Browsing Wurzweiler School of Social Work: Dissertations by Title
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Recidivism in inpatient child psychiatric hospitals
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1998)The purpose of this study is to address the problems of children who have emotional and mental disorders that impact on their daily lives and contribute to hospitalization. The exploratory study will attempt to identify ... -
Reciprocity in intergenerational exchange: The impact on seniors
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2006)This study examined the perception of reciprocity by older adults in their relationships with adolescents in organized intergenerational programs in senior centers. Two-Hundred senior citizens were surveyed with the goal ... -
Reforming foster care: A history of New York's Child Welfare Reform Act
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1993)New York State's 1979 Child Welfare Reform Act was the culmination of a decade of social reform activity. Although the Act affected the delivery of all child welfare services, an assessment of its history demonstrates it ... -
Regulating for quality of care in adult homes
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1997)The first component of this study frames the policy discussions leading to the creation of Pennsylvania's Personal Care Home by providing an historical analysis of the housing options offered to the elderly. By the 1970s, ... -
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ROLE OVERLAP AND STRESS AMONG SOCIAL WORKERS AND NURSES IN A HOSPITAL SETTING
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1985)The research presented here focused on the perceptions of hospital social workers and hospital nurses regarding the role responsibilities of each of the two professions. The study sought to investigate the possibility that ... -
The relationship between the use of phone dating applications among men who have sex with men and risk-taking behaviors
(Yeshiva University, 2023-07-06)A mixed-method study was designed to explore the influence of phone dating applications and risk-taking behaviors among a convenience sample of 42 cisgender men who have sex with men (MSM) controlling for certain psychosocial ... -
Relationship of services and family reunification in New Jersey
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1999)The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 mandated that reasonable efforts be made to return children from foster care to their own families, meaning that services must be provided to families to remedy the ... -
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 ... -
The relationships between volunteering, life satisfaction and reintegration of military retirees: A quantitative study
(Yeshiva University, 2023-05)This study investigated the relationship between volunteering and the military to civilian reintegration process for retired service members. A non-experimental cross sectional design was used with an n of 72. An online ... -
RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR FACTORS OF ROLE STRAIN IN ORTHODOX JEWISH MOTHERS (WOMEN, RELIGION)
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1986)Role strain in Orthodox mothers caused by the interface of the religious and secular world was studied, using respondents from three groups of Orthodox mothers: Kollel, Agudah and Young Israel. The hypothesis of the study ... -
Religious values and social work education: Conflicts and outcomes
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1997)Religion and social work is an emerging area of social work research. Interest and discussion about religion and spirituality in social work education and practice is increasing among social work students, practitioners, ... -
Respite care utilization by families caring for children with disabilities
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2006)This explanatory study examined the factors that influence eligible families with children with developmental disabilities living at home to use respite care services. A cross-sectional survey design was used with a ... -
Role perceptions of school mental health personnel: Their unique and overlapping functions
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2002)This study explores the relationships among school social workers, school psychologists and school counselors in relation to the services each provides to students, their unique and overlapping roles, turf conflict, ... -
Role strain of the male social worker
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1991)Social work is a profession which expects its practitioners to be nurturing in affect, sensitive to the needs of the client, and supportive with empathy required for the clients' situation and problems. The profession of ... -
The school social worker as leader: Are master’s students prepared to take leadership roles in their future schools?
(2021-04-19)Master of Social Work (MSW) programs are in a position to prepare school social workers to become leaders in their respective schools, allowing the social workers to provide both reactive and proactive solutions to situations ... -
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 ... -
Self Advocacy Skills And Accommodation Services For Postsecondary Students With Disabilities
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global, 2022-05)The current iteration of United States federal disability law for postsecondary students with disabilities is implemented in ways that requires students to develop the ability to discuss their disabilities and assert their ... -
Self-esteem in the training and performance of village health workers
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1990)As the poor countries of the world seek to assure that health care is available to their citizens, there is high interest in indigenous workers providing health care services to their own communities. The Jamkhed Comprehensive ... -
Self-identification and role strain in the social worker/clergyperson
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1998)This study examines the professional self-identification of persons who have qualified both as clergy and social workers.;Social worker/clergyperson refers to a professional with specific preparation in professional social ... -
SELF-PREOCCUPATION AS A PREDICTOR OF PERFORMANCE IN GRADUATE SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1980)This study utilizes two categories of self-preoccupation as predictors of performance in graduate social work education: "characterological self-preoccupation" and "situational self-preoccupation." These categories of ...
