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Title: Integrative Community Service Project and Race Relations.
Creator: Cromer, David, College of Social Work
Abstract/Description: Many people believe the misconception that Americans live in a "post-racial" society, which overlooks the significance of race on Florida State's campus and across the country. As forms of racism have evolved from overt to covert, its pernicious effects propel the desire to research means by which to connect diverse populations. Intergroup dialogue theory addresses strategies to improve relations between races by concentrating on fostering a healthy environment for diverse populations to...
Show moreMany people believe the misconception that Americans live in a "post-racial" society, which overlooks the significance of race on Florida State's campus and across the country. As forms of racism have evolved from overt to covert, its pernicious effects propel the desire to research means by which to connect diverse populations. Intergroup dialogue theory addresses strategies to improve relations between races by concentrating on fostering a healthy environment for diverse populations to exercise group cohesion methods. The purpose of this research was to use the intergroup dialogue theory combined with participation in community service and dining together to construct meaningful and cohesive relationships between diverse people groups. The sample was comprised of Florida State University students who identify as Black or White. The recruitment process involved contacting the Black Student Union via email and snowball sampling for the White participants. Eight participants met twice per week, for three consecutive weeks, to eat a meal together and dialogue concerning race relations in general and race relations at FSU in particular. Participation in group community service projects, e.g. packing meals for people experiencing homelessness, was also integral to the experience. Due to the potential for this topic to be sensitive or controversial, the food and group community service project was used to alleviate stress and provide comfort. A focus group was conducted at the conclusion of the third week in attempt to uncover themes. The participants responded extremely positively with a strong desire for this process to be used in future programs at Florida State and abroad. Some criticism outlined the need for more diversity and an increase in the number of participants to gain a better understanding of different perspectives with people from different backgrounds.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_undergradresearch-0014
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Title: Why Youth Leave Care: Understandings of Adulthood and Transition Successes and Challenge Among Youth Aging Out of Child Welfare.
Creator: Goodkind, Sarah, Schelbe, Lisa, Shook, Jeffrey J.
Abstract/Description: Child welfare policies and practices are changing to allow more youth to remain in care beyond age 18. Yet, the majority of youth do not stay. Given recent evidence suggesting that remaining in care may be beneficial, there is a need to understand why youth leave. Using data gathered from in-depth interviews with young people aging out of care, this paper explores this question, relating it to youths' understandings of adulthood and the successes and challenges they face during their...
Show moreChild welfare policies and practices are changing to allow more youth to remain in care beyond age 18. Yet, the majority of youth do not stay. Given recent evidence suggesting that remaining in care may be beneficial, there is a need to understand why youth leave. Using data gathered from in-depth interviews with young people aging out of care, this paper explores this question, relating it to youths' understandings of adulthood and the successes and challenges they face during their transitions. We find that youth leave care because of misunderstanding and misinformation about the requirements for remaining in care, as well as because of a desire for autonomy and independence. Specifically, many youth equated adulthood with independence, and thus felt that they needed to leave care to achieve adulthood. Unfortunately, these efforts to be independent often hinder youths' development of supportive relationships, which they reported to be one of the greatest challenges in their transitions. Based on these findings, we conclude by challenging the conflation of adulthood and independence, as well as of childhood and dependence, calling for connected autonomy as a goal for child welfare involved young people of all ages.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0002, 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.01.010
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Title: Policy Analysis of Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.
Creator: Schelbe, Lisa
Abstract/Description: Youth "age out" of the child welfare when they are no longer eligible for services due to their age. These youth often face hardships across multiple domains of their lives. Recent evidence shows youth remaining in care beyond age 18 fare better than those who exit care at age 18. With the passage of recent federal legislation, states have more opportunities for federal funding to extend services to youths "aging out." This article explores the issue of youths aging out of the child welfare...
Show moreYouth "age out" of the child welfare when they are no longer eligible for services due to their age. These youth often face hardships across multiple domains of their lives. Recent evidence shows youth remaining in care beyond age 18 fare better than those who exit care at age 18. With the passage of recent federal legislation, states have more opportunities for federal funding to extend services to youths "aging out." This article explores the issue of youths aging out of the child welfare system and analyzes the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0004, 10.1080/10911359.2011.580246
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Title: A Practical Plan for Prevention and Intervention: Florida's New Model Policy on Officer-Involved Domestic Violence.
Creator: Oehme, Karen, Martin, Annelise
Abstract/Description: This article describes the development and innovative dissemination of Florida's new Model Policy on officer-involved domestic violence and explains its expanded focus on training, employee assistance programs, and victims, as well as its application to a much broader group of officers than any other related policy in the USA. The article also presents data from research surveys taken by the first group of officers who viewed the Model Policy online. An analysis of the data reflects the...
Show moreThis article describes the development and innovative dissemination of Florida's new Model Policy on officer-involved domestic violence and explains its expanded focus on training, employee assistance programs, and victims, as well as its application to a much broader group of officers than any other related policy in the USA. The article also presents data from research surveys taken by the first group of officers who viewed the Model Policy online. An analysis of the data reflects the promise of the Model Policy's potential impact and the broader impact of the Law Enforcement Families Partnership.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0023, 10.1080/1478601X.2011.626152
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Title: Predicting Arrest in Early Adulthood: The Relationship Between Internal and External Sources of Control.
Creator: Bender, Kimberly, Tripodi, Stephen, Aguilar, Jemel, Thompson, Sanna J.
Abstract/Description: Control Theories of crime assert that forces of control restrain individuals from committing criminal acts; there is ongoing debate over whether internalized mechanisms (self-control) or externalized mechanisms (social bonds such as marriage, education, or employment) are responsible for restraining illegal behavior. The current study examines the relationships between internal and external control as predictors of arrest in early adulthood. Specifically, this study examines the influence of...
Show moreControl Theories of crime assert that forces of control restrain individuals from committing criminal acts; there is ongoing debate over whether internalized mechanisms (self-control) or externalized mechanisms (social bonds such as marriage, education, or employment) are responsible for restraining illegal behavior. The current study examines the relationships between internal and external control as predictors of arrest in early adulthood. Specifically, this study examines the influence of self-control in forming three types of social bonds commonly associated with preventing criminal activity: education, employment, and marriage. Data from a nationally representative sample of young adults (N=4,875) from waves I and III [1994-2002] of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health were analyzed for this study. Regression analyses indicate that youth with poor self-control were less likely to graduate from high school, but were no less likely to get married or be employed. A final regression model demonstrated that both poor self-control and failure to graduate significantly predicted arrest, indicating that educational bonds may partially explain the effect of self-control on arrest during young adulthood. Findings support the need for empirically-based intervention programs for youth with poor self-control that address decreasing impulsivity and increasing positive school outcomes in order to prevent arrest in adulthood.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0014, 10.1093/swr/34.1.58
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Title: Self-Directed Care: Participants' Service Utilization and Outcomes.
