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Who’s in the House? Staffing in Long-Term Care Homes before & during COVID-19 Pandemic
(Sage, 2022)Critical gaps exist in our knowledge on how best to provide quality person-centered care to long-term care (LTC) home residents which is closely tied to not knowing what the ideal staff is complement in the home. A survey ... -
Exploring the Dimensionality of Trauma-Informed Care: Implications for Theory and Practice
(Taylor & Francis, 2017-01-06)The current study expands research on trauma-informed care by exploring the theoretical model proposed by Harris and Fallot (2001). In previous research the dimensions of trauma-informed care were found to have large ... -
Educating unaccompanied children in US shelters
(University of Oxford, 2019-03)Educational services provided to unaccompanied children in government-funded shelters in the US must be examined more critically in order to better meet the children’s varied needs – and federal standards for public education. -
New models for alternatives to detention in the US
(University of Oxford, 2013-09)While there is growing recognition of the value of community-based alternatives to detention in the US, shortfalls in funding and political will are hindering implementation of improved services and best practice. -
Me perdía en la escuela: Latino newcomer youth in the U.S. school system
(Oxford University Press, 2020-04-01)Unaccompanied minors, or “newcomer youths,” come to the United States from Mexico and Central America to escape violence and persecution, and to seek financial and academic opportunities. Many newcomer youths arrive with ... -
“They Just Took Him Out of My Life”: Nursing Home Care Partner Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(Healio, 2022-02-01)On March 13, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) closed nursing homes to visitors to protect nursing home residents from COVID-19 and they were closed for a year. There has been limited research on ... -
Orientation, Parent Engagement, Tutoring, Summer Programs, and College Support: How a City is Helping Immigrant Students
(Gexin, 2022-01-03)One in four children in U.S. schools are part of an immigrant family, and we need to ensure that there are enough, and culturally sensitive services available to meet their needs and help them succeed educationally. Using ... -
A Human Rights Approach to Macro Social Work Field Education with Unaccompanied Immigrant Children
(Springer, 2020-11-27)In recent years, record numbers of unaccompanied immigrant children have migrated to the US, with 2019 being the highest year yet. The majority of unaccompanied children have overcome traumatic experiences and violations ... -
Unaccompanied immigrant children in long-term foster care: Identifying and operationalizing child welfare outcomes
(Wiley, 2022-01-22)The Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 was developed with the goal of increasing the safety, permanency and well-being of children involved in US child welfare systems. A growing number of unaccompanied immigrant ... -
It gets better: childhood sexual abuse and trauma symptoms in female older adults
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2021-10-27)While there has been great deal of research conducted on the effects of child sexual abuse (CSA) on trauma symptoms in children and adults, there is less knowledge on the effects on trauma symptoms in female older adult ... -
Rising Above the Flood: A Systematic Review of Gerontological Social Work in Disaster Preparedness and Response
Physical/cognitive limitations associated with the aging process place older adults at disproportionate risk of negative consequences during disasters. Guided by the profession’s commitment to supporting vulnerable ... -
The McGovern-Dole food for education and Child nutrition program (MGD): A comparative analysis of reading comprehension gains in Central America
(Elsevier, 2021-01-20)The McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (MGD), funded by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), is one of the most prominent school feeding programs implemented globally. MGD’s primary objective ... -
Clocking in: Employment outcomes for unaccompanied refugee minors leaving foster care in the United States
(Elsevier, 2021-04-29)Millions of people around the world experience forced displacement from their homes because of war, natural disaster, and political turmoil. A particularly vulnerable sub-group of this population includes children and youth ... -
Paths to Self-Sufficiency for Youth Served Through the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor Foster Care Program in the United States
(Springer Nature, 2021-09-25)Self-sufficiency is a concept commonly used to explore well-being and success of adult refugees. Yet, this concept has not been widely applied to the integration of young adult refugees and immigrants who arrive to the ... -
“Please Don’t Let Academia Forget about Us:” An Exploration of Nursing Home Social Work Experiences during COVID-19
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2021-09-12)Nursing home social workers are on the frontlines during COVID-19 responding to individual resident needs, the needs of staff, and larger health needs of the nursing home. However, it is unclear whether nursing home social ... -
#ImmigrantRights #SWTwitterAdvocacy: Using Twitter as an advocacy platform in social work education
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2021-08-25)The Trump administration’s immigration policies, over the course of four years, repeatedly conflicted with social work ethical principles, resulting in family separation and pervasive fear in immigrant communities throughout ... -
A Policy Mapping Analysis of the U.S. Congressional Approach to Medical Aid-in-Dying
(Sage Journals, 2021-09-07)This study examines the goals of medical aid-in-dying (MAID) legislation introduced to the US Congress from 1994–2020 using a policy mapping analysis approach. Using congress.gov, we identified 98 bills, 23 bills were ... -
Nursing home residents and staff are traumatized from the pandemic—collaborative care can help with recovery
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Affective Practices of Diabetes Self-Management Among Older Adults: Cumulative Effects of Childhood Adversity
(Oxford University Press, 2021-08-18)Background and Objectives A strong correlation exists between Type 2 diabetes mellitus and adverse childhood experiences. How adverse childhood experiences inform later life diabetes management is less understood. This ... -
Grief and Loss During Care Transitions: Experiences of Direct Care Workers
(Sage Journals, 2021-08-05)Direct Care Workers (DCW) provide both personal care to patients and emotional support to patients and caregivers in hospice and palliative care. DCWs often develop close ties and are then expected to work with new clients ...
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