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HIV+ Prison Inmates: Mental Illness and Considerations for Release Planning slides
This presentation examines rates of depression in incarcerated HIV+ inmates and discusses risks and results of mental illnesses for HIV+ releasing inmates

Date Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Authors: Anna Scheyett, Sharon Parker, Carol Golin, David Wohl, Carrie Pettus Davis, Becky White
Applicable Courses: Discrimination and Inequality, Health Policy, Health Practice, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Practice, Practice with People with Disabilities
Topics: Diverse Populations, Health, Mental Health

It’s Just That Much Harder: Multilayered Hardship Experiences of Low-Income Mothers With Disabilities slides notes
The current study conducted six focus groups with low-income, disabled mothers who were receiving disability income transfer payments. It investigated the low-income, disabled mothers’ experiences, perspectives, coping strategies and resistance techniques, while focusing on how to relieve hardships and challenges, by changing policy.

Date Posted: Monday, September 08, 2008
Authors: Susan L Parish, Shawn Cassiman, Sandra Magana
Applicable Courses: Child and Adolescent Practice, Discrimination and Inequality, Family and Child Policy, Family and Child Practice, Health Policy, Practice with People with Disabilities, Practice with Women
Topics: Children and Families, Diverse Populations, Health

Juggling and Struggling: A Preliminary Study of Work-Life “Balance” among Mothers Raising Adolescents with Developmental Dis slides notes
The current qualitative study examined how mothers of adolescents with developmental disabilities balance work and family responsibilities

Date Posted: Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Authors: Susan L Parish
Applicable Courses: Child and Adolescent Development, Child and Adolescent Practice, Discrimination and Inequality, Family and Child Policy, Family and Child Practice, Health Policy, Health Practice, Practice with People with Disabilities
Topics: Children and Families, Health

Health Care Access of Women Medicaid Recipients slides notes
This presentation is based on a study using a national sample of low-income women Medicaid recipients to contrast the health care access of women with and without disabilities. Recommendations for future policy changes and research are provided.

Date Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008
Authors: Susan L Parish, M. Jennifer Ellison-Martin
Applicable Courses: Discrimination and Inequality, Family and Child Policy, Health Policy, Health Practice, Mental Health Policy, Mental Health Practice, Organization and Community Practice, Practice with People with Disabilities, Practice with Women, Social Welfare Policy
Topics: Children and Families, Diverse Populations, Health, Mental Health, Policy

Social Workers’ Familiarity With Psychiatric Advance Directives: Implications for Education, Practice, and Research slides notes
This presentation is based on a paper that explores social workers’ familiarity with psychiatric advance directives (PADs) to better understand why PADs are infrequently used and to provide recommendations for education, practice, and research.

Date Posted: Thursday, June 12, 2008
Authors: Anna Scheyett, Mimi Kim, Jeffrey Swanson, Marvin Swartz, Eric Elbogen, Joelle Ferron, Richard Van Dorn
Applicable Courses: Health Policy, Mental Health Policy, Practice with People with Disabilities, Social Work Education
Topics: Mental Health, Policy

Research to Teaching Initiative
School of Social Work
University of North Carolina
CB# 3550, 301 Pittsboro Street
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3550

If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please contact:

Anna Scheyett
Clinical Associate Professor
School of Social Work
 (919) 962-4372
amscheye@email.unc.edu

This project is supported by the Distance Education Initiative, Office of the Provost, UNC-CH, and by the School of Social Work, UNC-CH.