Creator: Spaulding-Givens, Jennifer, Lacasse, Jeffrey R.
Abstract/Description: Objective: Self-directed care (SDC) is a mental health service delivery model in which participants budget the state dollars allotted for their care to purchase the goods and services they deem most appropriate for achieving their recovery goals. This study examines the demographic characteristics, service utilization patterns, and outcomes of individuals enrolled in the Florida Self-Directed Care (FloridaSDC) program, which is the oldest and most established SDC program in the United States...
Show moreObjective: Self-directed care (SDC) is a mental health service delivery model in which participants budget the state dollars allotted for their care to purchase the goods and services they deem most appropriate for achieving their recovery goals. This study examines the demographic characteristics, service utilization patterns, and outcomes of individuals enrolled in the Florida Self-Directed Care (FloridaSDC) program, which is the oldest and most established SDC program in the United States for individuals diagnosed with a severe and persistent mental illness. Methods: This is a naturalistic descriptive study in which demographic, service utilization, and outcome data (i.e., Functional Assessment Rating Scores (FARS), days in the community, days worked, monthly income, discharge status) were collected from the clinical and fiscal records of 136 FloridaSDC participants. Results: Key findings suggest that FloridaSDC participants had very little income and largely utilized their budgets to subsidize their living expenses. Though most participants did not work or earn income and very few left the program due to employment, participants' FARs scores improved modestly and nearly all participants remained in the community throughout the study period. Conclusions and Implications for Practice: Participants' service purchases were rational given the poverty in which they live, and their outcomes did not suffer when they controlled decisions regarding their service needs. These findings highlight the utility and value of the personalized budgeting and individualized planning components of self-directed care. Findings also point to the need for practitioners to implement innovative strategies to enhance participants' employment readiness and supported employment opportunities.
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Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0029, 10.1037/prj0000103
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Title: Serotonin and Depression: A Disconnect Between the Advertisements and the Scientific Literature.
Creator: Lacasse, Jeffrey R., Leo, Jonathan
Date Issued: 2005
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0032
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Title: Does Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Reduce Future Physical Abuse?: A Meta-analysis.
Creator: Kennedy, Stephanie, Kim, Johnny S., Tripodi, Stephen, Brown, Samantha, Gowdy, Grace
Abstract/Description: Objective: To use meta-analytic techniques to evaluating the effectiveness of parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) at reducing future physical abuse among physically abusive families. Methods: A systematic search identified six eligible studies. Outcomes of interest were physical abuse recurrence, child abuse potential, and parenting stress.
Results: Parents receiving PCIT had significantly fewer physical abuse recurrences and significantly greater...
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Objective: To use meta-analytic techniques to evaluating the effectiveness of parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) at reducing future physical abuse among physically abusive families. Methods: A systematic search identified six eligible studies. Outcomes of interest were physical abuse recurrence, child abuse potential, and parenting stress.
Results: Parents receiving PCIT had significantly fewer physical abuse recurrences and significantly greater reductions on the Parenting Stress Index than parents in comparison groups. Reductions in child abuse potential were nonsignificant, although 95% confidence intervals suggest clinically meaningful treatment effects. The studies examining physical abuse recurrence had a medium treatment effect (g = 0.52), while results from pooled effect size estimates for child abuse potential (g = 0.31) and parenting stress (g = 0.35) were small.
Conclusions: PCIT appears to be effective at reducing physical abuse recurrence and parenting stress for physically abusive families, with the largest treatment effects seen on long-term physical abuse recurrence. Applications to social work practice are discussed.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0008, 10.1177/1049731514543024
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Title: A Comprehensive Review: Methodological Rigor of Studies on Residential Treatment Centers for Substance-Abusing Adolescents.
Creator: Tripodi, Stephen
Abstract/Description: This article examines the quality of research regarding the effectiveness of residential treatment centers for substance abusing adolescents and begins to examine if methodological rigor is associated with substance abuse outcomes. A systematic review of each study is conducted using criteria based on a methodological analysis by Miller & Wilbourne (2002) and methodological issues specified by Chambless and Hollon (1998). Of eight studies reviewed, only three used a strong quasi-experimental...
Show moreThis article examines the quality of research regarding the effectiveness of residential treatment centers for substance abusing adolescents and begins to examine if methodological rigor is associated with substance abuse outcomes. A systematic review of each study is conducted using criteria based on a methodological analysis by Miller & Wilbourne (2002) and methodological issues specified by Chambless and Hollon (1998). Of eight studies reviewed, only three used a strong quasi-experimental design. Out of the four most rigorous studies reviewed, two found significant differences in substance use reduction between the treatment and comparison groups. Of the remaining studies, despite having strong selectivity bias, only one found significant differences between treatment and comparison groups, and it was for females only at the one-year follow-up. Social work researchers should conduct more rigorous studies to assess the effectiveness of residential treatment with substance abusing adolescents, which would enable social workers, advocating for their clients to receive treatment, to understand the effectiveness of residential substance abuse treatment.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0018, 10.1080/15433710802687037
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Title: Correctional Officers and Domestic Violence: Experiences and Attitudes.
Creator: Valentine, Colby Lynne, Oehme, Karen, Martin, Annelise
Abstract/Description: This article presents the first statewide data regarding correctional officers' attitudes about and personal experiences with domestic violence. Online surveys were administered to Florida correctional officers asking a series of questions, including their beliefs and attitudes about the prevalence of domestic violence among colleagues, and their childhood and adult experiences with domestic violence. Results from 710 officers revealed that 33 % of respondents knew about correctional officers...
Show moreThis article presents the first statewide data regarding correctional officers' attitudes about and personal experiences with domestic violence. Online surveys were administered to Florida correctional officers asking a series of questions, including their beliefs and attitudes about the prevalence of domestic violence among colleagues, and their childhood and adult experiences with domestic violence. Results from 710 officers revealed that 33 % of respondents knew about correctional officers who had committed unreported domestic violence; 30 % reported that they had directly experienced domestic violence as children; and over 11 % reported that they had been physically violent with an intimate partner. Multivariate statistics showed that age, race, and childhood experiences with domestic violence were significantly related to correctional officers reporting being physically abusive to an intimate partner or family member. These and other findings highlight the need for increased agency prevention efforts and research on the phenomenon of correctional officer-involved domestic violence.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0022, 10.1007/s10896-012-9448-y
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Title: Concept Mapping: An Approach for Evaluating a Public Alternative School Program.
