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Submissions from 2024
Maternal Subjective Wellbeing and the Cognitive and Socioemotional Outcomes of 3- to 4-Year-Old Children in Nigeria, Ngozi V. Enelamah, Margaret Lombe, Theresa S. Betancourt, Ce Shen, and David R. Williams
Examining the Utility of the Early Childhood Development Index (ECDI) among Children in the Nigeria Context, Ngozi V. Enelamah, Smitha Rao, Margaret Lombe, Mansoo Yu, Chrisann Newransky, Chrisann Newransky, Melissa L. Villodas, Andrew Foell, and Von Nebbitt
Submissions from 2023
Variations in risk, resilience, and protective factors for cognitive and socioemotional development among 3- to 4-year-old children in Nigeria: A multilevel modeling, Ngozi V. Enelamah, Margaret Lombe, Theresa S. Betancourt, David R. Williams, and Ce Shen
Structural and Intermediary Social Determinants of Health and the Emotional and Behavioral Health of US Children, Ngozi V. Enelamah, Margaret Lombe, Mansoo Yu, Melissa L. Villodas, Andrew Foell, Chrisann Newransky, Lisa C. Smith, and Von Nebbitt
Stress Biomarkers in Black Youth: Exploring Psychological, Behavioral, and Socio-Ecological Correlates, Andrew Foell, Takashi Amano, Chrisann Newransky, Von Nebbitt, Margaret Lombe, Mansoo Yu, Dominique Horton, Ngozi V. Enelamah, Andie Riffer, Melissa L. Villodas, and M. Taki Tirmazi
Pathways to Child Food Security in Sub-Saharan Africa: COVID-19 Pandemic, Margaret Lombe, Ngozi V. Enelamah, and Yibin Yang
Individual, familial, and sociocontextual correlates of maternal caregiving among African American adolescents in public housing, Margaret Lombe, Chrisann Newransky, Von E. Nebbitt, Takashi Amano, Mansoo Yu, Ngozi V. Enelamah, Yoosun Chu, and Najjuwah Walden
Social protection and absorptive capacity: Disaster preparedness and social welfare policy in the United States, Smitha Rao and Ngozi V. Enelamah
Gender (in)equity in global mental health research: A call to action, The Women in Global Mental Health Research Group and Kelly Rose-Clarke
Assessing the Modified Neighborhood Cohesion Instrument Among African American Adolescents Living in Public Housing: An Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Melissa L. Villodas, Von E. Nebbitt, Margaret Lombe, Mansoo Yu, Andrew Foell, Henrika McCoy, and Ngozi V. Enelamah
Submissions from 2021
Immigrant Integration in the United States, Westy Egmont, David Takeuchi, Erin McBrady, and Ngozi V. Enelamah
Getting to zero HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa: Understanding perceptions of locals using the social determinants of health framework, Lyndsey D. McMahan, Margaret Lombe, Caroline B.R. Evans, Ngozi V. Enelamah, Yoosun Chu, Stewart Simms, Jennifer Verkamp-Ruthven, Javier Reyes Martinez, Odericky Mweemba, Lubenji LaForest, Deborah J. Weiss, and Laura Wideman
Safeguarding the Lives of Children Affected by Boko Haram: Application of the SAFE Model of Child Protection to a Rights-Based Situation Analysis, Rosie O'Connor, Theresa S. Betancourt, and Ngozi V. Enelamah
Submissions from 2020
Living through war: Mental health of children and youth in conflict-affected areas, Rochelle L. Froungelker, Nargis Islam, Jordan Farrar, Chekufa Ra, Cara M. Antonaccio, Ngozi V. Enelamah, and Theresa S. Betancourt
Maternal caregiver's typologies and internalized behaviors in African American adolescents living in urban public housing, Margaret Lombe, Von E. Nebbitt, Takashi Amano, Ngozi V. Enelamah, and Chrisann Newransky
Exposure to Violence and Posttraumatic Stress Among Youth in Public Housing: Do Community, Family, and Peers Matter?, Von E. Nebbitt, Margaret Lombe, Kyle A. Pitzer, Andrew Foell, Ngozi V. Enelamah, Yoosun Chu, Mansoo Yu, Chrisann Newransky, and Noni Gaylord-Harden
Utilizing adventure therapy to increase hope and well-being among shelter residents, Christine L. Norton, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Annette Pelletier, Christie VanKanegan, Kayla Bogs, and Elise Foerster
Best practices for working with transgender clients in Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Christine L. Norton, Julia Stifler, Michael A. Gass, and Kendra Bostick
Interpersonal Violence and Forced Displacement, Wendy Wheaton, Alisa Miller, Ngozi V. Enelamah, and Theresa S. Betancourt
Submissions from 2019
Dimensions of altruism behaviors among Americans in the general social survey, Ngozi V. Enelamah and Thanh Tran
