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Title: Acculturation Factors Related to Obesity of Latino American Men Nationwide.
Creator: Ai, Amy L, Appel, Hoa B, Lee, Jungup
Abstract/Description: Obesity is a public health epidemic, particularly among underrepresented populations. With a large proportion of immigrants, Latino Americans comprise the largest minority population in the United States. This study examined the association of acculturation factors with obesity among Latino American men ( n = 1,127) using the National Latino and Asian American Study. The result identified two acculturation-related factors (being U.S.-born and living in the United States for the longest period...
Show moreObesity is a public health epidemic, particularly among underrepresented populations. With a large proportion of immigrants, Latino Americans comprise the largest minority population in the United States. This study examined the association of acculturation factors with obesity among Latino American men ( n = 1,127) using the National Latino and Asian American Study. The result identified two acculturation-related factors (being U.S.-born and living in the United States for the longest period/5-10 years) as positive correlates. In contrast, a different study on obesity in Latino American women demonstrated discrimination, but not the above factors, as significant correlates. The men's pattern suggests that the Hispanic/Latino paradox might have greater implications for men with respect to weight issues. Furthermore, Mexican American and Other Latino American men presented a greater likelihood of being obese than Cuban and Puerto Rican men. The findings, if replicated in prospective research, suggest the need for gender- and ethnic-specific intervention for obesity in Latino American men, particularly for the largest subgroup, Mexican Americans.
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Date Issued: 2018-09-01
Identifier: FSU_pmch_27283432, 10.1177/1557988316653182, PMC6142145, 27283432, 27283432, 1557988316653182
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Title: After DSM-5: A Critical Mental Health Research Agenda for the 21st Century.
Creator: Lacasse, Jeffrey R.
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0072, 10.1177/1049731513510048
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Title: A dialogue about the U.S. dialogue on mental health: Exploring the nature, scope, and implications of the conversation.
Creator: Hess, Jacob Z., Decker, Anna, Lacasse, Jeffrey Raymond, Foster, Mark
Abstract/Description: With all the emphasis on having more conversation about mental health, remarkably little attention has been paid to how exactly we want to be having it. In what follows, we review five areas about which sharp differences currently exist: (1) Biology – how are physiological contributors to mental distress being framed? (2) Symptoms – how should we best work with distressing signs in the body? (3) Action Steps – what needs to happen in order to improve mental health in the nation? (4) Barriers ...
Show moreWith all the emphasis on having more conversation about mental health, remarkably little attention has been paid to how exactly we want to be having it. In what follows, we review five areas about which sharp differences currently exist: (1) Biology – how are physiological contributors to mental distress being framed? (2) Symptoms – how should we best work with distressing signs in the body? (3) Action Steps – what needs to happen in order to improve mental health in the nation? (4) Barriers – what are the primary barriers that need to be overcome in improving public mental health? (5) Lifestyle – what role do lifestyle choices play in mental health? After illustrating the different positions being taken on each of these questions, we then consider the diverging implications for individuals and families facing these problems. We conclude with recommendations as to how the larger dialogue on mental health could become more inclusive and productive.
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Date Issued: 2017-06-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1490548063
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Title: "It's Really Overwhelming": Parent And Service Provider Perspectives Of Parents Aging Out Of Foster Care.
Creator: Radey, Melissa, Schelbe, Lisa, McWey, Lenore M., Holtrop, Kendal, Canto, Angela I.
Abstract/Description: Rates of pregnancy and parenthood among current and former foster youth are two to three times higher than non-foster youth peers. Repeat pregnancies among young mothers aging out of foster care also occur at higher rates than peers not involved with the child welfare system. Furthermore, mothers aging out of foster care demonstrate high levels of parenting stress and risk for child maltreatment. Indeed, this population is in significant need of help; however, beyond anecdotal evidence,...
Show moreRates of pregnancy and parenthood among current and former foster youth are two to three times higher than non-foster youth peers. Repeat pregnancies among young mothers aging out of foster care also occur at higher rates than peers not involved with the child welfare system. Furthermore, mothers aging out of foster care demonstrate high levels of parenting stress and risk for child maltreatment. Indeed, this population is in significant need of help; however, beyond anecdotal evidence, little is known about the needs and day-to day experiences of this population. In order to tailor interventions to meet the needs of parents aging out, the perspectives of stakeholders must be taken into account. Using qualitative data gathered from separate small group interviews with parents aging out and service providers, this study examined participants' perceptions of parents' daily experiences, strengths, and needs. Findings indicated that parents aging out face overwhelming adversity and stress with little outside financial, emotional, or parenting support from family or friends. Yet, parents also expressed motivation to be good parents, resilience, and the desire to gain effective parenting skills. Although similar themes arose among parent and provider interviews, perceptions differed. Parents expressed hope and optimism in providing for their children while providers expressed systemic failure in preparing parents for independent living. Based on these findings, we conclude that parenting interventions specific to parents aging out may need to address three fundamental and key components: basic needs, social support, and effective parenting techniques. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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Date Issued: 2016-08
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_wos_000381171100001, 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.05.013
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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: Examining the Dose-Response Relationships Between Childhood Victimization, Depression, Psychosis, and Substance Misuse for Women Prisoners.
Creator: Kennedy, S. C., Tripodi, Stephen J., Pettus-Davis, C., Ayers, J.
Abstract/Description: The current study uses the dose-response model to examine the relationships between childhood victimization events and subsequent depression, symptoms of psychosis, and substance misuse in a sample of 230 randomly selected incarcerated women in the United States. Results on frequency of victimization were mixed. In this sample, both frequency of physical abuse and sexual abuse significantly predicted current symptoms of psychosis, only frequency of physical abuse significantly predicted...
Show moreThe current study uses the dose-response model to examine the relationships between childhood victimization events and subsequent depression, symptoms of psychosis, and substance misuse in a sample of 230 randomly selected incarcerated women in the United States. Results on frequency of victimization were mixed. In this sample, both frequency of physical abuse and sexual abuse significantly predicted current symptoms of psychosis, only frequency of physical abuse significantly predicted substance misuse. Incarcerated women who experienced multi-victimization were 5.7 times as likely to report depression, 4.2 times as likely to report current symptoms of symptoms of psychosis, and 3.8 times as likely to meet criteria for a substance use disorder. Results indicate that adjusting prison-based interventions to address multi-victimization may improve outcomes and reduce recidivism among this population.