Creator: Streeter, Calvin L., Franklin, Cynthia, Kim, Johnny S., Tripodi, Stephen
Abstract/Description: This article describes how concept mapping techniques were applied to evaluate the development of a solution-focused, public alternative school program. Concept Systems software was used to create 15 cluster maps based on statements generated from students, teachers, and school staff. In addition, pattern matches were analyzed to examine the degree of consensus between different groups and represent levels of agreement on the content of cluster maps. The findings appear to support teacher,...
Show moreThis article describes how concept mapping techniques were applied to evaluate the development of a solution-focused, public alternative school program. Concept Systems software was used to create 15 cluster maps based on statements generated from students, teachers, and school staff. In addition, pattern matches were analyzed to examine the degree of consensus between different groups and represent levels of agreement on the content of cluster maps. The findings appear to support teacher, administrator, and staff adherence to the solution-focused approach in the alternative school. What students thought was important in helping them achieve academic success were clusters that centered on relationships and future goals. Teachers, administrators, and staff also viewed relationships as important, but they rated more concrete aspects of the school and goal-setting as being more important. Concept mapping appears to be a useful program evaluation methodology for school social workers to consider and a valuable tool for examining complex problems and solutions within school organizations.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0010, 10.1093/cs/33.4.197
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Title: Effects of Correctional-based Programs for Female Inmates: A Systematic Review.
Creator: Tripodi, Stephen, Bledsoe, Sarah, Kim, Johnny S., Bender, Kimberly
Abstract/Description: Objective: To examine the effectiveness of interventions for incarcerated women. Method: The researchers use a two-model system: the risk-reduction model for studies analyzing interventions to reduce recidivism rates, and the enhancement model for studies that target psychological and physical well-being. Results: Incarcerated women who participate in substance abuse interventions appear less likely to reoffend than those who do not participate. Enhancement model studies report mixed results....
Show moreObjective: To examine the effectiveness of interventions for incarcerated women. Method: The researchers use a two-model system: the risk-reduction model for studies analyzing interventions to reduce recidivism rates, and the enhancement model for studies that target psychological and physical well-being. Results: Incarcerated women who participate in substance abuse interventions appear less likely to reoffend than those who do not participate. Enhancement model studies report mixed results. Overall, psychological-oriented interventions and substance abuse programs improve mental health symptoms and substance use among participants as compared to control or comparison groups. Results for HIV prevention programs are ambiguous, and parenting skill programs show no significant effect. Conclusion: Results highlight interventions that appear useful with female inmates. More rigorous research is needed to address many of these evidence-based interventions.
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Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0015, 10.1177/1049731509352337
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Title: Effects of Personality Disorder and Impulsivity on Emotional Adaptations in Prison Among Women Offenders.
Creator: Mahmood, Senik, Tripodi, Stephen, Vaughn, Michael G., Bender, Kimberly, Schwartz, Rachel
Abstract/Description: The present study sought to better understand the influence of personality disorders and impulsivity on women's ability to adapt to incarceration. We analyzed the influence of personality disorders as screened with the Structured Clinical Interview for Personality Disorders, and impulsivity as assessed with the Barratt Impulsivity Scale on depression and anxiety, sleeping problems, and feeling afraid of being attacked in prison among a large sample of women incarcerated in a Virginia prison....
Show moreThe present study sought to better understand the influence of personality disorders and impulsivity on women's ability to adapt to incarceration. We analyzed the influence of personality disorders as screened with the Structured Clinical Interview for Personality Disorders, and impulsivity as assessed with the Barratt Impulsivity Scale on depression and anxiety, sleeping problems, and feeling afraid of being attacked in prison among a large sample of women incarcerated in a Virginia prison. Results from regression models indicated that schizotypal, borderline, avoidant and dependent personality disorders and cognitive impulsivity were significant predictors of symptoms of anxiety and depression net of demographic covariates. Women possessing a diagnosis of paranoid personality disorder were at increased odds of having difficulty sleeping in prison and borderline, dependent, and paranoid personality disorder were at increased odds of experiencing fear in prison. Women who had been in prison before were significantly less likely to experience these problems. Implications of study findings for policies and practices involving women offenders are discussed.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0017, 10.1007/s11126-012-9215-5
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Title: Questionable Advertising of Psychotropic Medications and Disease Mongering.
Creator: Lacasse, Jeffrey R., Leo, Jonathan
Date Issued: 2006
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0035, 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030321
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Title: The Relationship Between Childhood Abuse and Psychosis for Women Prisoners: Assessing the Importance of Frequency and Type of Victimization.
Creator: Kennedy, Stephanie, Tripodi, Stephen, Pettus-Davis, Carrie
Abstract/Description: This study examines the relationship between childhood victimization and self- reported current symptoms of psychosis in an incarcerated female population in the United States. Participants are 159 randomly selected women incarcerated in two North Carolina state prisons. Participants completed a battery of self-report measures to assess childhood victimization and current and lifetime experience of audio/visual hallucinations and delusions. In accordance with the dose–response model, we...
Show moreThis study examines the relationship between childhood victimization and self- reported current symptoms of psychosis in an incarcerated female population in the United States. Participants are 159 randomly selected women incarcerated in two North Carolina state prisons. Participants completed a battery of self-report measures to assess childhood victimization and current and lifetime experience of audio/visual hallucinations and delusions. In accordance with the dose–response model, we hypothesized a predictive relationship between severity, frequency, and type of victimization and psychosis for this sample of women prisoners. Results indicate that women who experienced multi-victim- ization were 2.4 times more likely to report current symptoms of psychosis than other women prisoners who experienced only physical or sexual victimization in childhood. Likewise, a one-unit increase in frequency of childhood victimization was associated with a 3.2 % increased likelihood of having reported symptoms of current psychosis. These results provide support for the dose–response model hypothesis that multi-victimization is an important predictor of psychosis for the women prisoner population. Results indicate that adjusting prison-based mental health services to address the relationship of childhood victimization and symptoms of psychosis may be a key factor in improving outcomes among this population.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0005, 10.1007/s11126-013-9258-2
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Title: Protecting Lives, Careers, and Public Confidence: Florida's Efforts to Prevent Officer-Involved Domestic Violence.
Creator: Oehme, Karen, Siebert, Darcy Clay, Siebert, Carl, Stern, Nat, Valentine, Colby Lynne, Donnelly, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Anne)
Abstract/Description: Florida's innovative Law Enforcement Families Partnership (LEFP) was created to reduce and prevent officer-involved domestic violence in the state. Administered by the Institute for Family Violence Studies at Florida State University and supported by the criminal justice and victim's advocacy communities, the LEFP is the first statewide project of its kind. It includes several components, the cornerstone of which is an online curriculum that teaches officers about the dynamics and...
