Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Environmental Factors that Affect Juvenile Delinquency, Helen Marie Lewis
A Study of School Social Workers' Perceptions of Disruptive School Behaviors and their Role in Response to the Problem, Thomas E. Lucy
The Concept of Hope in Social Work Practice and Education, Wayne Luebbert
Social Workers and Battered Women: A Study of Professional Beliefs, Timothy Moe
Social Workers: Their Role and Relationship With the People They Serve, Sheila Moriarty
A Family Resource Center's Impact on Community Connection and Social Support, Cathy A. Mumm
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: Are Public School Social Workers Viable Candidates as Section 504 Coordinator, Melissa J. Murphy
Fathers' Lived Experiences of Perinatal Loss: A Hermeneutic Study, LeAnn R. Nelson
A Hermeneutic Experience of Social Workers with Dying Prisoners, Ted R. Page
Probation Officers Reporting of Mental Disorders and Treatment Among Juveniles in Ramsey County, Theresa A. Pease
An Evaluation of Transitional Services - A Program for Youth with Aggressive Episodes, Lyla Peterson
A Study of Perceived Barriers of Minnesota Family Investment Program Participants in Moving from Welfare to Work: An Analysis of Three Perspectives, Patrick J. Pischke
Measuring Patient Satisfaction: A Study of Former Nursing Home Residents, Bethany J. Roberts
Parent Satisfaction with a Supervised Visitation Program, Mary K. Rose
Recovering from Mental Illness, Karla Schmitt
Political Involvement and Noninvolvement of Social Work Practitioners, Thomas A. Skarohlid
Restorative Services: Inventory of Minnesota's Restorative Services and an Examination of Integration of Restorative Philosophy in Service Providers' Policies and Procedures, Deanna L. Mundt Steckman
The Role of the School Social Worker with English Language Learner Students in Suburban Elementary Schools, Pamela Sue Storry
The Mandate to Report Child Abuse and the Clergy Privilege of Confidentially: How Are These Understood?, Brant Moore Thomsen
The Importance of Family-Centered Professional Behaviors to Parents of Children Receiving Day Treatment Services, Cindy A. Torborg
Historical Analysis of African Immigrants with Specific Reference to Ethiopia: their Cultural Adaptation, Resiliency and Implication for Social Work Practice, Haregewoin Tsegaye
High School Students' Perception of Developmental Assets, a Gender Comparison, Delia VanDyke
The Process of Resilience, Denise R. Vikturek
A Direct Practice Evaluation on the Effectiveness of Using a Strength-Based Approach with Children Living in Foster Care, Emily E. Vincent
The Involvement of gay men in the Lutheran Church, Mary E. Vorhes
The Relationship Between Parental Involvement and the Reunification of Youth in Foster Care, Gretchen K. Welch
Maturity and Responsibility in "Troubled" Families, Ruthelle Winfrey West
Adolescents and Young Adults in Transition: from Homelessness to Permanent Housing, Tona L. Willand
Development of a Workshop curriculum: Ensuring culturally competent services for African Immigrants and Refugees, Tsehai Wodajo
A Community Grief Support Program for Children a Needs Assessment, Peggy Wolner
Parent Involvement Within an Inner-City School: Perspectives of Parents and Educators, Lisa Zurek
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Evaluating a Grief Support Group's Effectiveness in Alleviating a Person's Grief Experience, Kristin Lea Anderson
Sa/Fe Program: A Rural Health Care Response to Sexual Assault, Sheri Arnett
Out for Equity, A Case Study, Erin Beaudry
Deaf Children, Self-Esteem, and Parents' Communication Patterns, Lynn Marie Bloom
An Historical Analysis of Open Adoption in the United States, Molly Crosby Cave
Mandated Reporting in Education: Getting Through the Gray, Tara M. Dahlager
Effects of Foster Care on the Family System, Rochelle Del Greco
Individual Leadership's Role to Overcome White Male Privilege, Jarrod Englebretson
Adolescent Females as Participants in Service Learning and Their Moral, Social, and Political Ideologies: A Case Study, Allison R. Erickson
Perceptions of Intimacy by Men Who Choose Violence: An Exploratory Study, Sigrid Finke
Youth in Treatment Foster Care Homes: Outcomes at Discharge, Joey S. Glassman
Lesbian Mothers' Interaction with the Lesbian Community, Victoria L. Grimm
Nurturant and Provider Role Saliency of Fathers in Traditional and Non-Traditional Families, Michael R. Hacker
A Secondary Data Analysis of the WomanKind/Centers for Disease Control Evaluation A Study of Hospital Staff s ability to Engage, Assess and Refer Victims of Domestic Abuse, Victoria M. Hanson
Nonprofit Board Composition and Organizational Effectiveness: A Case Study, Terence Edward Hildebrandt
Twin Cities Homeless Youth: Assessment of Problems and Needs, Carolyn P. Holmes
Protecting Children with Nonorganic Failure to Thrive, Deirdra Hoolahan
The Parent-School Partnership: Exploring the Role, Needs, and Barriers of Parent Participation, Bethany J. Jarvis
Adult Mentoring: Benefits to Adolescent Mothers, Kim Landrigan
Wisconsin Reforms Welfare: The Experiences of Recipients, Kimberly Lewis
An Exploratory Study of Minneapolis Truant Adolescents and School and County Interventions, Lois E. Lewis
Policy Analysis of Wisconsin's Domestic Violence Mandatory Arrest Law, Holly C. McAbee
Observing Attachment Disorder in Adults, Aileen G. Ockwig
Development of a Workshop Exploring Physical Disability and Film Media, Debra J. Peterson
Service Usage as a Measure of Program Effectiveness: One Agency's Experience, Lisa M. Powers
Immigration Policy, Intolerance, and Social Work After World War II, Ariel Racine
Medication and Conduct Disorder: Professional's Perceptions of its Helpfulness, Deann L. Reese
Jane Addams, Mary Richmond and Liberal Feminism: An Historical Analysis, Elizabeth Reum
A Strengths Perspective on Adolescent Parenting: Helping Educate, Empower, and Support Adolescent Mothers, Lisa A. Rittgers
Preadolescents with Attachment Disorders: An Explanatory Study in a Residential Treatment Center, Teresina J. Schellinger
The Study of the Use of Advance Directives in Minnesota Nursing Homes as Perceived by Social Workers, Denise Sigstad
Outcome Based Data Analysis of a Therapeutic Foster Care Program, Lisa M. Silvestri Adamich
An Assessment of Decision-making by Adolescents in a Community-based Youth Program, Mary Beran Skjold
An Exploratory Study of Violence Intervention Program, Laura Turgeon
Critical Incident Stress and the Effectiveness of Debriefing for Hospital Personnel, Brenda S. Verbick
Self-Esteem in Adolescence Females: The Athletic Connection, Debra Smith Wagner
Teachers' Perceptions of Students with Attention Deficit Disorders, Paula A. Watts
Factors Influencing Attitudes of Social Workers Toward Spirituality in Practice, Dena M. Wheeler
Grieving the Loss of a Partner: The Ways of Isolation A Hermeneutic Experience, Nichole M. Yager
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Crisis Intervention and the State Comprehensive Mental Health Service Plan Act of 1986 (P.L. 99-660): An Historical Analysis, Thomas J. Barron
Interracial Adoption: In Whose Best Interest is it?, Pamela L. Beyer
The Minnesota Vulnerable Adult Act Policy Analysis of 1995 Reforms, Therese L. Buckley
Identifying Bias: A Cognitive Model, Jane M. Burnett
Sociai Work Perceptions of Job Satisfaction in Host and Primary Settings: A Comparative Analysis, Lorrie A. Busche
Burnout in School Social Workers, Carol L. F Davis
Coping Mechanisms used by Socially and Emotionally Isolated Older Adults, Paulla Dechmann
What Factors Influence the Racial Identity Development of Young Biracial Adults, Jerry S. Dieffenbach
Farm Women's Roles and their Experience of Role Strain and Role Enhancement, Diane Dunn
Long Term Implications on Male Children Who Witness Interparental Violence, Michelle M. Erlandson
A Policy Analysis of the Minnesota Family Investment Program - Statewide: The Employment and Training Component, Rachel E. Friesen
Emerging Trends in Child Protective Work During the Progressive Era 1909-1929: Local Experience in a National Context, Michael J. Goldfarb
The Salvation Army: A Study of Organizational Culture and Type, Susan S. Gotzman
Grief and Loss Issues and Women's Drinking Patterns, Joyce M. Halstrom
A Historical Analysis Of Corporal Punishment In American Public Schools, Cathy A. Hanson
Medicaid Managed Care for Those with Disability: Analysis with Implications for Minnesota's Demonstration Project for People with Disabilities, Darrin P. Helt
Self-Esteem Enhancement in Deaf and Hearing Women: Success Stories, Mary Catherine Holte
Birth Parent Participation in Foster Care Placement Planning: Relationship to Discharge Outcomes, Karen A. Hulteen
Exploring the Differences in Autonomy for Residents with Alzheimer's Disease Between Those Living in a Special Care Unit and Those in a Residential Group Home: A Comparative Study, Michelle Mari Jensen
Attitudes of Paternalism Among Social Workers Working with Involuntary Clients who are Adolescents, Karol J. Jensen-Schneider
An Historical Review of Empirical Research Regarding Homophobia, Andrew Klopp
Perceptions of Social Workers on Factors Associated with Foster Care Outcomes, Larry L. Kollman
The Impact of Peer Mediation on Student Mediators, Lisa Laehn
An Exploratory Study of the Attitudes among Hospital Social Workers in Relationship to Managed Care, Shelby M. Lawrence-Hinshon
The Influence of External Factors in the Overrepresentation of African American Males in Minnesota Special Education Programs, Lynn K. Lewis
Addressing Violence in Public Schools Zero Tolerance vs. Ecologically Based Programs: A Policy Analysis, Lee A. Lindsey Jr
Pregnancy Counselors' Perceptions of Disrupted Infant Adoptions, Michelle E. F Mayo
A Descriptive Study of Adolescent Truancy in Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ruth Merritt