Selected References and Resources

The references below are examples of research conducted by social workers. The list is not exhaustive and will be expanded for subsequent monthly features on the related subjects.

Psychosocial assessment and intervention strategies for persons at risk of and living with cancer: 

Berkman, B., Walker, S, Bonander, E., & Holmes, W. (1992). Early unplanned readmissions to social work of elderly patients: Factors predicting who needs follow-up services. Social Work in Health Care 17 (4): 103-19.

 

Brintzenhofszoc, K., Smith, E. D., & Zabora, J. (1999). Screening to predict complicated grief in spouses of cancer patients. Cancer Practice. 7 (5), 233-239.

 

Bourjolly, J. N.; Kerson, T. S., & Nuamah, I. F. (1999). A comparison of social functioning among black and white women with breast cancer. Social Work in Health Care. 28 (3), 1-20.

 

Clark, E. J. (2001). The importance of research in oncology social work. In M. Lauria, E.J. Clark, J. Hermann & N. Stearns (Eds.)  Social work in oncology, (pp. 193-210). Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society.

 

Cwikel, J. G., & Behar, L.C. (1999). Social work with adult cancer patients: a vote-count review of intervention research. Social Work in Health Care. 29(2), 39-67.

 

Davis, C., Williams, P., Redman, S., White, K., & King, E. (2003). Assessing the practical and psychosocial needs of rural women with early breast cancer in Australia. Social Work in Health Care. 36(3), 25-36.

 

Ell, K., Vourlekis, B., Nissly, J., Padgett, D., Pineda, D., Sarabia, O., Walther, V. Blumenfield, S., & Lee, P. J. (2002). Integrating mental health and abnormal cancer screening follow-up: An intervention to reach low-income women. Community Mental Health Journal. 38 (4), 311-315.

 

Fobair, Pat. (1998). Cancer support groups and group therapies. In K. Ell & J. Williams (Eds.), Advances in mental health research (pp. 365-398). Washington DC: NASW Press.

 

Zabora, J., Brintzenhofeszoc, K., Jacobsen, P., Curbow, B., Piantadosi, S., Hooker, C., Owens, & A. Derogatis, L. (2001). A new psychosocial screening instrument for use with cancer patients. Psychosomatics. 42 (3) 241-6.

Access to mental health services for youth in urban and rural settings:

Stiffman, A.R., Hadley-Ives, E., Dore, P., Polgar, M., Horvath, V.E., Striley, C., Elze,D. (2000) Youths’ access to mental health services: The role of providers’ training, resource connectivity, and assessment of need. Mental Health Services Research, 2, 141-154.

 

Stiffman, A.R., Pescosolido, B., & Cabassa, L.J. (In review) Building a model to understand youth service access: The Gateway Provider Model.

 

Stiffman, A.R., Striley, C.W., Brown, E., Limb, G., & Ostmann, E. (In Press) Research solutions for cultural and human subjects issues concerning American Indian youth. Ethics and Behavior.

 

Stiffman, A. R., Striley, C. W., Horvath, V., Hadley-Ives, E., Polgar, M., Elze, D., & Pescarino, R. (2001). Organizational context and provider perception as determinants of mental health service use. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, 28, (2), 1-17.

Depression among elders in long term care and home health care settings:

Gilbar, O.; Lowenstein, A.; Naravitz, A., & Steiner, M. (2001). Elderly cancer patients and elders who do not have cancer: Do they differ in quality of life?  Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 35 (3), 3-16.

HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention in urban communities:

El-Bassel, N., & Schilling, R. F. (1992). 15-month follow-up of women methadone patients taught skills to reduce heterosexual HIV transmission. Public Health Reports, 107, 500-504.

 

El-Bassel, N., Schilling, R. F., Turnbull, J. E., & Su, K. H. (1993). Correlates of alcohol use among methadone patients. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 17(3), 681-686.

 

El-Bassel, N., & Schilling, R. F. (1994). Social support and sexual risk reduction among female drug users in methadone clinics. AIDS Education and Prevention, 6, 506-513.

 

El-Bassel, N., Ivanoff, A., Schilling, R.F., Gilbert, L., Borne, D., & Chen, D.R. (1995). Preventing HIV/AIDS in drug-abusing incarcerated women through skills building and social support enhancement: Preliminary outcomes. Social Work Research, 19, 131-141.

