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Absorptive capacity : a proposed operationalization
The concept of absorptive capacity has already been considerably studied from a theoretical perspective, but few, if any, attempts at operationalizing the concept have been studied in ways that would allow its full assessment. The more specific focus provided by the four dimensions identified in some recent literature – acquisition, assimilation, transformation and exploitation – opens up some …
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- Vol. 9, No. 4, December 2011,pp. 367–377
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- Knowledge Management Research & Practice
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Toward Valuation in Social Work and Social Services
Social work and social services are known to be beneficial to society, but to date no systematic valuation of their contribution has been attempted. The aim of this article is to advance our ability to quantify both the known direct benefits and some of the positive externalities of social work. The authors make the case of why valuation is important for social work and social services. Relying…
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- Vol. 21 no. 4, July 2011,pp. 388-396
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- 10497315
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Is Social Work Advocacy Worth the Cost? Issues and Barriers to an Economic An…
Advocacy is central to the social work profession’s commitment to social betterment and justice, yet much of what we know about it is based on conventional wisdom. We have little evidence on the effectiveness of interventions and even less on the costs and benefits of advocacy campaigns. This article discusses some of the conceptual and methodological issues involved with advocacy research and …
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- Vol. 21 no. 4, July 2011,pp. 397-403
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- 10497315
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Using Common Themes : Cost-Effectiveness of Permanent Supported Housing for P…
This article examines the cost-effectiveness of providing permanent supported housing to homeless people with mental illness. Through the use of billing records and frequency of use charts, researchers were able to map the service usage of a cohort of 268 homeless individuals from both urban and rural communities. The results suggest that significant cost savings can be achieved by establishing…
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- Vol. 21 no. 4, July 2011.pp. 404-411
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- 10497315
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Volunteering and Volunteers : Benefit-Cost Analyses
This article examines the phenomenon of volunteering from a benefit—cost perspective. Both the individual making a decision to volunteer and the organization making a decision to use volunteer labor face benefits and costs of their actions, yet these costs and benefits almost always remain unarticulated, perhaps because the common perception of the do-good volunteer who contributes his or her l…
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- Vol. 21 no. 4, July 2011.pp. 412-420
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- 10497315
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Valuation of Drug Abuse : A Review of Current Methodologies and Implications …
This article reviews the use of several valuation methods as they relate to drug abuse and places them within the context of U.S. policy. First, cost-of-illness (COI) studies are reviewed and their limitations discussed. Second, three additional economic methods of valuing drug abuse are reviewed, including cost—effectiveness analysis (CEA), benefit—cost analysis (BCA) and willingness-to-pay (W…
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- Vol. 21 no. 4, July 2011,pp. 421-431
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- 10497315
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Parenting Training for Intellectually Disabled Parents : A Cochrane Systemati…
Objectives: This article presents a Cochrane/Campbell systematic review of the evidence on the effect of parent training to support the parenting of parents with intellectual disabilities. Method: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing parent training interventions for parents with intellectual disability with usual care or with a control group were included in the review. Outcomes: The …
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- Vol. 21 no. 4, July 2011,pp. 432-441
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Parental Self-Efficacy and Joining a Savings Program for Children’s Education
Objectives: Using baseline survey data, the study examined self-efficacy of 381 lower-income parents who had opportunities to build financial assets for their children by opening college savings accounts in a human service agency. Methods: Of the study sample, 62% of the parents decided to open accounts while 38% did not. Structural equation modeling for multiple group models was performed. Res…
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- Vol. 21 no. 4, July 2011,pp. 442-451
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- 10497315
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Training in Structured Diagnostic Assessment Using DSM-IV Criteria
Objectives: Determining a patient’s psychiatric diagnosis is an important first step for the selection of empirically supported treatments and a critical component of evidence-based practice. Structured diagnostic assessment covers the range of psychiatric diagnoses and is usually more complete and accurate than unstructured assessment. Method: We conducted a national survey of training in empi…
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- Vol. 21 no. 4, July 2011,pp. 452-457
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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The Columbia Impairment Scale : Factor Analysis Using a Community Mental Heal…
Objective: The objective of this study was to test the factor structure of the parent version of the Columbia Impairment Scale (CIS) in a sample of mothers who brought their children for community mental health (CMH) services (n = 280). Method: Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test the fit of the hypothesized four-factor structure and the empirically validated one-factor structure…
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- Vol. 21 no. 4, July 2011,pp. 458-468
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- 10497315
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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The Development of an Online Practice-Based Evaluation Tool for Social Work
Objective: This paper describes the development of a practice-based evaluation (PBE) tool that allows instructors to represent their student’s clinical performance in a way that is sufficiently authentic to resonate with both instructors and students, is psychometrically sound, and is feasible in the context of real practice. Method: A new online evaluation tool was designed to address several …
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- Vol. 21 no. 4, July 2011,pp. 469-475
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Child-Report Data and Assessment of the Social Environment in Schools
Objectives. This study tested the quality of data collected with the online Elementary School Success Profile (ESSP) for Children from a diverse sample of 1,172 third through fifth graders. Methods. Mplus confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) procedures for ordinal and clustered data were used. Results. Of 80 original items, 61 loaded on 13 dimensions in a first-order model that had good fit in 3 …
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- Vol. 21 no. 4, July 2011,pp. 476-486
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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Treatment Foster Care for Improving Outcomes in Children and Young People : A…
Objective: To assess the impact of treatment foster care (TFC) on psychosocial and behavioral outcomes, delinquency, placement stability, and discharge status for children and adolescents who, for reasons of severe medical, social, psychological and behavioural problems, were placed in out-of-home care in restrictive settings or at risk of placement in such settings. Method: Electronic bibliogr…
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- Vol. 21 no. 5, September 2011,pp. 501-527
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- 10497315
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- Research on Social Work Practice
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One-Session Exposure Treatment for Social Anxiety With Specific Fear of Publi…
Objectives: This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness of one-session, exposure-based therapy, to treat social anxiety disorder (SAD) with specific fear of public speaking. Methods: A quasi-experimental pre-posttest design with repeated measures-within-subject Analysis of Variance and paired sample t-tests was used to compare pretest, posttest and one month follow-up scores. Individuals (n = …
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- Vol. 21 no. 5, September 2011,pp. 528-538
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Process Evaluation of a Positive Youth Development Program : Project P.A.T.H.S
There are only a few process evaluation studies on positive youth development programs, particularly in the Chinese context. Objectives: This study aims to examine the quality of implementation of a positive youth development program (Project Positive Adolescent Training through Holistic Social Programs [P.A.T.H.S.]) and investigate the relationships among program adherence, process factors, im…
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- Vol. 21 no. 5, September 2011,pp. 539-548
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Outcome Evaluation of the Hands-On Parent Empowerment (HOPE) Program
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the HOPE program. Participants included 120 Chinese new immigrant parents with preschool children in Hong Kong from 13 preschools which were randomized into intervention group (HOPE) and comparison group (6-session parent education program). Parent participants completed measures on child behavior, parenting stress, social support and self-efficacy befo…
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- Vol. 21 no. 5, September 2011,pp. 549-561
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Development and Initial Validation of the Intimate Violence Responsibility Sc…
The present study demonstrates the development and initial examination of psychometric properties of the Intimate Violence Responsibility Scale (IVRS) in a community-based sample (N = 527). The underlying factor structure of the IVRS was tested by the exploratory factor analysis (Principal Axis Factoring), which identifies the four factors: partner blame, distal blame, minimization, and violenc…
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- Vol. 21 no. 5, September 2011, pp. 562-571
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The Development of the Stages of Recovery Scale for Persons With Persistent M…
This study aimed to develop a scale which could be used as a valid way to show the evidence of recovery-oriented services. A 51-item scale was developed to assess both the component processes and outcomes of recovery. A sample of 471 participants administered the questionnaire. The factor analysis yielded a 45-item scale with six subscales, including three components of process and three outcom…
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- Vol. 21 no. 5, September 2011,pp. 572-581
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The Attitudes Toward Prostitutes and Prostitution Scale : A New Tool for Meas…
Contemporary developments in social attitudes toward prostitution and prostitutes influence both social policies and the social work profession. Understanding individuals’ attitudes toward these issues is necessary for the development of social interventions and policies aimed at reducing stigmata attached to them. This article describes a new research measure for the assessment of attitudes to…
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- Vol. 21 no. 5, September 2011,pp. 582-593
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- 10497315
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From SSWR to Peer-Reviewed Publication : How Many Live and How Many Die?
The purpose of this study was to estimate how many presentations at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) are subsequently published in peer-reviewed journals. A 30% random sample of abstracts presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of SSWR was reviewed. To determine publication status of the presentations, the authors conducted searches using Google Scholar, PubMed…
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- Vol. 21 no. 5, September 2011,pp. 594-598
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