School of Social Work
http://hdl.handle.net/10106/9487
2024-03-27T17:42:49ZReentry Services in Non-urban Counties in Texas: A Directed Content Analysis of Reentry Provider Websites
http://hdl.handle.net/10106/31773
Reentry Services in Non-urban Counties in Texas: A Directed Content Analysis of Reentry Provider Websites
**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 08/01/2024** Health, social, and justice outcomes for returning residents after incarceration are concerning, with implications for service providers, especially in non-urban areas. Texas has made efforts to reduce its incarcerated population, but more attention is necessary to improve outcomes for returning residents. The state is only able to offer services to a small number of returning residents, and non-profit organizations are filling the gap of reentry service provision. This study aimed to understand what services are being offered by non-governmental reentry providers in non-urban areas of Texas through a mixed-methods, directed content analysis of reentry providers' websites. The results summarize features of reentry providers through descriptive statistics and explore services, guided by the domains listed in the National Reentry Resource Center’s toolkit and the constructs within the Well-Being Development Model. A snapshot of the current availability of key services offered by reentry providers in non-urban counties in Texas is presented along with analysis of the well-being constructs reflected on their websites. Critical findings outside of these frameworks include the emphasis on Christian-based service provision in non-urban areas and high use of volunteers for service delivery. These results can be used when planning a more supportive reentry network for returning residents in Texas.
2023-08-08T00:00:00ZThe Impacts of TF-CBT for Child and Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Abuse: A Systematic Review
http://hdl.handle.net/10106/31771
The Impacts of TF-CBT for Child and Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Abuse: A Systematic Review
**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 08/01/2025** The purpose of this systematic review is to expand on previous literature by examining the treatment impacts of TF-CBT on the specific population of child and adolescent survivors of sexual abuse. The review analyzed peer-reviewed journal articles from the years of 1991-2023. Using the software tool Covidence, 551 studies were initially imported, following thorough review by the first author, the final sample consisted of 16 studies. The results of the review are presented in three categories: studies without comparison groups, studies with comparison groups, and studies analyzing treatment components. All three categories reported significant improvements for outcome measures such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, shame, sexualized behavior, and others. The results indicate that TF-CBT has positive treatment impacts, including improvement in PTSD scores, symptom reduction for anxiety and depression, and behavioral improvement. In addition, TF-CBT was found to be effective for vulnerable populations that have survived CSA. Given the limitations of the studies, further research should be conducted. This systematic review concluded with policy and clinical implications for TF-CBT with survivors of CSA.
2023-08-08T00:00:00Z“WALK THE WALK”: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATORS’ PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
http://hdl.handle.net/10106/31729
“WALK THE WALK”: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF SOCIAL WORK EDUCATORS’ PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS FOR RACIAL JUSTICE
The profession of social work has a long-standing history of social movement contribution, including in recent times. The May 2020 murder of George Floyd was an international flashpoint for global protests demanding racial justice, including within the US criminal justice system. Using Narrative Inquiry, the present study explored the stories of social work educators’ participation in current social movements for racial justice. Results from this study indicate that contemporary social work educators value a variety of social movement contributions, including protesting, community organizing, and incorporation of anti-racism in social work education. The participants of this study highlighted the importance of embarking on a personal journey toward anti-racism praxis including transparent critical-self-reflection, continued community engagement, and constant learning. Implications from this study include the incorporation of social action, utilization of anti-racist pedagogy, and disruption of systems that perpetuate oppression.
2023-08-11T00:00:00ZFrom empowering to repowering: A study on missing and murdered indigenous relative’s advocacy groups as a way of retaking power to meet the needs of the MMIR crisis
http://hdl.handle.net/10106/31712
From empowering to repowering: A study on missing and murdered indigenous relative’s advocacy groups as a way of retaking power to meet the needs of the MMIR crisis
Silva-Brave, Stephen
In 2010 a Canadian artist named Jamie Black created an art installation called the
REDress Project. The installation featured hundreds of hanging red dresses—to bring attention to
the vast number of Indigenous women who had gone missing or murdered (Indigenous
Foundations, 2011). This art installation was part of a growing movement to bring attention to
Indigenous people who had gone missing in Canada. Over the next few years, the REDress
Project exhibit toured the country, bringing more widespread attention to a problem that had
been gaining national interest since the formation of the National Coalition for our Stolen Sisters
in 2002 (Harper, 2006)
In 2014 the Canadian government published a report titled Missing and Murdered
Aboriginal Women: A National Operational Overview (Government of Canada, 2014). This
report sparked a debate over the validity of the statistics, which reported 1,181 missing or
murdered Indigenous Canadian women, of whom 164 were considered active cases, and 225
were designated unsolved (Tasker, 2016). Some argued that the numbers were too high. In
contrast, others believed the numbers were too low, citing firsthand experiences of
undocumented and misidentified family members and the Walk 4 Justice initiative, which
collected 4,232 names of missing or murdered Indigenous women (Tasker, 2016). Disputes
about the accuracy of the numbers cited in the National Operational Overview led to a movement
to bring attention to the number of cases, lack of statistical consistency, and lack of awareness
from non-Indigenous people.
2023-09-19T00:00:00Z