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Perspectives on Social Work Volume 4 (Fall 2006)
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)
This is the full-text volume of Perspectives on Social Work, vol. 4 (Fall 2006).
Person-In-(Dual) Environment: Reflecting on the Dual MSW/PhD Program
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2005)
Students encounter various obstacles in the process of earning a doctorate, and these obstacles are often
voiced in the literature (Brown, 1999; Chan, 2003; Chauvin, Rodenhauser, Bowdish & Shenoi, 2000). Most of the
literature ...
Fostering Research and Diversity Competencies for Students and Scholars: The Case of an Interdisciplinary Research Seminar
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2016)
Social work education on LGBT populations has focused on practice with, rather than the
challenges of research with, LGBT people. Similarly, scholarly attention has been paid to
methods for teaching about research, but ...
An Analysis of Texas’ Bullying Policies & Practices
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2016)
Bullying is a serious problem affecting youth, families, and communities. Bullying is not an
individual problem, but a family and societal one as well. Schools play a vital role in combating
this issue. This study evaluates ...
Online Therapy: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Potential Legal Ramifications?
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2010)
The delivery of psychosocial support though the internet is an area of clinical practice that is becoming increasingly prevalent as clinicians search for innovative ways to reach clients in need of psychosocial support ...
EDITORIAL – Social Work Values in Perspectives on Social Work
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2018)
Social work is a broad field with social workers across the globe engaging diverse
populations in a variety of settings. The scope of Perspectives on Social Work reflects this
spectrum by accepting a variety of submissions ...
EDITORIAL FROM PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL WORK VOLUME 6 (Spring 2008)
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)
Editorial for volume 6 of Perspectives on Social Work, by journal editors Kara Lopez, Saralyn McIver, Jack Griffin-Garcia, Eusebius Small, Elena Delavega and Eili Kaganoff.
A Critical Approach: A Comprehensive Analysis of Socially Constructed Factors for Trafficking of Women in Nepal
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2017)
This paper explores socially constructed root causes of trafficking of women and children
exploited in sex trade using the case of Nepal. As of yet no single study has attempted to
examine gender violence that has escalated ...
Leaving Your Comfort Zone: Lessons from a First Year TA.
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2014)
Teaching offers personal and professional challenges. With these challenges come vulnerable
moments and times that one must step outside one’s comfort zone. This may be the only way to
grow and to live an authentic life. ...
Book Review: Emanuel, Ezekiel J. (2015). Reinventing American health care: How the Affordable Care Act will improve our terribly complex, blatantly unjust, outrageously expensive, grossly inefficient, error prone system. New York: Public Affairs.
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2015)
The United States is currently in a state of exploration in determining how the Affordable
Care Act (ACA) will shape the future of health care. In the book Reinventing American health
care, Ezekiel Emanuel- brother of ...