Show moreFlorida's innovative Law Enforcement Families Partnership (LEFP) was created to reduce and prevent officer-involved domestic violence in the state. Administered by the Institute for Family Violence Studies at Florida State University and supported by the criminal justice and victim's advocacy communities, the LEFP is the first statewide project of its kind. It includes several components, the cornerstone of which is an online curriculum that teaches officers about the dynamics and consequences of domestic violence perpetrated by officers. This article describes the project and early data from the surveys attached to the curriculum.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0024, 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2010.01355.x
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Title: Racial Disparities in Urologist Visits Among Elderly Men with Prostate Cancer: A Cohort Analysis of Patient-Related and County of Residence-Related Factors.
Creator: Onukwugha, Eberechukwu, Osteen, Philip, Jayasekera, Jinani, Mullins, C. Daniel, Mair, Christine A., Hussain, Arif
Abstract/Description: Introduction: Factors contributing to the lower likelihood of urologist follow up among African American (AA) men diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) may not be strictly patient-related. We investigated the relationship between crime, poverty, poor housing, among others, and post-diagnosis urologist visits among AA and white men. Methods: We utilized linked cancer registry and Medicare claims data from 1999-2007 for men diagnosed with stage I-III PCa. The USA Counties and County Business...
Show moreIntroduction: Factors contributing to the lower likelihood of urologist follow up among African American (AA) men diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) may not be strictly patient-related. We investigated the relationship between crime, poverty, poor housing, among others, and post-diagnosis urologist visits among AA and white men. Methods: We utilized linked cancer registry and Medicare claims data from 1999-2007 for men diagnosed with stage I-III PCa. The USA Counties and County Business Patterns datasets provided county-level data. Variance-components models reported percent of variation attributed to county of residence. Post-diagnosis urologist visits for AA and white men were investigated using regression models. Results: We identified 65,635 patients: 87% were non-Hispanic white and 9.3% were non-Hispanic AA. Sixteen percent of men diagnosed with stage I-III PCa did not visit a urologist within one year following diagnosis: 22% among AA and 15% among white men. County of residence accounted for 10% of the variation in the visit outcome: 13% for AA and 10% for white men. AA men were more likely to live in counties ranked highest in terms of poverty, occupied housing units with no telephone, and crime. AA men were less likely to see a urologist (OR = 0.65, 0.6 – 0.71; RR=0.94, 0.92 – 0.95). The sign and magnitude of the coefficients for the county-level measures differed across race-specific regression models of urologist visits. Conclusion: Among older men diagnosed with stage I-III PCa, the social environment contributes to some of the disparities in post-diagnosis urologist visits between AA and white men.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0028, 10.1002/cncr.28894
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Supervised Visitation and Family Financial Well-Being: Broadening Access to Community Services for Low-Income Parents in the Court System.

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Oehme, Karen, Stern, Mark

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This article describes a federally funded pilot program designed to connect low-income families at supervised visitation (SV) programs to other community resources to improve their economic well-being. The pilot program established additional community connections for families in both urban and rural communities. We describe outcomes that suggest that many SV clients can benefit when SV programs are engaged with multiple community service partnerships. We also recommend that judges refer...
Show moreThis article describes a federally funded pilot program designed to connect low-income families at supervised visitation (SV) programs to other community resources to improve their economic well-being. The pilot program established additional community connections for families in both urban and rural communities. We describe outcomes that suggest that many SV clients can benefit when SV programs are engaged with multiple community service partnerships. We also recommend that judges refer families primarily to those supervised visitation programs that can connect low-income families to additional resources to help address their problems and improve their economic self-sufficiency. Key Points for the Family Court Community:

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Date Issued

2014

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FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0020, 10.1111/fcre.12091

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Title: Suicide Prevention in Social Work Education: How Prepared Are Social Work Students?.
Creator: Osteen, Philip, Jacobson, Jodi M., Sharpe, Tanya L.
Abstract/Description: The prevalence of suicide suggests social workers will encounter clients at risk for suicide, but research shows social workers receive little to no training on suicide and suicide prevention and feel unprepared to work effectively with clients at risk. Baseline results from a randomized intervention study of the Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR; Quinnett, 1995) suicide prevention gatekeeper training with 73 advanced MSW student interns show suicide knowledge was average, attitudes about...
Show moreThe prevalence of suicide suggests social workers will encounter clients at risk for suicide, but research shows social workers receive little to no training on suicide and suicide prevention and feel unprepared to work effectively with clients at risk. Baseline results from a randomized intervention study of the Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR; Quinnett, 1995) suicide prevention gatekeeper training with 73 advanced MSW student interns show suicide knowledge was average, attitudes about suicide prevention were generally neutral, and use of suicide prevention practice skills was low. These results indicate an opportunity for enhancing student outcomes through training and inform social work education regarding necessary preparation for student interns and new graduates to identify and respond effectively to client suicide risk.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0026, 10.1080/10437797.2014.885272
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Title: Stopping the Cycle of Child Abuse and Neglect: A Call to Action to Focus on Pregnant and Parenting Youth in and Aging Out of the Foster Care System.
Creator: Geiger, Jennifer, Schelbe, Lisa
Abstract/Description: Each year, a significant number of adolescents become pregnant in the United States, with more than half of these pregnancies resulting in live births. Adolescent parenting is associated with poor outcomes, including increased risk of child maltreatment. Youth "aging out" of the foster care system may be at greater risk of maltreating their children due to their experiences of child maltreatment, a lack of social support and little preparation for parenthood. This paper examines current...
Show moreEach year, a significant number of adolescents become pregnant in the United States, with more than half of these pregnancies resulting in live births. Adolescent parenting is associated with poor outcomes, including increased risk of child maltreatment. Youth "aging out" of the foster care system may be at greater risk of maltreating their children due to their experiences of child maltreatment, a lack of social support and little preparation for parenthood. This paper examines current programs and policies targeting pregnant and parenting youth "aging out" and presents a research and policy agenda that focuses on pregnancy prevention and positive parenting.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0009X, 10.1080/15548732.2013.824398
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Title: To What Extent is Criminal Justice Content Specifically Addressed in MSW Programs in the United States?.
Creator: Epperson, Matthew, Roberts, Leslie, Ivanoff, André Marie, Tripodi, Stephen, Gilmer, Christy
Abstract/Description: This study examined the extent to which criminal justice content is addressed in all CSWE-accredited MSW programs in the United States (N = 192). Criminal justice content was measured in three areas: (1) dual or joint degree programs, (2) concentrations or specializations, and (3) coursework. Excluding social work and law classes, 22% of all MSW programs offered a course specific to criminal justice. Nine programs (5%) offered a concentration or specialization in criminal justice. Only 1% of...
