Showing papers in "Journal of The Society for Social Work and Research in 2018"
TL;DR: The findings suggest that, compared to routine services, integrated primary care provided by interprofessional teams that include social workers significantly improves the behavioral health and care of patients.
Abstract: Objective: Behavioral and physical health services are increasingly being integrated, with care provided by interprofessional teams of physicians, nurses, social workers, and other professi...
57 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze nonnegative continuous outcomes that are skewed and contain many zero observations, and find that variable with these features can arise when investigators measure l o n negative continuous outcomes.
Abstract: Prevention researchers often analyze nonnegative continuous outcomes that are skewed and contain many zero observations. Variables with these features can arise when investigators measure l...
40 citations
TL;DR: Findings illustrate how changes in mindful parenting are associated with proximal changes that could lead to reduced youth behavior problems (e.g., aggression or substance use) and provide additional evidence for the contribution that mindfulness activities can make to standard parent training.
Abstract: Objective: There is growing interest in mindful parenting and how this form of intentional, compassionate interactions with youth are associated with developmental outcomes. We investigated...
38 citations
TL;DR: Self-reported accounts of exposure to and perceptions of police use of force among Black and White ethnic groups by sex and income level are examined, finding that being male and having an income under $20,000 significantly increased the risk for exposure to policeUse of force during a street stop.
Abstract: Objective: Disparities in police responses to Black and White people have received significant research and public attention in recent years. This study examines self-reported accounts of exposure to and perceptions of police use of force among Black and White ethnic groups by sex and income level. Method: Using bivariate and multivariate approaches, we analyzed data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics 2011 Police–Public Contact Survey, a measure administered to a nationally representative sample of U.S. residents. Participants were asked a series of questions about their most recent contact with police during a 12-month period. Our analyses were limited to Black (n = 59; mean age 28.8 years) and White (n = 366; mean age 34.6 years) participants whose most recent involuntary contact with police included a street stop. Results: For Black residents, being male and having an income under $20,000 significantly increased the risk for exposure to police use of force during a street stop. For White res...
25 citations
TL;DR: Although the surge in research into the neuroscience of resilience is relatively new, it has been able to elucidate the brain structures that underlie resilience and identify strategies for resilience as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Although the surge in research into the neuroscience of resilience is relatively new, it has been able to elucidate the brain structures that underlie resilience and identify strategies for...
24 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe randomized explanatory trials (RETs), a framework for evaluating interventions to prevent adolescent problem behaviors, which maps intervention components onto hypothesizi cationes.
Abstract: We describe randomized explanatory trials (RETs), a framework for evaluating interventions to prevent adolescent problem behaviors. The approach maps intervention components onto hypothesiz...
20 citations
TL;DR: The feasibility of using artificial intelligence to select peer change agents (PCAs) to deliver HIV prevention messages among youth experiencing homelessness is tested and it is found that AI-enhanced PCA intervention is a feasible method for engaging youth experiencing homeless in HIV prevention.
Abstract: Objective: Youth experiencing homelessness are at risk for HIV and need interventions to prevent risky sex behaviors. We tested the feasibility of using artificial intelligence (AI) to sele...
19 citations
TL;DR: Future effectiveness research is needed to compare the long-term employment outcomes of the SEI and IPS with a more heterogeneous sample of homeless youth using customized homelessness support services and more nuanced employment outcomes.
Abstract: Objective: Limited research exists on how employment interventions contribute to employment outcomes for homeless youth. This study examines the comparative efficacy of 2 interventions—Soci...
18 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the Grand Challenge to Ensure Healthy Developmental Disparities in education and physical and behavioral health has been addressed for racial minority populations in the US, where disproportionate poverty rates among minority populations contribute to disparities in education, physical and behavioural health.
Abstract: Disproportionate poverty rates among racial minority populations contribute to disparities in education and physical and behavioral health. To meet the Grand Challenge to Ensure Healthy Dev...
16 citations
TL;DR: Chronic pain may be alleviated by enhancing brain response to natural rewards by performing a secondary data analysis on ERPs collected in this RCT to explore whether improvements in electrocortical response tonatural reward predicted pain relief.
