• Child labor in Iran: Problems and solutions 

  Makki Alamdari, Sara (Cheshmandaz-e Iran, 2010)

  This work describes causes and consequences of a social problem of child labor in Iran. Poverty, discrimination, and inequality are the main causes of this social phenomenon in Iran, which leads to children’s abuse and ...
• Effects of Self-Employment on Income and Spousal Collaboration 

  Makki Alamdari, Sara (Indiana University School of Social Work, 2020-05-01)

  Given an increasing rate of self-employment in the U.S. and its benefits for individuals’ growth, freedom, and quality of life (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2018), it is crucial to study the effects of self-employment ...
• Public Concern Regarding the Environment in the U.S. 

  Makki Alamdari, Sara (Indiana University School of Social Work, 2020-05-01)

  Concerns regarding the environment is increasing globally. Environmental challenges such as climate change, air pollution, deforestation, and water pollution threaten human beings’ life and well-being. It is critical for ...
• Understanding Juvenile Delinquent Behavior through Social Bonding 

  Gentle-Genitty, Carolyn (International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention (IATDP), 2019)

  Social control theory is often used to understand the many facets of social bonding opportunities and juvenile delinquency behavior. Various theories have been used to help explain delinquent behaviors and the reason for ...
• Theory Scaffolding of Master-Level Social Work Students 

  McCarthy, Katherine; Bragg, Natasha; Gentle-Genitty, Carolyn (2019-10)
• Child Protective Service Referrals Involving Exposure to Domestic Violence: Prevalence, Associated Maltreatment Types, and Likelihood of Formal Case Openings 

  Victor, Bryan G.; Henry, Colleen; Gilbert, Terri Ticknor; Ryan, Joseph P.; Perron, Brian E. (Sage, 2019-08)

  Childhood exposure to domestic violence (CEDV) is widely understood as potentially harmful to children. Accordingly, many child welfare systems in the United States construe CEDV as maltreatment when the exposure results ...
• Treating Opioid Use Disorders in Drug Court: Participants’ Views on Using Medication-Assisted Treatments (MATs) to Support Recovery 

  Gallagher, John R.; Wahler, Elizabeth A.; Minasian, Raychel M.; Edwards, Abigail (Sage, 2019-09)

  Drug courts began in 1989 in Miami-Dade County, FL. Due to their success in treating substance use disorders and reducing criminal recidivism, they have expanded globally and are currently operating in countries such as ...
• Vigilance: The Lived Experience of Women in Recovery 

  Lay, Kathy; Larimer, Susan G. (Sage, 2018-09)

  Recovery from addiction is an individualized process and necessitates understanding the phenomenon from the perspective of the individual living the experience. This qualitative study seeks to understand women’s lived ...
• DOES A PERCEIVED CONNECTION TO A NEIGHBORHOOD REDUCE LONELINESS? 

  Johnson, Kimberly J.; Adeniji, Dolapo O. (Oxford University Press, 2019-11)

  This study investigated whether perceived neighborhood quality was associated with chronic loneliness for adults 60 and older in the United States. Although loneliness can be episodic and overcome, chronic loneliness has ...
• SOCIAL COHESION, TRANSPORTATION, AND PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AMONG OLDER ADULTS 

  Latham-Mintus, Kenzie; Miller, Keith (Oxford University Press, 2019-11)

  Objectives: The purpose of this research is to examine the role that social cohesion and access (conceptualized as mobility and transportation) plays on participation in social activities (i.e., visiting friends/family, ...
• The Comparative Effectiveness of a Model of Job Development versus Treatment as Usual 

  Carlson, Linda; Smith, Galen; Rapp, Charles A.; Mariscal, E. Susana; Holter, Mark C.; Ko, Eunjeong; Kukla, Marina; Fukui, Sadaaki (2018)

  Job development is critical to assisting people with serious disabilities to obtain jobs, but little is known about the actual methods that make job development effective. Using a post-only quasi-experimental design, this ...
• Making a Choice 

  Carlson, Joan M. (Taylor & Francis, 2019)

  It is our responsibility as educators to see that our students receive training to meet the present-day challenges facing our clients. The graduate programs in social work are especially suited for training and implementing ...
• Impact of Supervisory Support on Turnover Intention: The Mediating Role of Burnout and Job Satisfaction in a Longitudinal Study 

  Fukui, Sadaaki; Wu, Wei; Salyers, Michelle P. (Springer, 2019-07)

  High rates of provider turnover are problematic for our mental health system. Research indicates that supervisory support could alleviate some turnover intention by decreasing emotional exhaustion (a key component of ...
• Effective workload management in child welfare: Understanding the relationship between caseload and workload 

  Kim, Jangmin; Yi, Eun-Hye; Pierce, Barbara; Hall, James (Wiley, 2019-12)

  A common assumption in public social service organizations is that workload may be positively associated with caseload. However, few empirical studies have examined what specific characteristics of caseload affect caseworkers' ...
• Adopting e-Social Work Practice: Pedagogical Strategies for Student Decision Making to Address Technology Uncertainty 

  Wilkerson, David A.; Wolfe-Taylor, Samantha N.; Kinney, M. Killian (Taylor & Francis, 2019)

  Student technology uncertainty was investigated in an introductory e-Social Work (e-SW) practice course. e-SW practice includes technology-mediated advocacy, research, and services delivery. A convergent parallel mixed ...
• Divergent Caregiver and Youth Perspectives Regarding Behavioral Health Needs and Psychosocial Functioning: An Exploratory Study 

  Karikari, Isaac; Walton, Betty A.; Bishop, Christine (2019-11-05)

  Background. To promote effectiveness in behavioral health treatment, the system of care framework and wraparound model accentuate inclusion of family and youth as important stakeholders, not just as consumers. This has ...
• Co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Needs: Enhancing the Adult Needs and Strengths Assessment (ANSA) to Manage Services 

  Walton, Betty A.; Kim, Hea-Won (2019-10-04)

  Substance use disorders (SUD) are common, affecting one in 25 adolescents (ages 12 -17), one in seven young adults (ages 18 to 25), and one in 16 adults (ages 26 and older) during 2017. 1 While 16.7% of adults without SUD ...
• International service learning in post-war Croatia: Capacity building for social work profession 

  Luca Sugawara, Carmen; Carlson, Joan; Makki Alamdari, Sara; Vukoviæ-Èoviæ, Sanja (20th Biennale International Consortium for Social Development (ICSD) Symposium, Zagreb, Croatia, 2017-07)

  Building on a strong partnership with University of Zagreb, Department of Social Work, and a local community organization serving a post-war community in the Osijek and Vukovar region, in 2011, the Indiana University School ...
• Evaluating the intervention of an ethic's class in students' ethical decision-making: A summative review. 

  Walker, Marquita (Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2013)

  This summative evaluation is the result of two years’ of data reflecting the impact of an ethics class in terms of students’ ethical decision-making. The research compares aggregate responses from scenario-based ...
• Evaluating the Intervention of an Ethics’ Class in Students’ Ethical Decision-making 

  Walker, Marquita (Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2011)

  In this pilot study, the author evaluated the impact of an ethics class in terms of students’ ethical decision-making. The research compares aggregate responses from scenario-based pre- and post-survey open-ended survey ...

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