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Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, Jan 1, 2003

Organizational Factors Contributing to Worker Frustration: The Precursor to Burnout. by Cathleen ... more Organizational Factors Contributing to Worker Frustration: The Precursor to Burnout. by Cathleen A. Lewandowski This study examined the organizational factors that contribute to workers' frustration with their work situation. The sample included.

Research on Social Work Practice, Jan 1, 2002

There has been an increased interest in family-centered approaches to out-of-home care due in par... more There has been an increased interest in family-centered approaches to out-of-home care due in part to the inadequacies of state child welfare agencies to meet children's need for permanency, However, little is known about the effectiveness of family-centered approaches in improving reunification outcomes, The aim of this research is to contribute to the knowledge base on family-centered out-of-home care programs by assessing one model's effectiveness in improving reunification outcomes, This model is the Family-Centered Out-of-Home Care pilot project, developed by Missouri's Department of Family Services, Three dominant views of children's needs have emerged over time, a generic view, a child-centered view, and a family-centered view, The generic view, prevalent from the nation's beginnings until the middle of the 19th century, did not distinguish between the needs of children and the needs of adults, Rather, assistance was provided to people in need, without regard to age or to the ways the needs of children may differ from those of adults, Beginning in the 1850' s, a child-centered view emerged, where children's needs were distinguished from adults' needs, This view holds that not only do children have unique needs, but that these needs can be understood outside the context of children's biological families, The latter half of the 20th century saw the emergence of the family-centered perspective, The family-centered perspective, like the child-centered perspective, maintains that children have unique needs, However, unlike a more child-centered perspective, the family-centered perspective holds that children's unique needs can best be understood within the context of their biological families, Though the term "family-centered practice" is relatively new, family-centered practice principles have a long standing tradition that dates back to early social case work, Like early social case work, family-centered practice views clients' concerns within the context of their family and their unique situations, Traditionally, child welfare has maintained a child-centered approach to practice, Families have often been seen as the "cause" of their children's problems, and attempts to i -------_ _""'ik~~

Families in Society, Jan 1, 2002

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Journal of Religion & Spirituality in …, Jan 1, 1995

This article describes a mode! to assist social workers' assessment of psychosocial impact o... more This article describes a mode! to assist social workers' assessment of psychosocial impact on clients resulting from participation in various types of religious groups. The model avoids judgmental or ethnocentric assumptions that are hazardous in evaluating religious groups. Rather than evaluating beliefs, the model develops a typology of religious groups based on specific organizational characteristics related to leadership and member recruitment styles. The possible psychosocial impacts on members, resulting from these styles and other organizational culture characteristics, are considered, The model is based upon a value commitment to respect religious diversity while acknowledging the need for assessment guidelines in practice.

Journal of psychosocial …, Jan 1, 2009

Social Work Research, Jan 1, 2004

This research assesse d the effectiveness of a fomilycentered approach to aut-of hom e cor e in r... more This research assesse d the effectiveness of a fomilycentered approach to aut-of hom e cor e in reunifying children with their families by comparing differential exit rates of children whose families receive d familycentered services with children whos e families receive d routine chil d welfare services. The sample included 472 children who were in foster car e from 199 4 to 1996 in Missouri. Survival analysis was use d to calculate the probability that a child would h e reunified with his or her family at a particular time and to compare the differential exit rates for the children who experienced subsequent placement during the study period. The authors use d Cox regression analysis to compare the likelihood of reunification betwee n the two groups. Findings indicate that during the lotter par t of the study, family-centered out-of-home car e counties reunified children at a faster rat e than compariso n counties.

Comparison of a Family-Centered Approach and …, Jan 1, 2004

Health and Social Work, Jan 1, 2009

This study assesse d how women's perceptions of emotional an d material social support affec t th... more This study assesse d how women's perceptions of emotional an d material social support affec t their completio n o f residentia l dru g treatment . Although previou s researc h ha s examine d how socia l support affect s recovery , few studies , if any, have examined both th e type s and th e sources of social support.The stud y hypothesized tha t women's perceptions ofthe emotiona l and materia l socia l support the y receiv e fro m family , friends, partners, drug treatment , chil d welfare, and welfar e agencie s will affec t treatmen t completion . The sampl e consiste d o f 11 7 women who were enrolle d i n a women's residential treatment program. Data were collecte d in semistructure d initia l an d follow-u p interview s usin g a life histor y calendar ; the Scal e o f Perceived Socia l Support, which wa s adapted fo r thi s study; and women's treatmen t records . The result s support th e hypothesis. Social support ca n have both positive and negative effect s on treatmen t completion , depending o n th e typ e and source o f support provided .

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, Jan 1, 1995

Children and youth services review, Jan 1, 2008

This study assesses the impact of having a child in foster care and receiving cash benefits throu... more This study assesses the impact of having a child in foster care and receiving cash benefits through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) on women's completion of a residential drug treatment program. The study's hypothesis was that drug treatment completion rates for women who had children in foster care and/or who were receiving TANF would differ from women who did not receive these services. The sample included 117 women age 19 to 54, in a Midwestern state. Findings suggest that women with a child or children in foster care were less likely to complete treatment. Women receiving cash benefits were also somewhat less likely to complete treatment than women not receiving these services. Women with children in foster care had similar levels of psychological, employment, and drug and alcohol concerns as other women, as measured by the Addiction Severity Index. Future research should focus on identifying strategies that enhance retention rates of these vulnerable women. Implications for improving treatment retention are discussed in light of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.