Perspectives on Social Work: 2006
This collection gathers content from two volumes of Perspectives on Social Work published in 2006.
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Whither Palliative Home Care Interventions for Alzheimer’s Disease?
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)Alzheimer’s disease is a major and increasing cause of illness and death in the United States, imposing significant social, economic, and psychological burdens on patients and their caregivers (Federal Interagency Forum ... -
Environmental Equity and Environmental Racism
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)Social welfare developed to meet the needs of an industrializing society. During this time of rapid growth, social workers helped to establish many safe guards we take for granted in our society including: employment ... -
Answering the Critics: The Inherent Value of Social Work
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)Birthed in the squalor and hardship of the late 19th century ethnic slums of Chicago and New York, social work has struggled since its inception. This struggle has been on two fronts: first, social work has struggled to ... -
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). -
Living with Dying: Chronic Illness through an Existential Lens
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)Chronic illness and disease (CID) is an umbrella term that encompasses illnesses which do not go away easily, may go on indefinitely, and usually will not be successfully cured (Catlan, & Green, 2001). The medical world ... -
Editorial from Perspectives on Social Work Volume 4 (Fall 2006)
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)Editorial for volume 4 of Perspectives on Social Work, by journal editor Amy Russell, LMSW -
Book Review: Tice, C., & Perkins, K., (2002). The Faces of Social Policy: A Strengths Perspective. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)This paper reviews the social policy text, The Faces of Social Policy: A Strengths Perspective, by Tice and Perkins (2002). The authors introduce their text with the intention of telling history from the experience of ... -
The Texas Marriage Amendment: Policy Brief
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)The essence of constitutional Bill of Rights is to reify constructs of civil and human rights into tangible privileges that can be upheld and defended. Such a purpose is evident in Texas’ Bill of Rights: “the general, ... -
Causal Role of Marriage Formation in Welfare, Poverty, and Child Well-Being
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)This article examines whether “marriage formation” policy is an effective singular public policy for reducing welfare and poverty and improving child well-being in the absence of other policy reforms. The article proposes ... -
Book Review: Berns, Nancy S. (2004). Framing the Victim: Domestic Violence, Media and Social Problems. Piscataway, NJ: Aldine Transaction.
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)Nancy Berns presents a compelling argument for how the popular media influences public opinion about domestic violence and other social problems. Her book is the result of her research of the popular media portrayal of ... -
Perspectives on Social Work Volume 4 (Spring 2006)
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)This is the full-text volume of Perspectives on Social Work, vol. 4 (Spring 2006). -
Childhood Abuse, Substance Abuse, Social Support, Psychological Functioning: Study of Low-Income Women in Recovery
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)The detrimental effects of childhood physical, sexual, or emotional abuse on psychological functioning in adulthood have been reported in numerous studies. Negative outcomes include dissociation, depression, and difficulties ... -
Criminal Court Jurisdiction and Juveniles: Who Really Suffers the Punishment?
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)With the passing of juvenile crime policies by legislators to help protect society from the juvenile super-predator, the key question that must be raised is, has it made a difference? Juvenile crime policies have a great ... -
How Can We Improve International Students’ Cultural Adjustment in the U.S.A.?
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)At the University of Missouri-Columbia (UMC), over 1,300 international students were enrolled during the 2005 academic year. Their family members, as well as international faculty members who included visiting professors, ... -
EDITORIAL FROM PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL WORK VOLUME 4 (Spring 2006)
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)Editorial for volume 4 of Perspectives on Social Work, by journal editor Kenya R. Minott, MSW. -
Crisis of Faith in Gay Christians: An Examination Using Transformational Learning Theory
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)This paper examines the social work practice issue of Christian, homosexual individuals facing a crisis of faith. The phrase crisis of faith, though commonly used in scholarly text and popular culture, is not clearly ... -
Book Review: Maguire, Lambert. (2002). Clinical Social Work: Beyond Generalist Practice with Individuals, Groups, and Families. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)In Clinical Social Work: Beyond Generalist Practice with Individuals, Groups, and Families, Lambert Maguire (2002) takes the pulse of the clinical social work profession as a whole. He finds a field changing rapidly in ... -
Sex Panic, Welfare, and the Police State
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2006)In the wake of the 2004 presidential election, one observer noted: “The Democrats' mistake was thinking that a disastrous war and national bankruptcy would be of concern to the electorate. The Republicans saw, correctly, ...
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