Show moreThis study examined the extent to which criminal justice content is addressed in all CSWE-accredited MSW programs in the United States (N = 192). Criminal justice content was measured in three areas: (1) dual or joint degree programs, (2) concentrations or specializations, and (3) coursework. Excluding social work and law classes, 22% of all MSW programs offered a course specific to criminal justice. Nine programs (5%) offered a concentration or specialization in criminal justice. Only 1% of MSW programs offered all three areas of criminal justice content. These findings indicate that opportunities for MSW students to explore interests in criminal justice are quite limited. Implications for the influence of the social work profession on criminal justice policy and practice are discussed.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0006, 10.1080/10437797.2013.755384
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Title: Alcohol Abuse, PTSD, and Officer-Committed Domestic Violence.
Creator: Oehme, Karen, Donnelly, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Anne), Martin, Annelise
Abstract/Description: In a unique prevention project in a large US state, researchers explored how alcohol abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rates influence rates of self-reported domestic violence committed by law enforcement officers. Survey methodology with a cross-sectional design was used, and multiple measures and instruments were analyzed. Because of the novel nature of the online curriculum and resources, there was no comparison group. A strong association—not a cause/effect relationship—was...
Show moreIn a unique prevention project in a large US state, researchers explored how alcohol abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) rates influence rates of self-reported domestic violence committed by law enforcement officers. Survey methodology with a cross-sectional design was used, and multiple measures and instruments were analyzed. Because of the novel nature of the online curriculum and resources, there was no comparison group. A strong association—not a cause/effect relationship—was found: officers who had PTSD were four times more likely to report using physical violence, officers who had hazardous drinking were four times more likely to report violence, and dependent drinkers were eight times more likely to report being physically violent with an intimate partner. The findings suggest new opportunities for agency action and have resulted in new recommendations for training and policies to help support healthier law enforcement officers. No previous study has explored the link between PTSD, alcohol use, and domestic violence within this population.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0021, 10.1093/police/pas023
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Title: Evaluating the Productivity of Social Work Scholars Using the H-index.
Creator: Lacasse, Jeffrey R., Hodge, David R., Bean, Kristen
Abstract/Description: Objectives: This article reports the first estimated h-index values for social work faculty. Methods: Multiple raters blindly assessed two samples of faculty (1) tenure-track faculty at institutions listed in the U.S. News and World Report top 10 (n=337) and (2) tenure track editorial board members of 5 highly ranked social work journals (n=215). Results: Intraclass correlation coefficients for h-index values among the multiple raters ranged from .83 to .92, indicating good reliability. For...
Show moreObjectives: This article reports the first estimated h-index values for social work faculty. Methods: Multiple raters blindly assessed two samples of faculty (1) tenure-track faculty at institutions listed in the U.S. News and World Report top 10 (n=337) and (2) tenure track editorial board members of 5 highly ranked social work journals (n=215). Results: Intraclass correlation coefficients for h-index values among the multiple raters ranged from .83 to .92, indicating good reliability. For faculty at top 10 institutions, mean estimated h-index values were 3.97 (SD=2.87) for assistant professors; 8.59 (SD=3.72) for associate professors; and 16.14 (SD=8.35) for full professors. Values for editorial board members were generally similar. Conclusions: These are the first such published data; further research is needed.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0040, 10.1177/1049731511405069
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Title: Evaluating Journal Quality: Is the H-index a Better Measure than Impact Factors?.
Creator: Hodge, David R., Lacasse, Jeffrey R.
Abstract/Description: Objectives: This study evaluates the utility of a new measure—the h-index—that may provide a more valid approach to evaluating journal quality in the social work profession. Methods: H-index values are compared with Thomson ISI five-year impact factors and expert opinion. Results: As hypothesized, the h-index correlates highly with ISI five-year impact factors; but exhibits closer agreement with expert opinion, particularly with high familiarity disciplinary journals. Conclusions: This...
Show moreObjectives: This study evaluates the utility of a new measure—the h-index—that may provide a more valid approach to evaluating journal quality in the social work profession. Methods: H-index values are compared with Thomson ISI five-year impact factors and expert opinion. Results: As hypothesized, the h-index correlates highly with ISI five-year impact factors; but exhibits closer agreement with expert opinion, particularly with high familiarity disciplinary journals. Conclusions: This evidence of convergent and discriminatory validity suggests that the h-index may have some utility in assessing social work journals. Notable advantages of the h-index include its compatibility with the profession's applied research culture and its ability to be used with essentially all journals in which social workers publish.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0038
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Title: The Limits of Evidence Based Medicine and Its Application to Mental Health Evidence-Based Practice. (Part One).
Creator: Gomory, Tomi
Abstract/Description: The present article outlines the major limitations of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) and through a close review demonstrates that the three component EBM process model is a pseudo-scientific tool. Its "objective" component is the collection, systematic analysis, and listing of "effective" treatments applying a research hierarchy from most rigorous (systematic reviews of randomized control trials) to least rigorous (expert opinion). Its two subjective components are the clinical judgment of...
Show moreThe present article outlines the major limitations of Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) and through a close review demonstrates that the three component EBM process model is a pseudo-scientific tool. Its "objective" component is the collection, systematic analysis, and listing of "effective" treatments applying a research hierarchy from most rigorous (systematic reviews of randomized control trials) to least rigorous (expert opinion). Its two subjective components are the clinical judgment of helping professionals about which "evidence-based" treatment to select and the specific and unique relevant personal preferences of the potential recipients regarding treatment. This procedural mishmash provides no more rigor in choosing "best practice" than has been provided by good clinical practitioners in the past since both turn out to be subjective and authority based. The article also discusses EBM's further methodological dilution in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) endorsed Evidence Based Mental Health Practice (EBP) movement. In EBP the allegedly rigorous EBM protocol is altered. Instead of systematic expert protocol driven EBM reviews of randomized controlled trials, NIMH sanctioned expert consensus panels decide "evidence-based practices." This further problematizes the development of best practices in mental health by converting it to a political process. The article concludes with some observations on these issues. In a second article (part two) forthcoming, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is examined as an example of an EBP that fails as a scientifically effective treatment despite its EBP certification and general popularity among practitioners.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0031
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Title: The Limits of Evidence Based Medicine and Its Application to Mental Health Evidence-Based Practice. (Part Two): Assertive Community Treatment assertively reviewed.
Creator: Gomory, Tomi
Abstract/Description: This article is the second of two published in EHPP, the first appeared in the current spring 2013 volume. The first article argued the very serious limitations of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and its very popular mental health offshoot Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)(Gomory, in press). The present article is meant to be a consolidation and update of a 1999 analysis of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), the best "validated" mental health EBP according the National Institute of Mental Health ...
