National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work ; 19th, 2007
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
ManSoo Yu
Description
Examines multiple potential determinants in adolescents - psychiatric disorders, positive familial, social and cultural environments. Results will aid in intervention/prevention strategies.
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 1, Indigenous Approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education, 2007, pp. 108-125, 189-190
Description
Looks at the terms 'best-practice' and 'evidence-based practice' from an Indigenous perspective and the implications of what this means for service providers.
University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center
Description
Information regarding Native American and Native Alaskan health service programs being developed for children with "serious emotional and behavioral disturbances."
Canadian Journal of Native Education, vol. 30, no. 2, 2007, pp. 196-216
Description
Examines Native American students' perception of one education model that incorporated traditional Indigenous approaches and discusses how it inspired students to commit to their communities.
Discusses the activities of the Rocky Mountain Quality Improvement Center (RMQIC) project which was designed to prevent removal and out-of-home placement of children who have become involved with the child welfare system due to parental substance abuse and child neglect.
Indigenous Affairs, no. 4, Social Suffering, 2007, pp. 4-5
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Introduction to journal issue featuring articles on diabetes, the San people in South Africa, the Lao PDR, suicide among the Inuit youth and Aboriginal affairs in Australia.
To access this article, scroll down to page 4.
[First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission]
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Focus is on families dealing with disabilities and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FASD). Highlights initiatives undertaken in Manitoba, the Yukon, Nunavut, British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and Labrador.
Shows statistics for injury death rates broken down by age from infant, 1-9 and 10-19 years. American Indian/Alaskan Natives and blacks were consistently at a higher risk for fatal injuries than other ethnic populations.
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, vol. 66, Supplement 1, 2007, pp. 54-60
Description
Found that 6% of adolescents evaluated by the Alaska Native Medical Center had been seen for self-harm related conditions due to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 3, American Indian Family History, Summer, 1991, pp. 329-338
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Author examines the interplay between physical housing structures and the make-up of the households that occupy them, considers different types of kinship that might be found in a single household. Examines census data to reveal changes, but also notes possible site for imbedded cultural biases.
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, vol. 31, no. 1, 2007, pp. 39-62
Description
Examination of the social experiences and challenges faced by Native American children who had attended large public schools in the United States between 1945-75.
Indian Tribes and Statehood: A Symposium in Recognition of Oklahoma's Centennial
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Ann Murray Haag
Tulsa Law Review, vol. 43, no. 1, Fall, 2007, pp. 149-168
Description
Discusses: history of the schools, consequences of removal for individuals and their families, impact of child placement services and welfare programs, and potential remedies.
Literature relating to U.S. legislation which governs the jurisdiction over removal of children from their families. Lists audiovisual material, conference proceedings, journal articles, books, reports and agreements.
American Journal of Public Health, vol. 81, no. 11, November 1991, pp. 1466-1468
Description
Assesses the injury-related mortality rate for Native American children between the ages of 1 and 4 and finds that it is nearly three times that of the same age group in the general population.
Social Work Research, vol. 31, no. 2, June 2007, pp. 95-107
Description
Examines the Navajo Nation, San Carlos, and Salt River reservations in Arizona and how these areas, unlike the rest of the nation, have not had a decline in welfare caseloads.
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 15, no. 4, Autumn, 1991, pp. 503-521
Description
Article describes the philosophy behind, and the structure of the Male Seminary school operated by the Cherokee National Council; details the curriculum and the daily lives of boys who attended the institution.