USC School of Social Work Dissertations




This is a listing of the dissertations that have been completed from 1957 to the present in the USC School of Social Work.

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2006

Christine Payne Bryson.
Associations among Maternal Sexual Abuse History, Adult Attachment Style, and Child-Rearing
Faculty Chair: Dr. Penelope Trickett
 
Jung-won Lim.
The Impacts of Social Support on Quality of Life for Breast and Gynecological Cancer Survivors: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between Korean-Americans and Koreans
Faculty Chair: Dr. Brad Zebrack
 
Dnika Jones Travis.
Understanding Employees’ Decision to Seek Change or Quit: A Longitudinal Study of Human and Social Service Workers’ Cognitive and Behavioral Responses to their Work Experiences
Faculty Chair: Dr. Michalle Mor Barak

2004

Susan Enguidanos. Use of Hospice and Other Medical Services in the Last Year of Life Among Dually Eligible Medi-Cal/Medicare Recipients

Jan Nissly. Prospective and Retrospective Examinations of Factors Related to Intention to Leave and Turnover Among Public Child Welfare Workers

Vincent Ornelas. Examining Characteristics of School Social Work Macro Practice: The Academic Preparation of MSW Students

Elaine Pang. Impact of Housing Arrangements on Social Support and Health Status among Chinese-American Elderly

Steve Wilson. Spiritual Well-Being in Health-Related Quality of Life for Older

2003

Amy Goldberg-Levin. Profession at Risk: Why are So Many Workers Leaving the Field of Child Welfare? Exploring the Relationship Between Diversity, Inclusion, Supervisor Support, Stress, Job Satisfaction and Intention to Leave Among Public Child Welfare Workers

Sigrid James. Mental Health Service Use and Placement Changes in Foster Care

Leslie Wind. Exploration of the Relationships Between Child and Family Characteristics, Pre-Adoptive Risk History, and Adoptive Services, Utilization

Jane Yoo. Organizational constructs as predictors of client outcomes: A study of a familypreservation intervention model

2002

Eugene Aisenberg. Families Exposed to Community Violence: The Impact of Maternal Distress Symptomatology on Latino and African American Young Adolescents

Maria Garay. Stress Path models: Differences Among Latina and Gay Male AIDS caregivers

Michal Sela-Amit Intra-Familial Child Sexual Abuse: The Experience and Effects on Non-Offending Mothers

2001

Bae, Sung-Woo. Ethnicity and treatment outcomes from community-based psychosocial rehabilitation interventions: a longitudinal and multidimensional approach.

Bess, Gary. A study of first state organization life cycle theory among thirty forming nonprofit groups.

De Gibaja, Mona Gil. Administrative practice in successful human service collaboration.

Gioia-Hasick, Deborah. Meaning of work for young adults with schizophrenia: a mixed method study.

Phillips, Elizabeth S. A longitudinal examination of gender and ethnicity across two models of community treatment for individuals with schizophrenia and related disorders.

Sanders, Stephen. Post-emancipated youth: a study of outcomes of emancipated youth in a transitional housing program.

2000

Dodd, Sarah-Jane. An empirical study of the role of social workders and nurses in ethical decision making in health care settings.
(Ph.D. Sw 2000 D6398)

Manalo, Victor. Organizational change in a federal family support program in Los Angeles County: the first three years.

Ranney, Martha J. Predictors of depression among husband, wife and daughter dementia caregivers.

Steifel, Burton M. Comparative analysis of depression in AIDS caregivers: gay male partners, Anglo women and Latinas.

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1999

Hoffman, Tracie. Latino children, child abuse, symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder and psychiatric difficulties.
(Ph.D. SW '99 H7112)

1998

DeBonis, Judith Anne. Patterns of change in the course of schizophrenic symptoms.
(Ph.D. SW '98 D287)

Kim, Jun Hee. The influence of employment on older Korean American economic self-sufficiency, psychological well-being, status, and social support: impact evaluation of the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP)
(Ph.D. SW '98 K493)

1997

Coronel, Alberto A. Family adaptation to stres in Latino foster families as mediated by acculturation level and family coping.
(Ph.D. SW '97 C8222)

Icenhower, Kathryn Sue. Human service organizations and external environments: a case study of organizational-environmental interactions at the Genesis Family Day Treatment Program.
(Ph.D. SW '97 I15)

Mathiesen, Sally Griffin. Family involvement in rehabilitation: a developmental model.
(Ph.D. SW '97 M431)

