, 2020)Child mental health social workers are inundated on a daily basis with complex family dynamics. Burn-out and cynicism towards change become frequent. Strengths-based group supervision is a client-based alternative to the ... -
Randomized Trial of PMTO in Foster Care: Six-Month Child Well-Being Outcomes
(SAGE Publications, 2016-09-16)Objective: This study tested the effectiveness of Parent Management Training, Oregon (PMTO) model on child social–emotional well-being. Methods: Using a randomized controlled design and three measures of social–emotional ... -
Randomized Study of PMTO in Foster Care: Six-Month Parent Outcomes
(SAGE Publications, 2017-04-19)Objective: This study examined the effects of Parent Management Training, Oregon (PMTO) model on parenting effectiveness and caregiver functioning. Method: Children in foster care with emotional and behavioral problems ... -
Randomized trial of PMTO in foster care: 12-month child well-being, parenting, and caregiver functioning outcomes
(Elsevier, 2018-12)Evidence-supported parenting interventions (ESPIs) increasingly are used in child welfare to improve child well-being and parenting. However, little evidence exists on the effectiveness of ESPIs with biological families ...
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