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Date Issued: 2015-07-15
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1465266834, 10.1080/08974454.2015.1023486
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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: Evaluating effectiveness of abstinence education.
Creator: Smith, Thomas E., Panisch, Lisa S., Malespin, Thallia, Pereira, Maria da Graca
Abstract/Description: Purpose: This study examined the effectiveness of an abstinence education program that was sensitive to federally mandated curriculum and measures. Methods: The intervention was delivered to 5,772 middle school and high school students. Effectiveness was assessed 10 by a measure that was anchored on A-H themes, which are components of federally mandated curricular components of abstinence education. To better understand the relationship of different variables and determine the significance of...
Show morePurpose: This study examined the effectiveness of an abstinence education program that was sensitive to federally mandated curriculum and measures. Methods: The intervention was delivered to 5,772 middle school and high school students. Effectiveness was assessed 10 by a measure that was anchored on A-H themes, which are components of federally mandated curricular components of abstinence education. To better understand the relationship of different variables and determine the significance of student’s improvements on the A-H measure scores, the ANCOVA was used with the pretest score 15 and age as covariates and the use of gender and ethnicity as fixed factors in the analysis. Results: While controlling for the effects of the pretest, the analyses showed that age and gender were main effects but that ethnicity did not prove to be related to the outcome scores. Results demonstrated that the effectiveness of the program 20 decreased as adolescent boys aged. There were no significant interactions in the gender and ethnicity variables. Conclusions: The findings of this study will be beneficial to program developers in understanding what variations and demographics are most receptive to this particular abstinence-only education model. Further studies in 25 this area are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of currently available programs.
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Date Issued: 2017-06-17
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1498264506_4d5bdf13, DOI:10.1080/23761407.2017.1340860
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Title: From Classroom to Caseload: Transition Experiences of Frontline Child Welfare Workers.
Creator: Schelbe, Lisa, Radey, Melissa
Abstract/Description: Introduction: High annual turnover (20-50%) reflects the challenging nature of child welfare frontline work. This article considers Lipsky’s (1980) concept of street-level bureaucracy to explain workers’ workplace transition. Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews with 38 newly-hired, frontline workers. Results: A thematic analysis revealed discrepancy between worker expectations and job reality. Workers felt unprepared for the job given quick transition periods and unfamiliar agency...
Show moreIntroduction: High annual turnover (20-50%) reflects the challenging nature of child welfare frontline work. This article considers Lipsky’s (1980) concept of street-level bureaucracy to explain workers’ workplace transition. Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews with 38 newly-hired, frontline workers. Results: A thematic analysis revealed discrepancy between worker expectations and job reality. Workers felt unprepared for the job given quick transition periods and unfamiliar agency procedures. Discussion: Additional field training, agency-specific training, caseload protection, and workplace supports could improve worker transition and reduce turnover.
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Date Issued: 2017-03-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1505836091_88bec666
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Title: Evidence-Based Elements of Child Welfare In-Home Services.
Creator: D'Aunno, Lisa E., Boel-Studt, Shamra, Landsman, Miriam J.
Abstract/Description: In this article we discuss evidence-based elements of effective in-home child welfare services as a foundation for advancing the evidence base for family-centered child welfare practice. In 2009 the U.S. Children’s Bureau established the National Resource Center for In-Home Services to build the capacity of state and tribal child welfare agencies to ensure the safety and well-being of children and youth in their homes, prevent their initial placement or re-entry into out-of-home care, and to...
Show moreIn this article we discuss evidence-based elements of effective in-home child welfare services as a foundation for advancing the evidence base for family-centered child welfare practice. In 2009 the U.S. Children’s Bureau established the National Resource Center for In-Home Services to build the capacity of state and tribal child welfare agencies to ensure the safety and well-being of children and youth in their homes, prevent their initial placement or re-entry into out-of-home care, and to support families in their role as primary caregivers. Through a nationwide assessment of in-home services conducted over four years of research and technical assistance, we developed a set of core elements for in-home services. These core elements are supported by empirical research and are congruent with evidence-based practices and programs. We review each of the elements with its underlying research base. We also discuss five evidence-supported in-home services interventions that share many of the elements. We conclude with a discussion of how evidence-based elements can be implemented to strengthen family centered child welfare practice.
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Date Issued: 2014-12-31
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1459906961
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Title: Evaluation of the Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk Training.
Creator: Jacobson, Jodi M., Osteen, Philip J., Jones, Andrea, Berman, Alan L. (Alan Lee)
Abstract/Description: This study assessed changes in attitudes, confidence, and practice behaviors among 452 clinicians who completed the training, Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk, and who work with clients at risk for suicide. Data were collected at three time points. Scores on measures of attitudes toward suicide prevention and confidence to work with clients at risk for suicide improved over time. Clinical practice behaviors improved for assessing and formulating suicide risk, developing suicide...
Show moreThis study assessed changes in attitudes, confidence, and practice behaviors among 452 clinicians who completed the training, Recognizing and Responding to Suicide Risk, and who work with clients at risk for suicide. Data were collected at three time points. Scores on measures of attitudes toward suicide prevention and confidence to work with clients at risk for suicide improved over time. Clinical practice behaviors improved for assessing and formulating suicide risk, developing suicide prevention treatment plans, and responding to vignettes. Results suggest training can improve clinicians' attitudes toward suicide, confidence to work with clients at risk for suicide, and, most importantly, clinical practice skills.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0057, 10.1111/j.1943-278x.2012.00105.x
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Title: Gender Comparisons Of Israeli Social Work Faculty Using H-index Scores.
Creator: Panisch, Lisa S., Smith, Thomas E., Carter, Tyler Edison, Osteen, Philip J.
Abstract/Description: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of gender and faculty rank to determine their contribution to individual variance in research productivity for doctoral social work faculty in Israel. Design/methodology/approach - H-index scores were used to assess research productivity. Quantitative comparisons of the h-index scores were performed for a sample (n = 92) of social work faculty from Israeli universities with social work doctoral programs. Average h-index differences...