Roberts, Amelia Catherine. Women dependent on cocaine: a model of life stressors, social support, coping and addiction severity.
(Ph.D. SW '97 R6432)

Sheridan, Paula Magnum. Strengths of working mothers: social support, role strain and sense of coherence.
(Ph.D. SW '97 S552)

1996

Ansel, Mark G. Client characteristics, service characteristics, and psychosocial outcomes in the community treatment of schizophrenia.
(Ph.D. SW '96 A618)

Cota, Victor. A comparative study of the family processes of youth of Mexican descent who have dropped out of high school and those who have remained in school.
(Ph.D. SW '96 C843)

Garcia, John A. In search of cross-cultural competency: an empirical examination of cross-cultural training efforts in social work education.
(Ph.D. SW '96 G216)

Rena-Beaulaurier, Richard Lawrence. Health social workers' perspectives on practice with people with disabilities in the era of the Americans with Disabilities Act: an exploratory-descriptive study.
(Ph.D. SW '96 R424)

1995

Cherin, David A. The transprofessional model of terminal care: reforming end-stage care in HIV/AIDS.
(Ph.D. SW '95 C521)

Jones, Carol M. The characteristics of patients involved in clinical cancer trials.
(Ph.D. SW '95 J76)

Shin, Hyeseop Liu. Violence and intimacy: risk markers and predictors of wife abuse among Korean immigrants.
(Ph.D. SW '95 S556)

Torres, Marie Susan. Accessibility and effectiveness of home- and community-based long-term care services used by Latinos.
(Ph.D. SW '95 T693)

Wilson, Marcia Rene Fenner. An integrated theoretical framework of juvenile and gang delinquency causation: a structural equation model.
(Ph.D. SW '95 W751)

1994

Altschuler, Joanne. Interplay and the meaning of paid and unpaid work among older women.
(Ph.D. SW '94 A469)

Graham, Linda VanHeusen. Grandparents raising grandchildren: role strain and psychological well-being.
(Ph.D. SW '94 G739)

Kuperberg, Aura L. The relationship between perceived social support, family behavior, self-esteem, and hope on adolescents' strategies for coping with cancer.
(Ph.D. SW '94 K96)

Levin, Shelly Jean. A latent structural analysis of the prognosis of current functioning in schizophrenia with the intra-psychic deficit syndrome as a mediating variable.
(Ph.D. SW '94 L665)

1993

Ames, Ellen B. Coping with child abuse.
(Ph.D. SW '93 A513)

Bennett, Thomas Lee. Substitutes for leadership for direct service staff in human service organizations.
(Ph.D. SW '93 B472)

Hirschi, Kimberly Clarkson. Burnout among public child welfare workers.
(Ph.D. SW '93 H669)

Lafrance, John L. Citizens, volunteers, and participation in social welfare programs: an exploration of social service administrators' perspectives.
(Ph.D. SW '93 L169)

Maki, Mitchell Takeshi. Identification in ethically similar and dissimilar therapeutic dyads.
(Ph.D. SW '93 M235)

Mjelde-Mossey, Lee Ann. Discriminants of alcohol use behaviors among older adult dementia caregivers: a health behavior perspective.
(Ph.D. SW '93 M685)

Simon, Dianna Jean. Client as consumer: perceptions of improvement status from bulimia nervosa.
(Ph.D. SW '93 S594)

Young, Nancy Kathryn. Social competence, behavior, and academic performance in preschool and primary grade children who were prenatally exposed to alcohol and other drugs.
(Ph.D. SW '93 Y74)

1992

Katz, Anne D. Burnout among social work designees in nursing homes: a work environment perspective.
(Ph.D. SW '92 K19)

Miser, Martha A. Specializations and clinical judgements of social workers in cases involving acting out of delinquent female adolescents.
(Ph.D. SW '92 M678)

Parker, Joyce. Adult attachment and marriage: a comparison of childhood attachment and adult attachment in satisfactorily married women and divorced women.
(Ph.D. SW '92 P241)

Shor, Ron. The value to big brothers of the relationship with a child.
(Ph.D. SW '92 S559)

1991

Humphreys, Griffith E. Defining the public interest: morality and the politics of A.I.D.S.
(Ph.D. SW '91 H927, volume 1 and 2)

Lachiusa, Thomas Anthony. Development of an instrument: the Graphic Social Network Measure.
(Ph.D. SW '91 L137)

Zuckerwise, Richard Avram. Marital satisfaction in Japanese-American intermarriages.
(Ph.D. SW '91 Z94)

1990

Daley, Beverly. Sponsorship for adolescents with diabetes.
(Ph.D. SW '90 D141)