The value of outdoor behavioral healthcare for adolescent substance users with comorbid conditions, Michael A. Gass, Thomas Wilson, Brett Talbot, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Melissa Ugianskis, and Nicholas Brennan
Family enrichment adventure therapy: A mixed methods study examining the impact of trauma-informed adventure therapy on children and families affected by abuse, Christine L. Norton, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Mollie Farnham-Stratton, Federico Borroel, and Annette Pelletier
Submissions from 2018
Blazing a trail…together: The need for mentoring and collaboration among women in outdoor leadership, M. E. Avery, Christine Lynn Norton, and Anita Reithoffer Tucker
The effectiveness of Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare with struggling adolescents: A comparison group study, Steven M. DeMille, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Michael A. Gass, Steven Javorski, Christie VanKanegan, Brett Talbot, and Maggie Karoff
A qualitative gender analysis of women field guides’ experiences in Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare: A feminist social work perspective, Maggie Q. Karoff, Christine L. Norton, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Michael A. Gass, and Elise Foerster
Facilitative coaching: A guide for youth sport leaders, Tarkington J. Newman, Melissa Kim, M. Antonio G. Alvarez, and Anita Reithoffer Tucker
Wood County Adventure Therapy Collaborative: A pilot study, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Bobbi Beale, and Christine L. Norton
Facilitation skills, Anita Reithoffer Tucker and Christine L. Norton
Adventure therapy and its impact on the functioning of youth in a community setting, Christie VanKanegan, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Patrick Mcmillion, Michael A. Gass, and Lynette Spencer
Submissions from 2017
Changes in late adolescent and young adults: Attachment, separation and mental health during wilderness therapy, Joanna E. Bettmann, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Ellen Behrens, and Mindy Vanderloo
Program Evaluation for Health and Human Service Programs: How to Tell the Right Story Successfully, Michael A. Gass, E. Foden, and Anita Reithoffer Tucker
Infusing a peer to peer support program with adventure therapy for adolescent students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Maggie Q. Karoff, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Tony Alvarez, and Patricia Kovacs
Getting to zero: A conversation on Orphans, Vulnerable Children, and the welfare of children in sub-Saharan Africa, Margaret Lombe, Harriet Mabikke, and Ngozi V. Enelamah
Conceptualizing the African child as orphan and vulnerable: A label in need of redefinition?, Margaret Lombe, Harriet Mabikke, Ngozi V. Enelamah, and Yoosun Chu
Learning through the adventure of youth sport, Tarkington J. Newman, Melissa Kim, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, and M. Antonio G. Alvarez
Gender oppression and liberation experienced by women field guides in outdoor behavioral healthcare, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Maggie Karoff, and Michael A. Gass
Engaging families in Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Mark A. Widmer, Troy Faddis, Bryan Randolph, and Michael A. Gass
Submissions from 2016
Cultural issues in adventure programming: Applying Hofstede’s five dimensions to assessment and practice, Te-Hsin Chang, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Christine Lynn Norton, and Michael A. Gass
Longitudinal outcomes for youth transported to wilderness therapy programs, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Katie Massey Combs, Joanna E. Bettmann, Te-Hsin Chang, Suzanne Graham, Matt Hoag, and Callie Tatum
Adventure therapy: Non deliberative group therapy in action, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Christine L. Norton, Christian Itin, Jessalyn Hobson, and M. Antonio G. Alvarez
Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare: Its Impact on Family Functioning, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Megan Paul, Jessalyn Hobson, Maggie Karoff, and Michael A. Gass
Family therapy in Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare: Current practices and future possibilities, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Mark A. Widmer, Troy Faddis, Bryan Randolph, and Michael A. Gass
Submissions from 2015
1999: History of the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Research Cooperative (OBHRC), Michael A. Gass, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, and Maggie Karoff
