Pub Date : 2022-12-23DOI: 10.1177/10443894221142168
Jodi Hall, Paige E. Averett
Utilizing the critical race theory framework, this article shares the emergent data from a larger study of new mothers that provided a composite counterstory of racism and plans to address racism with their children. Interviews of 12 African American women who were receiving Medicaid for pregnant women and delivered in a Southeastern hospital revealed that race and racism were underlying the variety of other topics discussed. Critical race theory provides a way of understanding their experiences and management of racism. Shared in the findings are applications to social work practice and education to address the racism that is experienced by African American women and their children.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-23DOI: 10.1177/10443894221130802
Lidia Sánchez-Prieto, Carmen Orte Socias, Belén Pascual Barrio
Evidence-based family prevention programs have become more prevalent in recent years due to their effectiveness. However, they also pose a number of challenges, such as controlling for possible biases associated with the profile of the program provider. This study assesses whether the professionals in charge of implementing the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) have adequate competences, and whether significant groupings can be identified according to their competences and attitudes to evidence-based practice. It analyses what training and occupational factors might influence their competence levels and attitudes. Through a cross-sectional study, an evaluation was made of the professionals in charge of giving the SFP (n = 177; 84.2% females; mean age: 38 years). They were found to have sufficient levels of suitable competences, particularly in terms of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and environment-related skills. From a K-means cluster analysis, significant groupings were identified, based on the professionals’ competences and attitudes to evidence-based practice. When the professionals in Cluster 2 (a higher level of competences and receptive attitudes) were compared with the other clusters, significant differences in two variables were found: (a) the receipt of prior training in the SFP and (b) specialization in family interventions. This finding is important because once the competences had been evaluated to control for possible biases, higher competence levels were shown to influence the program’s effectiveness. For this reason, it is important to identify possible factors that might foster better proficiency in the said skills. This could serve as a guideline for public health services, social agents, and institutions, offering them guidance on the type of competences and level of skills required by the professionals in charge of giving the program.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-21DOI: 10.1177/10443894221141594
Lenore M. McWey, M. Cui, A. Wojciak
Sibling relationships are among the most influential relationships of one’s life. For youth in foster care, sibling relationships may be particularly important. Using National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW) II data, this study tested if higher sibling relationship quality was associated with lower depressive symptoms among youth in foster care, and the interactive effects of relationships with siblings and biological mothers on youth depressive symptoms. Results indicated higher sibling and mother relationship quality were associated with lower depressive symptoms. Regarding interactive associations, the protective effects of sibling relationships on youth depressive symptoms were stronger when youth reported lower levels of relationship quality with biological mothers, highlighting the importance of good sibling relationships, especially in the absence of a positive relationship with biological mothers.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-20DOI: 10.1177/10443894221134148
S. Deming
Although women’s employment patterns are influenced by both the presence of children and the presence of a disability, these distinct statuses have largely been explored in isolation from each other. This research employed in-depth interviews with 32 current and former disability benefit recipients to explore the ways children shape the labor market decisions and behaviors of mothers with disabilities. Motherhood served as both a motivation for and a constraint to pursuing employment, with mothers operating under distinct cost–benefit frameworks shaped by their responsibility for children. The report concludes with recommendations for programs and policies that could most effectively facilitate labor market reengagement among a subpopulation of mothers who both want to and need to work but who face unique child-related constraints to employment opportunities.
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Pub Date : 2022-12-20DOI: 10.1177/10443894221133421
Hugo A. Kamya, S. White
Service providers working with youth involved in transactional sex (TS) encounter complex challenges in navigating systems of oppression facing youth and in addressing their own biases. Based on qualitative, in-depth interviews with 23 service providers in Kampala, Uganda, this study explores providers’ perceptions of service provision with youth engaged in TS, particularly adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other youth with marginalized genders and sexualities (LGBTQ+). The study analyzes how providers depict the drivers of TS, including systems of oppression, and considers apparent biases. Findings show that providers navigate fraught environments of oppression. Some use blaming frames, depicting youth behaviors. Others use coded language to engage youth, despite potential risks. Implications for practice are explored, including the potential of consciousness building a key strategy to address provider biases.
