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The study presented here analyzed the patterns of demands made on 66 middle-aged women by their elderly parents and their adult children who were living at home. Factor analyses of the reports of family interactions revealed the presence of five adult children-middle-aged parents interaction factors and four elderly parents-middle-aged parents interactions. These patterns were considerably more complex than previous studies of the Sandwich Generation suggested. As expected, socioeconomic status and health of the elderly parents were related to these family interaction factors.
The authors present results of a statewide case record review of supportive services for abused and neglected children. Data were gathered from a random sample of 500 child welfare cases to determine supportive service needs and gaps in services. The findings underscore environmental stress factors affecting abused and neglected children. Three such factors were parental substance abuse, economic difficulties, and poor living conditions. Service needs relating to environmental stressors were less frequently addressed in case plans than problems related to child maltreatment. In addition, significant differences existed in service delivery between minority and nonminority children, indicating the problems child welfare agencies face in responding appropriately to the service needs of families of color. The authors discuss implications for child welfare practice and training.
Every credible study of homeless people begins with what are now standard caveats. The numbers and the characteristics of homeless people within a study sample must be explained in the framework of the definitions and methods used in the studies. It is critical to understand the impact of the methods on the outcomes of such studies, and it is essential to recognize when methodologies developed for one context are suitable for use in others. One important product of this National Institute of Mental Health-funded study is the successful adaptation of methods for field research on homelessness in rural settings. This article identifies the design dilemmas and the process issues in rural studies that are applicable to social work research in rural environments. Serious misinfomation is generated when inappropriate urban techniques and conclusions are used to discuss the size and characteristics of homelessness in the rural United States.
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Wilk Ruta J. Wilk Associate Professor School of Social Work University of South FloridaTampa, Florida Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Work Research and Abstracts, Volume 29, Issue 1, March 1993, Pages 33–34, https://doi.org/10.1093/swra/29.1.33 Published: 01 March 1993 Article history Received: 13 February 1991 Accepted: 28 June 1991 Published: 01 March 1993 Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Cite Cite Ruta J. 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McCallum, PhD, Debra M. McCallum, PhD Director Institute for Social Science Research Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Lucinda L. Ross, PhD, Lucinda L. Ross, PhD Dean and Professor School of Social Work Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Joan E. Esser-Stuart, MSSW Joan E. Esser-Stuart, MSSW Project Director Institute for Social Science Research University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Work Research and Abstracts, Volume 29, Issue 3, September 1993, Pages 31–32, https://doi.org/10.1093/swra/29.3.31 Published: 01 September 1993 Article history Received: 19 September 1991 Accepted: 01 March 1992 Published: 01 September 1993 Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Cite Cite Debra M. McCallum, Lucinda L. Ross, Joan E. 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Risk assessment in child protective services (CPS) is a complex process involving judgment of the adequacy of the physical home environment and the current psychological and emotional status of children and families to estimate the likelihood of child maltreatment. The study reported in this article gathered data from CPS workers and supervisors to test two basic measurement properties of a set of risk assessment scales: internal consistency and interrater reliability. The research design asked the subjects to read a randomly selected set of three case vignettes and to rate levels of risk using the risk assessment scales. The rating patterns suggest that the scales have adequate levels of internal consistency and interrater reliability. Depending on the results of a test of predictive validity, the scales appear to have the potential for improving the consistency of worker judgments regarding risk potential to children.
As more and more women join the labor force, the trade-off between women's work and childbearing becomes more important. What price do women pay for staying at home to care for children? How do women of different educational and racial backgrounds respond to such a trade-off ? What is the net effect of children and education on women's earnings? This article addresses these questions and presents findings from a study based on the 1982 New Beneficiary Survey. The study found that the effect of children on earnings is significant for white women but not for African American women and that education affects the level of earnings for both groups.
