Theses, Dissertations, and graduate student summative projects submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for graduation from Augsburg University

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Theses/Dissertations from 1997

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Comparing Two Support Groups' Impact on the Development of Middle School Students' Self-Esteem and Internal Locus of Control, Gary S. Johnson

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Transracial Adoption and Post-placement Services, Alisha Kaul-Nelson

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A Safe School Plan for Jefferson Elementary School, Jody Ann Kirchner

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Difficulties in the Recognition of Adolescent Depression, Laurel L. Klawitter

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Women and Mid-Life Divorce Losses and Triumphs, Christine Kocinski

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Educating Children with Developmental Disabilities in Regular Education Classrooms: A Public Policy Analysis, Monique J. Larson

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Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder at Home and School: Effective Intervention Strategies and Barriers to Services, Deana M. Loven

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A Study of What Criteria are Used to Decide on Flexible Funding for "Wraparound" Services in a Four County Collaborative, Janae T. Lucht

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An Assessment of Relationships between Actual and Perceived Caregiving Demand and Negative Impact Measures, Michele L. Mandrich

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Caregiver Support Groups: Benefits of Participation, Charlotte Jean McIntosh

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Soulful Leadership, Arlene W. Mitchell

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An Exploratory Study of Clergy's Perceived Stress Related to their Counseling Duties, Susan R. Monson

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School Social Worker Responses Relative to A Community School Model, Judith I. Muenzhuber

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Training for Transracial Adoptive Parents and Professionals Who Care for Transracially Adopted Children: The Roles of Identity Formation and Self-Esteem in Successful Placements, Robert L. O'Connor

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Practitioners' Perceptions of Older Male Batterers and Related Factors: An Exploratory Study, Connie F. Pribyl

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The Cost and Benefit of Supported Employment in Minnesota: A Social Policy Analysis, Robert Schwartz

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An Outcomes Evaluation of a Family Sexual Abuse Treatment Program, Laura Jean Skogen

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Exploring Parents Satisfaction with Collaborative Services Offered by a County Human Service Agency and School District, Tracy R. Sopiwnik

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The Purpose and Effectiveness of the Semi-independent Living Skills Program for Persons with Developmental Disabilities: An Exploratory Study, Barbara Sulflow-Zaeska

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Is Corporate America Walking the Talk of Diversity Programs? The Impact of Diversity Initiatives on Institutional and Cultural Discrimination, Vivian L. Tanniehill

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Incidence of Substance Abusing Parents in the Child Welfare System, Kathryn Laura Vaudreuil

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Mr. S. And The Robert Greenleaf Servant Leadership Theory And The Effectiveness Of Mr. S.'s Leadership Skills With Volunteer Groups, Anita C. Walters

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Their Silent Voices Are Calling Us: The Efficacy of Art & Play as Methods of Intervention in Social Work Practice With Young Children Who Have Been Abused or Neglected and Who Hove Limited Verbal Language Skills, Brenda F. Watson

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Therapeutic Foster Care: Some Characteristics of Youth and Children in Out of Home Placements in the State of North Dakota, Paul B. White Jr.

Therapeutic Foster Care: Some Characteristics of Youth and Children in Out of Home Placements in the State of North Dakota, Paul B. White Jr.

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Youth Homelessness, Nanci Jo Zenner

Theses/Dissertations from 1996

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Culturally Sensitive Mental Health Practices From the Perspectives of Agency Therapists and African American Clients, Thomas Adams

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Perinatal Loss and the Marital Relationship, Karilyn K. Alexander

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Positional Leaders in Minneapolis Neighborhood Groups, Stephanie Anne Anderson

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Heterosexual Women Arrested for Domestic Violence: Practice Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment Planning, Michele R. Braley

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Access to Educational Services for Homeless Youth Ages 12 to 15 in Minneapolis, Alice L. Brown

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An Exploratory Study of Resilience Among American Indian Human Service Professionals, Georgette M. Bunker