Fong, Lina Yuk-Shui. Cultural factors influencing the choice intervention style of Chinese-American social workers.
(Ph.D. SW '90 F674)

Herman, Pini. The use of archival data for identifying post-census ethnic population changes in small geographic areas: new sources of data for social services planning.
(Ph.D. SW '90 H551)

McGill, Christine Wood. Differential utilization of mental health services in chronic schizophrenia.
(Ph.D. SW '90 M145)

Nelson, Tena M. Supervisory styles of child welfare supervisors.
(Ph.D. SW '90 N431)

Polinsky, Margaret Lynn Adams. Breast cancer survivorship: a study of reach to recovery volunteers in Southern California.
(Ph.D. SW '90 P768)

Trudeau, Jeanne Tisdale. Paying your dues: restitution and the juvenile offender.
(Ph.D. SW '90 T866)

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1989

Dodson-Harry, A. Lois. Stressors, locus of control, and coping behaviors of black women.
(Ph.D. SW '89 D547)

Henry, Richard Alden. Relationship between university and teaching hospital work directors' networking and their superiors' responsiveness.
(Ph.D. SW '89 H523)

Wood, Gary J. Stress, social support, and personality of paramedics and emergency medical technicians.
(Ph.D. SW '89 W875)

1988

Bhaumik, May. Study of wife abuse in two cultures: the American and the Asian American.
(Ph.D. SW '88 B575)

Drolen, Carol Smith. A study of mental health center management: responses to fiscal uncertainties.
(Ph.D. SW '88 D785)

Massing, Phyllis. Late-timing parents of early adolescents.
(Ph.D. SW '88 M418)

Samantrai, Krishna. Prevention in child welfare: states' response to federal mandate.
(Ph.D. SW '88 S187)

Whitsett, Doni P. The coping strategies and marital satisfaction of remarried parents.
(Ph.D. SW '88 W623)

1987

Dromi, Paula Gelber. The social worker as leader of task groups.
(Ph.D. SW '87 D786)

Mijares, Alfred A. Reducing school truancy by utilizing the classroom teacher as a reinforcer of prosocial behavior.
(Ph.D. SW '87 M636)

Morvay, Tzipora. Surviving cancer patients: the effects of their social support, sense of control, problems and needs on coping outcome.
(Ph.D. SW '87 M892)

Selwood, Alexis. The incest syndrome: chronic post-traumatic stress disorder in adult victims of childhood incest.
(Ph.D. SW '87 S469)

1986

Graham, Lurana L. Social workers in dual career marriages: effects of family life style on the career advancement of women.
(Ph.D. SW '86 G739)

Gustavsson, Nora Sigrid. Implementation of permanency planning legislation.
(Ph.D. SW '86 G982)

Lam, Mong Chow Amy. The relationship between locus of control and selected cognitive and affective variables among elderly applicants for residential care in Hong Kong.
(Ph.D. SW '86 L213)

McKenzie, Christine Ann. Perceived satisfaction in stepfather-stepchild relationships.
(Ph.D. SW '86 M156)

Mass, Sharon. Death education: does it make a difference?
(Ph.D. SW '86 M414)

Sable, Shirley K. Adult attachment and loss of spouse: a study of bereavement.
(Ph.D. SW '86 S117)

Slagerman, Martha Mann. A study of adaptability and cohesion in parental families of buliema patients.
(Ph.D. SW '86 S631)

1985

Bannasch-Soissons, Felicia. A comparative study of the social supports, sex role identity and self-esteem of divorced women with sole physical custody or joint physical custody.
(Ph.D. SW '85 B219)

Carlo, Paul. Evaluating differential provision of didactic and experiential learning opportunities to parents of children in residential treatment: impetus to family reunification.
(Ph.D. SW '85 C284)

Faulkner, Sylvia Anne Kemper. Preparation of social workers for interdisciplinary team practice.
(Ph.D. SW '85 F263)

Hart, John. Personality fitness training for children and youth: an investigation into the effect of psychological exercise upon self-esteem, stress, and school grades.
(Ph.D. SW '85 H325)

Mays, Robert Allen. Locus of control as a discriminating variable between completion and failure of a short-term socialization program in the first-term of enlisted service in the United States Army.
(Ph.D. SW '85 M474)

Mok, Bong-ho. Social work community practice: functions, goals and strategies of administrators and line staff of direct service agencies.
(Ph.D. SW '85 M716)

