Browsing Wurzweiler School of Social Work: Dissertations by Title
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Hard-to-place children: A life course perspective
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1995)The New York City Child Welfare Administration in 1987 issued a request for proposals to voluntary child welfare agencies requesting programs to be developed for Hard-to-Place adolescents. This request was made as there ... -
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 ... -
Hispanic parental involvement in education: An ecological framework
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2003)This study examines the demographic and school factors affecting parental involvement in children's education among Hispanic families and the relationship between parental involvement in children's education and academic ... -
HIV serostatus disclosure from mothers to children: Influencing factors
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1997)AIDS is currently the third leading cause of death for women ages 25-44 in the United States. In 1996, women accounted for 20% of all newly reported AIDS cases. Since 1981, a total of 573,800 adolescents and adults with ... -
HIV/AIDS stigma in the Washington Heights community
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2008)This explanatory/cross-sectional study examined the level of HIV/AIDS stigma in the Washington Heights community in New York City. It measured the level of HIV/AIDS stigma in the different ethnic communities in Washington ... -
Homeless men in the city of New York shelter system
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1990)Collection of data for this study took place intermittently over a five year period from 1984 through 1988. The homeless men in this study had sought and received assistance from the City's Shelter System for a minimum of ... -
Housing for seriously and persistently mentally ill: Study of community integration
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2003)The study examines the relationship between the views of administrators of state mental health agencies concerning the housing and community integration of the seriously and persistently mentally ill versus the actual ... -
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 ... -
How urban social workers define and respond to elder abuse
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1993)This is an exploratory study of how social workers perceive elder abuse in an urban setting. It is the objective of this study to contribute towards the identification of the degree of consensus on the definition of elder ... -
How well are MSW programs in N.Y. State training students for practice with problem drinkers?
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2006)This study investigated how well MSW programs in the State of New York are preparing students for practice with problem drinkers. Explored was the relationship between students completion of MSW level alcohol and their ... -
IMPACT OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE FIELD INSTRUCTION CENTER ON PARTICIPATING AGENCIES
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1986)The field instruction center has been a model of field instruction at the Adelphi University School of Social Work since 1969. The center is established by bringing together a group of agencies in the same geographical ... -
INDIGENIZATION OF SOCIAL WORK: CONSCIENTIZATION AND SOCIAL WORK IN CHILE
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Individual and Communal Perspectives on Suicide in the Hasidic community of Borough Park: Risk Factors, Protective Factors and Resources
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, 2022-05-09)This exploratory research incorporated a mixed- methods approach that focused on suicide in the Hasidic community of Borough Park, NY. The data was collected and analyzed using quantitative and qualitative measures. Results ... -
Informal decision-making and its consequences
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1982)This study examines a hospital as a special form of bureaucratic structure. When the structure is quasihierarchical with multiple centers of authority, it gives rise to an ad hoc process of decision making. The ad hoc ... -
The intersection of spirituality and substance use amongst older African Americans
(Yeshiva University, 2023)This study examined the lived experiences of older African Americans (OAA), recovering from substance use disorder (SUD), and the role of spirituality in their recovery process. Fifteen participants (six males, eight ... -
Investigation of the coping abilities of families of head-injured persons
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1992)This study attempts to ascertain what factors assist families of head injured persons in coping. The study investigates professional interventions provided to families, during the hospitalization of the patient in the ... -
An investigation of the presence of religion and spirituality in social work education focusing on social work educators’ familiarity with spiritual assessment tools
(2021-03)The purpose of this study was to investigate whether social work educators are conversant with spiritual assessment tools (FICA, HOPE, FAITH, SPIRIT, and CSI-MEMO), whether these tools are taught as part of the social work ... -
ISRAELI SOCIAL WORKERS AND SEX ROLES: A STUDY ON VALUES AND ATTITUDES TOWARD SEX ROLES AND THEIR IMPACT UPON PRACTICE
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1983)This study was undertaken to examine the values and attitudes of Israeli social workers regarding sex roles and the extent to which such values influence practice.;This research project, conducted on over a hundred Israeli ... -
ISRAELIS IN AMERICA: MIGRATION DECISION MAKING AND ITS CONSEQUENCES UPON ADAPTATION TO THE AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY (SOJOURNERS, SETTLERS, AMBIVALENCE)
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1984)This study attempted to understand the migration experience of Israelis now living in the United States. It sought to systematically explore the anomaly that many Israelis here appear to maintain a sojourner future ... -
Jewish denominational approaches to religious feminism
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1992)This study examines the responses of the four branches of American Judaism to religious feminism. It traces the history of each denomination and assesses the evolution of religious feminism within each of the Reform, ...