Abstract: Objective: Although opioid-treated chronic pain patients evidence blunted responsiveness to natural rewards, focusing on naturally rewarding stimuli can produce analgesia in these patients....
15 citations
TL;DR: The results underscore the importance of addressing both parental monitoring and peer influence in interventions that target adolescent alcohol use, recognizing peer factors as a potential mechanism of the effect that parental monitoring has on adolescent drinking.
Abstract: Objective: Parents and peers exert significant influence on a young person’s decision to consume alcohol This study examines the relationship between parental monitoring and adolescent alc
TL;DR: Findings suggest that nonprofit organizations should increase community outreach activities, reduce application burdens by simplifying application procedures and eligibility requirements, and offer a wider range of assistance to fill the gap between people’s incomes and their basic needs.
Abstract: Objectives: Help-seeking patterns in people experiencing material hardships are poorly understood. This study examines variations in patterns of help seeking among people experiencing mater...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors aim to characterize student-level heterogeneity and change in bully behavior within children's peer groups and in classroom and school settings, and find that bullying occurs within children' peer groups.
Abstract: Objective: Bullying occurs within children’s peer groups and in classroom and school settings. Accordingly, this study aims to characterize student-level heterogeneity and change in bullyin...
TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of youth empowerment programs (YEPs) on the psychological empowerment of young people aging out of foster care were examined, using a two-group, cross-sectional study.
Abstract: Objective: This study examines the effects of youth empowerment programs (YEPs) on the psychological empowerment of young people aging out of foster care. Method: We used a two-group, cross...
TL;DR: Compared to traditional power estimation, assurance appears to be more robust against inaccurate prior information and may be a preferred method for estimating sample sizes when prior information is poor and the costs of underpowering a study are great.
Abstract: Objective: This article introduces Bayesian assurance as an alternative to traditional power analysis in intervention research. Bayesian assurance is defined as the unconditional probabilit...
TL;DR: The 2018 Aaron Rosen Lecture as discussed by the authors was presented by Wendy Haight at the Society for Social Work and Research 22nd Annual Conference on "Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice" in Washington, DC.
Abstract: Jou © This invited article is based on the 2018 Aaron Rosen Lecture presented byWendy Haight at the Society for Social Work and Research 22nd Annual Conference—“Achieving Equal Opportunity, Equity, and Justice”—held January 10–14, 2018, in Washington, DC. The annual Aaron Rosen Lecture features distinguished scholars who have accumulated a body of significant and innovative scholarship relevant to practice, the research base for practice, or effective use of research in practice.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on determining how and under what conditions an intervention leads to desired outcomes, and how to achieve the grand challenge goal of unleashing the power of prevention.
Abstract: Objective: To achieve the grand challenge goal of unleashing the power of prevention, we must determine how and under what conditions an intervention leads to desired outcomes. These questi...
TL;DR: New opportunities for clinical intervention research that will guide development of more effective mental health treatments that holistically attend to the biological, social, and environmental contributors to disability and recovery are reviewed.
Abstract: Mental health interventions do not yet offer complete, client-defined functional recovery, and novel directions in treatment research are needed to improve the efficacy of available interventions. One promising direction is the integration of social work and cognitive neuroscience methods, which provides new opportunities for clinical intervention research that will guide development of more effective mental health treatments that holistically attend to the biological, social, and environmental contributors to disability and recovery. This article reviews emerging trends in cognitive neuroscience and provides examples of how these advances can be used by social workers and allied professions to improve mental health treatment. We discuss neuroplasticity, which is the dynamic and malleable nature of the brain. We also review the use of risk and resiliency biomarkers and novel treatment targets based on neuroimaging findings to prevent disability, personalize treatment, and make interventions more targeted and effective. The potential of treatment research to contribute to neuroscience discoveries regarding brain change is considered from the experimental-medicine approach adopted by the National Institute of Mental Health. Finally, we provide resources and recommendations to facilitate the integration of cognitive neuroscience into mental health research in social work.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors verify the implementation of preventive interventions in schools and present a methodology to monitor the implementation and effectiveness of preventive intervention in schools, which is challenging for educators and school social workers.
Abstract: Objective: Monitoring the implementation of preventive interventions in schools is challenging for educators and school social workers. This study sought to verify the implementation–outcom...
TL;DR: This article investigated discrimination in social service or social work settings among transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals, and found that few studies have investigated discrimination among TGNC individuals.
Abstract: Objective: Few studies have investigated discrimination in social-service or social work settings among transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals. This study aims to (a) exami...
TL;DR: The mental health narratives of young adults who previously were involved in public systems of care are explored to understand how they make meaning of their symptoms and professional treatment.
Abstract: Objective: Young adults who have been involved in child welfare and other public systems of care often have elevated rates of mental health disorders and low rates of mental health service ...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the importance of building the social and emotional capacities of the prevention workforce in order to meet the Grand Challenge to Ensure Healthy Development for A... and highlight the need to build the social, emotional and physical capacities of prevention workforce.
Abstract: Our commentary highlights the importance of building the social and emotional capacities of the prevention workforce in order to meet the Grand Challenge to Ensure Healthy Development for A...
TL;DR: For example, this paper found that clients who participate in substance-use treatment experience high relapse rates upon discharge due to repeated exposure to environmentally triggered stimuli, which is a common cause of substance use disorder.
Abstract: Evidence suggests that clients who participate in substance-use treatment experience high relapse rates upon discharge due to repeated exposure to environmentally triggered stimuli. Exposur...
TL;DR: In this article, a multifaceted approach targeting risk and protective factors at multiple ecological levels was proposed to tackle the problem of youth violence through multiple ecological level. The North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention C...
Abstract: Objective: Youth violence is best tackled through a multifaceted approach targeting risk and protective factors at multiple ecological levels. The North Carolina Youth Violence Prevention C...
TL;DR: In this paper, a substantial barrier to translating prevention science into practice is the potential for low implementation fidelity when evidence-based interventions are delivered in real-world settings, where low fidelity is a major obstacle.
Abstract: Objective: A substantial barrier to translating prevention science into practice is the potential for low implementation fidelity when evidence-based interventions are delivered in real-wor...
TL;DR: Refugees frequently experience histories of trauma and stress of acculturation, which place them at a high risk for mental health and substance use problems as mentioned in this paper, and they are at risk for depression and anxiety.
Abstract: Refugees frequently experience histories of trauma and stress of acculturation, which place them at a high risk for mental health and substance use problems. Although recently arrived forei...
TL;DR: More than 800,000 incidents of nonfatal victimization occur at schools in the U.S. each year as discussed by the authors and many additional children witness violence, and victimization has long-lasting healt...
Abstract: Objective: More than 800,000 incidents of nonfatal victimizations occur at schools in the U.S. each year, and many additional children witness violence. Victimization has long-lasting healt...
TL;DR: High-quality relationships between fathers and their male relatives moderated the negative effect of criminal behavior on measures of fathers’ involvement, and strong and affirmative relationships—with male relatives specifically—may attenuate the adverse effects of antisocial and criminal behavior.
Abstract: Objective: Research indicates that fathers’ criminal behavior can be problematic for children through multiple pathways, yet few studies have examined the effect of fathers’ kinship network...
TL;DR: This article examined the link between bullying victimization and tobacco and alcohol use among South Korean youths who were victims of bullying behavior. But the relationship between bullying and bullying behavior was not well understood.
Abstract: Objective: Tobacco and alcohol use among South Korean youths who are victims of bullying behavior is not well understood. This study examines the link between bullying victimization and alc...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors proposed a method for improving social, emotional, and behavioral health of children and adolescents by understanding the child and adolescent brain using brain MRI data, which provides helpful tools for social work practitioners and researchers.
Abstract: Recent advances in understanding the child and adolescent brain provide helpful tools for social work practitioners and researchers interested in improving social, emotional, and behavioral...