Sunde, Carol Ruth. Social support and adaptation to an ostomy: an examination of members and nonmembers of a medical mutual aid group.
(Ph.D. SW '85 S957)

Williams, Jean. Treatment choices in breast cancer: a comparative analysis of mastectomy patients and radiation patients.
(Ph.D. SW '85 W724)

1984

Andujo, Estela. Transethnic adoption: an experience in ethnic awareness and identity for Mexican American adoptees.
(Ph.D. SW '84 A577)

Beeman, Martha. Administrative factors associated with collaborative decision making as perceived by social workers and nurses on interdisciplinary teams in home health care agencies.
(Ph.D. SW '84 B414)

Bentelspacher, Carl Edward. Parental role clarity and role satisfaction of married residential and divorced nonresidential fathers.
(Ph.D. SW '84 B475)

Campbell, Glenn Gordon. A content analysis approach to assessing coping among children of divorce.
(Ph.D. SW '84 C187)

Delgado, Roger. An exploratory study of marital satisfactions, psychological stresses and coping preferences of married Mexican American males.
(Ph.D. SW '84 D352)

Houston, Mary Kay. The role of the social worker in emergency medical services.
(Ph.D. SW '84 H843)

Levy, Avraham. Group cohesion: analysis of the literature and development of a model for application in treatment groups.
(Ph.D. SW '84 L668)

McCarthy, Catherine Remey. Multiple dimensions of marital conflict.
(Ph.D. SW '84 M116)

Noel, Judy Ann. An exploratory study of self-help organizations comprised of older adult participants.
(Ph.D. SW '84 N767)

Poverny, Linda Marlene. The organizational life cycle and the adaptation process: a case study of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center.
(Ph.D. SW '84 P879 volume 1 and 2)

1983

Bergeron, Veronica A. The effects of gender and sexual preference of client and social worker on clinical judgements.
(Ph.D. SW '83 B496)

Brinker, Dianne E. Perceptions of social workers in fifteen agencies regarding a multi-modal, family-focused, eco-systems approach to practice.
(Ph.D. SW '83 B858)

Orras, George L. Community diagnosis and entry strategies used in establishing neighborhood facilities for the developmentally disabled.
(Ph.D. SW '83 O75)

1982

Berger, Candyce Sue. A political-economic analysis of hospital receptivity to social work.
( Ph.D. SW '82 B496)

Caple, Frances Smalls. Preventitive social work practice: a general model for direct service on behalf of children.
(Ph.D. SW '82 C244)

Guillory, Patricia Ann. Impact of cancer on adolescents and their families: an exploration of coping responses.
(Ph.D. SW '82 G961)

Gumprecht, Nancy Alice. Organizations and environment: California welfare departments and child protective services.
(Ph.D. SW '82 G974)

Kuna, Joseph Emil. The evaluation of case-level coordination: the state of the art, 1965-1978.
(Ph.D. SW '82 K96)

Lackey, Mary Beit-Hallahmi. The termination phase in social work with groups.
(Ph.D. SW '82 L141)

Lockery, Shirley A. Ethclass as a predictor of selected service patterns of Black, Hispanic and White elderly.
(Ph.D. SW '82 L815)

McSwine, Donna Franklin. Social work practitioner variables associated with differential clinical judgements.
(Ph.D. SW '82 M175)

Meadow, Diane Ammund. The effects of a client-focused pregroup preparation interview on the formation of group cohesion and members' interactional behaviors.
(Ph.D. SW '82 M482)

Taylor, Edward Hugh. The child's conceptual development of ecological systems and systems interaction.
(Ph.D. SW '82 T239)

Underwood, Charles Calvin. Wives of recovering alcoholics: their personal concerns during their husbands' first eighteen months of sobriety.
(Ph.D. SW '82 U56)

1981

Clark, Steven. An experimental study of two approaches to the treatment of marital dysfunctioning.
(DSW SW '81 C595)

Devol-Van Lieu, Shirley. Psychosocial adaptation to post-mastectomy reconstructive mammoplasty.
(DSW SW '81 D498)

Richardson, John Burton. Support systems and sense of well-being: a study of separated and divorced parents with physical custody of their children.
(DSW SW '81 R523)

Ringstrom, Philip A. Short-term treatment: a study of characteristics and outcome.
(DSW SW '81 R582)

Seck, Essie Tramel. Political decision making on full employment policy: implications for social work political intervention.
(DSW SW '81 S444 2)

Weissman, Elinor Meld. Men and women in social work administration: a comparative study.
(DSW SW '81 W433)

