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Research paper thumbnail of Social Justice in Clinical Practice: A Liberation Health Framework for Social Work

Research paper thumbnail of A Constructivist Approach to "Human Behavior and the Social Environment I

Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 1994

A Constructivist Approach to" Human Behavior and the Social Environment I" Ann ... more A Constructivist Approach to" Human Behavior and the Social Environment I" Ann Fleck-Henderson SUMMARY. This paper describes a two-semester foundation course in Human Behavior and the Social Environment, taught from a constructivist perspective. Three levels of ...

Research paper thumbnail of Letters & Comments

Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 1992

As the title indicates, this book examines the varied ways in which child abuse is manifested. Th... more As the title indicates, this book examines the varied ways in which child abuse is manifested. The author discusses types of abuse, both physical and psychological. Interviewing parents is discussed as is the decision-making process regarding reporting abuse to authorities. This book might prove useful to professionals and others who work with children. it can help professionals identify signs and symptoms of child abuse and answer questions about the implications of reporting.

Research paper thumbnail of “Consciousness raising” as a tool in domestic violence work. the personal is still political

Research paper thumbnail of Child protection and domestic violence: Training, practice, and policy issues

Children and Youth Services Review, 2000

This article traces the experiences of four of the five Department of Health and Human Services (... more This article traces the experiences of four of the five Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recipients who received funding to provide domestic violence training to child welfare agencies in four areas of the United States.' The article begins with the developing research that documents the connection between child abuse and domestic violence and explores the fertile ground for tensions between battered women and their advocates and child protective service (CPS) workers. The article also presents findings from the experiences of the DHHS funded programs; their accomplishments, and the obstacles they faced in integrating domestic violence into child welfare practice with the ultimate goal of protecting the mother-child unit. Finally, it concludes with practice and policy recommendations for researchers and practitioners who are working at the intersection of these abuses. 'One program is not included in this collaborative presentation of the results of these DHHSfunded projects; that program did not respond to numerous inquiries.

Research paper thumbnail of College Age Lesbianism as a Developmental Phenomenon

Journal of American College Health Association, 1979

1. J Am Coll Health Assoc. 1979 Dec;28(3):176-8. College age lesbianism as a developmental phenom... more 1. J Am Coll Health Assoc. 1979 Dec;28(3):176-8. College age lesbianism as a developmental phenomenon. Henderson AF. PMID: 264045 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]. MeSH Terms: Adolescent; Adult; Cultural Characteristics; ...

Research paper thumbnail of Conversation and Conflict: Supporting Authentic Dialogue in the Classroom

Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2009

This paper presents an exploratory study of MSW students who self-identified as having political/... more This paper presents an exploratory study of MSW students who self-identified as having political/religious world views differing from what they perceived to be dominant at their school. A goal was to learn about conditions that fostered or inhibited authentic speech ...

Research paper thumbnail of Social Justice in Clinical Practice

Research paper thumbnail of Ethical Judgments and Gender: Responses to Dobrin

Research paper thumbnail of The Modern Student and the Post-Modern Curriculum

Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2002

ABSTRACT. This paper presents a model of intellectual development, illustrating the model with ma... more ABSTRACT. This paper presents a model of intellectual development, illustrating the model with material from a graduate social work class. This cognitive-developmental model is offered as a way to conceptualize the characteristics of students as learners and the implicit ...

Research paper thumbnail of Personality theory and clinical social work practice

Clinical social work journal, 1989

ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the relevance of personality theories for clinical social work ... more ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the relevance of personality theories for clinical social work practice. Writings in comparative personality theory and the epistemology of clinical psychology and social work are sources. Clinical ac-tion, the time with a client, and clinical reflection, ...

Research paper thumbnail of Domestic violence in the child protection system: Seeing double

Children and Youth Services Review, 2000

As we recognize the child welfare implications of domestic violence, complex issues of practice a... more As we recognize the child welfare implications of domestic violence, complex issues of practice and policy result. Training child protective workers on domestic violence is a necessary but insufficient response. We are at an early point in our learning about the dynamics of family violence seen as both a child welfare and a woman's issue. Best practice for families where children and women are both at risk benefits from "seeing double," drawing from the knowledge, and values of both a child protective and a women's advocacy perspective. To this end, ongoing collaborative relationships with the opportunity for case-specific consultation are important. This paper draws on experience with the Domestic Violence Unit of the Massachusetts Department of Social Services to illustrate issues that arise as we work toward child protective practices that attend to the rights and safety of children and their nonabusive parent. We know now that domestic violence is a child welfare issue, and initiatives to respond to domestic violence within child protection services are increasing (Aron & Olson, 1997; National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1998). These initiatives draw from the radically different perspectives of the Battered Women's Movement and Child Protection System (CPS). However, the practice implications of these two traditions and perspectives are not easily combined. The major point in this paper is that they cannot be fully combined given the present systems, and that it is important to have both engaged in practice and policy issues. This is possible if there are ongoing consultations and conversations between the two, which means creating new structures in which both perspectives are represented. Each tradition brings knowledge, practice wisdom, and values that cannot easily be replicated by the other. The tension between their priorities is a useful tension. There are advantages to seeing double.

