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Papers by Mark Singer

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 2000

Background: We sought to examine the relationship between students' threats of interpersonal viol... more Background: We sought to examine the relationship between students' threats of interpersonal violence and self-reported violent behaviors. Methods: Anonymous self-report questionnaires were administered to students in grades 3 through 12 in schools located in Colorado, Arizona, and Ohio. A survey of 9487 students from 33 public schools was performed. Ages ranged from 7 to 19 years. Across the 3 samples, the percentage of African Americans ranged from 6% to 35%, whites from 31% to 57%, and Hispanics from 5% to 51%. Results: Multivariate logistic regression analyses revealed that threatening others infrequently or frequently (compared with not threatening others) was significantly associated with violent behaviors. Students who infrequently threatened were about 3 to 4 times more likely to report exhibiting each of the violent behaviors than students who did not threaten others (odds ratio [OR]=4.08-5.86). The relationship between frequently threatening others and violent behaviors was especially strong (OR = 7.19-24.30) and highest for the most severe forms of violence, knife attacks (OR=15.39-24.30) and shootings (OR=18.42). Conclusions: Findings suggest that students' threats of harm toward others should be taken seriously, and that policies and procedures should be developed to ensure that children who threaten others receive proper assessment and management.

Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2017

A recent increase in children living with grandparents places more children at increased risk for... more A recent increase in children living with grandparents places more children at increased risk for emotional, psychological, or behavioral problems. This study used the Resiliency Model of Family Stress, Adjustment, and Adaptation to examine how children’s living situation, parental monitoring, child’s resourcefulness, and perceived support affect depressive symptoms and perceived family functioning. Of participants, 36% ( n = 56) lived with their parents only, 44% ( n = 69) lived with a grandmother as their primary caregiver, and 20% ( n = 31) lived in a multigenerational household. Results indicate parental monitoring and support affected perceptions of family functioning. Subjective support and resourcefulness affected depressive symptoms. No effects were found from living situation and demographic factors. Resourcefulness had the strongest effect on depressive symptoms, with a 3-point decrease in symptoms for each incremental increase in resourcefulness. This study provides insig...

University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2016

The use of heroin and other opiates has increased considerably in recent years with many users be... more The use of heroin and other opiates has increased considerably in recent years with many users becoming involved with the criminal justice system. Because of this growth, the use of medication assisted treatment is becoming increasingly popular in courts that specialize in opiate addictions. This paper analyzes the experiences of treatment teams in courts that specialize in providing medication assisted treatment. Overall, perceptions of medication assisted treatment were positive although service providers identified some limitations. Recognizing the benefits and limitations of medication assisted treatment is useful for social work practice that focuses on opiate addictions because heroin use continues to rise.

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1998

To investigate the degree to which violence exposure and symptoms of psychological trauma are rel... more To investigate the degree to which violence exposure and symptoms of psychological trauma are related to adolescents' own violent behaviors. Design and Setting: Anonymous self-report questionnaire administered to students in 6 public high schools (grades 9-12). Participants: Sixty-eight percent of the students attending the participating schools during the survey participated in the study (N=3735). Ages ranged from 14 to 19 years; 52% were female; and 35% were African American, 33% white, and 23% Hispanic. Results: Multiple regression analysis determined that vio-This article is alvo available on our Web site: www.ama-assn.org/peds.

Research on Social Work Practice, 2014

Established in the year 2000, the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education is ... more Established in the year 2000, the Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education is a multidisciplinary center located at a school of social work that engages in collaborative, community-based research and evaluation that spans multiple systems and disciplines. The Center currently occupies 4,200 sq. ft. with multiple offices and individual workstations and is comprised of a staff of over 30 content experts in the areas of applied research, rigorous program evaluation, scientific investigation, policy/program development and community-based practice implementation. Our responsibilities for dissemination efforts lie not only in the area of moving project findings into the scientific literature but also in following up that dissemination by working directly with community providers and policy makers to advance and improve violence prevention efforts. We are currently working toward integrating the Center’s research activities and outcomes with the Mandel School curricular...

Rehabilitation literature

Violence and Victims, 2003

The current study examined the coping strategies, exposure to violence and psychological trauma s... more The current study examined the coping strategies, exposure to violence and psychological trauma symptoms of violent adolescents compared to less violent and nonviolent adolescents in a community sample. An anonymous self-report questionnaire was administered to students in six public high schools (grades 9–12). The 10% most violent adolescents were identified and compared to their less violent and nonviolent peers. A total of 3724 students represented 68% of adolescents in all targeted schools. Ages ranged from 14 to 19 years; 52% were female; and 35% were African-American, 34% Caucasian and 23% Hispanic. Analyses revealed that violent adolescents compared to their less violent and nonviolent peers employed more maladaptive coping strategies, were exposed to higher levels of violence and reported higher clinical levels of psychological trauma symptoms. Maladaptive coping was also significantly associated with psychological trauma symptoms and violent behavior, even after controlling...

International Journal of the Addictions, 1983

There are many pitfalls in the design and implementation of treatment evaluations which can be av... more There are many pitfalls in the design and implementation of treatment evaluations which can be avoided by careful scrutiny of previous efforts. To this end, the author reviews several key methodological and conceptual issues which affect evaluations of treatment outcome. The issue of sampling is discussed with primary attention given to biases resulting from common sampling errors. The measurement of treatment outcome is explored, underscoring the limitations and benefits of employing drinking behavior indices. Suggestions are made to improve follow-up response rates, and a strategy for analyzing follow-up losses is outlined. Finally, a number of frequently overlooked variables which may relate to treatment outcome are reviewed.

