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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Client Violence toward Social Workers
In: Families in society: the journal of contemporary human services, Band 77, Heft 8, S. 488-495
ISSN: 1945-1350
The author reports findings from a random survey of National Association of Social Workers members from two states examining the prevalence, nature, and risk factors of client violence toward social workers. A majority of persons surveyed experienced client violence, with gender and setting as significant variables in determining risk. Implications for practice and policy are discussed.
Short-term Treatment of a Severely Suicidal Japanese American Client with Schizoaffective Disorder
In: Families in society: the journal of contemporary human services, Band 74, Heft 8, S. 503-507
ISSN: 1945-1350
Assessing Danger to Others in Clinical Social Work Practice
In: Social service review: SSR, Band 66, Heft 1, S. 64-84
ISSN: 1537-5404
Parricide
In: Journal of family violence, Band 6, Heft 4, S. 375-394
ISSN: 1573-2851
Psychiatric emergencies: Overview of clinical principles and clinical practice
In: Clinical social work journal, Band 17, Heft 3, S. 245-258
ISSN: 1573-3343
Applying Critical Race Theory and Risk and Resilience Theory to the School-to-Prison Pipeline: Theoretical Frameworks for Social Workers
In: Journal of sociology & social welfare, Band 49, Heft 1
ISSN: 1949-7652
A Theoretical Framework for Understanding Ethnic Socialization among International Adoptees
In: Families in society: the journal of contemporary human services, Band 89, Heft 4, S. 543-550
ISSN: 1945-1350
Although the number of U.S. families who choose international adoption has grown dramatically over the past decade, concern remains about separating such children from their racial/ethnic/cultural groups of origin. Existing literature has primarily focused on African American or immigrant children's ethnic socialization experiences with little attention given to ethnic socialization of international adoptees. This paper describes a theoretical framework for understanding ethnic socialization among international adoptees and examines the applicability of existing models for understanding developmental and psychosocial outcomes for adopted minority children. Implications for practice, policy, and research are discussed.
Adjustment of international adoptees: Implications for practice and a future research agenda
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 28, Heft 4, S. 384-395
ISSN: 0190-7409
Perceived Isolation among Family Caregivers of People with Mental Illness
In: Social work: a journal of the National Association of Social Workers
ISSN: 1545-6846
Abstract
Family members (who are overwhelmingly women) providing caregiving for individuals with mental illness (MI) are known to experience significant burden. Little research, however, has addressed how such burden can affect caregivers' personal time and perceived isolation. Using data from a survey of 1,505 family caregivers of adults with MI, authors examined the extent to which factors related to caregivers, care recipients, caregiving, and treatment are associated with caregivers' perceived isolation and the mediating role of caregivers' inadequate personal time. A series of multivariate logistic regression models and Sobel testing were performed. Half of caregivers perceived being isolated. Perceived isolation was positively associated with care recipients having a serious mental health problem, coresiding, effects of stigma, and caregivers having inadequate time for themselves. Perceived isolation was negatively associated with the ability to rely on others for help, caregivers being satisfied with the amount of community mental health services, and caregivers having received education on caregiving. Caregivers having inadequate time for themselves was most strongly related to perceived isolation. Female caregivers were more likely to experience isolation; however, this relationship was mediated through caregivers having less time for themselves than preferred. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications for social work practice.
The impact of foster care experiences on marijuana use in young adults
In: Journal of social work practice in the addictions, Band 21, Heft 1, S. 54-65
ISSN: 1533-2578
Asian adolescent and young adult adoptees' psychological well-being: Examining the mediating role of marginality
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 33, Heft 7, S. 1189-1195
ISSN: 0190-7409
African American Consumers' Perceptions of Racial Disparities in Mental Health Services
In: Social work in public health, Band 23, Heft 2-3, S. 107-124
ISSN: 1937-190X
Client violence toward children and youth services social workers
In: Children and youth services review: an international multidisciplinary review of the welfare of young people, Band 19, Heft 3, S. 195-212
ISSN: 0190-7409
AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN STUDENT KNOWLEDGE, PERSONAL CONTACT, AND ATTITUDES TOWARD INDIVIDUALS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA
In: Journal of social work education: JSWE, Band 44, Heft 3, S. 77-96
ISSN: 2163-5811