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Predicting Violent Incidence and Disciplinary Actions in Schools: Use of The National Center for Educational Statistics to Examine School Violence Interventions
(2017-05-05)
Background: Violence reduction in schools has become an important consideration as school administrators work to provide a safe and peaceful atmosphere for learning. This study provided evidence of main effect and interaction ...
Leaving Experiences of Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing
(2017-05-05)
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive public health problem across the United States disproportionately affecting women and children. IPV has four primary categories of violence: physical, sexual, stalking, and ...
Military-Related Posttraumatic Emotional Numbing: A Three-Article Dissertation
(2017-05-03)
Three papers on military-related posttraumatic stress and emotional numbing symptoms are proposed for this three-paper dissertation. The first paper will be a systematic review of the literature on the psychosocial impact ...
Resilience in Seeking Refuge: Religious Coping Strategies in Muslim Refugees from Syria
(2017-01-02)
The recent shift of attention onto Syrian refugees has resulted in much media coverage and discussion regarding this population. This study delved into the religious coping strategies of Muslim refugees from Syria. ...
Are Colleges and Universities Failing to Meet the Needs of the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Community By Failing To Meet The Needs of Social Work Students?
(2016-11-30)
With the notable trend for recognition of the transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) Community, as well as their having issues that are separate and distinct from the lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) community, the ...
Heroin Addiction And Recovery: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(2016-12-09)
This study is an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the human experience of heroin addiction and recovery. Literature on heroin addiction suggests that those who struggle with addiction are likely to also struggle ...
SUSTAINABLE GENDER EQUALITY FRAMEWORK: A JUSTICE PERSPECTIVE
(2016-12-21)
The current study emphasizes gender equality discourse within the frame of overarching sustainable development goals and proposes a shift in attention to the sustainability of components of a larger holistic social system ...
Diabetes, Depression and Syndemic Suffering among African American Patients: The Intersectionality of Race, Gender and Class
(2016-12-20)
This research study illustrates the overarching syndemic theory, which was used to explain the interconnections of type 2 diabetes, clinical depression, and human suffering among low-income African American outpatients ...
AFRICAN AND AFRO-CARIBBEAN IMMIGRANT AND DIASPORA PERSPECTIVES OF POLICE VIOLENCE “IT’S ABOUT CULTURE, NOT RACE”
(2016-12-08)
Police violence with minority communities in the U.S. is a growing problem and has gained a lot of national attention in recent years. While the issue seems to be prevalent in the country, the current means to track the ...
The Nature of Kinship Care Relationships and Permanency Outcomes for Foster Children: Implications for Social Work Practice, Policy, and Research
(2016-05-04)
In recent history, kinship care has become the preferred alternative for placement of children in foster care as evidenced by its codification in federal and state policies. Though kinship caregivers tend to fare more ...