Wurzweiler School of Social Work: Dissertations
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Purpose and quality of life among assisted living residents.
(New York, NY: Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Yeshiva University., 2021-02)The increasing number of older adults in the United States has led to a growing number of people entering assisted living settings. Purpose and quality of life are important constructs in improving overall well-being for ... -
Detecting Child Abuse: A Phenomenological Exploration of the Collaboration between NYPD Patrol Officers with Child Protective Services Workers.
(New York, NY: Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Yeshiva University., 2020-06)In New York City, Child Protective Services Workers and NYPD patrol officers are the frontline to responding to child abuse cases. It is their responsibility to take action when crimes against children are committed and ... -
Therapists’ Observations of Adolescent Social Media Use: Implications for Assessment and Treatment.
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Uncovering Adolescent Shame in the Therapeutic Relationship.
(New York, NY: Wurzweiler School of Social Work. Yeshiva University., 2020-05)The present study examined the role of the therapeutic relationship when an adolescent client presents with shame. While shame is a highly unpleasant emotion that is a universally experienced, it is also a neglected ... -
How Coping Strategies, Spirituality, and Demographic Factors Mitigate the Effects of Vicarious Trauma
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, 2018)This study investigated hospice social workers' experience with vicarious trauma, and how coping and demographic factors moderate the experience. A secondary focus of the study examined the extent to which ways of coping ... -
Social Workers' Perceptions of Competence in Article 81, Guardianship Hearings: New York State
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, 2017)This qualitative study aims to understand the perceived experiences of social workers when providing court testimony in Article 81 guardianship hearings, by addressing questions about the level of comfort, knowledge and ... -
Help-Seeking and the Efficacy of Rabbinic Interventions Amid Divorce in the Orthodox Jewish Community
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, 2018)Help-Seeking and Rabbinic Interventions Amid Divorce in the Orthodox Jewish Community This correlational research study looks at the Orthodox Jewish population's help-seeking behaviors upon confronting divorce, and to whom ... -
Wounded Versus Non-Wounded Healers and Substance Abuse Treatment: Countertransference Considerations
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, 2018)In the substance use treatment field, as many as 60-70% of individuals who were formerly substance users, serve as treatment providers, or wounded healers. A wounded healer, or someone who has overcome his/her history of ... -
Relationships among Depression, Depressive Symptom Dimensions, and Acculturation in Latino Adults with Type 2 Diabetes
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, 2018)Relationships among Depression, Depressive Symptom Dimensions, and Acculturation in Latino Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Background: The co-occurrence of diabetes and depression is associated with poor diabetes self-management ... -
Managed care and private practice: Clinical social work experience
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)An estimated 176.8 million Americans were covered by managed behavioral health organizations (MBHCOs) in 1998. Current literature raises several concerns about access to and quality of mental health services delivered by ... -
Ethical dilemmas of New York City social workers
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)The purpose of the research study was to explore how social workers make ethical decisions by examining the impact of their education in ethics, with whom and what they consult, and the decisions they make to resolve ethical ... -
The health care proxy in the nursing home
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2000)This study sought to examine factors associated with advance end-of-life treatment planning and the appointment of a health care proxy by elderly nursing home residents, as well as the role social workers play in this area. ... -
Alienation and immigration experiences: Soviet Jews in the United States
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2000)This study examined the alienation and immigration experiences of Russian Jewish immigrants. While they have achieved remarkable professional and economic success, Jewish immigrants from the former Soviet Union also ... -
Quality of life and the work environment: The relationship between integration in the work environment and quality of life as perceived by individuals with mental retardation
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2000)This study examined the effects of integrated work on the perceived quality of life within and between two types of work environments and one non-work environment, for people with mental retardation. It was hypothesized ... -
School social workers' issues and practices in cross -cultural dyads
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2000)In the 1970s, the Council on Social Work Education set new policies for the inclusion of content related to diversity of populations in the educational requirements for social workers. Since that time, the profession has ... -
The effectiveness of the assertive community treatment model
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2000)This study sought to determine the benefits of an assertive community treatment model (ACT) versus a continuing day treatment program (CDTP) for the treatment of chronic mentally ill patients. The study utilized a ... -
Welfare reform and the media: A content analysis of two newspapers
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2000)This study examined the public debate that proceeded the elimination of the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program (AFDC) and its replacement with Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), a time limited and ... -
Agency social workers: Views of their profession
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2000)Social work, as we enter the 21st century, is a very different profession from what it was at its beginning one hundred years ago. Social work's initial emphasis was work with the poor and many vulnerable populations, ... -
A study of attitudes toward employees with disabilities
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2000)The study examines the attitudes of the non-disabled employees toward coworkers with disabilities in competitive employment settings. The study seeks to determine if the attitudes of co-workers toward employees with ... -
Factors enhancing the success of adolescent mothers
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1999)This study identifies and explores factors that enable adolescent mothers to become successful in education employment, and as parents. Qualitative and quantitative analyses are employed in an attempt to examine various ...