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Johnson, PhD Casey Family ServicesHartford, CT 06105 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Work Research and Abstracts, Volume 29, Issue 2, June 1993, Pages 35–37, https://doi.org/10.1093/swra/29.2.35 Published: 01 June 1993 Article history Received: 08 March 1991 Accepted: 25 June 1991 Published: 01 June 1993 Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Cite Cite Ilene Staff, PhD and others, Methodological Issues in Studying Sibling Placement, Social Work Research and Abstracts, Volume 29, Issue 2, June 1993, Pages 35–37, https://doi.org/10.1093/swra/29.2.35 Select Format Select format .ris (Mendeley, Papers, Zotero) .enw (EndNote) .bibtex (BibTex) .txt (Medlars, RefWorks) Download citation Close Permissions Icon Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Navbar Search Filter Social Work Research and AbstractsThis issueNASW Family Social WorkBooksJournalsOxford Academic Mobile Enter search term Search Close Navbar Search Filter Social Work Research and AbstractsThis issueNASW Family Social WorkBooksJournalsOxford Academic Enter search term Search Advanced Search Search Menu Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. © 1993 by the National Association of Social Workers, Inc. 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The relationship between coping behaviors an maintenance of change after substance abuse treatment is explored in a study of 33 alcoholic men. Coping strategies reported at six-month follow-up were compared with amount of alcohol used during the follow-up period. It was predicted that the more action-oriented, positive, and specific coping strategies would be associated with greater success. Results indicated that relapsers were more likely to keep to themselves and use wishful thinking as coping strategies. Abstainers maintained a positive focus to cope with urges to drink more often than relapsers. Alcoholic people who used behavioral substitution (counterconditioning) to cope with urges to drink drank significantly less. Implications for treatment planning and for enhancing maintenance are discussed.
Accountability demands in the social services sector have focused attention on outcomes. As long as evaluation focuses on process, there may be little incentive, or indication of need, to alter and improve practice. Although there is no widely agreed-on definition of successful outcome in the placement of children, it is necessary to proceed with the development of a continuum of outcome measures. The challenge is to develop manageable, valid, and reliable multidimensional outcome measures. One quantifiable indicator of intermediate and final outcomes is the restrictiveness of a child's living environment. A recently developed instrument, the Children's Restrictiveness of Living Environments Instrument (CRLE), will assist practitioners in quantitatively synthesizing placement information and providing feedback on children's placement outcomes. This article describes, through a case example, the use of the CRLE.
The qualitative perspective in social work research encompasses numerous data collection methods and analytic frameworks that social workers need access to. One method is a cognitive mapping strategy for self-esteem inquiry, synthesized by the author from three sources: a unique self-questioning technique in organizational research, phenomenological interviewing, and grounded theory. The logic and procedures of this method are presented within the context of the author's three-year study of women in major life transition. Justification for theory building is provided, along with a discussion of the cognitive-phenomenological foundations of the study.
Judgments made by professionals who work in child welfare are important but sometimes ill structured. Therefore, the profession would benefit from examination and explication of these judgments to identify the ways professionals make decisions. In this study, 28 experienced social workers were presented with 120 case vignettes based on nonorthogonal combinations of 10 variables. Study participants assessed risk and suggested an appropriate intervention for each simulated case. Regression analyses were performed for each study participant. The individual regression equations indicated that the information cues explained a large proportion of the variance in the judgment of risk and in the choice of intervention. Cluster analyses revealed two metamodels each of risk assessment and intervention selection. The findings are discussed in view of existing literature on judgments of alleged child abuse and the applicability of the methodology to further research in the field.