Wells, Susan Jane. Family verbal accessibility.
(DSW SW '81 W456)

1980

Ashdown, Rex R. Analysis of use of diagnosis and differential treatment in the practice of foster care workers with particular emphasis upon practice with abused children.
(DSW SW '80 A 823)

Bakalinsky, Rosalie. Teaching generic practice: social work educators' experiences and attitudes.
(DSW SW '80 B166)

Chau, Kenneth K. L. Professional values of social work students in two cultures.
(DSW SW '80 C496)

Kurland, Roselle. A model of planning for social work with groups.
(DSW SW '80 K96)

Nakama, George Masaji. Japanese-Americans' expectations of counseling: an exploratory survey.
(DSW SW '80 N163)

Pawson, Geoffrey Leslie. Organizational variables affecting the deinstitutionalization of residential treatment centers.
(DSW SW '80 P339)

Pedrick, Jo Ann Glotfelty. Implementing civil commitment reform: the Arizona experience 1974-1977.
(DSW SW '80 P371)

White, Monika. Toward a conceptual framework for case coordination program designs: lessons from the past, guidelines for the future.
(DSW SW '80 W586)

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1979

Barlow, Miriam Dee. Communication, commitment and decision-making in the marital relationships of schizophrenics.
(DSW SW '79 B258)

Freed, Rae. The emotional attitudes experienced by children of divorce in relation to their parents.
(DSW SW '79 F853)

Lomas, Donald Francis. Parents' verbal attempts to influence problematic child behavior: a study of the nature and accuracy of social workers' beliefs.
(DSW SW '79 L839)

O'Brien, Michael Dennis. Role relations and social work needs of married diabetics.
(DSW SW '79 O853)

Scurfield, Raymond Monsour. Social work administrators: a study of their preparation, value orientation, role transition and satisfaction.
(DSW SW '79 S437)

Snider, Lynn Frances Richards. The role of the qualified social worker in the skilled nursing facility in Los Angeles County.
(DSW SW '79 S672)

Spitler, B. J. Curry. An exploration of the role of state units on aging in the development of comprehensive and coordinated services for older people.
(DSW SW '79 S761)

Sturkie, Douglas Kinly. A survey of family treatment orientations employed by social work practitioners.
(DSW SW '79 S935)

1978

Albert, Julie Maehling. Psychiatry, psychology and social work: the clinical professions' twentieth-century search for identity.
(DSW SW '78 A333)

Chen, Pei Ngor. Continuity/discontinuit of life patterns among minority elderly in nutrition programs.
(DSW SW '78 C518)

Fleisher, Dorothy. Consumer participation on Advisory Councils of Area Agencies on Aging: an exchange relationship.
(DSW SW '78 F596)

Kaplan, Barbara Hade. Role continuity in the older volunteer role.
(DSW SW '78 K17; this dissertation is located in the Gerontology Library at USC)

Karls, James. Community mental health care of the elderly: a study of policy making and implementation.
(DSW SW '78 K18)

Miller, Jerome Richard. Clinical social workers view planned short term treatment.
(DSW SW '78 M648)

Overturf, Joan. A typology for cojoint marriage counseling.
(DSW SW '78 O96)

Paulson, Irene. Projective-identification in family interaction: a methodological study.
(DSW SW '78 P324)

Sibauste, Lilia A. Value orientation and their influence on psychosocial functioning problems and treatment interventions.
(DSW SW '78 S563)

1977

Hinchman, Madison Guy. Clinical social work practice with children and youth: a content analysis of social work practice literature 1947-1973.
(DSW SW '77 H659)

Portner, Doreen Lindsay. Hospitalization of family members in the treatment of the mental patient.
(DSW SW '77 P853)

Taubman, Stanley Bernard. Videotape confrontation for in-service training of social service workers: an experimental study.
(DSW SW '77 T222)

1976

Albert, William Charles. Dental health services and the ageing: a gerontological perspective for social policy. (DSW SW '76 A333)

Anderson, Ernest Frederick. The development of leadership and organization building in the Black community of Los Angeles from 1900 through World War II.
(DSW SW '76 A546)

Beaver, Marion Louise. The decision-making process and its relationship to relocation adjustment in old people.
(DSW SW '76 B386)

Biggerstaff, Marilyn Anne. Social work practioners' conceptions of sex and social roles.
(DSW SW '76 B592)

Chen, Peter Wei-teh. Chinese Americans view their mental health.
(DSW SW '76 C518)

Davis, Lucy Jeannette. Human communication concepts and constructs: tools for change as applied in social work practice.
(DSW SW '76 D262)