 

El-Bassel, N., Ivanoff, A., Schilling, R. F., Gilbert, L., & Chen, D. R. (1995). Correlates of problem drinking among drug-using incarcerated women. Addictive Behaviors, 20, 359-369.

 

El-Bassel, N., Schilling, R.F., Gilbert, L., & Ivanoff, A. (1996). Correlates of crack abuse among drug-using incarcerated women: Trauma, social support and coping behavior. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 22, 41-56.

 

El-Bassel, N., Ivanoff, A., Schilling, R.F., Borne, D., & Gilbert, L. (1997). Skills building and social support enhancement to reduce HIV risk among women in jail. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 24(2), 205-223.

 

El-Bassel, N., & Schilling, R. F. (1997). Psychometric properties of the DAST among working populations. Research on Social Work Practice, 7(1), 99-114.

School based violence prevention efforts targeted to youths:

Mattaini, M.A. (2001). Peace power for adolescents: Strategies for a culture of nonviolence. Washington, DC: NASW Press

 

Fraser, Mark, University of North Carolina, NIDA, 5R21DA013874-03. Making choices: A social development program. (A youth violence prevention program for 3rd grade children in a high-risk rural community)

Risk factors associated with poverty and mental illness:

Fraser, M. (Ed.). (1997). Risk and resilience in childhood: An ecological perspective. Washington, DC: National Association of Social Workers  

 

Corcoran, M., Siefert, K., Danzinger, S., & Tolman, R. University of Michigan, Predictors of work among African-American and White TANF recipients: Do health, mental health, and domestic violence problems limit employment? (NIMH, ASPE, Joyce Fdn., Mott Fdn. Funded)

 

Hollingsworth, L., University of Michigan, Child custody loss among women with severe mental illness. (NIMH funded)

Community-based child maltreatment prevention models

Danis, F. (2002, October, 10). The social work response to domestic violence. Retrieved from http://www.socialworkers.org/pressroom/events/domestic_violence/sw_fields_of_practice _dv2.ppt on June 25, 2003.

 

Danis, F., & Lockhart, L. (2003). Domestic violence and social work education: What do we know, what do we need to know?  Journal of Social Work Education, 39(2), 215-224. 

 

DePanfilis, D., Daining, C., Ting, L., Park, E. & Haynes, K. (2003, January). Increasing safety and well being for families at risk for child neglect. Symposium conducted at the Seventh Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.

Resilience factors for diverse groups experiencing trauma

Ai, A. L. (2002, January) Gender differences in war-related mental health issues among adult Kosovar refugees in the United States. Poster session at the national conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Diego, CA.

 

Greene, R (2002). Resiliency: An integrated approach to practice, policy, and research. Washington, DC: NASW Press.

 

Fraser, M.W., Richman, J.M. & Galinsky, M.J. (1999). Risk, protection, and resilience: Toward a conceptual framework for social work practice. Social Work Research, 23, 3, pp.131-143.

 

McMillen, J.C. & Fisher, R.H. (1998). The perceived benefit scales: Measuring perceived positive life changes after negative events. Social Work Research, 22, 3, pp. 173-186.

 

McMillen, J.C. (1999). Better for it: How people benefit from adversity. Social Work, 44, 5, pp. 455-468.

 

Solt, B. (2003). In their own words: A qualitative study of resilience in adult former hostages. Doctoral Dissertation, Catholic University of America. Dissertation Abstracts.

Co-occurring disorders of substance abuse and mental illness:

Potter, C., Jenson, J., University of Denver. Mental Health Problem Symptoms, Substance Abuse and Anti-Social Behavior: Profiles of Delinquent Youth (Colorado Division of Youth Corrections funded).

Assessment and interventions for individuals dealing with the multiple risk factors associated with poverty and domestic violence:

Corcoran, M., Siefert, K., Danzinger, S., Tolman, R, University of Michigan. Predictors of work among African American and White TANF recipients: Do health, mental health, and domestic violence problems limit employment? (NIMH, ASPE, Joyce Fdn., Mott Fdn. Funded).

 

Herrenkohl, T.I., Tajima, E.A., Huang, B., Whitney, S.D., & Kim, M-J. (2003, January). Violence in the family and child behavior: Developmental patterns and outcomes. Symposium conducted at meeting of the Seventh Annual Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.

 

Schecter, S. & Edelson, J. (1999). Effective intervention in domestic violence & child maltreatment cases: Guidelines for policy and practice. Recommendations from the National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges Family Violence Department. Reno, Nevada: The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.