Show moreThis article is the second of two published in EHPP, the first appeared in the current spring 2013 volume. The first article argued the very serious limitations of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) and its very popular mental health offshoot Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)(Gomory, in press). The present article is meant to be a consolidation and update of a 1999 analysis of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), the best "validated" mental health EBP according the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and academic researchers. The present analysis reconfirms the failure of ACT as a treatment modality and a platform for successfully reducing hospitalization its touted consistent effect accept when ACT can apply administrative coercion to keep its clients out of the hospital or quickly discharge them. When ACT fails to have such administrative coercive control it does no better than other community mental health delivery systems. The use of ACT coercion begun over forty-years ago, the article further argues, set the table for conventionalizing psychiatric coercion as evidence-based best practice.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0033
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Title: Madness or Mental Illness?: Revisiting Historians of Psychiatry.
Creator: Gomory, Tomi, Cohen, David, Kirk, Stuart A.
Abstract/Description: Is madness medical disease, problems in living, or social labeling of deviance? Does the word merely refer to behavior peculiar enough to be disturbing? Are the mad mad because of mental, physical, or environmental vulnerabilities? No one knows the answers to these questions because there is no scientific validation for any theory or specific causes of madness. Nonetheless, a view of madness as medical/bodily disease has been receiving concrete and rhetorical support from the government...
Show moreIs madness medical disease, problems in living, or social labeling of deviance? Does the word merely refer to behavior peculiar enough to be disturbing? Are the mad mad because of mental, physical, or environmental vulnerabilities? No one knows the answers to these questions because there is no scientific validation for any theory or specific causes of madness. Nonetheless, a view of madness as medical/bodily disease has been receiving concrete and rhetorical support from the government mental health bureaucracy, Big Pharma, mental health lobby groups, the organized profession of psychiatry, hundreds of thousands of providers of mental health services and countless books and articles. This article explores the role that medicalized language and its use by seven noted historians of psychiatry (Norman Dain, Albert Deutsch, Gerald Grob, Roy Porter, Charles Rosenberg, Andrew Scull, and Edward Shorter) might have played in shaping the contemporary view of madness as mental illness. The evidence we uncover suggests that historical "facts" about madness, much as psychiatric "facts" supporting the disease model, are shaped by belief, bias, error or ambiguous rhetoric rather than the facts of the matter.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0041, 10.1007/s12144-013-9168-3
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Title: Histories of Childhood Victimization and Subsequent Mental Health Problems, Substance Use, and Sexual Victimization for a Sample of Incarcerated Women in the US.
Creator: Tripodi, Stephen, Pettus-Davis, Carrie
Abstract/Description: Women are entering US prisons at nearly double the rate of men and are the fastest growing prison population. Current extant literature focuses on the prevalence of the incarceration of women, but few studies exist that emphasize the different trajectories to prison. For example, women prisoners have greater experiences of prior victimization, more reports of mental illness, and higher rates of illicit substance use. The purpose of this study was to understand the prevalence of childhood...
Show moreWomen are entering US prisons at nearly double the rate of men and are the fastest growing prison population. Current extant literature focuses on the prevalence of the incarceration of women, but few studies exist that emphasize the different trajectories to prison. For example, women prisoners have greater experiences of prior victimization, more reports of mental illness, and higher rates of illicit substance use. The purpose of this study was to understand the prevalence of childhood victimization and its association with adult mental health problems, substance abuse disorders, and further sexual victimization. The research team interviewed a random sample of 125 women prisoners soon to be released from prison to gather information on their childhood physical and sexual victimization, mental health and substance abuse problems as an adult, and sexual victimization in the year preceding incarceration. Results indicate that women prisoners in this sample, who were both physically and sexually victimized as children, were more likely to be hospitalized as an adult for a psychological or emotional problem. Women who were sexually victimized or both physically and sexually victimized were more likely to attempt suicide. Women who experienced physical victimization as children and women who were both physically and sexually victimized were more likely to have a substance use disorder and women who were sexually abused as children or both physically and sexually victimized were more likely to be sexually abused in the year preceding prison. This article ends with a discussion about prisons' role in providing treatment for women prisoners and basing this treatment on women's trajectories to prison, which disproportionately include childhood victimization and subsequent mental health and substance use problems.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0011, 10.1016/j.ijlp.2012.11.005
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Title: Influential Publications in Social Work Discourse: The 100 Most Highly Cited Articles in Disciplinary Journals: 2000-2009.
Creator: Hodge, David R., Lacasse, Jeffrey R., Benson, Odessa
Abstract/Description: Examinations of highly cited articles are common in professions such as medicine as a way to enhance professional self-reflection. Yet, little research has examined influential articles in social work. In light of the emergence of a distinct disciplinary knowledge base over the past few decades, this study identifies the 100 most cited articles in disciplinary social work journals (N = 79) published during 2000-2009. Analysis revealed twelve citation classics spanning a relatively diverse...
Show moreExaminations of highly cited articles are common in professions such as medicine as a way to enhance professional self-reflection. Yet, little research has examined influential articles in social work. In light of the emergence of a distinct disciplinary knowledge base over the past few decades, this study identifies the 100 most cited articles in disciplinary social work journals (N = 79) published during 2000-2009. Analysis revealed twelve citation classics spanning a relatively diverse array of subjects. Among the various topics that appeared among the 100 most cited articles, the results suggest that evidence-based practice/social work research plays a particularly important role in professional discourse. Also notable is the fact that some two-thirds of the most highly cited articles were published in just four journals.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0039
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Title: The Influence of Social Bonds on Recidivism: A Study of Texas Male Prisoners.
Creator: Tripodi, Stephen
Abstract/Description: The present study examines the influence of social bonds on recidivism for a random sample of 250 male offenders released from Texas prisons since 2001. Recidivism is a continuous variable, in which the researcher measured months between release from prison and reincarceration. Based on life-course theory, the researcher hypothesized that offenders released from prison who become employed or were married would have lower hazard ratios than offenders who were not employed or married. Results...
Show moreThe present study examines the influence of social bonds on recidivism for a random sample of 250 male offenders released from Texas prisons since 2001. Recidivism is a continuous variable, in which the researcher measured months between release from prison and reincarceration. Based on life-course theory, the researcher hypothesized that offenders released from prison who become employed or were married would have lower hazard ratios than offenders who were not employed or married. Results from survival analyses indicate recidivists who obtained employment upon release had longer crime-free periods before recidivating than recidivists who did not obtain employment. This is potentially important when considering desistance from crime as a process, since the offenders exhibited initial motivation, commitment, and behavioral change.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0013, 10.1080/15564886.2010.509660
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Title: An Introduction to Using Multidimensional Item Response Theory to Assess Latent Factor Structure.
Creator: Osteen, Philip
Abstract/Description: This study provides an introduction to the use of multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) analysis for assessing latent factor structure, and compares this statistical technique to confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in the evaluation of an original measure developed to assess students' motivations for entering a social work community of practice. The Participation in a Social Work Community of Practice Scale (PSWCoP) was administered to 506 masters of social work students from 11...