{"title":"Providing Services to Youth Involved in Transactional Sex in Uganda: Professional Ethics in the Context of LGBTQ+ and Gender Oppression","authors":"Hugo A. Kamya, S. White","doi":"10.1177/10443894221133421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894221133421","url":null,"abstract":"Service providers working with youth involved in transactional sex (TS) encounter complex challenges in navigating systems of oppression facing youth and in addressing their own biases. Based on qualitative, in-depth interviews with 23 service providers in Kampala, Uganda, this study explores providers’ perceptions of service provision with youth engaged in TS, particularly adolescent girls and young women (AGYW), and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and other youth with marginalized genders and sexualities (LGBTQ+). The study analyzes how providers depict the drivers of TS, including systems of oppression, and considers apparent biases. Findings show that providers navigate fraught environments of oppression. Some use blaming frames, depicting youth behaviors. Others use coded language to engage youth, despite potential risks. Implications for practice are explored, including the potential of consciousness building a key strategy to address provider biases.","PeriodicalId":47463,"journal":{"name":"Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services","volume":"104 1","pages":"344 - 360"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41460582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-09DOI: 10.1177/10443894221119766
Jeanelle S. Sears, J. Wilfong, Madison Diemer
Despite the proliferation of supervised visitation services, there is limited research to evaluate programs and guide evidence-based practices in this field. This research note reflects a systematic review of recent studies in this area and comments on the methodological features and implications for future research in this critical but often overlooked practice.
{"title":"Supervised Visitation: State of the Research","authors":"Jeanelle S. Sears, J. Wilfong, Madison Diemer","doi":"10.1177/10443894221119766","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894221119766","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the proliferation of supervised visitation services, there is limited research to evaluate programs and guide evidence-based practices in this field. This research note reflects a systematic review of recent studies in this area and comments on the methodological features and implications for future research in this critical but often overlooked practice.","PeriodicalId":47463,"journal":{"name":"Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77102012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-06DOI: 10.1177/10443894221129327
J. Luyt, L. Swartz
In South Africa, transracial adoption could result in the loss of birth language for the adopted child. Language is an important part of racial and cultural identity in South Africa. Not being able to speak a local African language causes Black African transracial adoptees to be judged by outsiders. Lack of fluency in an appropriate language limits social circles associated with biological family and makes reunion more complex. Many transracial adoptive parents wish to facilitate the learning of a local language for their adopted children or the entire transracial adoptive family. However, despite their best intentions, most transracial adoptive families fail in this endeavor. Reasons for this and recommendations for practice are discussed.
{"title":"“I’ve Really Let Go of the Language Thing.”: Language Learning in Transracial Adoptive Families in South Africa","authors":"J. Luyt, L. Swartz","doi":"10.1177/10443894221129327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894221129327","url":null,"abstract":"In South Africa, transracial adoption could result in the loss of birth language for the adopted child. Language is an important part of racial and cultural identity in South Africa. Not being able to speak a local African language causes Black African transracial adoptees to be judged by outsiders. Lack of fluency in an appropriate language limits social circles associated with biological family and makes reunion more complex. Many transracial adoptive parents wish to facilitate the learning of a local language for their adopted children or the entire transracial adoptive family. However, despite their best intentions, most transracial adoptive families fail in this endeavor. Reasons for this and recommendations for practice are discussed.","PeriodicalId":47463,"journal":{"name":"Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services","volume":"104 1","pages":"361 - 371"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44166143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-02DOI: 10.1177/10443894221124621
Briana L. McGeough, E. Greenwood, N. L. Cohen, Angie R. Wootton
LGBTQ (i.e., lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) individuals experience increased risk for substance use disorders. Many LGBTQ individuals experience barriers to benefiting from substance use programs. A recent study suggests that SMART Recovery, a cognitive-behavioral mutual help group for addictive behaviors, may be a valuable resource for LGBTQ individuals experiencing substance use–related problems. Mental health service providers can play a valuable role in supporting LGBTQ clients in participating in SMART Recovery by introducing them to the program, supporting them in overcoming barriers to successful engagement, and helping clients to apply SMART Recovery tools to salient situations to promote recall and utilization, and teaching additional cognitive-behavioral tools to promote effective emotion regulation and coping with minority stressors.
