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Kentucky Annual Economic Report 2003, Mark C. Berger, Eric C. Thompson, Glenn C. Blomquist, Richard W. Furst, Roy A. Sigafus Jan 2003

Kentucky Annual Economic Report 2003, Mark C. Berger, Eric C. Thompson, Glenn C. Blomquist, Richard W. Furst, Roy A. Sigafus

Kentucky Annual Economic Report

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The Bottom Line: Employment And Barriers To Work Among Former Ssi Da&A Beneficiaries, Kevin Campbell, Jim Baumohl, Sharon R. Hunt Jan 2003

The Bottom Line: Employment And Barriers To Work Among Former Ssi Da&A Beneficiaries, Kevin Campbell, Jim Baumohl, Sharon R. Hunt

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program for drug addicts and alcoholists (DA&A beneficiaries) ended in January 1997 without any special effort to create employment for those who lost benefits. Relying on data from a nine-site, two-year panel study of 1,764 former DA&A recipients and detailed semistructured interviews with subsamples in four sites, this paper examines employment outcomes and barriers to employment among 611 respondents who lost SSI and did not replace it with another form of publicly funded income assistance. Despite the tight labor market of the late 1990s, this group was plagued by widespread unemployment and sub-employment. At the …

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Decisions To Appeal, Decisions To Approve: Requalification For Ssi By Former Da&A Beneficiaries, Richard Scott, Jim Baumohl Jan 2003

Decisions To Appeal, Decisions To Approve: Requalification For Ssi By Former Da&A Beneficiaries, Richard Scott, Jim Baumohl

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

Recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Drug Addiction and Alcoholism (DA&A) benefits had the opportunity to appeal their termination during the six months prior to the end of the DA&A program in January 1997. In this study, we examined factors that affected transition from the DA&A program to continuing SSI benefits based on other qualifying impairments. We treated requalification for SSI as the outcome of two processes: a beneficiary's submission of a request for reconsideration and the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Disability Determination Services' efforts to document a qualifying impairment, culminating in a decision to approve or to deny the …

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Drink, Drugs And Disability: An Introduction To The Controversy, Sharon R. Hunt, Jim Baumohl Jan 2003

Drink, Drugs And Disability: An Introduction To The Controversy, Sharon R. Hunt, Jim Baumohl

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

This paper reviews the history of the drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A) program within Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and the controversies that dogged the years before its termination in 1996. The DA&A program began in 1972, and for reasons understood early on, it was susceptible to rapid growth and discrediting scandal. Through the mid-1980s, the program remained very small, mainly because of a conservative judicial climate that limited the ground for claiming substance abuse as a disabling impairment. Once the legal barriers were breached, SSI became an attractive welfare alternative for impoverished substance abusers and for local governments seeking to …

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Drug Treatment Participation And Retention Rates Among Former Recipients Of Supplemental Security Income For Drug Addiction And Alcoholism, James A. Swartz, Kevin Campbell, Jim Baumohl, Peggy Tonkin Jan 2003

Drug Treatment Participation And Retention Rates Among Former Recipients Of Supplemental Security Income For Drug Addiction And Alcoholism, James A. Swartz, Kevin Campbell, Jim Baumohl, Peggy Tonkin

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

This study examined drug treatment participation and retention rates for a multisite sample of 1,586 former recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) for drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A). Fewer than half of the sample were complying with the DA&A program treatment mandate at the time the program was terminated by federal legislation in January 1997. For all forms of treatment, both participation and retention rates declined steadily thereafter until fewer than 10% of the total sample reported being in a formal treatment two years after termination of the mandate. Survival analyses comparing treatment retention rates for DA&A beneficiaries with non-DA&A …

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Now Invited To Testify: Former Beneficiaries Appraise The Ssi Drug Addiction And Alcoholism Program, Sharon R. Hunt, Jim Baumohl Jan 2003

Now Invited To Testify: Former Beneficiaries Appraise The Ssi Drug Addiction And Alcoholism Program, Sharon R. Hunt, Jim Baumohl