Show morePurpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of gender and faculty rank to determine their contribution to individual variance in research productivity for doctoral social work faculty in Israel. Design/methodology/approach - H-index scores were used to assess research productivity. Quantitative comparisons of the h-index scores were performed for a sample (n = 92) of social work faculty from Israeli universities with social work doctoral programs. Average h-index differences were assessed between genders at each tenure-track faculty rank and between faculty ranks for each gender. Findings - Scholarly impact varied as a function of faculty rank. There was little indication of variance due to gender or the interaction of gender and rank. The average h-index of male faculty was higher than the mean h-index for women at the rank of lecturer and full professor. Women had a higher mean h-index than men at the rank of senior lecturer and associate professor. H-index means varied most at the full professor level. Originality/value - Results were congruent with previous studies demonstrating that male faculty in the social sciences have higher overall h-index scores than women. However, this study was unique in its finding that this gap was reversed for Israeli social work faculty at the senior lecturer and associate professor. Further research is needed to examine the differences in publication patterns of social work faculty in different countries.
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Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_wos_000404812000007, 10.1108/JARHE-01-2017-0007
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Title: Gender Comparisons of Social Work Faculty Using H-Index Scores.
Creator: Carter, T. Edison, Smith, Thomas E., Osteen, Philip J.
Abstract/Description: Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the role of gender and faculty rank in explaining variance in individual research impact and productivity for social work doctoral faculty. Methods: Research impact and productivity were assessed with the H-Index, which is a widely used citation index measure that assesses the quality and quantity of published research articles. We compared the individual H-Index scores for all doctoral level social work faculty from doctoral programs in...
Show moreObjective: The objective of this study is to determine the role of gender and faculty rank in explaining variance in individual research impact and productivity for social work doctoral faculty. Methods: Research impact and productivity were assessed with the H-Index, which is a widely used citation index measure that assesses the quality and quantity of published research articles. We compared the individual H-Index scores for all doctoral level social work faculty from doctoral programs in the United States (N = 1699). Differences in H-Index means were assessed between genders at each tenure-track faculty rank, and between faculty ranks for each gender. Results: Both gender and faculty rank were associated with differences in scholarly impact and productivity. Although men had higher H-Index scores than women in all faculty ranks, the gender gap was the greatest between men and women at the Full Professor level. The gender gap was least pronounced at the Associate Professor level, where women’s H-Index scores were closer to those of men. Conclusion: Results support previous studies in which women in the social sciences have lower H-Index scores than men. The diminished gap between men and women at the Associate Professor level may suggest that women of get promoted to Full Professor less frequently than men at comparable career milestones. While the results of this study are consistent with the argument that women face unique barriers to academic promotion and other forms of academic success in social work, these results do not explain any specific barriers that may cause the gender gap.
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Date Issued: 2017-02-17
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1481037229, 10.1007/s11192-017-2287-0
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Title: Financial video games: A financial literacy tool for social workers.
Creator: Richards, Kristin, Williams, Jaclyn M., Smith, Thomas E., Thyer, Bruce A.
Abstract/Description: Three interventions that address the emotional components of handling finances are proposed. Drawn from a stepwise model of financial therapy, the three interventions introduced here have the specific aim of incorporating the emotional attributes of traditional financial behaviors and beliefs. First, the Financial Genogram identifies family of origin issues that may affect financial behaviors; second, the Financial Landscape intervention is used when emotional stress occurs in collecting and...
Show moreThree interventions that address the emotional components of handling finances are proposed. Drawn from a stepwise model of financial therapy, the three interventions introduced here have the specific aim of incorporating the emotional attributes of traditional financial behaviors and beliefs. First, the Financial Genogram identifies family of origin issues that may affect financial behaviors; second, the Financial Landscape intervention is used when emotional stress occurs in collecting and examining financial documents; and third, the Financial Mirror broadens clients’ perspectives of their financial behaviors. Issues in future research and implementation of the Five Step model are addressed in treating financially distressed clients.
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Date Issued: 2015-06-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1459535500, 10.5296/ijsw.v2i1.7130
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Title: Financial Therapy with Families.
Creator: Smith, Thomas E., Richards, Kristin V., Panisch, Lisa S., Wilson, Thomas
Abstract/Description: A manualized form of financial therapy for families is proposed to decrease tensions caused by conflict arising on family members’ understanding of money. When used with families, financial therapy goes beyond financial education by addressing individual behaviors and attitudes towards personal finance within the dynamics of a family system. To address a therapist’s lack of formal training in family systems and/or financial therapy, a manualized form of financial therapy is introduced. A case...
Show moreA manualized form of financial therapy for families is proposed to decrease tensions caused by conflict arising on family members’ understanding of money. When used with families, financial therapy goes beyond financial education by addressing individual behaviors and attitudes towards personal finance within the dynamics of a family system. To address a therapist’s lack of formal training in family systems and/or financial therapy, a manualized form of financial therapy is introduced. A case example is presented to illustrate the benefits of this approach. This article demonstrates that therapists can use a manualized format of financial therapy for families to promote positive changes in a family’s dynamics and behaviors in regards to finances.
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Date Issued: 2017-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1495028975_be3d4041, https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.2017.98.38
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Title: Financial Therapy in Foster Care.
Creator: Smith, Thomas E., Malespin, Thallia, Richards, Kristin V., Shelton, Victoria M.
Abstract/Description: The introduction of a prevention-oriented financial therapy in foster care is presented. Consideration of emotional demands in financial literacy and therapy is examined and remedies provided that address them. Revisions to the 5-Step Model of Financial Therapy are considered in terms of the needs of foster care client populations. A pared down prevention model provides aging out foster children with a means to successfully navigate lifestyle challenges. The need to empirically evaluate the...
Show moreThe introduction of a prevention-oriented financial therapy in foster care is presented. Consideration of emotional demands in financial literacy and therapy is examined and remedies provided that address them. Revisions to the 5-Step Model of Financial Therapy are considered in terms of the needs of foster care client populations. A pared down prevention model provides aging out foster children with a means to successfully navigate lifestyle challenges. The need to empirically evaluate the prevention-model is advised to demonstrate its value with this population.