Show moreThis study provides an introduction to the use of multidimensional item response theory (MIRT) analysis for assessing latent factor structure, and compares this statistical technique to confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) in the evaluation of an original measure developed to assess students' motivations for entering a social work community of practice. The Participation in a Social Work Community of Practice Scale (PSWCoP) was administered to 506 masters of social work students from 11 accredited graduate programs. The psychometric properties and latent factor structure of the scale are evaluated using MIRT and CFA techniques. Although designed as a 3-factor measure, analysis of model fit using both CFA and MIRT do not support this solution. Instead, analyses using both methods produce convergent results supporting a 4-factor solution. Discussion includes methodological implications for social work research, focusing on the extension of MIRT analysis to assessment of measurement invariance in differential item functioning, differential test functioning, and differential factor functioning.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0030, 10.5243/jsswr.2010.6
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Title: Measuring the Impact of Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal.
Creator: Lacasse, Jeffrey R., Schelbe, Lisa, Thyer, Bruce A.
Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0085, 10.1007/s10560-015-0416-2
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Title: Motivations, Values, and Conflict Resolution: Students' Integration of Personal and Professional Identities.
Creator: Osteen, Philip
Abstract/Description: Edicts within the Council on Social Work Education's 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards address the importance of understanding the intersection of personal and professional values. Twenty MSW students, chosen on the basis of diverse cultural and personal characteristics, were interviewed about their motivations for pursuing a MSW degree and their personal and professional values. Thematic analysis yielded an emergent model relating the intersection of multiple forms of...
Show moreEdicts within the Council on Social Work Education's 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards address the importance of understanding the intersection of personal and professional values. Twenty MSW students, chosen on the basis of diverse cultural and personal characteristics, were interviewed about their motivations for pursuing a MSW degree and their personal and professional values. Thematic analysis yielded an emergent model relating the intersection of multiple forms of motivation, encountering and resolving value conflicts, and integrating personal and professional identities. Implications for education and practice are (1) the intersection of personal and professional identities should be explicit components of curriculum; (2) strategies for managing value conflicts should be an integral part of the curriculum; and (3) the relationship between identity integration and practice needs to be delineated.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0025
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Title: A National Survey of Graduate Education in Psychopharmacology: Advancing the Social Work Perspective on Psychiatric Medication.
Creator: Hughes, Shannon, Narendorf, Sarah, Lacasse, Jeffrey R.
Abstract/Description: Social workers' unique skills and professional perspective can contribute to improved practices in psychopharmacology, yet it is unclear how social work programs prepare students for this area of practice. This study examined instruction of psychopharmacology through a national web-based survey of MSW program directors and instructors of psychopharmacology content (n=171). Nearly two-thirds (63.7%) reported their program integrates psychopharmacology usually into one or two existing courses,...
Show moreSocial workers' unique skills and professional perspective can contribute to improved practices in psychopharmacology, yet it is unclear how social work programs prepare students for this area of practice. This study examined instruction of psychopharmacology through a national web-based survey of MSW program directors and instructors of psychopharmacology content (n=171). Nearly two-thirds (63.7%) reported their program integrates psychopharmacology usually into one or two existing courses, while 20.5% indicated their program offers a standalone course. Lack of faculty expertise and having no room in the current curriculum structure were identified as the top barriers for programs not offering any psychopharmacology content. The profession's critical, social justice, empowerment, client-centered, systems perspective appears to ground the teaching of psychopharmacology in social work programs.
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Date Issued: 2016
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0086
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Title: A Meta-analysis of Interventions to Reduce Adolescent Cannabis Use.
Creator: Bender, Kimberly, Tripodi, Stephen, Sarteschi, Christy, Vaughn, Michael G.
Abstract/Description: Objective: This meta-analytic review assesses the effectiveness of substance abuse interventions to reduce adolescent cannabis use. Method: A systematic search identified 15 randomized controlled evaluations of interventions to reduce adolescent cannabis use published between 1960 and 2008. The primary outcome variables, frequency of cannabis use, and quantity of cannabis use, were measured between 1 month and 1 year posttreatment completion. Results: Analyses of random effects models...
Show moreObjective: This meta-analytic review assesses the effectiveness of substance abuse interventions to reduce adolescent cannabis use. Method: A systematic search identified 15 randomized controlled evaluations of interventions to reduce adolescent cannabis use published between 1960 and 2008. The primary outcome variables, frequency of cannabis use, and quantity of cannabis use, were measured between 1 month and 1 year posttreatment completion. Results: Analyses of random effects models revealed similarly moderate effects for individual (g = -.437; 95% CI = [-.671, -.203]) and family-based treatments (g = -.404; 95% CI = [-.613, -.195]). Substance abuse treatments are associated with moderate reductions in cannabis use although effect sizes tended to wane with greater length of time posttreatment. Discussion: Substance abuse treatment programs should consider implementing evidence-based interventions highlighted in this meta-analysis that fit the needs and characteristics of their client base and agency setting.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0016, 10.1177/1049731510380226
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Title: Non-fatal Suicide Behavior Among Women Prisoners: The Predictive Roles of Childhood Victimization, Childhood Neglect, and Childhood Positive Support.
Creator: Tripodi, Stephen, Onifade, Eyitayo, Pettus-Davis, Carrie
Abstract/Description: Women entering prison report high rates of childhood victimization. Women in prison also report higher rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior (self-reported suicide attempts) than women in the general population and similar rates to their male counterparts despite having significantly lower suicide rates than males in the general population. Yet, there is a dearth of research that addresses the relationship between childhood victimization and suicidality for women prisoners in the United States....
Show moreWomen entering prison report high rates of childhood victimization. Women in prison also report higher rates of nonfatal suicidal behavior (self-reported suicide attempts) than women in the general population and similar rates to their male counterparts despite having significantly lower suicide rates than males in the general population. Yet, there is a dearth of research that addresses the relationship between childhood victimization and suicidality for women prisoners in the United States. The purpose of this study is (a) to assess the relationship between childhood victimization and nonfatal suicidal behavior for a random sample of women prisoners; (b) to investigate predictive differences between childhood physical victimization, childhood sexual victimization, childhood neglect, and childhood support; and (c) to determine whether women prisoners with higher frequencies of childhood victimization and neglect are more likely to have attempted suicide than women prisoners with lower frequencies. Results indicate that childhood victimization, neglect, and lack of support are all significantly associated with nonfatal suicidal behavior among women prisoners. Frequency of childhood neglect had a larger effect size than frequency of childhood physical victimization, childhood sexual victimization, and lack of support. The results of this study add to the growing body of literature on childhood victimization and suicidality in general, and nonfatal suicidal behavior for prisoner populations in particular. The article ends with a discussion on clinical implications; particularly the finding that frequency of childhood victimization, childhood neglect, and lack of childhood support matters when determining the risk of suicidality.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0007, 10.1177/0306624X12472879
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Title: Multicultural Curriculum and MSW Students' Attitudes about Race and Diversity.
