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Patient Experiences and Opinions of a Behavioral Activation Group Intervention for Depression
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O'Neill, Laura; Samaan, Zainab; McCabe, Kathleen; Tabak, Terri Ann; Key, Brenda; Litke, Kathryn; Whattam, Jeff; Garrick, Laura; Chalmers, Sandra; Xie, Feng; Thabane, Lehana; Patel, Yogita; Shahid, Hamnah; Zielinski, Laura; Vanstone, Meredith – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Purpose: Major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability worldwide. This study is part of a mixed methods pilot trial, exploring the effectiveness, acceptability, and feasibility of providing behavioral activation (BA) treatment in a group format. Methods: Using an applied, descriptive approach, qualitative data were collected from…
Descriptors: Patients, Depression (Psychology), Severity (of Disability), Behavior Modification
Translating Health Behavior Interventions across Nations
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Sussman, Steve; Baezconde-Garbanati, Lourdes; Unger, Jennifer; Wipfli, Heather; Palinkas, Lawrence – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
This article provides an overview of international translation of health behavior interventions. The ideas expressed in this article serve to provide direction when developing a health behavior program for a host country, utilizing previous programmatic knowledge from elsewhere. First, the authors discuss constituents of country-level variables…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Intervention, International Education, Technology Transfer
Evaluating Completeness of Reporting in Behavioral Interventions Pilot Trials: A Systematic Survey
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Bhatt, Meha; Zielinski, Laura; Sanger, Nitika; Shams, Ieta; Luo, Candice; Bantoto, Bianca; Shahid, Hamnah; Li, Guowei; Abbade, Luciana P. F.; Nwosu, Ikunna; Jin, Yanling; Wang, Mei; Chang, Yaping; Sun, Guangwen; Mbuagbaw, Lawrence; Levine, Mitchell A. H.; Adachi, Jonathan D.; Thabane, Lehana; Samaan, Zainab – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Purpose: This systematic survey evaluates the completeness of reporting in pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trials investigating behavioral interventions based on the Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) extension for pilot trials. Methods: The authors searched Medline/Pubmed and randomly selected 100 articles from 2012…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Surveys, Behavior Modification, Intervention
Implementing a Community-Based, Service Coordination and Delivery Intervention with Urban, Minority Parents
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Ferguson, Kristin M.; Ziemer, Kelly L.; Celada, M.; Oviedo, Sofia; Ansbrow, Jacqueline – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the influence of a community-based, service-coordination and delivery intervention (CONNECT Program) on urban, minority parents' human capital, financial capital, community social capital, and service utilization. Method: This study used a pre-posttest single group design and mixed methods…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Social Capital, Human Capital, Workshops
Understanding Latino Parents' Child Mental Health Literacy: Todos a bordo/All Aboard
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Umpierre, Mari; Meyers, Laura V.; Ortiz, Aida; Paulino, Angela; Rodriguez, Anita Rivera; Miranda, Ana; Rodriguez, Raquel; Kranes, Stephanie; McKay, Mary M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Objective: This article describes Phase 1 of a pilot that aims to develop, implement, and test an intervention to educate and simultaneously engage highly stressed Latino parents in child mental health services. A team of Spanish-speaking academic and community co-investigators developed the intervention using a community-based participatory…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Parents, Child Health, Mental Health
Incredible Years Program Tailored to Parents of Preschoolers with Autism: Pilot Results
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Dababnah, Sarah; Parish, Susan L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: This article reports on the acceptability and results from an evaluation of an empirically supported practice, The Incredible Years, tailored to parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Methods: Two groups of parents (N = 17) participated in a mixed methods test with no comparison group of the 15-week intervention. Data…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Parents
Strengthening the Social Information-Processing Skills of Children: A Controlled Test of the "Let's Be Friends" Program in China
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Wu, Fan; Fraser, Mark W.; Guo, Shenyang; Day, Steven H.; Galinsky, Maeda J. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objective: The study had two objectives (a) to adapt for Chinese children an intervention designed to strengthen the social information--processing (SIP) skills of children in the United States, and (b) to pilot test the adapted intervention in China. Methods: Adaptation of the "Making Choices" program involved reviewing Chinese…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Information Skills, Pilot Projects
Testing Group Supervision in Fieldwork Training for Social Work Students
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Zeira, Anat; Schiff, Miriam – Research on Social Work Practice, 2010
This study monitors group supervision for students' field training in a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work (BSW) program and compares it with the experience of the students receiving the traditional individual supervision. The experimental group supervision model is implemented in two consecutive years. Students' experiences are compared at three…
Descriptors: Experimental Groups, Supervision, Social Work, Testing
Gregory Research Beliefs Scale: Factor Structure and Internal Consistency
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Gregory, Virgil L., Jr. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2010
Objective: This study evaluates the factor structure and internal consistency of the Gregory Research Beliefs Scale (GRBS). Method: Data were collected from subject matter experts, a pilot study, an online sample, and a classroom sample. Psychometric analyses were conducted after combining the online and classroom samples. Results: An a priori…
Descriptors: Predictive Validity, Factor Structure, Measures (Individuals), Factor Analysis
Developing a Measure of Stigma by Association with African American Adolescents Whose Mothers Have HIV
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Mason, Sally; Berger, Barbara; Ferrans, Carol Estwing; Sultzman, Vickey; Fendrich, Michael – Research on Social Work Practice, 2010
Objectives: African American urban adolescents are one of the fastest growing groups of children affected by their mother's HIV status. These children experience HIV stigma by association with their HIV-positive mothers. Stigma may contribute to adverse outcomes for these teens. Methods: The authors describe a multistage process of scale…
Descriptors: Mothers, Testing, Adolescents, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
Reintegrating Children into the System of Substitute Care: Evaluation of the Exceptional Care Pilot Project
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Armour, Marilyn P.; Schwab, James – Research on Social Work Practice, 2005
This pilot study presents findings from a project to evaluate a program initiated by a state child welfare agency for its most hard-to-serve youth (N = 46). This emerging population is so dangerous and unmanageable that they are difficult, if not impossible, to place or treat. One state responded to this challenge by providing exceptional care…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Child Welfare, Program Effectiveness, Interviews