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Exploring trends: tracking evaluations data over several months by therapists and parents of children with cerebral palsy
- Authors:
- HAYASHI Reiko, FROST Caren J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 6(4), 2007, pp.1-14.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This pilot study was designed to compare the perceptions of parents and therapists of the performance trends of 53 children with cerebral palsy, based on a performance goal jointly set for each child by his/her therapist and parent(s). The underlying motivation was the understanding that improvements detected in an outpatient therapeutic session may not necessarily be transferred to everyday settings, and thus children may be receiving interventions that have little or no impact on their quality of life. Data were collected from parents over six months, and the children were assessed by their therapists at each therapy session. Both sets of evaluations showed a statistically significant upward trend in performance. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Being, belonging, and becoming: examining rehabilitation service delivery to children with disabilities and their families
- Authors:
- HAYASHI Reiko, FROST Caren J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 4(4), 2005, pp.39-56.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article reports on a study conducted at the rehabilitation unit of a children's hospital in the United States to explore the perspectives of children with disabilities and their guardians on quality-of-life issues. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were employed to elicit this information. The results revealed that socialisation is the most important quality-of-life issue for children with disabilities. The study also indicated a need for social workers to create a support system for the guardians of those children with disabilities receiving rehabilitation therapies. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Measuring the diversity awareness of social work students: the dual perspective inventory
- Authors:
- ANDERSON Wandarah, HAYASHI Reiko, FROST Caren J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 29(3), July 2009, pp.258-270.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The Dual Perspective Inventory evaluates the participants’ understanding of bicultural situations, using vignettes involving characters who represent bicultural categories. In this study, conducted in 2006 at a university in the western US, 4 vignettes from the Dual Perspective Inventory were used to measure the diversity awareness of first year MSW students, with data collected at the beginning of the first semester from students who enrolled in a course on diversity and at the end of the semester when the students were about to complete the course. The mean scores of both the before and after surveys indicated that the average MSW student had an acceptable level of diversity awareness and that their awareness increased during the semester, and that students who were racial minorities, LGBT, disabled, and/or of non-US origin had a higher level of awareness than students from the dominant culture (white heterosexual nondisabled and US native) in the after survey, and a greater increase in awareness level over the course of the semester.
Enhancing women’s health: a call for social work research
- Authors:
- WRIGHT Rachel L., FROST Caren J., BIRD Mellisa
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 55(9), 2016, pp.732-751.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article presents a critical synthesis of the social work empirical literature on women’s health. In light of recent policy changes that directly affect women’s health and social work, the authors conducted a literature review of recent publications (2010–2015) regarding social work and women’s health nationally. Despite frequent accounts cited in the literature, there has been no comprehensive review of issues involving women’s health and social work in the United States. The purpose of this review is to examine the current social work literature addressing women’s health at the national (U.S.) level. This research presents a summary description of the status of the social work literature dealing with women’s health, specifically 51 articles published between 2010 and 2015. Our search highlights the need for social work research to fill gaps and more fully address the needs of women across the lifespan. (Publisher abstract)