Creator: Osteen, Philip, Vanidestine, Todd, Sharpe, Tanya L.
Abstract/Description: Methods of incorporating culturally competent practice and social justice curricula often are addressed in a required course or across courses using an infusion model. This research explored multicultural curricula and MSW students' attitudes about race and diversity. Data were collected from 297 MSW students enrolled at two universities. Multivariate analysis of variance revealed significant differences between students in programs with required multicultural coursework and those utilizing...
Show moreMethods of incorporating culturally competent practice and social justice curricula often are addressed in a required course or across courses using an infusion model. This research explored multicultural curricula and MSW students' attitudes about race and diversity. Data were collected from 297 MSW students enrolled at two universities. Multivariate analysis of variance revealed significant differences between students in programs with required multicultural coursework and those utilizing an infusion model, with respect to attitudes toward African Americans but not on measures of diversity or social equality and justice. The results indicate the differential outcomes based on curriculum models and support the need for further research in this area.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0027, 10.1080/08841233.2013.775211
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Title: Antidepressants and the Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression: A Reflection and Update on the Discourse.
Creator: Lacasse, Jeffrey R., Leo, Jonathan
Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0084
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Title: Benefits and Challenges of Service-learning in Accredited Baccalaureate Social Work Programs.
Creator: Schelbe, Lisa, Petracchi, Helen E., Weaver, Addie
Abstract/Description: Service-learning is a pedagogical approach that integrates students' classroom instruction with community experiences. This paper discusses qualitative results of a national survey examining service-learning in Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited baccalaureate programs. Almost 80 percent of the 202 respondents required service-learning. Respondents reported benefits of incorporating service-learning in baccalaureate social work curriculum include assisting students in building...
Show moreService-learning is a pedagogical approach that integrates students' classroom instruction with community experiences. This paper discusses qualitative results of a national survey examining service-learning in Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) accredited baccalaureate programs. Almost 80 percent of the 202 respondents required service-learning. Respondents reported benefits of incorporating service-learning in baccalaureate social work curriculum include assisting students in building community connections; applying theory and skills; socializing to the social work profession; and increasing self-awareness and exposure to diverse populations. Cited challenges include securing agency sites, time, and, logistics. Findings support existing research suggesting that service-learning benefits social work students.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0003, 10.1080/08841233.2014.954689
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Title: Coercion: The Only Constant In Psychiatric Practice?.
Creator: Gomory, Tomi, Cohen, David, Kirk, Stuart A.
Abstract/Description: In the Western world, since at least the 15th century, state-sanctioned force has been employed to control those who disturb others by their violent or existentially destabilizing behaviors such as threatening or inflicting self-harm. Coercing the mad into madhouses, separating and detaining them from the rest of society, and forcing them to comply with their keepers' wishes, occurred before physicians became involved in theorizing about the meaning or origins of madness, and it continues to...
Show moreIn the Western world, since at least the 15th century, state-sanctioned force has been employed to control those who disturb others by their violent or existentially destabilizing behaviors such as threatening or inflicting self-harm. Coercing the mad into madhouses, separating and detaining them from the rest of society, and forcing them to comply with their keepers' wishes, occurred before physicians became involved in theorizing about the meaning or origins of madness, and it continues to distinguish psychiatric practice to this day. It is widely recognized that the mad used to be confined, beaten, tied, shocked or whirled into submission, but it seems less appreciated today by scholars, practitioners, and the general public that the physical control of "dangerous" mental patients remains a central function, and perhaps the only constant function, of public mental health systems.
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Date Issued: 2013
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0042
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Title: Child Maltreatment Reporting Patterns and Predictors of Substantiation: Comparing Adolescents and Younger Children.
Creator: Raissian, Kerri, Dierkhising, Carly, Mullins Geiger, Jennifer, Schelbe, Lisa
Abstract/Description: Adolescents, and especially male adolescents, make up a disproportionately smaller portion of maltreatment reports compared to younger children. This study used the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) to better understand the characteristics of adolescents reported to Child Protective Services (CPS), to examine if these characteristics changed over time, and to determine if certain child or CPS report characteristics predicted CPS involvement. Whereas adolescents were the...
Show moreAdolescents, and especially male adolescents, make up a disproportionately smaller portion of maltreatment reports compared to younger children. This study used the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) to better understand the characteristics of adolescents reported to Child Protective Services (CPS), to examine if these characteristics changed over time, and to determine if certain child or CPS report characteristics predicted CPS involvement. Whereas adolescents were the focal group, younger children were also analyzed for comparison. Between 2005 and 2010, reports of neglect and the proportion of children of Hispanic and unknown racial/ethnic origins increased. Concurrently, the proportion of cases resulting in CPS involvement declined. Although race/ethnicity predicted CPS involvement, this pattern was not consistent across all age groups or races/ethnicities. The type of alleged maltreatment did not typically predict CPS involvement; however, allegations of sexual abuse among school-age children and adolescents, particularly among girls, were more likely to result in CPS involvement. These findings can assist child welfare professionals in determining appropriate services tailored to families and developing prevention programs targeting adolescents.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0001, 10.1177/1077559513518096
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Title: Childhood Abuse and Postpartum Psychosis: Is There a Link?.
Creator: Kennedy, Stephanie, Tripodi, Stephen
Abstract/Description: Postpartum psychosis (PPP) is a serious mental health issue associated with maternal suicide and infanticide. Although a growing research base suggests that childhood abuse is predictive of psychosis, bipolar disorder, and postpartum depression, the link between abuse and PPP is less clear. Currently, prevention and treatment strategies are pharmacological and require hospitalization once symptoms arise. Unfortunately, these strategies are not ideal for affected women and their infants....
Show morePostpartum psychosis (PPP) is a serious mental health issue associated with maternal suicide and infanticide. Although a growing research base suggests that childhood abuse is predictive of psychosis, bipolar disorder, and postpartum depression, the link between abuse and PPP is less clear. Currently, prevention and treatment strategies are pharmacological and require hospitalization once symptoms arise. Unfortunately, these strategies are not ideal for affected women and their infants. Testing the relationship between experiences of childhood abuse and PPP may reveal abuse variables to be both statistically and clinically meaningful predictors of the disorder. A dose–response model suggests that women who report more severe abuse or multivictimization will be more likely to develop PPP. The authors suggest trauma screening in psychiatric, obstetrical, and community practice settings to identify women at risk for PPP and advocate for the addition of gender-responsive and trauma-focused psychotherapy to pharmacological interventions for this population.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0009, 10.1177/0886109914544719
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