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Kjellgren, Cecilia – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Purpose: This study explores outcomes of treatment provided by specialized units within the social welfare sector in Sweden to clients seeking help with hypersexual behavior. Method: The participants were 27 males and 1 female (M = 40.3 years) who sought help from one of the three specialized units within social welfare in Sweden. A…
Descriptors: Social Work, Sexuality, Outcomes of Treatment, Welfare Services
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Bördlein, Christoph – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Behavioral social work is the application of behavior analysis to the field of social work. There are behavioral social work interventions for individuals, groups, and communities. Nevertheless, behavioral social work is far from a widely adopted approach among social work practitioners. A reason for the underuse might be seen in the fact that…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Intervention, Behavior Change
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Ma, Cecilia M. S.; Shek, Daniel T. L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Objective: The present study explored the outcomes of a positive youth development (PYD) program entitled "Project P.A.T.H.S." based on a total of 12,281 Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong. Method: To understand the impact of this program, the study assessed the changes in developmental outcomes using a single group pretest and posttest…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Program Descriptions, Asians, Pretests Posttests
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Akin, Becci A.; Lang, Kyle; McDonald, Thomas P.; Yan, Yueqi; Little, Todd – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Objective: This study tested the effectiveness of Parent Management Training, Oregon (PMTO) model on child social-emotional well-being. Methods: Using a randomized controlled design and three measures of social-emotional well-being, the study investigated effectiveness of PMTO with families of children in foster care with serious emotional…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Parent Education, Child Welfare, Program Effectiveness
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Álvarez, Míriam; Rodrigo, María José; Byrne, Sonia – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objectives: To examine the components affecting the quality of the implementation and their impact on the outcomes of the "Growing Up Happily in the Family" program targeted at parents with children aged 0-5. Method: At-risk and non-at-risk parents (N = 196) participated in 26 groups in local social services. Adherence, adaptations,…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Child Welfare, Program Effectiveness, Family Programs
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Uretsky, Mathew C.; Lee, Bethany R.; Greeno, Elizabeth J.; Barth, Richard P. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the correlates of child behavior change over time in a replication of the KEEP intervention. Method: The study sample was drawn from the treatment group of the Maryland replication of KEEP (n=65). Change over time was analyzed using multilevel linear mixed modeling. Results: Parents' use of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Behavior, Foster Care, Parent Education
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Wernick, Laura J.; Kulick, Alex; Dessel, Adrienne B.; Graham, Louis F. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: This study evaluates the effectiveness of an intervention using theater and dialogue to raise awareness about homophobia and transphobia and increase intentions to participate in macro-level change efforts around lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQQ) issues. Methods: Using a pretest-posttest design, this…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Social Bias, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity