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What Is Child Maltreatment? Normal and Abnormal Child-Rearing Patterns A Developmental Perspective of the Abused Child Unraveling the Causes I Theory and Background Unraveling the Causes II Multidimensional Influences Prevention and Treatment Strategies

Child Abuse: Implications for Child Development and Psychopathology. Second Edition. Developmental Clinical Psychology and Psychiatry, Volume 10.

This meta-analysis of 260 independent samples assessed the effects of diversity training on 4 training outcomes over time and across characteristics of training context, design, and participants. Models from the training literature and psychological theory on diversity were used to generate theory-driven predictions. The results revealed an overall effect size (Hedges g) of .38 with the largest effect being for reactions to training and cognitive learning; smaller effects were found for behavioral and attitudinal/affective learning. Whereas the effects of diversity training on reactions and attitudinal/affective learning decayed over time, training effects on cognitive learning remained stable and even increased in some cases. While many of the diversity training programs fell short in demonstrating effectiveness on some training characteristics, our analysis does reveal that successful diversity training occurs. The positive effects of diversity training were greater when training was complemented by other diversity initiatives, targeted to both awareness and skills development, and conducted over a significant period of time. The proportion of women in a training group was associated with more favorable reactions to diversity training. Implications for policy and directions for future research on diversity training are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record

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A meta-analytical integration of over 40 years of research on diversity training evaluation.

European report on preventing child maltreatment.

The number of U.S. students studying abroad has been growing, particularly those participating in short-term trips. However, literature on the effect of these short-term trips is lacking. The purpose of this study was to assess quantitatively the effect on bachelor students' cross-cultural adaptability using a pre-post design. Significant changes were found on all subscales as well as on the total score, thus supporting the use of these short-term trips for this purpose.

Effect of Short-Term Study Abroad Programs on Students' Cultural Adaptability

The number of short-term study abroad trips has been increasing and the majority of social work programs conduct them, often including service learning experiences. These trips can help students le...

Conducting rights-based short-term study abroad experiences

Although social justice is a core value of social work, it can be more difficult to integrate into a research methods class. This article describes an assignment developed for a BSW one-semester research class that served the dual purpose of educating students about social justice as well as qualitative research. Students were instructed to identify a social norm and then breach it for 1 hour. They then wrote about their experience and their insights in a paper using thick description, analyzing themes and reflecting on insights into social justice.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10437797.2013.755410

Teaching Note-Integrating a Social Justice Assignment into a Research Methods Course

Incidences of sexual contacts of children: Impacts of family characteristics and family structure from a national sample

Although social work education standards call for graduates to be able to practice in a global environment, it is unknown how schools are working to accomplish that as well as what supports they ha...

Educating Students on International Social Work Issues in U.S. Social Work Programs: How Is It Done?

The Multiethnic Placement Act (MEPA) and Interethnic Placement Act (IEPA) were passed in an attempt to eliminate race as a barrier to adoption. The purposes of the current research were to discover what child welfare social workers know about MEPA and IEPA, their views about the usefulness of the acts in addressing race issues in adoption, and how these two acts have affected their child placement practices. A randomized nationwide survey of social workers in child welfare had 261 respondents. Respondents seemed knowledgeable about the acts, but they remained uncertain about their intended purpose and lacked knowledge about research on transracial adoption (TRA). The majority of respondents indicated race is a continuing factor in adoptive placements.

Susan Mapp

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Conducting rights-based short-term study abroad experiences

Teaching Note-Integrating a Social Justice Assignment into a Research Methods Course

Incidences of sexual contacts of children: Impacts of family characteristics and family structure from a national sample

Educating Students on International Social Work Issues in U.S. Social Work Programs: How Is It Done?

Evidence-Based Practice or Practice-Based Evidence: What is Happening with MEPA and Current Adoption Practices?: