Research that Promotes Sustainability and (re)Builds Strengths (January 15

Sacco, Paul

Differences in Service Utilization and Barriers Among African Americans, Hispanics, and Whites with Drug Use Disorders

Suicide Ideation and Attempts among Inhalant Users: Findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

Unpacking Acculturation: Hispanic Acculturation Strategies and Alcohol-Related Outcomes

Sexual Orientation, Discrimination, and Risk for Alcohol Abuse and Dependence: Results from a National Probability Sample of U.S. Adults

Sagun, Dean

Youth as Preventionists: The Twofold Impact of Having High Risk Youth Culturally Adapt Substance Abuse Prevention Programs

Saini, Michael

Strenghts and Resilience

Parent Efficacy and Conflict Post Separation/Divorce: Building On Parents' Strengths To Reduce Children's Exposure To Emotional Harm

Salam, Khaled

Engaging Diverse Communities in HIV Vaccine Development

Saleeby, Patricia Welch

Examining breast health behavior among African American caregivers

Salloum, Alison

An Exploratory Study of African-American Parent-Child Coping Strategies

Saltzburg, Susan

Community Psychosocial Supports for Sexual Minority Youth: A Cross Site Comparison

Samet, Sharon

Current Major Depression and Anxiety Disorders in Former Substance Abusers

Sampson, McClain

Psychiatric Distress and Other Correlates Associated with Being a Victim of Physical Abuse in Female Inmates

A Transtheoretical Model Group Therapy for Cocaine

Sands, Roberta G.

A Frank (and Friendly) Dialogue about Evidence Based Practice

Sarfo, Bright

Criminal Justice Involvement and Service Need Among Drug-Involved Men who Perpetrate Intimate Partner Violence

Schecter, David

Eco-City Mapping: Geographic Information Systems For Disaster Planning And Site Selection

Schelbe, Lisa

A Finite Mixture Analysis of the Validity of the MAYSI-2 among Serious Juvenile Offenders

Scherrer, Kristin

Sexuality Content in Gerontological Research

Schudrich, Wendy

Factors That Enhance Retention of Child Welfare Workers in Voluntary Preventive Service Programs

Schwartz, Todd

An Interpersonally-based Home Visiting Intervention: Tailoring Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) for Low-Income, Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Latina Mothers

Schweitzer, Don D.

A 10-Year Review of Family Preservation Research: Building the Evidence Base

Scurfield, Raymond M.

Post Katrina Storm Disorder: Post Catastrophe Syndrome and Resilence

Sehrawat, Seema

Effects of Environmental Factors on Engagement in Later Life

Seltzer, Marsha Mailick

Aging Parents with Dual Caregiving Responsibilities: Caring for An Adult Child and Spouse with Disabilities

Primary Caregiving Stressors and Late Life Parents of Adults with Serious Mental Illness

Shanks, Trina

Designing and Evaluating Economic Development in Low-Income Communities

Sharma, Alankaar

Critical Race Theory and Critical Discourse Analysis as Tools for the Examination of Race and Racism in Social Work Practice

Sharpe, Tanya L.

Understanding the Experiences of African American Family Members Coping with the Homicide of a Loved One

Shen, Huei-Wern

Utilizing the Resource and Strategic Mobilization model (RSM) to Understand Productive Aging in the US

Sherraden, Michael

Parental Income, Assets, and Borrowing Constraints and Children's Post-Secondary Education

Shields, Joseph

Understanding, Accessing and Using SAMHSA Data Sets: Opportunities for Research and Resources for Teaching

Shifflet-Gibson, Erica

The Impact of Information Technology (IT) on Psychosocial Development among Youth

Shin, Hae J.

Social Engagement in Assisted Living Communities and Implications for Practice

Shirk, Stephen

Off the Couch and Out of the Clinic: Innovations in Research on the Therapeutic Relationship in Community-Based Settings

Shlonsky, Aron

Assessing Children's Risk of Abuse: The Influence of Context and Worker Variables on Professional Judgment

Shook, Jeffrey

A Finite Mixture Analysis of the Validity of the MAYSI-2 among Serious Juvenile Offenders

Shulan, Mollie

Evaluation of a Telehealth Education Program for Caregivers of Veterans with Dementia: Cost Outcomes

Shumway, Martha

Characteristics of Repeat Utilizers of Psychiatric Emergency Services

Siebert, Darcy Clay

Testing the Information-Plus-Exposure Model: College Students' Attitudes toward Gays and Lesbians

The Index of Attitudes toward Homosexuals 30 Years Later: A Psychometric Study

Silmere, Hiie

Psychosocial Risk and Protective Factors for Adolescent Problem Drinking in Estonia

Simmel, Cassandra

The Developmental Outcomes of Adolescents Involved in Child Welfare: The Effect of Peer and Caregiver Relationships

Determinants of Mental Health Service Use among Maltreated Children

Simmons, Catherine A.

Parenting and Women Arrested for Intimate Partner Violence Offenses

Facilitating Women's Access to Survivor Services

Singer, Lynn

The Impact of Maternal Childhood Abuse and Neglect on Children's Behavior Problems: A Cross-Informant Study

Singer, Mark I.

Program and Service Needs of Dual Diagnosed Transition Age Adults

Skeem, Jennifer

Off the Couch and Out of the Clinic: Innovations in Research on the Therapeutic Relationship in Community-Based Settings

Slack, Kristen S.

Subsidized Guardianship: Testing the External Validity of An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Smalling, Susan E.

Program and Service Needs of Dual Diagnosed Transition Age Adults

Smith, Brenda D.

Building Cultural Competence in the Child Welfare Workforce: A Mixed-methods Analysis of the Impact of Training on Individuals and their Practice

Strengths Orientation in Child Welfare: The Role of Organizational Conditions in Change over Time

How Do Judges Decide to Terminate Parental Rights?: A Qualitative Analysis of Court Documents

Smith, Carolyn A.

The Mediating Role of Antisocial Behavior in Intergenerational Transmission of Intimate Partner Violence: A Two Generational Prospective Study

Smith, Ellen R.

Girl Fighting: Voices of Middle School Girls

Smith, Mary Lindsey

Patterns of Concurrent Alcohol and Medication Use Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Smith, Rhoda

Predicting and Preventing the Risk of Psychiatric Rehospitalization among Children and Adolescents

Smith, Richard

Do Feelings of Personal Accomplishment Reduce Job Exit from Burnout in Child Welfare Workers?

Eco-City Mapping: Geographic Information Systems For Disaster Planning And Site Selection

Smith, Susan

Developing and Sustaining Child Welfare Research University/Agency Partnerships: Opportunities and Strategies

Smith-Osborne, Alexa

Issues in Health Disparities

Should Veterans Be Treated as a Health Disparities Group? Evidence from the First Gulf War

Smithgall, Cheryl

Kinship placement patterns and children's behavior problems

Beyond the dichotomy: Exploring variability in kinship care arrangements

Smokowski, Paul R.

Acculturation and Health Behavior in Latino Adolescents: Advances in Statistical Modeling of Mediation Processes and Longitudinal Trajectories

The Role of Acculturation Stress, Family Relationships, and Mental Health on Negative Friend Associations among Latino Adolescents

Acculturation and Aggression in Latino Adolescents: Modeling Longitudinal Trajectories from the Latino Acculturation and Health Project

Pathways from Acculturation Stress to Substance Use among Latino Adolescents

Smoyer, Amy

Incarceration and Sex-Related HIV Risk among CT Men on Probation or Parole

Snowden, Lonnie R.

Increasing Body Weight and the Transition From Welfare to Work: Findings from the National Survey of American Life (NSAL)

Solomon, Phyllis

Off the Couch and Out of the Clinic: Innovations in Research on the Therapeutic Relationship in Community-Based Settings

Solomon, Phyllis L.

Primary Prevention of HIV in Persons with Severe Mental Illness; A Case Manager Delivered Intervention

Mental Illness Among HIV-Infected Sex Workers in India: Validating the HADS Instrument

Solomon, Steven

Prevalence and Impact of Cyber Bullying among Adolescents

Solovey, Andrew D.

Utilizing Family Strengths and Resilience: Integrative Family and Systems Treatment (I-FAST) with Children and Adolescents with Severe Emotional and Behavioral Problems

Song, In Han

Establishing the Existence and Prevalence of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder

Song, Li-yu

The Attitudes toward and Enactment of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Principles among Professionals in Rehabilitation Agencies

Sosin, Michael R.

Writing for Publication in Core Social Work Research Journals: Considering Strengths and Sustainability

Soska, Tracy M.

Service Learning in University Living-Learning Communities: Educational and Community Implications

Raising the Stakes: Assessing Human Service Response Capacity to the Social Impact of Casino Gambling

Sousa, Cynthia

Domestic violence exposure and abuse in childhood: relationship to parent-child attachment and the impact of these risks on youth violence perpetration

Soydan, Haluk

A Frank (and Friendly) Dialogue about Evidence Based Practice

Connecting Evidence-Based Practice with Translational, Implementation and Dissemination Research

Spence, Richard

Client Perceptions of Self and Treatment as Predictors of Therapeutic Alliance

Spencer, Renee

Adolescent Development: Family Functioning, Parenting, and Mentoring

Mentoring across Differences: How Race and Class Shape the Youth Mentoring Process

Spera, Christopher

Academic Achievement: Contextual Influences

Contextual Influences on Parental Educational Aspirations for Their Children

Spitzmueller, Matthew C.

Stigma in the Hiring Process: How Small Business Employers Evaluate �Marked� Individuals as Potential Workers

Springer, David W.

Determinants of Substance Abuse among Incarcerated Adolescents

Using the Evidence-Base to Transform the Juvenile Justice System in Texas: Scandals and Saving Children

Mental Health Symptoms Explaining the Link between Maltreatment and Delinquent Behavior: Implications for Prevention and Intervention across Service Sectors

Ssewamala, Fred M.

Designing and Evaluating Economic Development in Low-Income Communities

Meeting the Needs of Children and Families: International Examples

Enhancing Self-esteem Among Orphaned And Vulnerable Young Adolescents Affected By AIDS In Rural Uganda: Do Assets Matter?

Collaborating with Faith-Based Institutions In Implementing Children Development Accounts for School-going Orphaned and Vulnerable Children: Lessons from SUUBI-Research Program In Rural Uganda

Stagner, Matthew

Policy Making and Randomized Designs in Child Welfare: A Case Study of the Multi-site Evaluation of Foster Youth Services

Stahl, Sid

Social Work Research Career Development at National Institutes of Health

Stanhope, Victoria

Case manager interpretations of disengagement from services by their clients

Starnino, Vincent

Self-management of Psychiatric Illness: Impact of Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) participation on symptomatology and recovery attitudes

Staudt, Marlys

Mental Health and Substance Use Problems of Parents Involved with Child Welfare: Are Services Offered and Provided?

Telephone Reminders to Increase Kept Intake and Therapy Appointments in a Rural Community Mental Health Clinic: Findings from Two Pilot Studies

Stefancic, Ana

Fostering Ontological Security through Social Affiliation: Implications for Recovery

Stein, Eric

A Frank (and Friendly) Dialogue about Evidence Based Practice

Stein, Judith

Ethnic Pride, Traditional Family Values, and Acculturation in Early Cigarette and Alcohol Use Among Latino Adolescents

Steketee, Gail

SPECIAL SESSION: Studying Hoarding and Mental Health: Trying to Keep Up with a Freight Train

Stephens, Marry Ann

Predictors of Perceived Benefits and Drawbacks of Using Paid Services among Dementia Caregivers

Sterzing, Paul

Barriers and Resources to Managing Type 2 Diabetes and Transitioning to Adult Care Among African American Adolescents

Stevens, Jamila M.

Academic performance and adjustment of children exposed to traumatic events

Stevens Manser, Stacey

Current Issues in Substance Abuse Research

Client Perceptions of Self and Treatment as Predictors of Therapeutic Alliance

Stevenson, Lauren D.

Program and Service Needs of Dual Diagnosed Transition Age Adults

Employment Entry Through Supported Employment: Influential Factors for Clients with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Disorders

Stewart, Lisa M.

Pathways across the work-life boundary: How parents with children with mental health challenges avoid stigmatization and reach flexibility

Stiles, Meri

Substance Use Protective Factors in a National Multi-Racial/Ethnic Sample of Adolescents

Stone, Susan

Mapping the Ecology of School Social Work Practice: National, State, and Theoretical Perspectives

Health and School Outcomes: The Influence of County Variation in Child and Adolescent Health Status and State-wide School District Performance

Stoops, Charles

Underclass Men in Batterer Intervention Programs: Disorders & Disparities

Stott, Tonia

Young Adults from Foster Care: A Comparative Analysis

Stotts, Angela

A Transtheoretical Model Group Therapy for Cocaine

Strieder, Frederick

Changes in Child Behavior Following Family Connections Intervention as Reported by African American Parent Versus Grandparent Caregivers

Strolin-Goltzman, Jessica S.

The effects of School Based Health Centers on the learning Environment

Turnover in Public Child Welfare: A Different Perspective

What makes a good caseworker and how can we retain the most qualified and quality child welfare caseworkers?: The Untold Opinions of Youth in Foster Care

Strothman, Linda Jean

Comparison of Interaction Patterns of Couples Experiencing Intimate Violence with Other Couples

Studts, Christina R.

Measurement: Children and Youth

Studts, Christina R.

Differential Item Functioning in the Measurement of Child Externalizing Behavior Problems: An Application of Item Response Theory

Sullivan, Cris M.

The Effects of Community and Family Violence Exposure on Anxiety Trajectories during Middle Childhood: The Role of Family Social Support as a Moderator

Sultzman, Vickey

The experience of stigma by African-American adolescents whose mothers have HIV

Developing a measure of stigma-by-association with African-American adolescents whose mothers have HIV

Sun, Fei

Differences in community- and home- based service utilization between older adults living in rural and urban areas: The roles of structural and cultural factors

Pathways and Predictors of Antisocial Behaviors in African American Adolescents from Poor Neighborhoods

Svare, Gloria M.

Developing a Contextually-Based Model for Program Evaluation Practice

Swanberg, Jennifer E.

Immigrant Workers: Job, Family & Care-Giving Characteristics as Predictors of Poverty, Psychological Well-Being and Work-Family Conflict

Swartz, Holly A.

Impact of Maternal Childhood Abuse and Neglect on the Outcomes of a Perinatal Depression Trial

Swartz, James A.

A Latent Class Analysis of the Pattern of Substance Use among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Its Relationship to HIV Status and Risk Behaviors

Swendeman, Dallas

In-House Sex: The Role Brothels Play in Reducing HIV Risk Among Sex Workers in the Sonagachi Project, India

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