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

As part of the larger SSI Study, we conducted detailed semistructured interviews with 156 respondents in four sites. They spoke at length about matters of legislative concern during the reform and subsequent abolition of the drug addiction and alcoholism (DA&A) program. Respondents were quite aware of the problems considered by Congress. Some acknowledged using SSI payments to buy alcohol and other drugs, and a few claimed to have squandered large retroactive payments. Most insisted that they spent their checks wisely, however, and discussed how they did so. With a remarkable degree of consensus, respondents favored the DA&A program's paternalistic features …

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Substance Abuse And Welfare Policy At The New Century, Jim Baumohl, Richard Speiglman, James A. Swartz, Roland Stahl Jan 2003

Substance Abuse And Welfare Policy At The New Century, Jim Baumohl, Richard Speiglman, James A. Swartz, Roland Stahl

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research Faculty Research and Scholarship

Drawing on findings from the SSI Study and other research, this paper takes up various policy questions fundamental to any welfare program for substance abusers. The paper considers the place of disability benefits in the U.S. system of categorical aid and the problems raised by substance abuse for the disability category. It discusses the desirable objectives of a welfare program for substance abusers and the various mechanisms by which they might be achieved. And finally, it considers how any new program might be positioned in the context of categorical aid and American federalism.

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Infant Mortality After Takeovers In Wild Ethiopian Hamadryas Baboons, Larissa Swedell, Teklu Tesfaye Jan 2003

Infant Mortality After Takeovers In Wild Ethiopian Hamadryas Baboons, Larissa Swedell, Teklu Tesfaye

Publications and Research

In this paper, we report the first observational evidence of infanticide in wild hamadryas baboons. The study group inhabits the lowlands of the northern Rift Valley in Ethiopia and has been under observation for over 1200 hours, on and off, since October 1996. Here we report observations from August and September 2002 of the consequences of two takeovers of known females with black infants. After the first takeover, the respective infant disappeared and was presumed dead within eleven days of the takeover. After the second takeover, the infant incurred repeated severe aggression from its mother’s new leader male and eventually …

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Ua1bc Final Report Of 2002-2003 Wku Technology Advisory Council Meetings, Western Kentucky University Jan 2003

Ua1bc Final Report Of 2002-2003 Wku Technology Advisory Council Meetings, Western Kentucky University

WKU Archives Records

The WKU Technology Advisory Council was established on November 8, 2002. It is comprised of faculty, deans, department heads, directors and students. This report contains summaries of meeting minutes and list of committee members.

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Assessing Women's Aftercare Needs, Ronda Rae Johnson Jan 2003

Assessing Women's Aftercare Needs, Ronda Rae Johnson

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to assess the aftercare needs of women who have completed substance abuse treatment.

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The Electoral College System For The Election Of The President Of The United States On Trial, Evelyn Hartzell Latham Jan 2003

The Electoral College System For The Election Of The President Of The United States On Trial, Evelyn Hartzell Latham

Theses Digitization Project

This thesis briefly reviews the content of Article II, section 1 of the Constitution which established the Electoral College (modified by Amendment XII), and the principel reform plans that have developed over the years. The reform efforts are examined, together with their possible effects on the entire political system.

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Attitudes And Knowledge Of Law Enforcement Officers Regarding Child Maltreatment, Cathleen May Farrar Jan 2003

Attitudes And Knowledge Of Law Enforcement Officers Regarding Child Maltreatment, Cathleen May Farrar

Theses Digitization Project

This study was conducted in an effort to explore the attitudes and knowledge held by law enforcement officers regarding child maltreatment. This study was completely exploratory in nature, with no hypothesis about the outcome.

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Exploring The Values, The Attitudes, And The Experiences Of Mexican-Americans Toward Education, Monica Victoria Pulido Jan 2003

Exploring The Values, The Attitudes, And The Experiences Of Mexican-Americans Toward Education, Monica Victoria Pulido

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study was to examine Mexican-Americans values and attitudes toward education and further explore some of the reasons Mexican-Americans drop out of school at such high rates.

