Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Comparison of needs of (ADHD) children as perceived by elementary, middle and high school teachers, Cynthia Renee Bailey
Narrative discovery of spirituality and its correlation with late life satisfaction, Cherie Lynn Barnstable and Samantha Georgeann Lillo
Motivational levels and abstinence rates in substance abuse clients, Stephen Sean Borchers
Children's asthma: Relationship between parental education and frequency of emergency room visits, Victorine Natalie Brewer-Benjamin
Differences in family caregiver burden and use of coping strategies, Cathy Michelle Brown
An evaluation of the impact of maternal substance abuse on infant and child attachment, Rachel Clare Caudillo
The effects of acculturative stress on marital adjustment among African immigrants, Colleen Nomsa Chali
Prevalence of depression among adolescent males in residential treatment, Keri Nicole Chavez and Alexa Joy Perez
No way home: Former foster youth and their families of origin, Vanessa Hilary Crayton
Needs of homeless men outside of shelter, Grace Deeba Dobey
Clients in a mandated treatment program: A needs assessment, Sabrina Gail Eisner and Adriana Vazquez
An evaluation of client satisfaction with the services provided by a community-based mental health agency, Sheri-Lyn Kaye Fahlgren Romero and Sarah Elisabeth Hayes
Factors contributing to higher level of functioning among the dually diagnosed, Dragana Gajic and Larry Godinez Rodriguez
Process evaluation of treatment with adolescents in residential treatment foster care, Courtney Anne Glazer and Adrianne Marie Vance
Impact of parental visitation on the behavior of foster children, Tricia Lynn Haggerty
Impaired mental functioning as a factor in adult protective services reporting, Valerie Jean Hentzschel
The needs of children with autism and their parents or caretakers, Dannely Hernandez and Soé Myrna Cortez
The advantages and obstacles of having been raised by a gay or lesbian parent, Jennifer Falconi Hilt
Foster care adolescents and higher education, Mary Ann Holmes
African American caregiver burden: Stress factors and utilization of services, Lorna Jean LeVias
The effect of the exposure to domestic violence on psychological well-being among American Muslim women, Soulafa Shakhshir Massoud and Vanessa Francis Romo
Psychological quality of life in the nursing home environment, Gabriel Mejia
Parents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder children: A needs assessment, Sunshine Dawn Munesue-Tenerelli
Substance abuse services battered women: A needs assessment, Colleen Ann Murphy and Tammy Hunt
Aging-out youth: An inquiry into the social worker-client relationship, Melissa Jenon Myers
An exploratory study of barriers to psychotropic adherence from the client's perspective, Nicole Nanchy and Michelle Sereese Green
Differences in sexual knowledge of students from Christian and non-Christian colleges, Maren Elizabeth Oslund
Overrepresentation of African Americans in the child welfare system: Differential treatment in risk assessment by public child welfare workers, Rebecca Sheree Owens and Courtney Marques Roushion
Family medicine physician residents' perspectives on domestic violence, Christina Marie Peña
Parent skills training for individuals in substance abuse treatment, Frances Quintana
HIV/AIDS service providers' views of spirituality as a mechanism for client coping, Jody Lynn Reimer
Cultural beliefs and attitudes among Latinos with end stage renal disease, Guillermina Robles-Burgos and Ada Ocasio-Paŕe
Domestic violence and its link to child mental health issues, Vickie Lynn Sanderlin and Abraham Cruz Diaz
Exposing financial exploitation of elderly persons, Milton Anthony Scott
Domestic violence exposure: Effects on adolescents' dating relationships, Karina Sicairos and Leah Marie Campos
Child sexual abuse: Understanding this multigenerational phenomenon, Ana Maria Stockwell and Maria De La Luz Santana
Filipino-American perceptions of and experiences with domestic violence, Bernice Macaraeg Tabil
The relationship between meaning in life and depression in young adult, Sarah Lynn Tuttle
How youth in transitional housing perceive the independent living program and aftercare services at Cameron Hill, Savannah VanKummer and Richard Vela
Child protective service worker's perception of how housing issues affect their decisions, Amanda Vasquez and Dorothy Ann Mokate Wilson
Social workers' perceptions of team decision-making, Jennifer Yvonne Veal
A comparative study of the motivations of potential versus experienced foster care providers, Maria Maxine Weiss
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
The need for social work intervention for the elderly patients and their family members, Yasuyo Abo
Cultural competence needs of non-Latino foster parents: A study of transcultural foster care with Latino children, Myriam Renee Aguilar and Amanda Nicole Robles
Foster caregivers' opinions on the causes of multiple placements among foster children, Erika Yolanda Alatorre and Angelica Lemus
Long term effects of day treatment programs for adults with severe and persistent mental illness: Effectiveness measured in rates of recidivism, Glenna Denise Briney
Child welfare workers' perceptions of reunification services: Are timeframes feasible?, Nancy Razo Calderon and Elisa Adriana Hernandez
Play therapy interventions and their effectiveness in a school-based counseling program, Nancy Cardenas
American forensic social workers' knowledge of and skepticism toward dissociative identity disorder, Amy Lee Consolati