Keirn, William Clair. Social services in genetic units in the United States and Canada: a descriptive survey.
(DSW SW '76 K27)

Koseki, Lawrence Kimio. Asian American social workers: a case study of organizational development.
(DSW SW '76 K86)

Lopez, Consuelo Gomez. Immigrant status, security, and family role conflict: a comparative study of resident aliens and undocumented aliens from Mexico.
(DSW SW '76 L864)

Prater, Gwendolyn Spencer. Family therapy with black families: social workers' and clients' perceptions.
(DSW SW '76 P912, on microfilm only in ARGO, Doheny Library (first level))

Winckowski, Anthony Joseph. The dialyzing father: a study of adolescent coping responses.
(DSW SW '76 W762)

Whittington, Ronaele Ruth Rudnick. Group process in social work treatment.
(DSW SW '76 W626)

1975

Barish, Samoan. The nature of clinical listening.
(DSW SW '75 B253)

Childers, Frederick W. Criteria for selection of members for therapeutic groups.
(DSW SW '75 C536)

Fatout, Marian E. A comparative analysis of practice concepts described in selected social work literature.
(DSW SW '75 F254)

Greenstein, Michael. Opinions of welfare workers about selected welfare and social service issues and about recipients.
(DSW SW '75 G815)

Henry, Melbourne Walder. Social policy and aging: the implications of general revenue sharing for the elderly.
(DSW SW '75 H523)

Noreen, Carole Stone. Multiple family group treatment: a model of social work practice.
(DSW SW '75 N834)

Park, Jong Sam. A three generational study: traditional Korean value systems and psychosocial adjustment of Korean immigrants in Los Angeles.
(DSW SW '75 P235)

Ruhl, Erving. The use of video tape systems in teaching social work practice.
(DSW SW '75 R933)

Slifer, William Edward. An analysis of career choice and adult socialization influences in relation to values held by Army social workers.
(DSW SW '75 S633)

Yelder, Josephine Eileen. Generational relationships in Black families: some perceptions of grandparent role.
(DSW SW '75 Y43)

1974

Barrett, Elwin Martin. Contract learning: negotiation and agreement in the teaching-learning process.
(DSW SW '74 B274)

Benitez, Rosalyn Kartun. Thirty retired career women: an exploratory study of perceived needs.
(DSW SW '74 B467)

Bodine, Robert James. A study of crisis in a residential treatment center for alcoholics.
(DSW SW '74 B667)

Coppin, Victor Eustace. Life styles and social services on skid row: a study of aging homeless men.
(DSW SW '74 C785)

Dieppa, Ismael. The Zoot-suits riots revisited: the role of private philanthropy in youth problems of Mexican Americans.
(DSW SW '74 D562)

Eaton, Thelma Lucile. Social functioning and personal autonomy in Black and White OAS recipients.
(DSW SW '74 E14)

Flanzer, Jerry Philip. Cointegration: the concurrent integration of treatment modalities in social work practice.
(DSW SW '74 F585)

Freeman, David S. Social work with families: a systems approach to a unified theoretical model.
(DSW SW '74 F855)

Miller, Roscoe Yost. An evaluation of telephone help lines as an instrument for crisis.
(DSW SW '74 M649)

Nordstrom, Eugene Alexander. Role and socialization theories: an evaluation of their use in training paraprofessional social workers for practice.
(DSW SW '74 N832)

Wu, Frances Yu-Tsing. Mandarin-speaking aged Chinese in the Los Angeles area: needs and services.
(DSW SW '74 W959)

1973

Kelley, Hubert Arthur. Effects of military experience on socialization of Vietnam era veterans to work roles.
(DSW SW '73 K29)

Kettner, Peter Martin. Some factors affecting use of professional knowledge and skill by the social worker in public welfare agencies.
(DSW SW '73 K43)

Ogren, Evelyn Hall. Evaluation of the effectiveness of public social services: a methodological study.
(HV41.O36)

Shulder, Lois Benita. A comparison of attitudes of law students, social work students, and gerontology students toward the aged, and toward income security programs and social welfare services for the aged. (DSW SW '73 S562)

Sloan, Hugh Stewart, Jr. Client's evaluation: Jewish Family Service, Freda Mohr Center for Older People.
(DSW SW '73 S634)

1972

Bates, Josephine Anna. Social functioning: contributions of three scales to conceptualizations of psychosocial functioning.
(DSW SW '72 B329)

Biskar, Herbert Morris. A history of the Jewish Centers Association of Los Angeles with special reference to jewish identity.
(DSW SW '72 B622)