The Impact of Community Based Adventure Therapy on Stress and Coping Skills in Adults., Haley Koperski, Anita R. Tucker, D Marie Lung, and Michael A. Gass
The impact of a wilderness therapy program on attachment, separation and mental health functioning in adults, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Joanna E. Bettmann, Ellen Behrens, and Christine L. Norton
The role of transport use in Adolescent wilderness treatment: Its relationship to readiness to change and outcome, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Joanna E. Bettmann, Christine L. Norton, and Casey Comart
The impact of wilderness therapy on physical and emotional health: Utilizing an integrated approach in Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Christine L. Norton, Steven M. DeMille, and Jessalyn Hobson
The impact of wilderness therapy on physical and emotional health: Utilizing an integrated care approach to Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Christine L. Norton, Steven M. DeMille, and Jessalyn Hobson
Submissions from 2014
An Exploration of Gender, Client History, and Functioning in Wilderness Therapy Participants, Joanna E. Bettmann, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Julie Tracy, and Kimber J. Parry
Body composition changes in an Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare program, Steven M. DeMille, Casey Comart, and Anita Reithoffer Tucker
Police Reporting Practices for Sexual Assault Cases in Which “The Victim Does Not Wish to Pursue Charges”, Sharon B. Murphy, Katie M. Edwards, Sidney Bennett, Sara Jane Bibeau, and Julie Sichelstiel
Trauma informed adventure therapy with children and families affected by abuse, Christine L. Norton, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, and Annette Pelletier
The role of transport use in adolescent wilderness treatment: Its relationship to readiness to change and outcomes, Anita Reithoffer Tucker and Christine L. Norton
The impact of a wilderness therapy program on attachment, separation and mental health functioning in adults, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Joanna Bettmann Schaefer, Ellen Behrens, and Michael DeLuca
How Presenting Problems and Individual Characteristics Impact Successful Treatment Outcomes in Residential and Wilderness Treatment Programs, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Amy Smith, and Michael A. Gass
Patterns of Internet Use and Risk of Online Victimization for Youth With and Without Disabilities, Melissa Wells and Kimberly J. Mitchell
A new phase for the NATSAP PRN: Post-discharge reporting and transition to the network wide utilization of the Y-OQ 2.0, Ryan Zelov, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, and Stephen E. Javorski
Submissions from 2013
University-State Child Welfare Training Partnerships: The Challenge of Matching Dollar Contributions, Jerry D. Marx and Melissa Wells
Book review: Julie Anne Laser and Nicole Nicotera: Working With adolescents: A guide for practitioners, Anita Reithoffer Tucker
The use of adventure therapy in community-based mental health: Decreases in problem severity among youth clients, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Steve Javorski, Julie Tracy, and Bobbi Beale
The use of adventure therapy techniques by clinical social workers: Implications for practice and training, Anita Reithoffer Tucker and Christine L. Norton
On Belay: Providing connection, support and empowerment to children whose parents have cancer, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Deb Sugerman, and Ryan Zelov
Four years along: Emerging traits of programs in the NATSAP Practice Research Network (PRN), Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Ryan Zelov, and Michael Young
Social Work Students' Research-Related Anxiety and Self-Efficacy: Research Instructors' Perceptions and Teaching Innovations, Melissa Wells, Tina Maschi, Greta Yodor Slater, Thalia MacMilan, and Jennifer Ristow
Submissions from 2012
Nonprofit governance: Improving performance in troubled economic times, Jerry D. Marx and Christie Davis
New heights: Adventure-based group work in social work education & practice, Christine L. Norton and Anita Reithoffer Tucker
Implementing a Service Learning Model for Teaching Research Methods and Program Evaluation, Patrick Shannon, Wooksoo Kim, and Adjoa Robinson
The use of adventure therapy in community based mental health: Decreases in problem severity among youth clients, Anita Reithoffer Tucker, Bobbi Beale, Steven Javorski, and Julie Tracy