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Date Issued: 2017-01-17
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1484873536, 10.1080/10911359.2016.1268553
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Title: Gender comparisons of Israeli social work faculty using h-index scores.
Creator: Panisch, Lisa S., Smith, Thomas E., Carter, Tyler Edison, Osteen, Philip J.
Abstract/Description: Objective: In this study, the role of gender and faculty rank were analyzed to determine their contribution to individual variance in research productivity for doctoral social work faculty in Israel. Method: H-index scores were used to assess research productivity. Quantitative comparisons of the h-index scores were performed for a sample (n = 92) of social work faculty from Israeli universities with social work doctoral programs. Average h-index differences were assessed between genders at...
Show moreObjective: In this study, the role of gender and faculty rank were analyzed to determine their contribution to individual variance in research productivity for doctoral social work faculty in Israel. Method: H-index scores were used to assess research productivity. Quantitative comparisons of the h-index scores were performed for a sample (n = 92) of social work faculty from Israeli universities with social work doctoral programs. Average h-index differences were assessed between genders at each tenure-track faculty rank and between faculty ranks for each gender. Results: Scholarly impact varied as a function of faculty rank. There was little indication of variance due to gender or the interaction of gender and rank. The average h-index of male faculty was higher than the mean h-index for women at the rank of Lecturer and Full Professor. Women had a higher mean h-index than men at the rank of Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor. H-index means varied most at the Full Professor level. Conclusion: Results were congruent with previous studies demonstrating that male faculty in the social sciences have higher overall h-index scores than women. However, this study was unique in its finding that this gap was reversed for Israeli social work faculty at the Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor. Further research is needed to examine the differences in publication patterns of social work faculty in different countries.
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Date Issued: 2017
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1494593280_c4605dc6, 10.1108/JARHE-01-2017-0007
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Title: Gender comparisons of Israeli social work faculty using h-index scores.
Creator: Smith, Thomas E, Carter, Tyler E, Osteen, Philip J., Panisch, Lisa S.
Abstract/Description: Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of gender and faculty rank to determine their contribution to individual variance in research productivity for doctoral social work faculty in Israel. Design/methodology/approach H-index scores were used to assess research productivity. Quantitative comparisons of the h-index scores were performed for a sample (n=92) of social work faculty from Israeli universities with social work doctoral programs. Average h-index differences were...
Show morePurpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of gender and faculty rank to determine their contribution to individual variance in research productivity for doctoral social work faculty in Israel. Design/methodology/approach H-index scores were used to assess research productivity. Quantitative comparisons of the h-index scores were performed for a sample (n=92) of social work faculty from Israeli universities with social work doctoral programs. Average h-index differences were assessed between genders at each tenure-track faculty rank and between faculty ranks for each gender. Findings Scholarly impact varied as a function of faculty rank. There was little indication of variance due to gender or the interaction of gender and rank. The average h-index of male faculty was higher than the mean h-index for women at the rank of lecturer and full professor. Women had a higher mean h-index than men at the rank of senior lecturer and associate professor. H-index means varied most at the full professor level. Originality/value Results were congruent with previous studies demonstrating that male faculty in the social sciences have higher overall h-index scores than women. However, this study was unique in its finding that this gap was reversed for Israeli social work faculty at the senior lecturer and associate professor. Further research is needed to examine the differences in publication patterns of social work faculty in different countries.
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Date Issued: 2017-01-17
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1520361861_1b611d39, 10.1108/JARHE-01-2017-0007
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Title: Ghostwriting.
Creator: Leo, Jonathan, Lacasse, Jeffrey R.
Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0078
Format: Citation

Title: Factors relating to the use of family therapy with adolescent marijuana abusers.
Creator: Smith, Thomas E., Malespin, T. S., Grace Pereira, M., Richards, K. V.
Abstract/Description: This study reported on the results of the use of family therapy by marijuana-abusing adolescents. The investigators used a statewide each admission for state supported services. Data on 38,281 adolescent admissions were reported on their age at first use, age of admission, severity of use, ethnic and racial attributes, gender, place of residence, employment status, insurance coverage, and presence of comorbid conditions. The results showed that adolescents most likely to use family therapy...
Show moreThis study reported on the results of the use of family therapy by marijuana-abusing adolescents. The investigators used a statewide each admission for state supported services. Data on 38,281 adolescent admissions were reported on their age at first use, age of admission, severity of use, ethnic and racial attributes, gender, place of residence, employment status, insurance coverage, and presence of comorbid conditions. The results showed that adolescents most likely to use family therapy were unemployed, white, less than 13 years of age, living in urban areas, experienced in marijuana use and have been judged to have a comorbid condition. Insurance coverage or gender did not influence the likelihood for adolescents to receive family therapy. The authors make recommendations on reducing the barriers to access to family therapy that were found by this study.
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Date Issued: 2015-09-11
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1460081069, 10.1007/s10560-015-0417-1
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Title: Law Enforcement Officers and Employee Assistance Programs.
Creator: Donnelly, Elizabeth, Valentine, Colby, Oehme, Karen
Abstract/Description: Purpose – The toll of the stresses of policing on officers’ physical and mental health and on their individual work and family functioning has been well documented in the literature. Given the well-established consequences of work-related stress on law enforcement, it becomes important to understand how officers are utilizing institutional support systems. Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to elucidate the relationship between officers and Employee Assistant Programs (EAPs). Design...
Show morePurpose – The toll of the stresses of policing on officers’ physical and mental health and on their individual work and family functioning has been well documented in the literature. Given the well-established consequences of work-related stress on law enforcement, it becomes important to understand how officers are utilizing institutional support systems. Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to elucidate the relationship between officers and Employee Assistant Programs (EAPs). Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from surveys attached to an online officer training targeting domestic violence in law enforcement families in a large southern state. Findings – A total of n¼934 participants were retained for analyses. Few respondents (16.2 percent) reported accessing their EAPs. Totally, 56.4 percent reported knowing enough about their EAP and how to access it; 33 percent of participants would not use their EAPs for domestic violence concerns. No significant differences among officers who did and did not access their EAPs for workplace stress, posttraumatic stress, alcohol use, or domestic violence were identified. Significant differences in alcohol use, posttraumatic stress, and operational stress were identified in those who reported not knowing enough about how to access their EAP. Practical implications – Concrete suggestions are offered to help increase officers’ knowledge and understanding of the importance of mental health and EAPs. Agencies should consider a more comprehensive approach to mental health to ensure that officers get the help they need. Originality/value – Very little is known about the relationship that law enforcement officers have with EAP services. This study sheds light on some important differences in work-related stress, stress reactions, and knowledge and familiarity with EAP services. Keywords Stress, Police, Workload, Alcohol Paper type Research paper
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Date Issued: 01/28/15
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1866, 10.1108/PIJPSM-11-2014-0116
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Title: Learning, Negotiating, and Surviving in Child Welfare: Social Capitalitalization Among Recently-hired Workers.
Creator: Radey, Melissa, Schelbe, Lisa, Spinelli, Carmella L.
Abstract/Description: In the child welfare workplace, accessible relationships and support, though understudied, are vital to worker success. Using telephone interviews with a statewide sample of recently-hired, frontline workers (N = 38), this study applied a social capital framework to consider support functionality or capitalization. Findings highlight that although nearly all workers recognized the importance of instrumental and expressive support, many workers did not capitalize on support. Agencies may...
Show moreIn the child welfare workplace, accessible relationships and support, though understudied, are vital to worker success. Using telephone interviews with a statewide sample of recently-hired, frontline workers (N = 38), this study applied a social capital framework to consider support functionality or capitalization. Findings highlight that although nearly all workers recognized the importance of instrumental and expressive support, many workers did not capitalize on support. Agencies may benefit from an atmosphere focused on collective interests rather than individual survival. Policy can promote supportive atmospheres through providing agencies with the ability and time to foster recently-hired workers’ skills.
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Date Issued: 2017-06-20
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1506004614_04e77df8, 10.1080/15548732.2017.1328380
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Title: Making Assessment Decisions: Macro, Mezzo, and Micro Perspectives.
Creator: Lacasse, Jeffrey R., Gambrill, Eileen D.
Date Issued: 2015
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0080
Format: Citation

Title: The Manipulation of Data and Attitudes about ADHD: A Study of Consumer Advertisements.
Creator: Leo, Jonathan, Lacasse, Jeffrey R.
Date Issued: 2009
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0067
Format: Citation

Title: The Language of Money.
Creator: Smith, Thomas E., Richards, Kristin V., Shelton, Victoria M.
Abstract/Description: This paper examines the relationship of personal finance in a narrative-based treatment strategy as applied to couples. It builds on behavioral economics as the undergirding of an approach to financial literacy. By matching the treatment strategy with the stages of readiness for change, couples are able to gradually adopt a financially prudent lifestyle. The authors argue that the couples’ conflicts about personal financial behaviors are a proxy of underlying problems in intimacy. The use of...
Show moreThis paper examines the relationship of personal finance in a narrative-based treatment strategy as applied to couples. It builds on behavioral economics as the undergirding of an approach to financial literacy. By matching the treatment strategy with the stages of readiness for change, couples are able to gradually adopt a financially prudent lifestyle. The authors argue that the couples’ conflicts about personal financial behaviors are a proxy of underlying problems in intimacy. The use of a narrative-based theory base addresses the how personal finances are used to control relationships.
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Date Issued: 2016-02-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1458438812, 10.1080/10911359.2015.1083503
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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: Me, Myself, and I: Perceptions of Social Capital for Mothers Aging Out of the Child Welfare System.
Creator: Radey, Melissa, Schelbe, Lisa, McWey, Lenore M., Holtrop, Kendal
Abstract/Description: Background: Youth aging out of the child welfare system become parents at rates two to three times higher than their non-child welfare system involved peers. Substantial literature acknowledges that youth aging out who are parenting are vulnerable; yet little is known about their lived experiences. Social capital, or the actual or potential resources available from one’s network, can provide essential resources for the wellbeing of parents aging out. This qualitative study examined social...
Show moreBackground: Youth aging out of the child welfare system become parents at rates two to three times higher than their non-child welfare system involved peers. Substantial literature acknowledges that youth aging out who are parenting are vulnerable; yet little is known about their lived experiences. Social capital, or the actual or potential resources available from one’s network, can provide essential resources for the wellbeing of parents aging out. This qualitative study examined social capital of mothers aging out from the perspectives of both mothers and service providers. Methods: We conducted small group interviews with 13 mothers aging out and 14 service providers. We analyzed data using thematic analysis. Results: The use of a social capital framework delineates that mothers lacked beneficial social relationships and, consequently, support. A lack of trust coupled with a desire to break intergenerational patterns and norms contributed to understanding why mothers aging out may not capitalize on resources that providers often considered available. Discussion: Based on findings, we conclude that providing mothers aging out with additional opportunities to develop trust, positive relationships with mentors, and extended services may help to disrupt intergenerational patterns of maltreatment and promote child and family wellbeing.
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Date Issued: 2016-08-16
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1505835043_5ba54534, 10.1111/cfs.12318
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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: A Knowledge Agenda for Studying Psychotropic Medication in the Child Welfare System: Technical Report, Florida Institute for Child Welfare.
Creator: Lacasse, Jeffrey R, Lieber, Angela
Abstract/Description: Executive Summary Many questions persist regarding the use of psychotropic medication in Florida’s child welfare system. The purpose of this report is to (1) describe both the broad and local contexts (including research and policy) for the use of psychotropics in child welfare, and (2) to propose a research agenda which could realistically lead to improvements in the Florida system. This technical report provides an overview of the issues that are most relevant and pressing for the Florida...