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Causes of Conflict Between Hmong Parents and Their Adolescent Children, Vang Thomas Chang

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Evaluation for Intensive Home Community Based Services: A Program for At-Risk Youth and their Families, Bonnie Tali Cooper/Scheff

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An Evaluation of the Mid-iowa boy Scout Program in its Effectiveness to Prepare Adolescents to Become Healthy, Responsible And Productive Young Adults, Delores Crum

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A Descriptive Study: Identifying the Number of Youth and Parents Served by the North Dakota PATH Program That Have Substance Abuse Issues, Mari M. Daugherty

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State Guardianship: A Look at Youth in Hennepin County, Kimberly Shannon Doran

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Caregivers Information Seminar: Development of a Program for Caregivers in the Work Place, Kathi L. Durkee

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An Assessment of the Employment Needs of Southeast Asian Refugees on Public Assistance in Ramsey County, Nils Dybvig

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Recommendations for Parent Involvement in Elementary School Peacemaking Programs, Louise E. Goetz

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Grandparents Raising Their Grandchildren: Increased Stress Due to Role Restriction and Social Isolation, Jan B. Haugrud

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A Historical Study of the Minnesota Model: A Multidisciplinary Approach To Alcoholism Treatment, 1940's to 1995, John A. Herbaugh

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Contributing Factors for Battered Women Returning to Abusive Relationships in the Twin Cities Area in 1995, Kimberly R. Holleschau

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Determinants of Resilience in Mothers of Children with Disabilities: An Exploratory Study, Anne Dussol Humes

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An Exploration of the Needs of Students Who Attend an Alternative Junior High School, Chrislee Jacobs

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Open Adoption: It's Effect on the Parent-Child Relationship, Connie Johnson

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The Empowerment Effects of Criminal Court Legal Advocacy on Battered Women: An Exploratory Study, Elizabeth M. Jones

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Nurse's Perceptions: Responsibility Attribution of Rape Victims, Barbara J. Kiffe

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Development of a Support Group Curriculum: Building Self-Esteem with Adolescent Girls, Elaine S. Korsch

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Adolescents who have Experienced Parental Divorce: Saint Paul School Social Worker's Perceptions of the Challenges and Limitations Adolescents Experience, Ken Kozemzak

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Barriers to School Enrollment and Success of Children Living in Shelters, Claire Kuennen Jordan

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How Rural School Social Workers Perceive Elementary Nonattendance: Underlying Causes, Practical Interventions, and Role Identification, Anita M. Larsen

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Subsidy: More or Less, Michelle Lefebvre

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Gender Specific Programming for Female Adolescents, Sandra J. Lindgren

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Passive Victims of Peer Bullying and Teaching Staff's Response to Them, Kenneth E. Maher

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Descriptive Analysis of the Elderly Who Utilize Mental Health Services With Implications for Program and Policy Development, Timothy P. Mahoney

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Social Support and Single Parent Families: An Evaluation of Family Support Services, Cathy Maki

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Factors Associated with Veteran Patients Decisions About Advance Directives at the Minnesota VAMC, Amy L. Marciniak

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How Hospital Social Service Directors Perceive the Current and Future Role of the Medical Social Worker, Molly Schwegman Martin

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An Exploration of the Role of Computer Mediated Communications in the Lives of Older Adults, JoAnne Middaugh

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Exploring the Relationship Between Parental Satisfaction with CTARS and Improving Child's School Performance and to Identity the Resilient Attributes in These Children, Kathy A. Oelze

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A Historical Research Study of the Evolution of Attention Deficit Disorder, Eleonora R. Posner

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A Descriptive Study of Adolescent Truancy in Dakota County, Connie Roller

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Factors Which Influence Recidivism Rates for Individuals at a Regional Treatment Center (RTC) Who Have Been Dually Diagnosed with Mental Illness/Chemical Dependency (MI/CD), Gina Marie Schmerler

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Needs Assessment on Homeless Women, Sandra A. Scott

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Listen . . . . To your heart, Lori K. Sebastian

