Perspectives on Social Work: 2008
This collection gathers content from two volumes of Perspectives on Social Work published in 2008.
Recent Submissions
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Factors Influencing the Relationships between Grandparents and Grandchildren: A Literature Review
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)The number of non-custodial grandparents as childcare providers has decreased over the past three decades while the number of custodial grandparents has increased dramatically (Fuller-Thomson & Minkler, 2001). However, ... -
Perspectives on Social Work Volume 7 (Fall 2008)
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)This is the full-text volume of Perspectives on Social Work, vol. 7 (Fall 2008). -
Application of Conflict Theory to Welfare Policy
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)Conflict theory represents a useful perspective in the conceptualization of welfare policy. Frances Fox Piven and Richard A. Cloward (1971) theorized that government distributes financial assistance (e.g., welfare) in ... -
Older Women with Psychoactive Medication Abuse
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)The older population of the United States has dramatically increased over the past few decades; currently, approximately 13% of the nation’s population is categorized as older adults (persons over 65 years old). Moreover, ... -
Predictive Factors of Secondary Traumatic Stress for Social Workers
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)Since the 1980s, when trauma researchers studied victims of disaster, Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) has emerged as a growing issue in social work practice settings (Figley, 1983). Figley (1999) defines STS as “the ... -
EDITORIAL FROM PERSPECTIVES ON SOCIAL WORK VOLUME 7 (FALL 2008)
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)Editorial for volume 7 of Perspectives on Social Work, by journal editors Kara Lopez, Saralyn McIver, Elena Delavega, Eili Kaganoff, Felina Franklin. -
The Impact of School Characteristics on Passing and Failing Status of Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)Social policies for children and youth have experienced frequent philosophical shifts and taken considerably different directions in the past century (Jenson & Fraser, 2006). Many social policies have been created in ... -
Book Review Krebs, N. & Pitcoff, P. (2006). Beyond the Foster Care System: The future for teens. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers Press.
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)In Beyond the Foster Care System: The future for teens Betsy Krebs and Paul Pitcoff provide significant insight into the current foster care system’s inability to prepare teens for adulthood. The authors illustrate some ... -
Book Review Poulin, J. (2000). Collaborative social work: Strengths-based generalist practice. Itasca, IL: F.E. Peacock Publishers, Inc.
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)The term strengths perspective seems to now be as popular in the social work field as solution-focused once was in the profession. However, according to Saleeby (1996), many practitioners that purport to conduct ... -
Marriage in the Later Years: A Review of Factors That Affect Marital Satisfaction among Older Adults
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)Older Americans represent the fastest growing subset of the U.S. population. Although the general population tripled over the course of the last century, the population of those over 65 years of age increased by a factor ... -
Perspectives on Social Work Volume 6 (Spring 2008)
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)This is the full-text volume of Perspectives on Social Work, vol. 6 (Summer 2008). -
The Role of Distant Intercessory Prayer in Social Work
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)Many social work professionals and academics are dubious when discussing the role of prayer within the context of practice intervention (Gubi, 2004). As a result, the field has witnessed little research regarding the ... -
Secondary Traumatic Stress Reactions: A Review of Theoretical Terms and Methodological Challenges
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)The field of traumatology, particularly the study of secondary traumatic stress reactions, is a relatively new area of scientific inquiry which often presents methodological issues with the reliable measurement of this ... -
Social Work and Sustainable Development: A Postmodern Community Development Framework
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)In 2002, at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, world leaders faced strong skepticism and a cry from the world for more progress and results towards a more humane world. It is no secret that ... -
Moral Hopelessness and HIV/AIDS Global Paralysis
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)No disease ever in history, other than the plague of the 14th century, has caused such serious psychological and emotional distress, affecting families and communities as the AIDS pandemic. The United Nations AIDS Program ... -
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. -
Book Review: Radford, L. & Hester, M. (2006). Mothering through domestic violence. Philadelphia, PA: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
(University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, 2008)In this compelling paperback, Lorraine Radford and Marianne Hester seek to provide a wide audience with an overview of the rough terrain navigated by women who are mothers and who have experienced intimate partner violence ...
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