Show moreExecutive Summary Many questions persist regarding the use of psychotropic medication in Florida’s child welfare system. The purpose of this report is to (1) describe both the broad and local contexts (including research and policy) for the use of psychotropics in child welfare, and (2) to propose a research agenda which could realistically lead to improvements in the Florida system. This technical report provides an overview of the issues that are most relevant and pressing for the Florida child welfare system. The report also presents a set of recommendations that can improve the knowledge base through the development and implementation of empirical research that can produce relevant and valid findings for future practice and policy. The prescription of psychotropic drugs to children in the child welfare system has rightfully attracted increasing attention over the past decade. Over this same time period, the profession of psychiatry has experienced a series of important debates, critiques and controversies about the use of psychotropic medication with adults and children. These have taken place at both the scientific and practice levels. This is important to note because practices in the Florida child welfare cannot help but be impacted to a large extent by “upstream” dynamics. Significant problems include (1) the integrity of the scientific literature that concerns the use of psychotropic drugs; (2) the nature and scope of the influence of pharmaceutical companies on prescribing patterns; (3) the regulatory rigor of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; (4) the accuracy of psychiatric diagnosis that provides the basis for prescribing decisions; and (5) the efficacy of psychotropic drugs and their long-term impacts on children. The disconnect between the scientific data and conventional wisdom is likely to be large and represents a major barrier to evidence-based prescribing and decision-making. In such a vulnerable population, such issues should raise deep concerns. The relative lack of influence of the emergent scientific data on conventional psychiatric medication practices is significant and represents major barriers to evidence-based prescribing and decision-making. The long-term effects of psychotropic medication during childhood are only beginning to be understood, but most researchers agree that these are non-trivial for the children involved. In light of this situation, the special vulnerabilities of the child welfare population as a subset of all children using such medications should raise deep concerns and inspire an abundance of caution.
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Date Issued: 2017-03-30
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1505824419_9e9645de
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Title: Knowledge of Ghostwriting and Financial Conflicts-of-Interest Reduces the Perceived Credibility of Biomedical Research.
Creator: Lacasse, Jeffrey R., Leo, Jonathan
Abstract/Description: Background: While the impact of conflicts-of-interest (COI) is of increasing concern in academic medicine, there is little research on the reaction of practicing clinicians to the disclosure of such conflicts. We developed two research vignettes presenting a fictional antidepressant medication study, one in which the principal investigator had no COI and another in which there were multiple COI disclosed. We confirmed the face validity of the COI vignette through consultation with experts....
Show moreBackground: While the impact of conflicts-of-interest (COI) is of increasing concern in academic medicine, there is little research on the reaction of practicing clinicians to the disclosure of such conflicts. We developed two research vignettes presenting a fictional antidepressant medication study, one in which the principal investigator had no COI and another in which there were multiple COI disclosed. We confirmed the face validity of the COI vignette through consultation with experts. Hospital-based clinicians were randomly assigned to read one of these two vignettes and then administered a credibility scale. Findings: Perceived credibility ratings were much lower in the COI group, with a difference of 11.00 points (31.42%) on the credibility scale total as calculated through the Mann-Whitney U test (95% CI = 6.99 - 15.00, p < .001). Clinicians in the COI group were also less likely to recommend the antidepressant medication discussed in the vignette (Odds Ratio = 0.163, 95% CI = .03 = 0.875). Conclusions: In this study, increased disclosure of COI resulted in lower credibility ratings.
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Date Issued: 2011
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0050
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Title: Incarcerated Women’s Experiences and Perceptions of Participating in Research.
Creator: Schelbe, Lisa, Hardwick, Amanda, Wilfong, Ashley N, Hanifin, Cynthia E, Tripodi, Stephen J, Pettus-Davis, Carrie
Abstract/Description: Background: The research process within prisons has largely considered researchers’ perspectives. Only one known study explicitly examined incarcerated persons’ perceptions and no known studies have explored incarcerated persons’ experiences with research on sensitive topics. This study examines incarcerated women’s experiences with participating in research on victimization. Methods: A thematic analysis was conducted on responses to open-ended questions about participating in a research...
Show moreBackground: The research process within prisons has largely considered researchers’ perspectives. Only one known study explicitly examined incarcerated persons’ perceptions and no known studies have explored incarcerated persons’ experiences with research on sensitive topics. This study examines incarcerated women’s experiences with participating in research on victimization. Methods: A thematic analysis was conducted on responses to open-ended questions about participating in a research study from 227 women in two prisons who participated in a study about victimization. Results: Women prisoners were overwhelming positive about participating in the research study with the vast majority willing to participate in a future study. Participants believed participating in the study provided opportunities for them to share their story, heal, reflect, grow, and help others. Some women mentioned that discussing certain topics created uncomfortable emotions and memories. Conclusion: Participants perceived benefits of participating in research. Implications for research in prisons are presented.
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Date Issued: 2017-12-15
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1531492776_eb4c0be0, 10.1177/0306624X17747173
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Title: Increasing Financial Health Through Casework Interventions.
Creator: Smith, Thomas E., Richards, Kristin V., Shelton, Victoria M.
Abstract/Description: Given a need to increase clients’ financial capability, social workers need a new set of techniques. Although financial education is a necessary service to increase financial capability, it is not enough. Practice models are needed to address the psychological and behavioral client needs that are exacerbated by inadequate financial management strategies. In this paper, six casework intervention models are discussed: motivational interviewing, harm reduction, marital and family therapy,...
Show moreGiven a need to increase clients’ financial capability, social workers need a new set of techniques. Although financial education is a necessary service to increase financial capability, it is not enough. Practice models are needed to address the psychological and behavioral client needs that are exacerbated by inadequate financial management strategies. In this paper, six casework intervention models are discussed: motivational interviewing, harm reduction, marital and family therapy, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness training, and financial therapy. One model, the transtheoretical model, unites the six practice models. The need to validate casework interventions is essential through outcome research. Interventions not grounded in outcome research are speculative and may be misleading. A mixed model using quantitative and qualitative research techniques is proposed to build and evaluate casework intervention models.
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Date Issued: 2015-10-11
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1458439829, 10.5296/ijsw.v2i2.7788
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Title: Knowledge of Undisclosed Corporate Authorship ("Ghostwriting") Reduces the Perceived Credibility of Antidepressant Research: A Randomized Vignette Study with Experienced Nurses.
Creator: Lacasse, Jeffrey R., Leo, Jonathan, Cimino, Andrea N., Bean, Kristen F., Del-Colle, Melissa
Abstract/Description: Background: There is much concern regarding undisclosed corporate authorship ("ghostwriting") in the peer-reviewed medical literature. However, there are no studies of how disclosure of ghostwriting alone impacts the perceived credibility of research results. Findings: We conducted a randomized vignette study with experienced nurses (n = 67), using a fictional study of antidepressant medication. The vignette described a randomized controlled trial and gave efficacy and adverse effect rates....
