Perspectives on Social Work: 2005
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This collection gathers content from two volumes of Perspectives on Social Work published in 2005.
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Item The Cost Effectiveness of Prevention Programs(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2005) Próspero, MoisésPrevention programs appear to be the first cut when financial resources become scarce. This philosophy is contrary to the ever-growing literature that reveals the effectiveness of prevention programs and their costeffectiveness as compared to treatment programs. Although prevention programs usually do not produce immediate outcomes, they can produce long-term results that easily outperform the temporary findings in treatment interventions. This paper will provide a literature review of evaluations of the effectiveness of prevention programs and review cost-benefit analyses conducted on prevention programs from a variety of fields.Item Perspectives on Social Work Volume 3 (Fall 2005)(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2005) Russell, Amy; Kindle, Peter A.; Próspero, Moisés; Nevarez, Lucinda; Willis, Nicole; Lo, Elsie; Vohra-Gupta, Shetal; Church, Lisiane; Trachte, Brian; Karger, Howard; Mapp, SusiThis is the full-text volume of Perspectives on Social Work, vol. 3 (Fall 2005).Item PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL WORK VOLUME 3 (Spring 2005)(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2005) Russell, Amy; Norman, Gary L.; Próspero, Moisés; Willis, Nicole; Needham, Brett; Kindle, Peter A.This is the full-text volume of Perspectives on Social Work, vol. 3 (Spring 2005).Item Sexual Violence among Mexican-American Gang Affiliated Females(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2005) Próspero, MoisésMexican American female adolescents are at a disadvantaged structural societal position in several areas: socioeconomic, ethnicity, gender, and age. Therefore, some researchers have posited that some Mexican American female adolescents join gangs to resolve societal structural problems, even at the cost of increased risk for substance use, sex, crime, and violent activities (Miller, 2001). The present study explored sexual violence among high-risk Mexican American adolescent females using Johnson (1995) typology of intimate partner violence. Life history interviews were conducted on 150 Mexican American gang affiliated females, ages 14-18 years, to elicit information regarding participants’ exposure to and experience with crime, drugs, violence, and sexual behavior.