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Equine Assisted Therapy And Exercise With Eating Disorders: A Retrospective Chart Reveiw And Mixed Method Analysis
(Social Work, 2008-09-17)
Eating disorders are a group of devastating mental illnesses that chronically affect millions of young women and men of all ages and ethnicities in industrialized nations. Mainstream treatment approaches thus far have ...
A Causal Analysis Of Developmental Assets, Behaviors And Delinquency Among Hispanic Youth In Texas
(Social Work, 2007-08-23)
The purpose of this study was to identify the main predicting developmental assets for the prevention of juvenile delinquency among Hispanic youth in Texas by adopting advanced research methods. According to Benson (1995), ...
Access To Mental Health Care: Clients Perception Of Services Provided By Agape Clinic And Community Care
(Social Work, 2009-09-16)
The purpose of this study was to identify whether there is a relationship between acculturation and utilization of mental health services among U.S. born and non-U.S. born Hispanics in the United States. Furthermore, the ...
An Ecological Systems Theory Approach In Looking at Mental Health Care Barriers in the Latino Community
(Social Work, 2008-08-08)
This study is an analysis of the association between mental healthcare barriers at the microsystem level using an ecological systems theory and key demographic variables among Latinos 18 years of age and older residing in ...
Effects Of Religiosity And REBT On Substance Abuse And Mental Health
(Social Work, 2007-08-23)
The purpose of this thesis is to explore the impact of a Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)-based treatment program on subjects levels of risk for alcohol and drug abuse as measured by the Substance Abuse Questionnaire ...
Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, Resilience, Self-esteem And General Well-being: A Psychosocial Study Of Colombians In The United States
(Social Work, 2008-09-17)
This research sought to identify the factors that contribute to the wellbeing of Colombians in the United States by exploring the differences in their wellbeing across three waves of immigration. It examined the extent to ...
An Evaluation Of Religion And Spirituality In Social Work Education
(Social Work, 2007-08-23)
This study evaluated how BSW students at two Texas universities, one publicly funded and one privately funded, perceive their level of preparedness, comfort and the importance of addressing / using religion and spirituality ...
The Effects Of Education On Health Care Professionals' Assessment Of Intimate Partner Violence In Primary Care Settings
(Social Work, 2009-09-16)
This study was designed to explore what factors influence healthcare professionals' assessment of intimate partner violence (IPV) and to examine the effects of education on healthcare professionals' IPV knowledge, opinions, ...
Drug Abuse Among Young Adults In Vietnam: The Influence Of Family, Peers, And Society
(Social Work, 2009-09-16)
The purpose of this exploratory study is to examine the influence of family, peer, and society in interactions with personal factors on drug use among young adults in Vietnam. The study is based on empirical data collected ...
The Effectiveness Of A Virtual Learning Environment On Student Learning About Clinical Skills
(Social Work, 2007-09-19)
The purpose of this study was to explore whether social work students could increase their clinical skills knowledge in a Clinical Skills Virtual Learning Environment (CS-VLE). The evaluation of an online exercise that ...