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Get access Mark Fraser Mark Fraser Graduate School of Social Work University of UtahSalt Lake City Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Work Research and Abstracts, Volume 29, Issue 2, June 1993, Pages 40–44, https://doi.org/10.1093/swra/29.2.40 Published: 01 June 1993 Article history Received: 11 October 1992 Accepted: 04 February 1993 Published: 01 June 1993 Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Cite Cite Mark Fraser, Social Work and Science: What Can We Conclude about the Status of Research in Social Work?, Social Work Research and Abstracts, Volume 29, Issue 2, June 1993, Pages 40–44, https://doi.org/10.1093/swra/29.2.40 Select Format Select format .ris (Mendeley, Papers, Zotero) .enw (EndNote) .bibtex (BibTex) .txt (Medlars, RefWorks) Download citation Close Permissions Icon Permissions Share Email Twitter Facebook More Navbar Search Filter Social Work Research and AbstractsThis issueNASW Family Social WorkBooksJournalsOxford Academic Mobile Enter search term Search Close Navbar Search Filter Social Work Research and AbstractsThis issueNASW Family Social WorkBooksJournalsOxford Academic Enter search term Search Advanced Search Search Menu Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. © 1993 by the National Association of Social Workers, Inc. 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Atherton, PhD, CSW, Charles R. Atherton, PhD, CSW Professor School of Social Work University of AlabamaTuscaloosa Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Raymond J. Gemmel, MSW, Raymond J. Gemmel, MSW Psychiatric Social Worker Crenshaw County HospitalLuverne, AL Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Sonja Haagenstad, SCW, ACSW, Sonja Haagenstad, SCW, ACSW Assistant Professor Department of Social Work University of North DakotaGrand Forks Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Deborah J. Holt, MSW, Deborah J. Holt, MSW Director Social Work Program Mississippi CollegeClinton Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Letitia A. Jensen, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, Letitia A. Jensen, MSW, ACSW, LCSW Counselor Division of Student Affairs Mississippi State UniversityMississippi State Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar David F. O'Hara, MSW, LCSW, David F. O'Hara, MSW, LCSW Coordinator Choctaw Clinic West Alabama Health CenterButler Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Timothy A. Rehner, MSW, ACSW Timothy A. Rehner, MSW, ACSW Doctoral Student School of Social Work University of AlabamaTuscaloosa Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Work Research and Abstracts, Volume 29, Issue 4, December 1993, Pages 28–30, https://doi.org/10.1093/swra/29.4.28 Published: 01 December 1993 Article history Received: 24 April 1991 Revision received: 02 January 1992 Accepted: 09 September 1992 Published: 01 December 1993 Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Cite Cite Charles R. Atherton, PhD, CSW, Raymond J. Gemmel, MSW, Sonja Haagenstad, SCW, ACSW, Deborah J. Holt, MSW, Letitia A. Jensen, MSW, ACSW, LCSW, David F. O'Hara, MSW, LCSW, Timothy A. Rehner, MSW, ACSW, Measuring Attitudes toward Poverty: A New Scale, Social Work Research and Abstracts, Volume 29, Issue 4, December 1993, Pages 28–30, https://doi.org/10.1093/swra/29.4.28 Select Format Select format .ris (Mendeley, Papers, Zotero) .enw (EndNote) .bibtex (BibTex) .txt (Medlars, RefWorks) Download citation Close Permissions Icon Permissions Share Email Twitter Facebook More Navbar Search Filter Social Work Research and AbstractsThis issueNASW Family Social WorkBooksJournalsOxford Academic Mobile Enter search term Search Close Navbar Search Filter Social Work Research and AbstractsThis issueNASW Family Social WorkBooksJournalsOxford Academic Enter search term Search Advanced Search Search Menu Article PDF first page preview Close This content is only available as a PDF. © 1993 by the National Association of Social Workers, Inc. Issue Section: Research Note You do not currently have access to this article. 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This study examines attachment theory as it relates to adopted children with special needs. One hundred ninety-seven parents who adopted children with special needs responded to a mailed questionnaire. Attachment was examined from two different theoretical perspectives: the social control perspective and the ethological perspective. Mistreatment history affects attachment from both perspectives. Physical or sexual abuse before adoptive placement is negatively associated with attachment as viewed from both perspectives. The strengths of association of many preplacement variables to level of attachment are generally quite modest. Implications of findings for practice and research are discussed.
Although burnout in various fields of social work has been explored in some depth, there are very few longitudinal investigations of the phenomenon. This article reports the findings of a national survey of 879 social workers who completed mailed questionnaires in 1989 and 1990. The study participants are social workers who work with elderly people and who belong to either the National Association of Social Workers or the Gerontological Society of America. The results show that burnout is a relatively stable phenomenon. About two-thirds of the subjects' burnout classification did not change between 1989 and 1990. Among those whose level of burnout changed, about equal proportions increased and decreased. Regression analysis found that low and high burnout is associated with a number of organizational, client, and personal factors. Additional findings on the predictors of burnout change suggest that burnout not only can be prevented but also can be reversed. The implications of these findings for social work practice are discussed.
The concept of emotional abuse of children presents the potential for major problems with accurate identification because of its reasonably high level of abstraction. This study of interobserver reliability tested the level of agreement among child welfare workers on the presence or absence of emotional abuse and several other forms of child abuse and neglect. Contrary to expectations, a high level of accurate identification and agreement was attained. Training for the sample used in the study is obviously effective. Despite the high level of interobserver reliability, the validity of the concept is questioned.
