Browsing Wurzweiler School of Social Work: Dissertations by Title

IMPACT OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE FIELD INSTRUCTION CENTER ON PARTICIPATING AGENCIES

FISHBEIN, HELENE (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

RESNICK, ROSA PERLA (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1976)

Individual and Communal Perspectives on Suicide in the Hasidic community of Borough Park: Risk Factors, Protective Factors and Resources

Halevy, Devorah L. (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

Bernes, Elinor Leigh (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

Roberson-Steele, Joyce (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

Resnick, Cheryl Denise (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

Brown, Petra (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

BRENNER, JOYCE ROSMAN (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)

FISH, NEAL S. (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

Comet-Murciano, Aviva (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, ...

Job satisfaction of mental health workers in community-based settings

Zeller, Charlotte (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2008)

This study examined the level of job satisfaction for mental health workers working in office and community-based settings. This was an explanatory, cross sectional quantitative study. The data was collected utilizing a ...

Law enforcement officers' understanding of domestic violence among their colleagues

Salimbeni, Marie C. (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2010)

This study examined the perceptions of officers with colleagues who perpetrate acts of domestic violence. This was a qualitative research design from a phenomenological perspective. The data was gathered by the use of ...

Learning What Matters: Exploring the Factors Affecting Learning Transfers in Child Welfare Competencies and Career Interest in Child Welfare

Liao, Aries Meng-Wei (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2012)

The understanding of the factors impacting MSW students' interests and motivation to learn child welfare competencies, and how they affect learning transfer of the subject is important for the development of a knowledgeable, ...

Learning/emotional disability: Links to self-perception and self -worth

Burton, Cheryl Ann (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2003)

There have been long-standing, concerns about possible negative effects of the special education experience on student recipients. Specifically parents of Black students have voiced their concern that their children's ...

Leisure functioning and rehabilitation of individuals approaching release from prison

Link, Alison J. (ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2011)

This doctoral dissertation examines the relationship between leisure functioning and the rehabilitation status of 281 prisoners approaching their reentry to society after incarceration in the State of Oregon Department of ...

Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A qualitative study.

Minkoff, Rachel Ann (2021-03-13)

New York State guardianship law for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities is not built for the spectrum of needs of the population. There are various resources available to assist individuals for ...