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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Social service agency"”.
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Multifamily Family Therapy Group for ADHD Children and their Families: A Delphi Study
… curriculum was developed for implementation in a social service agency setting with ADHD children aged ten to twelve and their families. Using the Delphi Method, a panel of experts evaluated the curriculum, treatment process, and modality applicability. Findings and recommendations from the expert …
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Voicing Our Concerns and Being Heard: Social Service Employees' Communication Experiences of Crisis
… of organizational crisis on employees at a social service agency in the Midwest. Using system and turning-point perspectives, participants were surveyed through quantitative and qualitative means to understand the impact of organizational crisis on employees. Secondary issues of emotional …
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Homelessness, crime, mental illness, and substance abuse : a core population with multiple social service needs
… Population? How is this group dealt with in our social service systems? Using Data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, this Core Group is analyzed with regard to their demographic characteristics, biographies, and treatment …
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Already in my back yard : community opposition to social service agencies in gentrifying neighborhoods
… often object to the siting of controversial social service agencies in their neighborhoods. Traditional NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) literature outlines not only the forces at work in NIMBY dynamics, but also proven strategies that social service agencies have used in order to overcome such …
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Barriers and opportunities for improving energy efficiency in the social housing sector : case study of E4C's division of housing and mental health
Energy efficiency improvements in the social housing sector have the potential to produce a range of environmental and social benefits. These improvements can be produced through retrofits that deliver energy savings or new construction built to a high standard of energetic efficiency. However, …
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Reciprocity: Seattle's Housed Community Hosts a Network of Villages for Seattle's Unhoused Families
… but also the chance to grow a supportive social network. This network, often missing in the lives of the homeless becomes a safety net that is vital in their successful transition to a healthier life. A hosting neighborhood gets the chance to establish friendships, offer mentorship and …
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Leadership and culture: Developing a constructivist approach to social organizing.
An alternative social constructivist based approach to leadership and culture management is developed for, and evaluated in conjunction with, a five member senior management team for a large social service agency. The research is praxis-oriented, emergent in design, and emancipatory in its intent …
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Seeking Life Balance: The Perceptions of Health of Cambodian Women in Resettlement
… this study. The women were recruited through a social service organization, community contacts, and verbal referrals. Ninety percent of the women were Buddhist. Forty-six percent of the women were widowed. Among the participants, 52% arrived in the U.S. between 1979 and 1981, 20% arrived between …
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Investigating social workers’ coping strategies towards burnout in Kwa-Zulu Natal within UMhlathuze Municipality.
Social Workers are professionals in the human services sector who render social services to diverse populations with dissimilar personal and social problems, through empowerment, social change promotion, liberation and enhancing human relationships. While rendering these services they are exposed …
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Justice through service: An action inquiry
… with a group of staff in a church-affiliated social service agency in Aotearoa New Zealand. The purpose of the action inquiry was to work with the staff in the Agency during the establishment of a residential service for women and their children. In particular, the action inquiry involved …