Amanda Smith Barusch
Biographic Data
| ID | 236953 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanda Smith Barusch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanda Smith |
| FAMILY NAME | Barusch |
| SIGNATURE | BARUSCH A S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Utah |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Are we advancing the quality of social work research
Social work has grappled with quality of its knowledge base for over a hundred years. In the tradition of critical self-examination, this study was conducted to describe the methods employed in quantitative studies published in social work journals and to assess the extent to which they conform to widely accepted standards of quality. A random sample of 120 articles published in the top thirteen social work journals from 2010 to 2015 were reviewe…
Eats me alive
Social workers regularly engage with people who have experienced traumatic events—such as domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, persecution, or armed conflict—but our understanding of how this work affects social workers themselves is still developing. Theories of burnout, vicarious trauma, and secondary traumatic stress illuminate the difficulty of trauma work, yet these approaches generally assign accountability for self-care to…
Epistemology in Qualitative Social Work Research
This study explores the epistemological foundations of qualitative social work research. A template-based review was completed on 100 articles from social work journals. Reviewers examined five things: (1) the purpose or aims of the research, (2) the rationale or justification for the work, (3) the populations studied, (4) the presence of four epistemological markers (addressing theory, paradigm, reflexivity, and power dynamics), and (5) the impl…
Rigor in Qualitative Social Work Research
This study was conducted to describe strategies used by social work researchers to enhance the rigor of their qualitative work. A template
Heterogeneity at the Bottom
Lifetime limits on public assistance were introduced by the United States federal government in 1996 as part of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Many former recipients are no longer eligible for benefits having reached their lifetime limit. Local and national studies of post-welfare reform TANF leavers describe their circumstances. This study was conducted in a state that opted for a 36-month lifetime limit on assistanc…
Personal, Family, and Multiple Barriers of Long-Term Welfare Recipients
This article reports the results of an in-depth, descriptive study of long-term welfare recipients. A random sample of 284 respondents, all of whom had received public assistance for at least 36 months, were interviewed. Results illustrate personal barriers to self-sufficiency, including physical health problems that prevent work, severe domestic violence, educational deficits, substance abuse, learning disabilities, child behavior problems, gene…
Religion, Adversity and Age
Elders throughout the world turn to religious organizations and rely on religious beliefs to cope with both the routine challenges of daily life and the hardships brought on by severe adversity. Hundreds of studies have documented a positive association between health or well-being and religious participation. Yet few have examined religious experiences of the elderly themselves. In-depth consideration of these experiences might shed light on the…
The Impact of Americanization on Intergenerational Relations
In-depth interviews with a sample of 60 elderly from the indigenous (Chamorro) population and the immigrant (Filipino) population examined their current lifestyles, with emphasis upon intergenerational relations. Results underscore the dramatic lifestyle changes experienced by Guam's elderly in the wake of Americanization. Among these is an intergenerational "language gap", wherein a majority of the grandchildren do not speak the native language …
The Effect of Services on Family Assistance to the Frail Elderly
This article analyzes the relationship between in-home supportive services and family assistance to the frail elderly. Multivariate linear regression analysis of data from interviews with 2620 low-income elderly in California indicates that a 10% increase in services will result in at most a reduction of 2.8% in the family's efforts. For members of a comparison group who live alone, the presence of a son or daughter living nearby or a distant son…
Personal, Family, and Multiple Barriers of Long-Term Welfare Recipients
This article reports the results of an in-depth, descriptive study of long-term welfare recipients. A random sample of 284 respondents, all of whom had received public assistance for at least 36 months, were interviewed. Results illustrate personal barriers to self-sufficiency, including physical health problems that prevent work, severe domestic violence, educational deficits, substance abuse, learning disabilities, child behavior problems, gene…
Heterogeneity at the Bottom
Lifetime limits on public assistance were introduced by the United States federal government in 1996 as part of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Many former recipients are no longer eligible for benefits having reached their lifetime limit. Local and national studies of post-welfare reform TANF leavers describe their circumstances. This study was conducted in a state that opted for a 36-month lifetime limit on assistanc…
Religion, Adversity and Age
Elders throughout the world turn to religious organizations and rely on religious beliefs to cope with both the routine challenges of daily life and the hardships brought on by severe adversity. Hundreds of studies have documented a positive association between health or well-being and religious participation. Yet few have examined religious experiences of the elderly themselves. In-depth consideration of these experiences might shed light on the…
The Effect of Services on Family Assistance to the Frail Elderly
This article analyzes the relationship between in-home supportive services and family assistance to the frail elderly. Multivariate linear regression analysis of data from interviews with 2620 low-income elderly in California indicates that a 10% increase in services will result in at most a reduction of 2.8% in the family's efforts. For members of a comparison group who live alone, the presence of a son or daughter living nearby or a distant son…
The Impact of Americanization on Intergenerational Relations
In-depth interviews with a sample of 60 elderly from the indigenous (Chamorro) population and the immigrant (Filipino) population examined their current lifestyles, with emphasis upon intergenerational relations. Results underscore the dramatic lifestyle changes experienced by Guam's elderly in the wake of Americanization. Among these is an intergenerational "language gap", wherein a majority of the grandchildren do not speak the native language …
Religion, Adversity and Age
Elders throughout the world turn to religious organizations and rely on religious beliefs to cope with both the routine challenges of daily life and the hardships brought on by severe adversity. Hundreds of studies have documented a positive association between health or well-being and religious participation. Yet few have examined religious experiences of the elderly themselves. In-depth consideration of these experiences might shed light on the…
Personal, Family, and Multiple Barriers of Long-Term Welfare Recipients
This article reports the results of an in-depth, descriptive study of long-term welfare recipients. A random sample of 284 respondents, all of whom had received public assistance for at least 36 months, were interviewed. Results illustrate personal barriers to self-sufficiency, including physical health problems that prevent work, severe domestic violence, educational deficits, substance abuse, learning disabilities, child behavior problems, gene…
Heterogeneity at the Bottom
Lifetime limits on public assistance were introduced by the United States federal government in 1996 as part of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Many former recipients are no longer eligible for benefits having reached their lifetime limit. Local and national studies of post-welfare reform TANF leavers describe their circumstances. This study was conducted in a state that opted for a 36-month lifetime limit on assistanc…
Rigor in Qualitative Social Work Research
This study was conducted to describe strategies used by social work researchers to enhance the rigor of their qualitative work. A template
Epistemology in Qualitative Social Work Research
This study explores the epistemological foundations of qualitative social work research. A template-based review was completed on 100 articles from social work journals. Reviewers examined five things: (1) the purpose or aims of the research, (2) the rationale or justification for the work, (3) the populations studied, (4) the presence of four epistemological markers (addressing theory, paradigm, reflexivity, and power dynamics), and (5) the impl…
Eats me alive
Social workers regularly engage with people who have experienced traumatic events—such as domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, persecution, or armed conflict—but our understanding of how this work affects social workers themselves is still developing. Theories of burnout, vicarious trauma, and secondary traumatic stress illuminate the difficulty of trauma work, yet these approaches generally assign accountability for self-care to…
Are we advancing the quality of social work research
Social work has grappled with quality of its knowledge base for over a hundred years. In the tradition of critical self-examination, this study was conducted to describe the methods employed in quantitative studies published in social work journals and to assess the extent to which they conform to widely accepted standards of quality. A random sample of 120 articles published in the top thirteen social work journals from 2010 to 2015 were reviewe…
Psychology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Social Work (5 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works)