Show moreBackground: There is much concern regarding undisclosed corporate authorship ("ghostwriting") in the peer-reviewed medical literature. However, there are no studies of how disclosure of ghostwriting alone impacts the perceived credibility of research results. Findings: We conducted a randomized vignette study with experienced nurses (n = 67), using a fictional study of antidepressant medication. The vignette described a randomized controlled trial and gave efficacy and adverse effect rates. Participants were randomly assigned to one of two authorship conditions, either (a) traditional authorship (n = 35) or (b) ghostwritten paper (n = 32), and then completed a perceived credibility scale. Our primary hypothesis was that the median perceived credibility score total would be lower in the group assigned to the ghostwritten paper. Our secondary hypotheses were that participants randomized to the ghostwritten condition would be less likely to (a) recommend the medication, and (b) want the psychiatrist in the vignette as their own clinician. We also asked respondents to estimate efficacy and adverse effect rates for the medication. There was a statistically significant difference in perceived credibility among those assigned to the ghostwriting condition. This amounted to a difference of 9.0 points on the 35-point perceived credibility scale as tested through the Mann—Whitney U test. There was no statistically significant difference between groups in terms of recommending the medication, wanting the featured clinician as their own, or in estimates of efficacy or adverse effects (p > .05 for all such comparisons). Conclusion: In this study, disclosure of ghostwriting resulted in lower perceived credibility ratings.
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Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0051
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Title: Interventions for Reducing Adolescent Alcohol Abuse: A Meta-analytic Review.
Creator: Tripodi, Stephen, Bender, Kimberly, Litschge, Christy, Vaughn, Michael G.
Abstract/Description: Objective To assess the effectiveness of substance abuse interventions for their ability to reduce adolescent alcohol use. Data Sources MEDLINE; PsycINFO; ERIC; Wilson Social Science Abstracts; Criminal Justice Abstracts; Social Work Abstracts; Social Science Citation Index; Dissertations Abstracts International; National Criminal Justice Research Service; Social, Psychological, Criminological, Educational Trials Register; and the PsiTri databases from 1960 through 2008. Study Selection Of 64...
Show moreObjective To assess the effectiveness of substance abuse interventions for their ability to reduce adolescent alcohol use. Data Sources MEDLINE; PsycINFO; ERIC; Wilson Social Science Abstracts; Criminal Justice Abstracts; Social Work Abstracts; Social Science Citation Index; Dissertations Abstracts International; National Criminal Justice Research Service; Social, Psychological, Criminological, Educational Trials Register; and the PsiTri databases from 1960 through 2008. Study Selection Of 64 titles and abstracts identified, 16 studies and 26 outcomes constituted the sample. The researchers calculated Hedges g effect sizes and used a random-effects model to calculate adjusted pooled effect sizes. Heterogeneity was explored using stratified analyses. Main Exposure Completion of a substance abuse intervention that aimed to reduce or eliminate alcohol consumption. Main Outcome Measures Abstinence, frequency of alcohol use, and quantity of alcohol use measured between 1 month and 1 year upon completion of treatment. Results Pooled effects of standardized mean differences indicate that interventions significantly reduce adolescent alcohol use (Hedges g = −0.61; 95% confidence interval [CI], −0.83 to −0.40). Stratified analyses revealed larger effects for individual treatment (Hedges g = −0.75; 95% CI, −1.05 to −0.40) compared with family-based treatments (Hedges g = −0.46; 95% CI, −0.66 to −0.26). Conclusions Treatments for adolescent substance abuse appear to be effective in reducing alcohol use. Individual-only interventions had larger effect sizes than family-based interventions and effect sizes decreased as length of follow-up increased. Furthermore, behavior-oriented treatments demonstrated promise in attaining long-term effects.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0012, 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.235
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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: Initial validation of the Mental Health Provider Stigma Inventory.
Creator: Kennedy, Stephanie C., Abell, Neil, Mennicke, Annelise
Abstract/Description: Objective: To conduct an initial validation of the Mental Health Provider Stigma Inventory (MHPSI). The MHPSI assesses stigma within the service provider-client relationship on three domains: attitudes, behaviors, and coworker influence. Methods: Initial validation of the MHPSI was conducted with a sample of 212 mental health employees and graduate student counseling interns. Scale conceptualization and development, content validation, and construct validation measures are discussed. Results:...
Show moreObjective: To conduct an initial validation of the Mental Health Provider Stigma Inventory (MHPSI). The MHPSI assesses stigma within the service provider-client relationship on three domains: attitudes, behaviors, and coworker influence. Methods: Initial validation of the MHPSI was conducted with a sample of 212 mental health employees and graduate student counseling interns. Scale conceptualization and development, content validation, and construct validation measures are discussed. Results: Preliminary psychometrics indicated good model fit for a three factor multidimensional scale. Reliabilities were strong (coefficient α’s ranged from .83 to .93) and the global stratified α was .95. Evidence of construct validity supported hypotheses about the accuracy of underlying constructs. Conclusions: The MHPSI appears to be a reliable and valid measure of mental health provider stigma. As social workers comprise the front-lines of mental health service provision, the MHPSI may be a valuable tool for guiding agency trainings and social work education.
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Date Issued: 2014-12-30
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1460388440, 10.1177/1049731514563577
Format: Citation

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
Format: Citation

Title: Is There a Getting Better from This, or Not?: Examining the Meaning and Possibility of Recovery from Mental Disorder.
Creator: Hess, Jacob (Jacob Z.), Lacasse, Jeffrey R., Harmon, Jordan, Willliams, Daniel, Vierling-Claassen, Nathan
Abstract/Description: The concept of "recovery" from mental disorder is widely used in the national conversation about youth and adult mental health treatment as if everyone is on the same page about what it means. Fundamental disagreements among researchers and practitioners exist, however, on a variety of issues related to the precise nature and meaning of recovery from mental, emotional and behavioral disorder generally. Among these issues are: 1. The meaning of recovery; 2. The possibility of full recovery; 3....
