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Common threads: improving the mental health of Bhutanese refugee women through shared learning
- Authors:
- MITSCHKE Diane B., AGUIRRE Regina T. P., SHARMA Bonita
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 11(3), 2013, pp.249-266.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Mental health disorders such as depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are disproportionately experienced by refugees who have often witnessed traumatic events in the process of fleeing their homelands. This study examined the effect of a group-based financial education program for Bhutanese refugee women who had been recently resettled in the United States. Participants were divided into three groups, two that were provided a version of the intervention and one that served as a control. Results from pre/post and follow-up assessments indicate that participants in both intervention groups experienced significantly less depression, anxiety, somatization, and PTSD symptoms at posttest and that these improvements in mental health status persisted at 3-month follow-up. Control participants' mental health symptoms became more severe over time. These results suggest that a structured group-based educational intervention can have a positive impact on the mental health of recently resettled refugees. The results also provide evidence that without intervention, recently resettled refugees may actually experience declines in mental health status over time in their host country. (Edited publisher abstract)
Enhancing learning and learner satisfaction through the use of WebCT in social work education
- Authors:
- AGUIRRE Regina T. P., MITSCHKE Diane B.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 30(7), October 2011, pp.847-860.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Technology has changed the ways that social workers learn, practice, and interact. As communication and educational innovations increasingly involve the use of technologies for social work practice, social work education has evolved to incorporate these advances in the classroom setting. This article describes and evaluates various aspects of one particular type of web-based learning environment, WebCT, and its incorporation into five face-to-face foundation courses in a bachelor’s and master’s level social work program. The authors used an online survey of 89 students to assess frequency of access of the web-based course management system and perceptions of the features. Results support that the most useful and most helpful features according to students were also those that increased interaction and promoted an online learning community. These results did not vary based on whether the students were graduates or undergraduates. The most useful feature according to students was the email feature, which allowed them to communicate with the instructor and each other outside of the face-to-face classroom time. Implications for practice are discussed.
Social support and coping in families facing prostate cancer
- Authors:
- MITSCHKE Diane B., KANG Suk-Young
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 38(3), 2012, pp.413-426.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed invasive cancer among American men, with approximately 241,740 new cases expected to be diagnosed in 2012. However, to date, little research has been conducted to examine the experiences of Asian and Native Hawaiian families in facing prostate cancer. A survey was conducted with 100 participants, including both survivors and family members, of Native Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, and Caucasian ancestry in Honolulu, HI. Results indicated differences in the ways that survivors and their family members cope with the illness. While treatment-related variables played a significant role in coping among survivors, family members’ experiences were more likely to be predicted by the relationship they maintained with the survivor. Implications for improving current practice and the need for future research to establish effective strategies to assist prostate cancer survivors and their family members are discussed.
Uncovering health and wellness needs of recently resettled Karen refugees from Burma
- Authors:
- MITSCHKE Diane B., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 21(5), July 2011, pp.490-501.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
One group of refugees whose needs have intensified in recent years has been the Karen people of Burma. This study aimed to investigate the specific challenges experienced by Karen people after they resettle in the United States. Extensive structured individual interviews were conducted with 21 recently resettled Karen refugees living in a large metropolitan city in southwestern United States. The interview questions focused on the biopsychosocial needs of the refuges at the individual and community levels. The findings suggest that recently resettled refugees experience major obstacles in locating and accessing employment and health care due to language and transportation barriers. They expressed a need for assistance in learning English and help with transportation, job skills, and financial planning. The results of this needs assessment indicate that many of the basic needs of refugees are not being met following the initial relocation period. Significant efforts are needed to achieve social justice for this vulnerable population.
Improving social work students' understanding of health and social justice knowledge through the implementation of service learning at a free community health clinic
- Authors:
- MITSCHKE Diane B., PETROVICH James C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 21(1), January 2011, pp.97-108.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Service learning is a teaching strategy that incorporates academic study and community engagement with the aim of enhancing student learning and civic responsibility while also providing a benefit to the local community. Social work education and service learning share core values of service and social justice and, when unified, can offer students unique opportunities to engage in meaningful application of knowledge and skills in a real-world setting. This article provides an exemplar describing the unique student learning outcomes that resulted from a service learning partnership between graduate-level social work students in a diversity course and a community health clinic serving Latino immigrants and Burmese refugees. The service learning project resulted in the production of resource booklets in Burmese and in Spanish for the clinic to distribute to patients seeking access to health, social and educational services. At the end of the course, the students were required to write a final paper which included self-reflection on how the project contributed to their personal and professional growth and development. This article discusses the themes uncovered by analysis of these papers.