Bolen, Jane Kathryn. The California Youth Authority: 1941-1971; structure, policies, and practices.
(DSW SW '72 B688)

Cohen, Benjamin Louis. Constancy and change in the Jewish Family Agency of Los Angeles: 1854-1970.
(DSW SW '72 C678)

Kaufman, Jack. Judgement and intuition in social work practice: development of an instrument.
(DSW SW '72 K21)

Kuramoto, Ford Hajime. A history of the Shonien 1914-1972: an account of a program of institutional care of Japanese children in Los Angeles.
(DSW SW '72 K96)

McDonald, Archie Donald. Attitudes toward the legitimacy of public intervention on behalf of poor persons: correlates and congruences in three generations.
(DSW SW '72 M135)

Morales, Armando. A study of Mexican American perceptions of law enforcement policies and practices in East Los Angeles.
(DSW SW '72 M828)

Seguin, Mary Margaret. Opportunity for peer socialization to old age in a retirement community.
(DSW SW '72 S456)

Tappeiner, Zonia Mandac. Public health practice in the socialization of parents of mentally retarded children.
(DSW SW '72 T175)

1971

Brown, Robert Alan. The technique of ascription.
(DSW SW '71 B879)

Buckley, Lola Elizabeth. The use of the small group at a time of crisis: transition of girls from elementary to junior high school.
(DSW SW '71 B924)

Bush, James Alfred. A social policy analysis of fair employment practices with special reference to California.
(DSW SW '71 B978)

Darnauer, Paul Frederick. The adolescent experience in career army families.
(DSW SW '71 D223)

Furness, Anne-Marie. Three formulations of social case work and three formulations of social group work: a comparison.
(DSW SW '71 F988)

Garber, David Lee. Retired soldiers in second careers: self-assessed change, reference group salience, and psychological well-being.
(DSW SW '71 G213)

Hall, Howard Bruce. Community participation in management of facilities serving the mentally retarded.

Kessel, Robert William. Family and non-family treatment: a comparative analysis of social work practice in the Los Angeles area.
(DSW SW '71 K42)

McIntyre, James McEwan. Youth in foster home care: a social systems analysis of congruence in perceptions of youths, foster mothers and social workers.

O'Neill, John Francis. Effects of agency expectations on the child placement practice behaviors of nonprofessional social workers in a public agency.
(DSW SW '71 O58)

Tabbert, Wynn Claudette. The development of social competence: a comparative analysis of social work practice.
(DSW SW '71 T112)

Trick, George John. A comparative study of MSW's and non-MSW's based on content analysis and client appraisal of initial interviews.
(DSW SW '71 T823)

Trincher, Agnes Theresa. Communications process and the transmittal of intent in social policy: a descriptive study of organizational and individual factors affecting the communication of a particular policy in selected public welfare settings.
(DSW SW '71 T832)

1970

Ancell, Howard. Participation of marital partners in the treatment of patients in a crisis agency.
(DSW SW '70 A538)

Bronson, Louis Henry. The Freemen's Bureau: a public policy analysis.
(DSW SW '70 B869)

Goldstein, Howard. A search for the primary content and nature of social work practice in family casework.
(DSW SW '70 G624)

Griffor, William Allan. Differential time allocation among retired persons.
(DSW SW '70 G865)

Murphy, John Gerald. A comparative analysis of the attitudes of socio-economically deprived clients toward two treatment modalities.
(DSW SW '70 M978)

Polenz, Glen Donald. Supervision and consultation in child care licensing: special reference to children's institutions.
(DSW SW '70 P765)

Swan, Raymond William. Parental styles associated with conceptual development of preschool children.
(DSW SW '70 S972)

Thompson, Joseph Victor. The social work generalist: a study of recent graduates of the University of Southern California School of Social Work.
(DSW SW '70 T46)

Walsma, John Paul. Attitudes and knowledge of the aged regarding old age insurance and old age assistance.
(DSW SW '70 W229)

 

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1969

Brockman, Robert. College students' attitudes toward the aged and their own aging.
(DSW SW '69 B864)

Justice, Robert Sidney. Coping patterns of parents of mentally retarded children.
(HV no. 4 (FILM), Academic Resources Gateway Office, Doheny Library (first level))

Simos, Bertha Goldfarb. Intergenerational relations of middle-aged adults with their aging parents.
(HV1451.S54 1969)

Taylor, Samuel Harmon. Applied research: a study of factors associated with outcome and utilization.
(DSW SW '69 T246)