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Impact Of Foster Care On Hispanic/Latino Foster Mothers' Marital Relationship, Mario David Copenhaguen Jan 2003

Impact Of Foster Care On Hispanic/Latino Foster Mothers' Marital Relationship, Mario David Copenhaguen

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of foster care services on Hispanic/Latino foster mothers' marital relationship.

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Intake Social Workers Tendency To Base Values On A Law Enforcement Practice Model, Don Russell Kelly Jan 2003

Intake Social Workers Tendency To Base Values On A Law Enforcement Practice Model, Don Russell Kelly

Theses Digitization Project

This study proposed to determine if there are different personality traits between police officers, Department of Children's Services (DCS) intake and carrier workers. It was proposed that differences may indicate that investigations done by DCS be delegated as a law enforcement function whereas family preservation services be the responsibility of DCS.

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An Integration Of Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency And Content-Based Instruction, Fu-Chuan Wang Jan 2003

An Integration Of Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency And Content-Based Instruction, Fu-Chuan Wang

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to provide more effective teaching strategies for ESL students through the integration of CALP and content area teaching.

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Joint Sibling Placement At San Bernardino County Department Of Children's Services, Cynthia Gonzalez, Diane Lynette Meza Jan 2003

Joint Sibling Placement At San Bernardino County Department Of Children's Services, Cynthia Gonzalez, Diane Lynette Meza

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to explore and understand the reasons why some siblings are placed together and why other siblings are separated within the foster care system.

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The Avoidance Of Absolute Commitment In Speech Acts: Modality, Deborah Kay Leavell Jan 2003

The Avoidance Of Absolute Commitment In Speech Acts: Modality, Deborah Kay Leavell

Theses Digitization Project

After defining speaker commitment as it pertains to propositional truth in speech acts and exploring influences and motivations that may effect speaker commitment, this thesis will introduce and define modality in the context of actual speech.

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The Study Of Self-Efficacy In Latin Female Immigrants Attending A Support Group At A Community Based Agency, Leslie Maldonado Jan 2003

The Study Of Self-Efficacy In Latin Female Immigrants Attending A Support Group At A Community Based Agency, Leslie Maldonado

Theses Digitization Project

The focus of this study is the effectiveness in increasing self-efficacy and self-esteem level, parenting skills, awareness about domestic violence issues, and the overall effects of these on the quality of life of at-risk Hispanic female immigrants attending a support group at a community agency.

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The Dispute Between Bosnian Muslims And Serbs, Recep Keskin Jan 2003

The Dispute Between Bosnian Muslims And Serbs, Recep Keskin

Theses Digitization Project

In 1918, Serbs, Croats and Slovenes established a kingdom called "Yugoslavia." Serbs were considering this state as the state of Serbs. Bosnia Hercegovina's community or political powers did not help the establishment of Yugoslavia. The official ideology considered Muslims as the heir of the Ottoman occupiers in the Balkans. In the first Yugoslavia, Bosnian Muslims were under pressure and they were attacked by Serbs who had the official support of the administration. In time those attacks turned into ethnic cleansing. Bosnian Muslims were pushed out of the government bureaucracy and their lands.

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A Process Evaluation Of The Riverside County Dependency Recovery Drug Court, Philip Marshall Breitenbucher, Sean Collins Sullivan Jan 2003

A Process Evaluation Of The Riverside County Dependency Recovery Drug Court, Philip Marshall Breitenbucher, Sean Collins Sullivan

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the implementation of the "Key Components" as identified by the Department of Justice (1998) into the Riverside County Dependency Recovery Drug Court Program.

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Factors In Older Adults' Resistance To Substance Abuse Treatment, Donnie Redl Jan 2003

Factors In Older Adults' Resistance To Substance Abuse Treatment, Donnie Redl

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that cause resistance in older adults to participation in substance abuse treatment programs.

