Theses/Dissertations from 2006
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
Body image and depression, Alicia Sue Boggio
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
Accepting gay and lesbian children: A parents perspective, Lacee' Lanai Lanier and Julia Ann Larson
Perceptions of an emerging family drug court program among child welfare and family drug court professional in Riverside County, Esmeralda Lomeli
Comparison of self-determination between verbal and non-verbal residents of intermediate care facilities, Karen Anne Mahon
Foster parent satisfaction, Lila Marie Martin
Perceptions of childcare workers about components of effective care in group homes, Vanessa Evette Moreno and Tyler Scott St. Clair
A look at the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program, Natalie Jean Morrison and Leslie Valencia
Stress among Master of Social Work students, Julie Ann Peters Muñoz and Elisa Collins Coronado
Perception of domestic violence among Nigerian immigrants in the United States, Francis Ikefule Nwagbara
Perceptions of motivation in the recovery process among African American women with children, Raven Nicole Pagson
Correlations between stigma and self-esteem in mental health consumers, Marilyn Dee Pitts
A closer look at the professional relationship of children's social workers and teachers in regard to the education of foster children, Marnae Latrice Potts and Koumay Yang
Substance abuse treatment: Perceptions from the client's point of view, Margarita Brunilda Salazar
Perceptions of the Adoptions and Safe Families Act of 1997 among child welfare and substance abuse professionals, Nancy Rae Satterwhite
An examination of social workers' knowledge of Family Preservation Services in child welfare, Kathryn Irene Turnbull
Correlations between self-esteem and self-efficacy among master of social work students and bachelor of social work students, Sheila Joy Umeda and Amy Marie Edmonds
Women's perception of substance abuse treatment and how it affects compliance, Jessica Lynn Watkins
Social worker perceptions of services directed toward sexual minority youth and their families in child welfare agencies, Travis James Webb
Attitudes of African American women toward marriage-related issues, Andrew Lewayne Williams
Child welfare workers' attitudes toward culturally diverse consumers, Monica Zavala-Arias
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
A correlation analysis of parental expectations, mentoring, and gender socialization on women's self-efficacy, Nancy Lillian Amarin and Norina Reis
Working with emancipated foster youth: An outcomes assessment of Cameron Hill Associates, Deborah Nava Baeza and Omyia Nikol Thurston
Understanding the experience and needs of foster parents caring for medically fragile children, Ana Maria Baisley
Social learning and stage development applied to resistance to treatment: Probation youth in a residential treatment facility, Linda Joy Bankowski
Impact of September 11th on older American veterans, David Lee Baptist and Tamra Denise Snook
Supportive work relationships effect on child welfare worker's retention, Renee Josephine Bombaci
A process evaluation of the Riverside County dependency recovery drug court, Philip Marshall Breitenbucher and Sean Collins Sullivan
Social workers attitudes and perceptions toward transracial adoption, Karla Eduviges Carranza and Nicol Alejandra Stolar
Spirituality and coping with Master's of Social Work education, Stacey Lynn Chavez
Impact of foster care on Hispanic/Latino foster mothers' marital relationship, Mario David Copenhaguen
A constructive approach of the evaluation of a community based program, Melinda Vera Corral
Successful outcomes of adult ex-offenders: "Catalyst to Change", Coleen Crowley-Ames and Phyllis Paulette McNeal
Effectiveness of parent education classes: Phenomenological approach, Lavonna Lucille Downing
The impact of infant massage on the development of children with disabilities and children born at-risk for developmental delays, Maria Jesus Escobedo
Attitudes and knowledge of law enforcement officers regarding child maltreatment, Cathleen May Farrar
A qualitative inquiry on the impact of family preservation programs, Kimberly Ann Franze-Cox
Mentally ill homeless and companion pets, Maria Salomé Garde
Day treatment programs for adults with severe and persistent mental illness: Effectiveness measured in rates of recidivism, Pamela Jo' Gatfield
Joint sibling placement at San Bernardino County Department of Children's Services, Cynthia Gonzalez and Diane Lynette Meza
Depression and diabetes in adolescents, Leanne Marie Graff and Karin Yakira
