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Final Executive Report of the Project on International Study of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work Practice 1997 - 2020
(Spiritual Diversity and Social Work Initiative, School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, 2021-06-15)This Final Executive Report presents an overview of a series of national and international comparative surveys about the role of spirituality and religion in social work practice based on the views of social workers. Dr. ... -
Back to Addams and Richmond: Was Social Work Really A Divided House in the Beginning?
(Western Michigan University, 2019-06)Social work has experienced unique tensions related to its professional identity and dual purpose of social reform and individualized treatment. Scholars have represented this dual purpose, epitomized by Jane Addams and ... -
Collected Publications of the Society for Spirituality and Social Work 1990-2005
(University of Kansas Libraries, 2021-05-13)The Society for Spirituality and Social Work (SSSW) published print newsletters and journals, that included invited or refereed articles, with various names from 1990 to 2005 under the editorship of Edward Canda (1990 – ... -
Toward Spiritually Sensitive Social Work Scholarship: Insights from Classical Confucianism
(College of Social Work, University of South Carolina, 2002-02-15)This article develops a proposal for a spiritually sensitive approach to social work scholarship by drawing on insights from classical Chinese Confucian philosophy. Confucianism is used as a source of inspiration because ... -
Activity Spaces: Assessing Differences in Alcohol Exposures and Alcohol Use for Parents
(Springer, 2019-08-01)Parental alcohol use and alcohol outlet densities in residential areas are related to risk for child maltreatment. However, some parents spend significant time outside of their residential neighborhood. Thus, we may not ... -
GENDER DIFFERENCE IN RETIREMENT TIMING
(Oxford University Press, 2019-11-08)The aim of this research is to examine the retirement timing of older men and women in the United States and to find what factors impact such timings. This research used the 2014 Health and Retirement Study datasets. A ... -
SCALES FOR MEASURING AGEISM AS EXPERIENCED BY OLDER ADULTS: LITERATURE REVIEW AND METHODOLOGICAL CRITIQUE
(Oxford University Press, 2019-11-08)A growing body of research shows that ageism negatively affects older adults’ psychological well-being and even physical functioning. However, the tools to measure ageism as experienced by older adults are not well developed. ... -
UPDATING AND TESTING THE PASRR SCREEN IN KANSAS: REAL WORLD IMPLICATIONS
(Oxford University Press, 2019-11-08)Kansas is updating the PASRR (Preadmission Screen and Resident Review) Level 1 screen per new guidance from the PASRR Technical Assistance Committee (PTAC), via a partnership between the State and university researchers. ... -
HARDWIRED BIOLOGY AND LIGHT-BULB MOMENTS: DIVERGENT DISCOURSES AND LIFE TRAJECTORIES OF OLDER BISEXUAL WOMEN
(Oxford University Press, 2019-11-08)Older bisexual women report a less positive sense of their sexual identity, less belonging in LGBTQ communities, and worse mental health outcomes compared to lesbian counterparts. These patterns are consistent with those ... -
The Way of Humanity: Confucian Wisdom for an Opening World (Teachings of the Korean Philosopher, Haengchon)
(University of Kansas Libraries, 2020)The Way of Humanity presents a Confucian vision for personal and social transformation intended to bring about a worldwide social order of harmony, dignity, and justice for all peoples, beyond divisive sectarianism and ... -
My Sojourn with the Strengths Perspective: Growth and Transformation through Crisis, Illness, and Disability
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Strengths-based Social Work with Older People: A UK Perspective
(University of Kansas Libraries, 2020-03)Social work in the UK and US had similar origins with a historical focus on both community-based work, similar to Jane Addams’ settlement house, and individual casework/care management aligned with Mary Richmond’s approach ... -
The Circles of Sexuality: Promoting a Strengths-based Model Within Social Work that Provides a Holistic Framework for Client Sexual Well-being
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Identification of Strengths among Southwestern LGBTQ+ Young Adults
(University of Kansas Libraries, 2020-03)Research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) youth has predominantly operated within a risk framework, highlighting the risks youth face in their homes, schools, and communities and how these risks ... -
Moving Away From a Risk Paradigm to Study Rural Communities Among LGBTQ+ Youth: Promotion of a Strengths Perspective in Research, Practice, and Policy
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See the Ball. Hit the Ball. One Social Worker’s Real-Life Adventure with the Strengths Perspective
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Introduction and Development of Strengths Perspective and Strengths-Oriented Case Management in the German-Speaking Area
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The Strengths Model in Hong Kong
(University of Kansas Libraries, 2020-03)Mental health practice involves the continuous process of learning and refinement, especially when practitioners focus on the strengths and aspirations of individuals who are coping with serious mental illnesses (Tse et ... -
Strengths Model for Youth: Moving toward a Client-Centered, Strengths-based Model of Case Management in Community Mental Health
(University of Kansas Libraries, 2020-03)Approximately 13 to 20% of U.S. children and adolescents experience a mental disorder in a given year (Perou et al., 2013), with only half of these youth receiving mental health care (Kataoka, Zhang, & Wells, 2002; Merikangas, ... -
Form Follows Function: Adapting the Strength Model to Facilitate Implementation and Sustainability
(University of Kansas Libraries, 2020-03)Case management is a common social service intervention that has been applied across a range of disciplines, populations, and types of organizations. Despite its widespread use, the activities constituting case management ...
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