Reentry into Out-of-Home Care: Implications of Child Welfare Workers' Assessments of Risk and Safety, Melissa Wells and Melissa Correia
Integration of Research and Practice: Innovations and Challenges in Social Work Programs, Melissa Wells, Tina Maschi, and Greta Yodor Slater
Exploring the Role of the Internet in Juvenile Prostitution Cases Coming to the Attention of Law Enforcement, Melissa Wells, Kimberly J. Mitchell, and Kai Ji
Assessing treatment integrity: A case example, Anat Zeira, Betty Blythe, and Anita Reithoffer Tucker
Submissions from 2011
Shifts in attachment relationships: A study of adolescents in wilderness treatment, Joanna E. Bettmann and Anita Reithoffer Tucker
Assessing the Health Needs of Unique Populations of Adolescents: A Focus Group Study, Patrick Shannon and C. Anne Broussard
A qualitative analysis of child protective services practice with children with developmental disabilities, Patrick Shannon and Christine Tappan
Identification and assessment of children with developmental disabilities in child welfare, Patrick Shannon and Christine Tappan
Enhancing fidelity in adventure education and adventure therapy, Anita Reithoffer Tucker and Alison Rheingold
Submissions from 2010
Deregulating social welfare, Jerry D. Marx
Developing brokered community transportation for seniors and people with disabilities, Jerry D. Marx, Christie Davis, Caitlyn Miftari, Anne Salamone, and Wendy Weise
Out-of-home care by state and place: higher placement rates for children in some remote rural places, Marybeth J. Mattingly, Melissa Wells, and Michael Dineen
Assessments of safety and risk: Implications for reunification from out-of-home care., Melissa Wells and Melissa Correia
Submissions from 2009
Adventure-based group therapy to promote social skills in adolescents, Anita Reithoffer Tucker
Challenges and strengths among Chafee Education and Training Voucher eligible youth: The rural service providers' perspective, Melissa Wells and Sharyn J. Zunz
Submissions from 2008
What motivates African-American charitable giving: findings from a national sample, Vernon B. Carter and Jerry D. Marx
Hispanic charitable giving: An opportunity for nonprofit development, Jerry D. Marx and Vernon B. Carter
"Childhood Disability, Poverty, and Family Life: A Complex Relationship" in Family poverty in diverse contexts, Patrick Shannon, C. Anne Broussard, and A. L. Joseph
Developmental Screening in Community Health Care Centers and Pediatric Practices: An Evaluation of the Baby Steps Program, Patrick Shannon and Patti Rawding-Anderson
Attention to treatment fidelity in social work outcomes: A review of the literature from the 1990s, Anita Reithoffer Tucker and Betty Blythe
How do high-risk youth use the internet? Characteristics and implications for prevention, Melissa Wells and Kimberly J. Mitchell
Chafee Educational and Training Voucher Programs: System Coordination in Rural New England, Melissa Wells and Sharyn J. Zunz
Submissions from 2007
Defining Child Pornography: Law Enforcement Dilemmas in Investigations of Internet Child Pornography Possession, Melissa Wells, David Finkelhor, Janis Wolak, and Kimberly J. Mitchell
Youth sexual exploitation on the internet: DSM-IV diagnoses and gender differences in co-occurring mental health issues, Melissa Wells and Kimberly J. Mitchell
Online mental health treatment: Concerns and considerations, Melissa Wells, Kimberly J. Mitchell, David Finkelhor, and Kathryn Becker-Blease
Submissions from 2006
Service-Learning Pedagogy: An Opportunity for Faculty to Engage in Mentoring Graduate Students, Sharyn J. Potter and Melissa Wells
Identifying children with developmental disabilities receiving child protection services: A national Survey of child welfare administrators, Patrick Shannon and Maria Agorastou
Internet-related problems coming to the attention of school social workers, Melissa Wells
Making statistics "real" for social work students., Melissa Wells
Mental health professionals' exposure to clients with problematic Internet experiences, Melissa Wells, Kimberly J. Mitchell, and David Finkelhor
Submissions from 2005
Youth with learning disabilities in the juvenile justice system: A training needs assessment of detention and court services personnel, Connie L. Kvarfordt, Patricia Purcell, and Patrick Shannon
Faith-based vs. fact-based social policy: the case of teen pregnancy prevention, Jerry D. Marx and Fleur Hopper