Browsing School of Social Work (MU) by Thesis Semester "2009 Summer"
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Effects of personal and environmental factors on social engagement in later life
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The study used data from Community Partnerships for Older Adults (CPOA) Program Survey of Older Adults 2002 to identify factors that predict social engagement. Multilevel modeling was used to examine the association of ... -
Exploratory study of victim advocacy practices, strategies, resistance and relationships among crime victim service agencies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)Social work has long been a field of advocacy, and has progressively integrated into the crime victim advocacy movement by practicing in domestic violence shelters, prosecutors' offices, law enforcement, child advocacy ... -
Legalized orphans : parental relinquishment to child welfare
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)This exploratory study examines the phenomenon of voluntary parental relinquishment to alternative care. In 2006 there were 51,984 children voluntarily placed into alternative care by a parent (Department of Health and ...