Browsing Wurzweiler School of Social Work: Dissertations by Title
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PARENTS WITHOUT CHILDREN: COPING PATTERNS OF PARENTS WHO PLACE CHILDREN
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1981)This dissertation examines the parents of children placed in a residential treatment center for emotionally disturbed children. The center in this case is Pleasantville Cottage School.;The purpose of this study is to gain ... -
Participation in senior centers as a function of gender
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1988)This study addressed itself to the issues underlying differing center involvement between males and females. The theoretical formulation used was an initial application of sex-role theory to this specific problem. This ... -
PATTERNS OF ADAPTATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS TO THE ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1984)The study investigates the adaptation of medical social workers to the acute care hospital. The Research Questions focus on the extent to which subjects perceive conflict between preconceived expecta-tions of job and ... -
Patterns of teaching ethics in graduate social work education
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1994)This exploratory study investigated patterns of teaching ethics among graduate social work educators in Boston, Washington, D.C., and New York City. Thirty-eight participants were non-randomly selected from nine graduate ... -
Peer counseling in a private school: Status passage in a social structure
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1994)Status passage theory is used to explore and describe a peer counseling program in a private school. Current status passage theory articulates behavior within a status passage. This study provides the substantive basis for ... -
Perception of social workers: An analysis of public knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs in New York City
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2006)The study surveyed registered 170 voters in the five boroughs of New York City to (1) determine attitudes toward and knowledge about the profession of social work, and (2) test hypotheses deriving from attitude theory and ... -
Perception vs. reality: Fathers and their families
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2002)The purpose of this research study is to examine the interactions and realities of resident and nonresident fathers' support of their children based on the mothers' perception of the material, emotional, and socioeconomic ... -
Perceptions of Assertive Community Treatment Staff on Neighborhood Characteristics and ACT Service Provision and Outcomes
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2013)Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) programs provide psychiatric treatment and other support services to treatment resistant seriously and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) individuals in their place of residence or other ... -
PERCEPTIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL CONTROL AND CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER AUTONOMY: IMPLICATIONS FOR CONFLICT, ORGANIZATIONAL ALIENATION AND BURNOUT
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1984)This quantitative-descriptive study examines the issue of professional autonomy and its relationship to organizational alienation and burnout among 105 clinical social workers in residential treatment organizations. It ... -
Personal and professional values of private and agency social workers
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1997)Social work values are the foundation of social work practice. Social workers ought to be guided by the profession's values in making practice decisions. This study compares the personal and professional values of private ... -
The perspective of mental health providers on shared trauma, social isolation and technology during the COVID-19 pandemic with adolescents at therapeutic schools
(Yeshiva University, 2023-07-13)The COVID-19 pandemic forced mental health professionals (MHPs) to immediately transition to a remote therapeutic model. This transition brought challenges, but particularly so for those working in therapeutic schools with ... -
Perspectives of juvenile justice professionals on factors impacting recidivism of crossover youth of color in the United States.
(Yeshiva University, 2023-09-21)This study has investigated some of the elements that influence recidivism within crossover youth of color in the juvenile justice system across the United States from the perspective of youth professionals focusing on ... -
The Phenomenological Exploration of Academic Re-engagement for High School Completion
(2022-06-02)This study uses a qualitative methodology in a phenomenological exploration of academic re-engagement for high school completion. An investigation was conducted of those who left before graduation and chose a service ... -
PHYSICALLY VIOLENT DISCIPLINE PRACTICES OF AN OUTPATIENT POPULATION OF MOTHERS WITH LATENCY AGE CHILDREN (PARENTING, CHILD ABUSE)
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1984)Latency age developmental issues served as the cornerstone of this investigation of the relationship between child-rearing attitudes, practices and parental personality characteristics on the one hand and physically violent ... -
Positive orientation to practice with undocumented Latinos.
(2021-02)The central purpose of this study was to gain a fundamental understanding of how social workers’ perceived level of knowledge associated with the socio-political and legislative issues impacting the lives of undocumented ... -
Practitioner's Perceptions of Working with Legally Mandated Substance Abuse Clients and the Impact of these Perceptions on the Formation of a Working Alliance
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2017)This quantitative research study sought to identify what factors influence practitioners to form a working alliance with Legally Mandated Substance Abusing clients. This study utilized a multiple regression analysis to ... -
Predicting and Addressing Factors of Childhood Obesity
(2021-05)Predicting and Addressing Factors of Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity has been a rising concern in the United States for many years. The health risks associated with obesity especially beginning in childhood can be ... -
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 ... -
A qualitative study on the factors impeding the implementation of evidence-based mental health practices in correctional facilities
(Yeshiva University, 2023-06-13)This three-paper dissertation examines a grounded theory qualitative study conducted with 6 (n=6) New York State formerly employed correctional officers. In all the analyses, a grounded theory approach was used to define ... -
Quality Assurance: Assessing the Effectiveness of Court Advocacy Services on Sentence Reduction and Recidivism Rates
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2013)This study looked at the impact of Osborne Association's Court Advocacy Services which identifies mitigating circumstances in an indigent criminal defendant's life, and supplies these circumstances to the public defender ...
