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Intro -- HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY, AND UNEMPLOYMENT: AN OVERVIEW AND CONCEPTUAL MODEL -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- INTERSECTION BETWEEN HOMELESSNESS, POVERY, AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- HOMELESS FAMILIES, POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- HOMELESS YOUTH, POVERTY AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- CONCEPTUAL MODEL OF SOCIAL ESTRANGEMENT -- Disaffiliation -- Human Capital -- Identification with Homeless Culture -- Psychological Dysfunction -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- APPLYING SOCIAL CAPITAL THEORY TO INTERVENTIONS WITH HOMELESS YOUTH -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- THEORY OF SOCIAL CAPITAL -- Measurement of Social Capital -- Social Capital and Homelessness -- Social Capital and Education -- Outreach to Connect Homeless Youth to Social Capital -- SOCIAL CAPITAL AND HOMELESS YOUTH -- SOCIAL CAPITAL AND INTERVENTIONS -- Proposed Intervention Using Social Capital among Homeless Youth -- LOGIC MODEL OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND HOMELESS YOUTH INTERVENTIONS -- Intervention Strategies and Activities -- Intervention Implementation and Success - Factors To Consider -- Homeless Youth Community Needs and Assets -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS AND EMPLOYMENT: ISSUES AND INTERVENTIONS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- FACTORS INFLUENCING EMPLOYMENT AMONG HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS -- Duration of Homelessness -- Transience -- Educational Attainment -- Criminal Activity -- Substance Use and Abuse -- Mental Health and Victimization -- Traditional Services to Homeless Youths and Young Adults -- EMPLOYMENT MODELS FOR ADULTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS -- Supported Employment -- Social Enterprise Interventions -- Similarities between Model Approaches -- ADAPTING AN EVIDENCE-BASED, SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT MODEL FOR HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS.

Objective:This article presents the Journey of Hope (JoH), a school-based intervention for children who have experienced a collective trauma such as a natural disaster. Through the use of group work, the JoH focuses on building coping skills and enhancing protective factors to help children recover.Method:This quasi-experimental research included 102 children impacted by tornadoes in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 2011.Results:Through an hierarchical linear model analysis with ( n = 48) from the JoH group and ( n = 54) from a wait-list control group, the outcomes indicate that after participation in the JoH youth had increased coping skills, F(100) = 5.270, p < .05, and prosocial behaviors, F(95) = 4.286, p < .05. This is the first quasi-experimental design to be conducted on the JoH; findings provide preliminary evidence of the effectiveness of this broad-based postdisaster intervention.Conclusion:Future replication studies with larger samples in other societies impacted by a natural disaster are needed to further evaluate the JoH's impact in enhancing coping and building resilience.

Purpose. An employee wellness program was evaluated to assess changes in germ transmission, absenteeism, and cost of infection-related illness among office-based employees. Design. One-group pretest-posttest design, with intervention delivered for 90 days and measurement conducted over 1 year. Setting. Employees of a large office space in Georgia. Subjects. One thousand six hundred forty-five employees. Intervention. The Healthy Workplace Project is a 90-day wellness program aimed to increase health and productivity of employees through educational and engagement activities focusing on improving awareness, recognizing infection-related illnesses, and reducing the spread of germs in the workplace. Measures. Three types of data were collected: (1) bacterial audits through use of adenosine triphosphate monitoring of various work spaces; (2) self-report absenteeism data using the World Health Organization's Health and Work Performance Questionnaire; and (3) participant employees' medical claims/costs of infection-related minor illnesses. Analysis. Frequencies and bacterial audit data; Wilcoxon signed ranks tests to determine changes in rates on absenteeism and health care costs. Results. Bacterial audits demonstrated a reduction in contamination levels of 33% across all measured spaces. Absenteeism rates were reduced by 13%. Medical service utilization costs were not significantly reduced for individual employees over the project year. Conclusion. Educational strategies and individual monitoring of germ transmission appears effective in improving employees' health and decreasing absenteeism.

Although there is a plethora of research on resiliency, there are few studies that examine this concept in Latino immigrant families in the United States. Using key terms such as immigrant, Hispanic, Latino, and resiliency, a systematic literature review was conducted to identify characteristics of resilience and understand how these factors uniquely protect Latino immigrant families against stressors related to the migration and assimilation processes. Research on resilience among Latino immigrant families indicates 4 major domains: individual characteristics, family strengths, cultural factors, and community supports. A deeper understanding of how these risk and protective factors contribute to resilience with Latino immigrant families will increase the cultural competence of policy, practice, and research with this population. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

This study investigated youth and family factors associated with runaway episodes. Youth and family characteristics are described for adolescents utilising emergency shelter services in Texas and New York, and the study explored multivariate models to determine the individual and family effects on runaway recidivism. A convenience sample of 349 youth using runaway shelter services was recruited; 154 runaway youth from New York and 195 from Texas shelters participated. Adolescents completed several self‐report measures; negative binomial regression analyses were conducted. Findings demonstrated that characteristics of adolescents and family factors are significant predictors of adolescents' runaway episodes when statistically controlling for region of the country. Social workers in emergency youth shelters and child welfare settings are in a unique position to develop effective strategies to meet the needs of this high‐risk group of young people.

Social work has traversed a vast expanse since its roots in settlement houses and as friendly visitors to making a profound mark on the world of social science research. The authors begin by examining the role of research in the social work profession and then discuss current changes, directions, and challenges in the pursuit of research funds. Highlighted will be Career Development Awards, specifically the Mentored Research Scientist Development Award or the K01 mechanism offered by the National Institutes of Health. A historical context is set, the mechanism described, and two social work K01 grantees illustrate the utility and promise of this funding source for conducting social work research. This manuscript aims to help readers determine (a) if the K mechanism is a good fit with their goals and needs and (b) how to pursue a K-Award successfully.

This study investigated the likelihood of family reunification across ethnic groups of 14,419 youth using runaway shelter services nationwide. Among White, African American, Hispanic, Native American, and Asian ethnic groups, youths who reported abuse or neglect by their parental figures or had parent(s) who were unemployed were less likely to reunify following a runaway episode. However, completing youth shelter services markedly increased the likelihood of reunification. Implications for cultural sensitivity in service delivery, particularly regarding family issues, are discussed.