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PARENT ENGAGEMENT IN AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES: PRE-COVID AND PERI-COVID PERSPECTIVES OF SCHOOL EFFORTS
(2021-08-10)African American youth perform lower in main subjects and are suspended at higher rates compared to their peers. In Fort Worth ISD only three out of ten 3rd graders read on grade level, and 62% of African American female ... -
Payday Lending: A Value-Critical Analysis of Three State Solutions
(2016-05-05)Payday lending has been a topic of great debate in the US and other developed countries. While some argue that lenders prey on low income and minority populations and trap them in a cycle of debt, others maintain that ... -
Perceptions Of Professional And Financial Worth Among Master Of Social Work Students
The purpose of this study is to explore professional perceptions (intraprofessional, interprofessional, and societal) among UT Arlington (UTA) second-year and advanced-standing master of social work (MSW) students and ... -
Personal And Organizational Factors That Influence The Likelihood That Adult Protective Services Workers Will Remain On the Job Long-Term
(Social Work, 2012-04-11)A secondary data analysis will be used to examine data that was originally collected as part of a cross-sectional survey of adult protective service workers from May 2005 to June 2007. The purpose of this study to gain a ... -
Phenomenological Psychological Autopsies: A Survivor Driven Model For Understanding Suicide
(Social Work, 2010-03-03)Over a million people worldwide die by suicide each year. 32,000 of these deaths occur in the United States. Strikingly, that number is miniscule in comparison to the 300,000 additionally recorded and 775,000 estimated non ... -
Phenomenological Qualitative Program Evaluation of Goat Yoga for Cultivating Joy and Positively Shifting Perspective
(2023-05-12)There is increasing evidence that animal-assisted interventions are helpful for mental wellbeing in reducing anxiety and depression. There is also a large body of research supporting the benefits of yoga for symptoms of ... -
Piloting an Index of Segregation at the Census Tract Level: Associations with Place and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Life Expectancies
(2022-08-11)This study considers residential segregation as a critical driver of racial/ethnic health disparities and introduces an index of segregation, the Representation Index, that measures segregation degree at the neighborhood ... -
A Planning Model For Disaster Relief Agencies
(Social Work, 2011-03-03)Rather than identify nongovernmental organizations (NGO) with traditional service delivery systems, NGOs should be viewed as a unique system with specific outcomes pertinent to resource distribution. Grounded theory was ... -
Positive Ageing and Death or Dying: A Scoping Review
(2022-08-03)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 8/2/2024** ABSTRACT: This scoping review aims to examine the extent and how research that utilizes successful, active, productive, and healthy ageing framework(s) include ... -
Positive Parenting Intervention: As Prevention To Child Maltreatment
(Social Work, 2013-03-20)One of the biggest social problems in the United States today is child maltreatment. Extensive literature has been written about the problem and many researchers, child welfare workers, and policy makers believe that the ... -
Postpartum Depression and COVID-19: A Special Emphasis on Military Women
(2022-12-20)The purpose of this study is to explore the possible factors that contribute to postpartum depression in military women during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study had a total of 10 participants who were recruited by snowball ... -
Posttraumatic Growth And Positive Macro-level Outcomes
(Social Work, 2012-07-25)Common patterns and themes emerge from the unique experiences of individuals who have managed to turn personal tragedies into positive macro-level outcomes, such as societal change or agency creation. A number of research ... -
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 ... -
Predicting Condom Use Behavior In Sexually Active Adolescents: Application Of The Health Belief Model And Developmental Assets Framework
A significant amount of progress has been made over the past decade to reduce the impact of risky sexual behavior among adolescents; however, rates of unwanted pregnancy and contraction of sexually transmitted infections ... -
Predicting Perceived Wellness for Cisgender Women Utilizing the Social Determinants of Health Model: Testing Group Differences Between Sexual Minorities and Heterosexual Respondents
(2018-07-31)The purpose of this investigation was to bridge a gap in the literature about health disparities experienced across the intersection of multiple identities of women in the United States. Through the theoretical frameworks ... -
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 ... -
Predictors of Different Types of Victim-Trafficker Relationships: An Intersectionality-Informed Analysis
Domestic minor sex trafficking (DMST) is the commercial sexual exploitation of a minor citizen or legal resident within United States borders. The literature about the experiences of DMST victims is an amalgamation of ... -
Predictors Of School Functioning And Problem Behaviors In Siblings Of Children With Autism
(2020-08-27)When a child has a sibling with a disability, siblings must learn to adapt to additional challenges and demands and may often be overlooked by their parents, teachers, and service providers. While research has demonstrated ... -
Predictors Of Timing In Hospice Utilization: The Role Of Family In The Decision For Hospice Care
Patients and families coping with a terminal illness are faced with a number of decisions over the course of their disease. The decision to continue further treatment versus utilization of a palliative approach, such as ...