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Managing For Results: A Case Study Of The Fontana Police Department, Brighton Ncube Jan 2003

Managing For Results: A Case Study Of The Fontana Police Department, Brighton Ncube

Theses Digitization Project

The research examined the work of the Fontana Police Department in light of a theoretical framework of managing for results. This study consists of a review of the literature, which provides background and basic knowledge on managing for results, high performing public agencies, strategic planning, outcome measurement, and results-based budgeting along with a policy analysis and an examination of the operations of the Fontana Police Department.

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Persuasive Behavior As A Moderator Of The Relationship Between Strategic Behavior And Leadership Effectiveness, Daniel Rojas Vieira Jan 2003

Persuasive Behavior As A Moderator Of The Relationship Between Strategic Behavior And Leadership Effectiveness, Daniel Rojas Vieira

Theses Digitization Project

Based on the notion that leader behaviors are mutually facilitative on their effects on leader effectiveness, this study tested the hypothesis that Persuasive behaviors enhance the predictive relationship between Strategic behaviors and Leadership Effectiveness. Persuasive was hypothesized to act as an enhancer based on the notion that the leader's ability to influence others and develop followership can enhance the impact of a leader's ability to set strategy, provide direction, make decisions and plan on perceived effectiveness.

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Effect Of Recreation And Leisure On The Life Quality Of Older Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Bethany Ann Rall Jan 2003

Effect Of Recreation And Leisure On The Life Quality Of Older Adults With Developmental Disabilities, Bethany Ann Rall

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to examine improved life quality indicators of older adults with developmental disabilties who are actively participating in the Senior Facilitation Program, a program designed for seniors with developmental disabilities which allows them to make individual choices about their leisure pursuits.

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Effectiveness Of Parent Education Classes: Phenomenological Approach, Lavonna Lucille Downing Jan 2003

Effectiveness Of Parent Education Classes: Phenomenological Approach, Lavonna Lucille Downing

Theses Digitization Project

The effectiveness of most parent education classed is measured by changes in the child. While all programs are developed from psychological theory, and have been evaluated by research, SES and cultural aspects of the undividual have been given little attention. Since public law has recognized the incidence of child abuse and neglect, large numbers of families are required to attend parent education classes. At the same time, research indicates no particular program is more effective than another.

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The Effects Of Housing On The Biological, Psychological, And Sociological Functioning Of Homeless Persons With Human Immuno Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, Jason Wayne Colby Jan 2003

The Effects Of Housing On The Biological, Psychological, And Sociological Functioning Of Homeless Persons With Human Immuno Deficiency Virus/Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, Jason Wayne Colby

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of housing services on the bio-psycho-social functioning of homeless persons with HIV/AIDS. Ideally, taking a homeless person with HIV/AIDS and returning them to a healthy state would be a goal of any social service intervention.

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The Relationship Between Coping Strategies And Delinquency In Young Adolescents Who Endure Stressful Life Events, Marjorie Lorraine Pardo Jan 2003

The Relationship Between Coping Strategies And Delinquency In Young Adolescents Who Endure Stressful Life Events, Marjorie Lorraine Pardo

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to evaluate resiliency by examining the relationship between coping ability and stressful life events on delinquent behaviors in young adolescents.

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Understanding The Experience And Needs Of Foster Parents Caring For Medically Fragile Children, Ana Maria Baisley Jan 2003

Understanding The Experience And Needs Of Foster Parents Caring For Medically Fragile Children, Ana Maria Baisley

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to develop a better understanding about the experiences and needs of foster parents who care for medically fragile children and indentify characteristics related to providing quality care.

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Effect Of The Severity Of Autism On Parental Marital Satisfaction, Georganna Hemingway Jesser Jan 2003

Effect Of The Severity Of Autism On Parental Marital Satisfaction, Georganna Hemingway Jesser

Theses Digitization Project

This was a quantitative research project whose goal was to compare the level of autism and its affect on the parental relationship. Further, it sought to look at different family attributes of the subject child to see how they affected the marital satisfaction as well. The findings indicate that the hypothesis was correct, that the level of severity of autism does negatively affect the parental marital satisfaction.

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