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Equine Assisted Therapy And Exercise With Eating Disorders: A Retrospective Chart Reveiw And Mixed Method Analysis
(Social Work, 2008-09-17)
Eating disorders are a group of devastating mental illnesses that chronically affect millions of young women and men of all ages and ethnicities in industrialized nations. Mainstream treatment approaches thus far have ...
An Ecological Systems Theory Approach In Looking at Mental Health Care Barriers in the Latino Community
(Social Work, 2008-08-08)
This study is an analysis of the association between mental healthcare barriers at the microsystem level using an ecological systems theory and key demographic variables among Latinos 18 years of age and older residing in ...
Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, Resilience, Self-esteem And General Well-being: A Psychosocial Study Of Colombians In The United States
(Social Work, 2008-09-17)
This research sought to identify the factors that contribute to the wellbeing of Colombians in the United States by exploring the differences in their wellbeing across three waves of immigration. It examined the extent to ...
Effects Of Experiential Learning On Face To Face And Multimedia Learning Environments In The Acquisition Of Active Listening Skills
(Social Work, 2008-04-22)
Comparison studies between Technology or Multimedia Learning Environments and Face-to-Face (F2F) Learning Environments in social work education usually show that technology works as well as F2F environments. However, they ...
Associations And Predictors Of Depressive Symptoms And Smoking Among Adolescents In United States
(Social Work, 2008-04-22)
Studies done on the association of smoking and depression found inconclusive results in the direction of the association. The present study utilized public data from the Add Health to examine the associations between ...
The Mechnism Of CBT For Depression Recovery: The Role Of Problem-solving Appraisal
(Social Work, 2008-09-17)
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is among the most extensively tested psychotherapies for depression. Although its effect on depression alleviation has been widely recognized, little is known regarding its therapeutic ...
Key Competences And Academic Achievement In Mexican High School Technological Education
(Social Work, 2008-08-08)
The general purpose of the study was to determine the relation between key competences and academic achievement in technological high school students in the state of Nuevo Leon.
This dissertation was based in the contributions ...
Abuse, Trauma, And Social Bonding In The Etiology Of Female Delinquency
(Social Work, 2008-08-08)
The study was designed to examine the ability of social bonding and abuse variables in explaining the phenomena of female delinquency. An existing data source, the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, provided ...
Examining Ecological Factors To Form A Macro Model For Working With Impoverished African American Neighborhoods
(Social Work, 2008-08-08)
This social science study examines three ecological factors (geographical, institutional, and social) of impoverished African American neighborhoods, while also assessing the differences of poor neighborhoods with lower ...
Practitioner Perceptions And Experiences With Evidence-based Practice In The Practice Setting
(Social Work, 2008-08-08)
Evidence-based practice (EBP) in the profession of social work is a current concern in the response to a need to be accountable to the profession, clients, and the broader society. This approach to practice, introduced by ...