Research paper thumbnail of From Movement to Mainstream

Research paper thumbnail of Beyond Title IX: Guidelines for Preventing and Responding to Gender-based Violence in Higher Education

Research paper thumbnail of Breaking the Cycle: Fathering After Violence: Curriculum Guidelines and Tools for Batterer Intervention Programs

Research paper thumbnail of Gender and intimate partner violence: Evaluating the evidence

Journal of Social Work …, Jan 1, 2010

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex social problem that social workers must be trained t... more Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex social problem that social workers must be trained to address, using the best available evidence. In this article we review divergent theories, research findings, and methods that underpin debates about the role of gender in IPV perpetration and victimization. We examine the literature that contextualizes IPV and identifies different types of IPV and recommend training social workers to use differential assessment tools for IPV. We conclude that gender does matter in IPV and that social work students can critically evaluate the gender debates in selecting evidence for safe and effective practice. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, also Called intimate partner violence (IPV), is a public health issue that came to national attention in the United States in the late 1960s as part of the women's rights movement. Programs and policies responding to domestic violence that developed within this movement were framed by an explicitiy feminist analysis of the issues (Schechter, 1982). In the intervening 40 years, services and policies have generally identitied women as the group most likely to need services as victims of IPV. Meanwhile, political and theoretical debates have questioned the assumption that IPV is a gendered issue with women as the primary targets of male violence. Calls for policies and services that flow from different perspectives continue to focus on this central question of whether and how gender matters in understanding and addressing IPV.

Research paper thumbnail of ETHICAL JUDGMENTS OF MALE AND FEMALE WORKERS

Research paper thumbnail of Homosexuality in the College Years: Developmental Differences Between Men and Women

Journal of American College Health, Jan 1, 1984

Research paper thumbnail of Conversation and Conflict: Supporting Authentic Dialogue in the Classroom.

Journal of Teaching in Social Work, Jan 1, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of College age lesbianism as a developmental phenomenon.

Journal of the American College Health …, Jan 1, 1979

1. J Am Coll Health Assoc. 1979 Dec;28(3):176-8. College age lesbianism as a developmental phenom... more 1. J Am Coll Health Assoc. 1979 Dec;28(3):176-8. College age lesbianism as a developmental phenomenon. Henderson AF. PMID: 264045 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]. MeSH Terms: Adolescent; Adult; Cultural Characteristics; ...

Research paper thumbnail of Social Justice in Clinical Practice: A Liberation Health Framework for Social Work

Research paper thumbnail of A Constructivist Approach to "Human Behavior and the Social Environment I

Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 1994

A Constructivist Approach to" Human Behavior and the Social Environment I" Ann ... more A Constructivist Approach to" Human Behavior and the Social Environment I" Ann Fleck-Henderson SUMMARY. This paper describes a two-semester foundation course in Human Behavior and the Social Environment, taught from a constructivist perspective. Three levels of ...

Research paper thumbnail of Letters & Comments

Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 1992

As the title indicates, this book examines the varied ways in which child abuse is manifested. Th... more As the title indicates, this book examines the varied ways in which child abuse is manifested. The author discusses types of abuse, both physical and psychological. Interviewing parents is discussed as is the decision-making process regarding reporting abuse to authorities. This book might prove useful to professionals and others who work with children. it can help professionals identify signs and symptoms of child abuse and answer questions about the implications of reporting.

Research paper thumbnail of “Consciousness raising” as a tool in domestic violence work. the personal is still political

Research paper thumbnail of Child protection and domestic violence: Training, practice, and policy issues

Children and Youth Services Review, 2000

This article traces the experiences of four of the five Department of Health and Human Services (... more This article traces the experiences of four of the five Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recipients who received funding to provide domestic violence training to child welfare agencies in four areas of the United States.' The article begins with the developing research that documents the connection between child abuse and domestic violence and explores the fertile ground for tensions between battered women and their advocates and child protective service (CPS) workers. The article also presents findings from the experiences of the DHHS funded programs; their accomplishments, and the obstacles they faced in integrating domestic violence into child welfare practice with the ultimate goal of protecting the mother-child unit. Finally, it concludes with practice and policy recommendations for researchers and practitioners who are working at the intersection of these abuses. 'One program is not included in this collaborative presentation of the results of these DHHSfunded projects; that program did not respond to numerous inquiries.

Research paper thumbnail of College Age Lesbianism as a Developmental Phenomenon

Journal of American College Health Association, 1979

1. J Am Coll Health Assoc. 1979 Dec;28(3):176-8. College age lesbianism as a developmental phenom... more 1. J Am Coll Health Assoc. 1979 Dec;28(3):176-8. College age lesbianism as a developmental phenomenon. Henderson AF. PMID: 264045 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]. MeSH Terms: Adolescent; Adult; Cultural Characteristics; ...