Do educators value school social workers?, Keynasia Kami Daniels
Vacation spots or homes?: Children who live in motels, Katrina Michele Devine
The effects of pet ownership and attachment on caregivers' mental health, Eveleen Irene Dimaggio and Nicole Renee Hughes
Transition from foster care to adoption: Services needed for building adoption permanency for children, Colleen O'Neill Duggin
Kin caregivers' perceptions of social worker and agency services and support, Diana Ray Egan and Meri Lynn Vandom
What teachers and probation officers identify as the most influential risk factors that lead youth to criminal behavior, Raymond Deion Ephriam and Antonio Castro
Special care units: Recreational activities for patients with Alzheimer's disease, Christina Marie Erickson-Taube
Spirituality and compliance correlates of hemodialysis patients, Paula Luz Ferro and Gloria Del Fernandez
Cultural factors affecting Latino diabetics, Maud Danitza Garcia
Social support as an influential factor in treatment-seeking, Liana Christine Gonzalez
Kinship care placement: Do grandparents' relationships with birthparents affect placement outcomes?, Judith Mary Greenwood
Stepparents: Social support systems and factors that contribute to role fulfillment, Lydia Guerrero and Sonia Marlene Valadez
Risk factors associated with recurrent child maltreatment, Mary Beth Hickey and Karen Eva Smithson
Levels of social intimacy among women in substance abuse treatment, Jean Emiko Ishihara
The utilization of parent-child visitations for reunification and stability among children and families, Susanne Allison Jimenez and Lori Hai Stooksbury
A bi-county examination of child welfare workers' levels of compassion fatigue and coping skills, Pamela Marie Keyes and Christina Leigh Smith
The Impact of race and ethnic identity on adolescents' use of coping skills, Victoria Estelle Keyser
A survey of social workers' cultural competency: An exploratory study, José Luis Lujano
Factors in older adult's resistance to substance abuse treatment for prescription and over-the-counter-medication, Charles Henry Eugene Maingot
Military communities: Families at risk, Marlena Sue McCormic and Kristine Diane Brown
Operation Iraqi freedom and mental health of Vietnam veterans, Janice Lynn Moody and Ron Robinson
Working with ethnic-minority families: Evaluating the need for cross-cultural training within Riverside County Child Protective Services, Kathleen Fromayan Nebo and Darlena Allen
The needs of informal grandparent caregivers and how they are met at the Kinship Family Center, Emily Jane Osborne-Lewis and Shanta LaShawn Clardy
Understanding why male juveniles perpetrate: An exploratory study, Debbie Lee O'Sullivan
Adolescent participation in pregnancy prevention interventions, Brooke Marie Prince-Slocum
The effects of Mexican Americans, Chicanos parental involvement on schooling, Maria Guadalupe Ramirez
Child welfare professionals' knowledge of identifying factors for alcohol and other drug issues, Josefina Reyes Sauri and Michael Leslie Lau
Developing a tool to assess mother-child attachment, Lisa Rebecca Romero
Evaluation of the family nurturing program: The family education component of the Riverside County Dependency Recovery Drug Court Program, Lila Massoumi Samady
Prevalence of type 2 diabetes among minority groups, Patricia Elizabeth Sanchez
A study of the effects of short-term respite care on caregivers and the relationship between respite satisfaction and social support, Lisa San Filippo Di Matteo
Are gutter punk youth satisfied with homeless services in Berkeley, California?, Eleanor Rachel Sommers
Korean Americans and barriers to the use of mental health services, Kimberly Joy Steiner
An outcomes based study of the adolescent specialized unit, Deborah Maria Sterling
Social support and mental health outcomes in battered women, Alicia Kay Vallellanes and Kelley Ferris
The impact of early intervention on child welfare cases, Demetra Ann Vaughan
Spirituality and aging, Henry Waller
A qualitative study of spiritual and alternative practices in social work, Alissa Carrie Wilson
Compliance with dialysis regimens: The effects of coping and social support, Toyoko Yagi
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Youths' perceptions of an independent living program, Valorie Albertina Alba and Gloriana Parral
Latino emancipated foster youth perceptions, Minerva Barcenas
Social workers' perceptions of the utilization of Spanish-speaking interpreters in child welfare services, Veronica Huizar Beltran
Perceptions of satisfaction in the delivery of services to kinship and non-kinship care providers, Nancy Elizabeth Clark
How do child welfare workers attitudes affect utilization of gays and lesbians as adoptive parents, Constance Cameron Clifford and Victoria Ann Kohfeld
Acculturation among a Hispanic population in San Bernardino County, Jennifer Marie Costa and Maria Lorena Ochoa
The perceived influence of spirituality in adolescent residential group homes, Karima Aisha Deadrick-Boone
Child welfare professionals' perceptions of drug treatment for foster youth: a needs assessment, Edward Basil Dehar
Client functionality, filial abuse and agency interventions, Julie Anne Hibbs and Stephen Michael Thomas
What are the experiences of foster parents who are raising special needs children in accessing services needed, Loretta Jean Isaacson and Robbie Palmer Thomas
School counselors' perceptions of effective components in adolescent suicide prevention programs, Janet Marlene Jackson
Parents' perceptions of the California High School Exit Exam and some social implications, Susan Leigh Jennings and Deborah Kay Perry