Show moreThe concept of "recovery" from mental disorder is widely used in the national conversation about youth and adult mental health treatment as if everyone is on the same page about what it means. Fundamental disagreements among researchers and practitioners exist, however, on a variety of issues related to the precise nature and meaning of recovery from mental, emotional and behavioral disorder generally. Among these issues are: 1. The meaning of recovery; 2. The possibility of full recovery; 3. Effective support for recovery. After reviewing diverging responses for each issue, we then trace practical implications of competing interpretations for treatment and recovery itself. As demonstrated throughout, the stance taken on these questions can have profound and life-long consequences for youth and children in treatment.
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Date Issued: 2014
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0071, 10.1080/0145935X.2014.924344
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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
Format: Citation

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
Format: Citation

Title: Medical Ghostwriting: A University-Sanctioned Sleight of Hand?.
Creator: Leo, Jonathan, Lacasse, Jeffrey R.
Date Issued: 2012
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0082, 10.1007/s12115-012-9552-x
Format: Citation

Title: The Media and the Chemical Imbalance Theory of Depression.
Creator: Leo, Jonathan, Lacasse, Jeffrey R.
Abstract/Description: The cause of mental disorders such as depression remains unknown. However, the idea that neurotransmitter imbalances cause depression is vigorously promoted by pharmaceutical companies and the psychiatric profession at large. We examine media reports referring to this chemical imbalance theory and ask reporters for evidence supporting their claims. We then report and critique the scientific papers and other confirming evidence offered in response to our questions. Responses were received from...
Show moreThe cause of mental disorders such as depression remains unknown. However, the idea that neurotransmitter imbalances cause depression is vigorously promoted by pharmaceutical companies and the psychiatric profession at large. We examine media reports referring to this chemical imbalance theory and ask reporters for evidence supporting their claims. We then report and critique the scientific papers and other confirming evidence offered in response to our questions. Responses were received from multiple sources, including practicing psychiatrists, clients, and a major pharmaceutical company. The evidence offered was not compelling, and several of the cited sources flatly stated that the proposed theory of serotonin imbalance was known to be incorrect. The media can play a positive role in mental health reporting by ensuring that the information reported is congruent with the peer-reviewed scientific literature.
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Date Issued: 2008
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0081, 10.1007/s12115-007-9047-3
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Title: Mental Illness Beliefs Inventory (MIBI): A Preliminary Validation of a Measure of the Level of Belief in the Medical Model of Mental Illness.
Creator: Lewis, Steve J., Lacasse, Jeffrey R., Spaulding-Givens, Jennifer
Abstract/Description: The Mental Illness Beliefs Inventory (MIBI) measures the extent to which an individual subscribes to the medical model of mental illness. This paper reports the results of two preliminary validation studies. The first study establishes the initial psychometric properties for the MIBI, based on a sample of 222 students in the helping professions; the second study tests the model established in the first study with an additional 270 students. The MIBI performs well as a composite instrument...
Show moreThe Mental Illness Beliefs Inventory (MIBI) measures the extent to which an individual subscribes to the medical model of mental illness. This paper reports the results of two preliminary validation studies. The first study establishes the initial psychometric properties for the MIBI, based on a sample of 222 students in the helping professions; the second study tests the model established in the first study with an additional 270 students. The MIBI performs well as a composite instrument measuring belief in the medical model of mental illness. This instrument shows promise for examining the extent to which individual beliefs affect mental health practice.
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Date Issued: 2010
Identifier: FSU_migr_csw_faculty_publications-0068, 10.1891/1559-4343.12.1.30
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Title: Modeling Abstinence Education Effectiveness.
Creator: Smith, Thomas E., Atar, Burcu, Ferreira, Teresa, Valentine, Pamela, Pereira, M. Graca
Abstract/Description: Background: Controversy about the effectiveness of abstinence education has posed troubling dilemmas for everyone involved in this area of study. Strident statements about the lack of efficacy of abstinence education have approached the level of bitter ideology. One remedy to lessen this focus on ideology is to provide a broader analysis of program efforts. Method: This paper provides an innovative analysis of a community-based abstinence education program that encompassed multiple schools...
Show moreBackground: Controversy about the effectiveness of abstinence education has posed troubling dilemmas for everyone involved in this area of study. Strident statements about the lack of efficacy of abstinence education have approached the level of bitter ideology. One remedy to lessen this focus on ideology is to provide a broader analysis of program efforts. Method: This paper provides an innovative analysis of a community-based abstinence education program that encompassed multiple schools across several counties that includes thousands of students. The design addressed many of the common deficits in published study; it used hierarchical linear modeling to remedy the design flaws of a simple pretest-posttest analysis. Results: Pretests were the principal predictors of posttest scores. Gender was a significant predictor of posttest scores. Age however was not a significant predictor. An interaction between gender and age was a significant predictor although a three-way interaction of gender x age x race was not. Conclusion: Implications for the findings are stated with recommendations for further research.
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Date Issued: 2014-10-22
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1464980331, 10.15344/2014/ijprt/102
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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: Mindfulness in Financial Literacy.
Creator: Smith, Thomas E., Richards, Kristin V., Shelton, Victoria M.
Abstract/Description: Financial therapy mixes financial literacy with therapeutic modalities. In this paper, mindfulness is introduced as a therapeutic modality that can be used to implement financially prudent life decisions. The authors tie together financial tasks with three mindfulness strategies and the stages of readiness to change paradigm. The three strategies are intentionality, focused attention, and accepting attitudes. Financial therapists are urged to present mindfulness strategies when teaching...
Show moreFinancial therapy mixes financial literacy with therapeutic modalities. In this paper, mindfulness is introduced as a therapeutic modality that can be used to implement financially prudent life decisions. The authors tie together financial tasks with three mindfulness strategies and the stages of readiness to change paradigm. The three strategies are intentionality, focused attention, and accepting attitudes. Financial therapists are urged to present mindfulness strategies when teaching clients about basic personal finance, especially as it relates to sustainable and efficacious lifestyles. The authors observe that financial tasks are best introduced at different stages of change to allow for increased motivation in attempting increasingly difficult financial tasks.
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Date Issued: 2016-02-01
Identifier: FSU_libsubv1_scholarship_submission_1458439323, 10.1080/10911359.2015.1052914
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