Understanding qualities of positive relationship dynamics between adolescent parents and their school-based counselors
- Authors:
- SLATER Holli M., MITSCHKE Diane B., DOUTHIT Paul
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 14(4), July 2011, pp.354-368.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Nearly all interventions with pregnant and parenting adolescents involve the development of a sustained relationship between the adolescent and at least one adult, who can be a case manager, an educator, or a counsellor. The purpose of this study was to examine the personal and therapeutic characteristics of school counsellors participating in a directed counselling intervention with pregnant and parenting adolescents. The participants were 24 female and 12 male adolescents in the programme which whom counsellors identified having a strong therapeutic relationship. Each participant participated in a 45-minute semistructured interview to explore the relationship characteristics that strengthen the bond between the teen and their counsellor. The themes identified are: supporting emotional well-being; respectful communication; friend and confidante who listens; being reliable; identifying goals and possibilities; and supporting academic achievement Supporting emotional well-being reflects the support system and safe environment counsellors provide students to discuss problems. The theme of maintaining respectful communication reflects the feeling of mutual respect students felt towards their counsellors. Many students viewed counsellors as friends and acknowledged their role in helping them identify personal goals.
Coping with Prostate Cancer in Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Caucasian Families
- Author:
- MITSCHKE Diane B.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 48(2), February 2009, pp.192-206.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed invasive cancer among men in the United States. The purpose of this study was to explore how the family members and friends of prostrate cancer survivors coped with the illness experience of their loved one, while also examining the various roles within the family system during illness. The 100 participants were prostate cancer survivors and their family members or friends, representing 42 families from various ethnic groups in Hawaii. All the participants completed a written survey packet including open-ended questions related to roles during the illness experience, closeness of relationships, and coping strategies. The results indicated that the vast majority of the families who participated in the study coped exceedingly well with the experience of prostate cancer, and had adjusted well to the disease and its implications on the family. The study showed that family members and friends are essential to coping with the effects of the disease, and also that spouses, children, and friends fulfil unique and important roles in facing the illness experience.
Coping with breast cancer at the nexus of religiosity and Hawaiian culture: perspective of native Hawaiian survivors and family members
- Authors:
- KAOPUA Lana S. I., MITSCHKE Diane B., KLOEZEMAN Karen C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work, 27(3), 2008, pp.275-295.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Native Hawaiian women are disproportionately burdened by breast cancer and tend to be diagnosed at advanced stages when treatment options are limited. Research suggests that cultural conflict may be a factor in their underuse of conventional health services. This study uses phenomenonological approaches to explore the influence of religiosity and ethnocultural tradition in coping with breast cancer. It reveals an overarching theme of kakou (‘we or us’) which emphasises ways of coping that are oriented to the family collective and focused on family well-being. The implications for practitioners working with clients from collectivist-oriented cultures are explored.
Cancer in the family: review of psychosocial perspectives of patients and family members
- Author:
- MITSCHKE Diane B.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 11(2), 2008, pp.166-184.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Advances in cancer care have led to longer survival for many patients, and thus a greater focus on the quality of their lives and those of their families. This systematic review explores stress and coping theory, and looks at the impact of cancer on patients, their partners, their children and the family as a whole. The importance of considering the family system as a whole is emphasised for the provision of appropriate and adequate psychosocial services.
Using net conferencing to facilitate cancer care and education
- Author:
- MITSCHKE Diane B.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Technology in Human Services, 26(1), 2008, pp.57-66.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Net conferencing is a web-based technology that has the potential to enhance communication between health care professionals, human service providers, and patients undergoing treatment for cancer. This paper focuses on its use in staff training, networking and planning (e.g. of conferences), and community and patient education. Examples from Hawaii are given. Numerous other applications may be possible, and the importance of formal evaluative research to establish effectiveness is emphasised. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).