{"title":"Integrating SMART Recovery and Mental Health Services to Meet the Needs and Goals of LGBTQ Individuals Experiencing Substance Use–Related Problems","authors":"Briana L. McGeough, E. Greenwood, N. L. Cohen, Angie R. Wootton","doi":"10.1177/10443894221124621","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894221124621","url":null,"abstract":"LGBTQ (i.e., lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) individuals experience increased risk for substance use disorders. Many LGBTQ individuals experience barriers to benefiting from substance use programs. A recent study suggests that SMART Recovery, a cognitive-behavioral mutual help group for addictive behaviors, may be a valuable resource for LGBTQ individuals experiencing substance use–related problems. Mental health service providers can play a valuable role in supporting LGBTQ clients in participating in SMART Recovery by introducing them to the program, supporting them in overcoming barriers to successful engagement, and helping clients to apply SMART Recovery tools to salient situations to promote recall and utilization, and teaching additional cognitive-behavioral tools to promote effective emotion regulation and coping with minority stressors.","PeriodicalId":47463,"journal":{"name":"Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services","volume":"104 1","pages":"222 - 233"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45935260","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-12-02DOI: 10.1177/10443894221124565
Anastasiia Korolevskaia, S. Yampolskaya
Emotional abuse is a prevalent type of child maltreatment and is associated with various adverse outcomes. Although it rarely occurs in isolation, emotional abuse has been linked to unique outcomes that differ from physical and sexual abuse. This study aimed to explore unique outcomes of emotional abuse and to determine which outcomes are the most prevalent. A systematic review and content analysis of peer-reviewed articles were conducted. Results indicated that emotional abuse is positively associated with mental health, behavioral health, and all health problems. These findings suggest that psychopathology is the most prevalent outcome of child emotional abuse. Implications of this work highlight the importance of prevention for at risk caregivers and the need for legal interventions in severe cases.
{"title":"The Consequences of Childhood Emotional Abuse: A Systematic Review and Content Analysis","authors":"Anastasiia Korolevskaia, S. Yampolskaya","doi":"10.1177/10443894221124565","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894221124565","url":null,"abstract":"Emotional abuse is a prevalent type of child maltreatment and is associated with various adverse outcomes. Although it rarely occurs in isolation, emotional abuse has been linked to unique outcomes that differ from physical and sexual abuse. This study aimed to explore unique outcomes of emotional abuse and to determine which outcomes are the most prevalent. A systematic review and content analysis of peer-reviewed articles were conducted. Results indicated that emotional abuse is positively associated with mental health, behavioral health, and all health problems. These findings suggest that psychopathology is the most prevalent outcome of child emotional abuse. Implications of this work highlight the importance of prevention for at risk caregivers and the need for legal interventions in severe cases.","PeriodicalId":47463,"journal":{"name":"Families in Society-The Journal of Contemporary Social Services","volume":"104 1","pages":"167 - 178"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2022-12-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42560665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-11-26DOI: 10.1177/10443894221132339
Abha Rai, Nathan H. Perkins, Susan F. Grossman, Nikki Malazarte
South Asian (SA) immigrants are one of the fastest-growing immigrant groups in the United States. Due to the stigma associated with domestic violence among SAs, disclosing victimization experiences may be challenging. In circumstances where experiences are disclosed, informal help-seeking through family/friends is utilized more often than formal help-seeking. Therefore, it is essential for friends/family to be empowered to effectively intervene. B.R.A.K.E. the Cycle has been developed as an innovative online intervention for SA community members (informal resources) to provide support to those experiencing abuse. The goal of this intervention is to enhance responsibility and knowledge among bystanders. Utilizing a culturally responsive intervention is an integral step in enriching services provided by practitioners serving immigrants, which we highlight in this practice note.
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