Residential Treatment For Children & Youth, 2008

Police Quarterly, 2008

A community-based agency developed training for Cleveland Police Department Lieutenants and Super... more A community-based agency developed training for Cleveland Police Department Lieutenants and Supervisory Sergeants. This training adapted current methods used by the U.S. Army to deal with military combat stress. Police leaders were trained to recognize signs of operational stress in their line officers and provide “Leader Actions” to minimize long-term sequelae of operational stress, such as posttraumatic stress disorder, absenteeism, resignation, and misconduct. Laminated pocket cards were provided which summarized warning signs of operational stress, self-care and partner-care actions, and leader strategies to treat early signs of operational stress. Based on focus groups with police supervisors, an incentive system was developed and implemented to reward officers seeking help or assisting other officers in managing operational stress, which could change the culture of keeping silent about problems and remove the stigma attached to help seeking. Eighty-three police supervisors hav...

PEDIATRICS, 1999

Objective. To examine the relative contributions of exposure to violence, parental monitoring, an... more Objective. To examine the relative contributions of exposure to violence, parental monitoring, and television-viewing habits to children's self-reported violent behaviors. The study hypothesized that: 1) children's exposure to violence would be associated positively with self-reported violent behaviors; 2) parental monitoring would be associated negatively with children's violent behaviors; and 3) the number of daily television-viewing hours and a preference for watching violent television shows would be associated positively with children's violent behaviors. Methods. The study used a survey design with an anonymous self-report questionnaire administered to students (grades 3–8) in 11 public schools. A total of 2245 students participated in the study, representing 80% of the students attending the participating schools during the survey. The subjects were from 7 to 15 years of age; 51% were male, 57% were white, 33% percent were black, and 5% were Hispanic. Results....

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 1998

Journal of Social Work Education, 2006

This article describes the rationale, implementation, and assessment of a summer-study format, pa... more This article describes the rationale, implementation, and assessment of a summer-study format, part-time doctoral program that was designed to address the shortcomings of traditional part-time doctoral education in social welfare. Findings of a comparative analysis between 67 full-time and 52 part-time doctoral students suggest that the program offers a number of significant advantages over traditional part-time education. There were no

The Journal of School Nursing, 2011

Violence among young people is an important public health topic as a universal problem. One of th... more Violence among young people is an important public health topic as a universal problem. One of the recent issues concerning both the media and parents is the aggressive behavior among the high school students in Istanbul and the worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the types and rates of aggressive behavior and the contributing factors to this behavior among high school students. Sample was composed of 805 students of 14-18 ages attending five high schools in Istanbul. The most common aggressive behavior among the students was found to be ''beating others,'' 34.5% (n ¼ 278). Past experiences of violence of high school students (direct exposure to violence/witnessing violence/exposure to/witnessing attack with knife/gun) were determined as the most contributing factor to aggressive behavior. The present study investigated the nature of violent behaviors and associations between violent behaviors and contributing factors among high school students from Turkey.

The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 2008

Livre: The cambridge handbook of violent behavior and aggression FLANNERY Daniel, VAZSONYI Alexan... more Livre: The cambridge handbook of violent behavior and aggression FLANNERY Daniel, VAZSONYI Alexander, WALDMAN Irwin.

Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 2010

This study's primary aim was to provide co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (COD... more This study's primary aim was to provide co-occurring mental and substance use disorders (COD) prevalence data as well as additional epidemiologic data needed to more firmly establish violence exposure and COD as principally associated with HIV infection. Participants were clients assessed for alcohol and other drug treatment through the network of providers overseen by the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services

Journal of Community Psychology, 2004

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ED300695 - Intervention with the Dependent Adolescent. Adolescent Alcoholism: Recognizing, Interv... more ED300695 - Intervention with the Dependent Adolescent. Adolescent Alcoholism: Recognizing, Intervening, and Treating Series No. 4.

Children & Schools, 2008

The purpose of the current study is to advance the psychometric properties of the childadminister... more The purpose of the current study is to advance the psychometric properties of the childadministered 22-item Recent Exposure to Violence Scale (REVS) using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) across three large and ethnically diverse samples of children ranging in age from middle childhood through adolescence. Results of the CFA suggest that a sevenfactor solution best represents the REVS. This seven-factor solution supports the idea that victimization and witnessing are conceptually distinct. In addition, the results suggest that violence exposure is context-specific (school, home, neighborhood) and thus highlights the importance of conceptually distinguishing exposure by context. Results of multigroup CFA further suggest that this seven-factor solution is valid and rehable across different student groups of age, gender, and ethnicity.

Child Care Quarterly, 1978

This study reviews the application of a children's residential treatment evaluation model. Twenty... more This study reviews the application of a children's residential treatment evaluation model. Twenty-two children who were admitted to the Adler Mental Health Center in January of 1975 were reviewed in the context of that model. The ' model requires data collection at four points: preadmission, admission, discharge, and follow-up. The importance of the collection of data at these particular points is reviewed. Difficulties involved in the utilization of the results are also discussed. It is pointed out that accountability is a contemporary fact with which mental health people must deal. The idea, however, is to employ it in a way that aids in delivering high quality services.