Research paper thumbnail of Conversation and Conflict: Supporting Authentic Dialogue in the Classroom

Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2009

This paper presents an exploratory study of MSW students who self-identified as having political/... more This paper presents an exploratory study of MSW students who self-identified as having political/religious world views differing from what they perceived to be dominant at their school. A goal was to learn about conditions that fostered or inhibited authentic speech ...

Research paper thumbnail of Social Justice in Clinical Practice

Research paper thumbnail of Ethical Judgments and Gender: Responses to Dobrin

Research paper thumbnail of The Modern Student and the Post-Modern Curriculum

Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2002

ABSTRACT. This paper presents a model of intellectual development, illustrating the model with ma... more ABSTRACT. This paper presents a model of intellectual development, illustrating the model with material from a graduate social work class. This cognitive-developmental model is offered as a way to conceptualize the characteristics of students as learners and the implicit ...

Research paper thumbnail of Personality theory and clinical social work practice

Clinical social work journal, 1989

ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the relevance of personality theories for clinical social work ... more ABSTRACT: This paper investigates the relevance of personality theories for clinical social work practice. Writings in comparative personality theory and the epistemology of clinical psychology and social work are sources. Clinical ac-tion, the time with a client, and clinical reflection, ...

Research paper thumbnail of Domestic violence in the child protection system: Seeing double

Children and Youth Services Review, 2000

As we recognize the child welfare implications of domestic violence, complex issues of practice a... more As we recognize the child welfare implications of domestic violence, complex issues of practice and policy result. Training child protective workers on domestic violence is a necessary but insufficient response. We are at an early point in our learning about the dynamics of family violence seen as both a child welfare and a woman's issue. Best practice for families where children and women are both at risk benefits from "seeing double," drawing from the knowledge, and values of both a child protective and a women's advocacy perspective. To this end, ongoing collaborative relationships with the opportunity for case-specific consultation are important. This paper draws on experience with the Domestic Violence Unit of the Massachusetts Department of Social Services to illustrate issues that arise as we work toward child protective practices that attend to the rights and safety of children and their nonabusive parent. We know now that domestic violence is a child welfare issue, and initiatives to respond to domestic violence within child protection services are increasing (Aron & Olson, 1997; National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1998). These initiatives draw from the radically different perspectives of the Battered Women's Movement and Child Protection System (CPS). However, the practice implications of these two traditions and perspectives are not easily combined. The major point in this paper is that they cannot be fully combined given the present systems, and that it is important to have both engaged in practice and policy issues. This is possible if there are ongoing consultations and conversations between the two, which means creating new structures in which both perspectives are represented. Each tradition brings knowledge, practice wisdom, and values that cannot easily be replicated by the other. The tension between their priorities is a useful tension. There are advantages to seeing double.

Research paper thumbnail of From Movement to Mainstream

Research paper thumbnail of Beyond Title IX: Guidelines for Preventing and Responding to Gender-based Violence in Higher Education

Research paper thumbnail of Breaking the Cycle: Fathering After Violence: Curriculum Guidelines and Tools for Batterer Intervention Programs

Research paper thumbnail of Gender and intimate partner violence: Evaluating the evidence

Journal of Social Work …, Jan 1, 2010

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex social problem that social workers must be trained t... more Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex social problem that social workers must be trained to address, using the best available evidence. In this article we review divergent theories, research findings, and methods that underpin debates about the role of gender in IPV perpetration and victimization. We examine the literature that contextualizes IPV and identifies different types of IPV and recommend training social workers to use differential assessment tools for IPV. We conclude that gender does matter in IPV and that social work students can critically evaluate the gender debates in selecting evidence for safe and effective practice. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, also Called intimate partner violence (IPV), is a public health issue that came to national attention in the United States in the late 1960s as part of the women's rights movement. Programs and policies responding to domestic violence that developed within this movement were framed by an explicitiy feminist analysis of the issues (Schechter, 1982). In the intervening 40 years, services and policies have generally identitied women as the group most likely to need services as victims of IPV. Meanwhile, political and theoretical debates have questioned the assumption that IPV is a gendered issue with women as the primary targets of male violence. Calls for policies and services that flow from different perspectives continue to focus on this central question of whether and how gender matters in understanding and addressing IPV.

Research paper thumbnail of ETHICAL JUDGMENTS OF MALE AND FEMALE WORKERS

Research paper thumbnail of Homosexuality in the College Years: Developmental Differences Between Men and Women

Journal of American College Health, Jan 1, 1984

Research paper thumbnail of Conversation and Conflict: Supporting Authentic Dialogue in the Classroom.

Journal of Teaching in Social Work, Jan 1, 2009

Research paper thumbnail of College age lesbianism as a developmental phenomenon.

Journal of the American College Health …, Jan 1, 1979

1. J Am Coll Health Assoc. 1979 Dec;28(3):176-8. College age lesbianism as a developmental phenom... more 1. J Am Coll Health Assoc. 1979 Dec;28(3):176-8. College age lesbianism as a developmental phenomenon. Henderson AF. PMID: 264045 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]. MeSH Terms: Adolescent; Adult; Cultural Characteristics; ...