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Children as Witnesses of Family Violence: Needs Assessment with Program Implications, Beverly A. Seifert

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Chronic Child Neglect: A Journey of Junctures, Margaret Shoemaker

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Understanding of post-traumatic Stress Disorder Among Khmer Traditional Healers: A Case Study, Chang Thach

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The Impact of Juvenile Curfew Enforcement on Crime Statistics, Kevin Orron Thomas

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Adoption Assistance is Crucial to Facilitate Placement and Ensure Permanency for Children With Special Needs: Perceptions of North Dakota Parents Who Adopt, Kathlyn D. Thoreson

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Effectiveness of behavioral programming and the traumatic brain injury waiver program: a caregiver's perspective., Wendy S. Walker

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Attrition in the Mandated Treatment of Men Who Batter: A Look at Demographic Influence, Jill A. Yoerger

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Personal and Social Factors Related to Adolescent Recidivism, Edgar Young Jr

Theses/Dissertations from 1995

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Client Survey of a Group Treatment Model for Adult Women Incest Survivors, Kristen A. Atmore

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Peer Mediation Program in a Elementary School, Dawn E. Berg

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An Exploration of Nursing Home Social Workers' Training and Support Networks in the Area of Death and Grief, Gena du Bois

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The Development of a Workshop for Social Workers: A Framework for Understanding and Addressing Family Violence and the Victimization of Women, Genevieve R. Branigan

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Effects of the Boarding School Experience on American Indian Families: Practice Guidelines, Renee A. Burger

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How Do Older Citizens Perceive Community Needs and Define the Roles of Senior Volunteers in Meeting These Needs?, Twyla R. Busse

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Homeless African-american Familtes and Transitional Housing : an Ecological Perspective, Sandra Coleman

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The Use of Adoption as an Expedient Foster Care Permanency Plan, Wendy G. Cook

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School Social Workers' Perceptions of Their Role in Preventing and Eliminating Discrimination Toward Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Students, Jennifer E. Corniea

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Parent Preference of Time Allocations for Academic Skills, Functional Skills, and Social/Friendship Development for Students who are Moderately or Severely Impaired, Lois Denise Fischer Cranston

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Empowerment of Patients In Health Care and Its Impact on Their Behavior, Laurie Dahley

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A Measure of Success in an Alternative Junior High School, Jana B. Dannemiller

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The Efficacy of St. Francis Halfway House Residential Treatment Services for Adults Diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, Teri Dimond

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Ascertaining the Long-term Effectiveness of Interventions for at Risk Students Using Follow-up Study Data of Mounds View Area Learning Center Graduates, Beth A. Dixon

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Resident Perceptions Regarding Quality of Care at Sister James Nursing Home, Michelle R. England

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A Study of Resources for Families of Individuals who have a Mental Illness within Hennepin County State of Minnesota, Jody L. Friesen Grande

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Breaking the Cycle: Self-Esteem and African American Youth, George B. Gill

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Women Surviving Traumatic Brain Injury, Wendy N. Gomez

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Case Manager's Perceptions of the Use and Effectiveness of Sanctions in the STRIDE Program, Suzanne Hansen

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Exploring the Impact of Funding Source on the Provision of Family Preservation Services, Debora L. Heider

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An Analysis of the Ethical Climate of an Army Reserve Command Using the Integrity Audit Survey, Cornelius K. Hetherington

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Assessing Crime Victim Satisfaction With Probation Services, Janet L. Isaacson

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Evaluation of the Crisis Intervention Program in a Family Preservation Services Agency, Mary Lou Kley

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Minneapolis Kinship Mentoring Program: A Descriptive and Exploratory Study, Susan J. Kramer

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A Program to Facilitate, Integrate, and Transform Masculinity and Femininity in Teachers to Enhance Wholeness and Creativity, Gwenneth A. Litke

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An Exploratory Study of the Similarities and Differences Between Special Care Units (SCUs) For People With Dementia and Non-SCUs With Recommendations For New SCUs, Susan Ann Manning