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Distribution of African Americans in residential care / assisted living and nursing homes: More evidence of racial disparity? slides notes
This lecture provides empirical evidence of the racial separatism of residential care / assisted living facilities and nursing homes, as well as the degree of this separation. In addition, information is presented correlating racial separatism and community and facility characteristics.

Date Posted: Thursday, December 16, 2004
Authors: Sheryl Itkin Zimmerman
Applicable Courses: Aging Policy, Aging Practice, Discrimination and Inequality
Topics: Diverse Populations, Health, Policy

Plants, animals and children in long-term care: How common are they? Do they affect clinical outcomes? slides notes
This lecture provides information on the use of the Eden Alternative in long-term care facilities and a study assessing the use of plants, animals, and children as related to the health and well being of the residents.

Date Posted: Thursday, December 16, 2004
Authors: Sheryl Itkin Zimmerman
Applicable Courses: Aging Policy, Aging Practice, Health Policy, Health Practice
Topics: Health, Mental Health, Older Adults

Transforming the Story: Narrative Applications to a Stepmother Support Group slides notes
This lecture discusses the challenges and stereotypes faced by women who are stepmothers in our society, and explores the uses of narrative therapy to support women who are stepmothers.

Date Posted: Thursday, December 16, 2004
Authors: Anne C Jones
Applicable Courses: Family and Child Practice, Family Development and HBSE, Group Work, Practice with Women
Topics: Children and Families, Mental Health

Coercion and drug treatment for postpartum women slides notes
This lecture provides information pertaining to the use of coercion in treating postpartum women with substance abuse problems. It presents empirical evidence supporting the use of gender specific programming, maintaining custody of children, and the use of coercion as effective components in substance abuse treatment.

Date Posted: Monday, August 30, 2004
Authors: Robert Nishimoto, Amelia C Roberts
Applicable Courses: ATOD and Substance Abuse, Discrimination and Inequality, Ethics in Social Work Practice, Family and Child Policy, Family and Child Practice, Health Practice, Practice with Women
Topics: Children and Families, Health, Policy, Substance Abuse

Increasing Cultural Responsiveness of Family Group Conferencing slides notes
This lecture presents Family Group Conferencing, a strengths-based model that unites a family and their supports to develop and carry out a proposal that protects, nurtures, and safeguards children and their family members and addresses the cultural competencies needed for supporting African American, Native American, and Latino/Hispanic families through this model.

Date Posted: Friday, August 20, 2004
Authors: Iris B Carlton-LaNey, Marie O Weil
Applicable Courses: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Practice, Child Welfare and Child Welfare Policy, Discrimination and Inequality, Family and Child Policy, Family and Child Practice, Family Development and HBSE, Group Work, Organization and Community Practice
Topics: Children and Families, Diverse Populations

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