1968

Echols, Ivor Johnson. A study of intake for social group work service in agencies of metropolitan Detroit.
(DSW SW '68 E18)

Glasgow, Douglas Graham. The sons of Watts Improvement Association 'The Sons of Watts': analysis of mobility aspirations and lifestyles in the aftermath of the 'Watts Riot, 1965'.
(DSW SW '68 G548 1968A)

Ishikawa, Wesley Harunori. Verbal acts of the social worker and their variations through time in release planning discussion group meetings.
(DSW SW '68 I79)

Martin, Robert Lee. The acute situational crisis and communication theory.
(DSW SW '68 M382)

Matzen, Clement William. California state regulation of family care homes for the mentally ill: a historical inquiry.
(DSW SW '68 M446)

Montalvo, Frank Flores. Family separation in the Army: a study of the problems encountered and the care-taking resources used by career Army families undergoing military separation.
(DSW SW '68 M791)

Schild, Sylvia. Parental adaptation to Phenylketonuria.
(DSW SW '68 S334)

1967

Franklin, David St. George. Adoption of children with residual medical conditions.
(DSW SW '67 F831)

Klass, Morris David. The diffusion of welfare innovation: a communication analysis of community demonstration.
(DSW SW '67 K63)

Oviatt, Boyd Eugene. A private mental hospital licensing law.
(DSW SW '67 O96)

Patti, Rino John. Child protection in California, 1850-1966: an analysis of public policy.
(DSW SW '67 P321)

Pepper, Gerald Wesley. Interracial adoptions: family profile, motivation, and coping methods.
(DSW SW '67 P424)

Rapp, Norbert Joseph. Continuance in private agency treatment of delinquent boys referred by juvenile court and probation officers.
(DSW SW '67 R221)

Solomon, Barbara Jean. Social functioning of economically dependent aged.
(DSW SW '67 S689)

1966

Bertcher, Harvey Joseph. Factors that affect the attitudes of girls toward staff in a correctional institution.
(DSW SW '66 B536)

Clemenger, Florence D. Congruence between members and workers on selected behaviors of the role of the social group worker.
(DSW SW '66 C625)

Erickson, Mildred Hildegard. Consultation practice in community mental health services.
(DSW SW '66 E68)

Herrick, James Edward. The perception of crisis in a modified therapeutic community.
(DSW SW '66 H566)

Jambor, Harold Ales. Licensed child-caring agencies participation in formulation of standards.
(DSW SW '66 J27)

Peirce, Francis John. A study of the methodological components of social work with groups.
(DSW SW '66 P378)

Schmidt, Julianna Theresa. Purpose in casework: a study of its use, communication, and perception.
(DSW SW '66 S352)

Shafer, Carl Mark. The life cycle of a social agency from organization to termination: implications for organizational theory.
(DSW SW '66 S525)

Weinberger, Paul E. The job satisfaction of social welfare administrators.
(DSW SW '66 W423)

1965

Costigan, Barbara Hansen. The unmarried mother--her decision regarding adoption.
(DSW SW '65 C842)

1964

McNeil, John Saunders. Adjustment of retired Air Force officers.
(DSW SW '64 M169)

Olander, Helen Linnea. Selection of students for social work education: factors predictive of successful achievement.
(DSW SW '64 O42)

1963

Fuller, Albert Dwane. The values of social workers.
(DSW SW '63 F965)

Morrissey, James Richard. Children's adaptation to fatal illness in a family-oriented hospital program.
(DSW SW '63 M877)

Phadke, Sindhu Vaman. Licensing of child care in California: 1911-1961.
DSW SW '63 P532)

1962

Davis, Edith Mary. Juvenile probation officers' perceptions of education and training essential for job performance.
(DSW SW '62 D261)

Schindler-Rainman, Eva. Community organization: selected aspects of practice.
(DSW SW '62 S336)

1961

Knapp, Vrinda Sharma. The role of the juvenile police in the protection of neglected and abused children.
(DSW SW '61 K67)

Pinamonti, Guido. Caseworkers' use of groups in direct service.
(DSW SW '61 P645)

1960

Hill, William Gilliam. Federal grants to the states for community mental health services with special reference to some western states.
(DSW SW '60 H648)

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1959

Medhurst, Richard Russell. Legal regulation of the social work profession: with specific reference to the California registered social workers program.
(DSW SW '59 M488)

1957 

McCann, Charles William. Guardianship and the needy aged.
(DSW SW '57 M122)

Last updated: July 21, 2006

by Grace Xu