Robert J Barney
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4159370 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Robert J Barney |
| NOMBRES | Robert J |
| APELLIDO | Barney |
| FIRMA | BARNEY R J |
| AFILIACIONES | Stockton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0544-2927 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 6 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2010 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Food insecurity and social capital during Covid-19
This study investigates the evolving ways in which social workers helped provide food assistance during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in communities in South Africa and the United States. A cross-national qualitative methodology was used to collect data about the nutritional services social workers delivered, the types of social capital used to assist in these efforts, and the challenges they experienced. This study not only highlight…
How Social Workers Can Use a Human Rights Approach to Disasters
South African HIV/Aids service providers’ perceptions of participatory decision making and empowerment
Many social workers believe that concepts such as empowerment and participatory decision making are universally applicable across cultures. However, a failure to recognize the diversity that can occur across cultural groups may result in organizations choosing poor fitting empowerment strategies. In this qualitative study, the author explored how participatory decision making and empowerment are perceived among South African staff, where higher l…
Online Adolescent HIV/Aids Prevention
This study provides a culture-focused perspective of program impact of a South African HIV/AIDS prevention intervention which uses online videos of local pop culture celebrities and voluntary counseling and testing. Results of this exploratory study indicated that program outcomes were not equal for different racial groups (N = 3,271). Black participants had the highest scores for knowledge gain, program satisfaction, positive perceptions of cele…
HIV/Aids and Spirituality in a South African Township
The study objectives were to investigate the themes characterizing spirituality among people with advanced AIDS in a South African township. In-depth interviews were conducted with a sample of 24 individuals. The participants included eight individuals living with advanced AIDS, twelve paraprofessional caregivers, and four family members. Data were analyzed according to the principles of grounded theory. A number of themes were identified, includ…
The President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar)
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the most recent international social program instituted by the U.S. Government to combat HIV/AIDS. Since its inception in 2003, this foreign policy initiative has dedicated $63 billion for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in foreign countries. Despite PEPFAR's many accomplishments, it continues to promote controversial prevention strategies. This paper analyzes these prevention strategie…
The President's Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar)
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) is the most recent international social program instituted by the U.S. Government to combat HIV/AIDS. Since its inception in 2003, this foreign policy initiative has dedicated $63 billion for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in foreign countries. Despite PEPFAR's many accomplishments, it continues to promote controversial prevention strategies. This paper analyzes these prevention strategie…
HIV/Aids and Spirituality in a South African Township
The study objectives were to investigate the themes characterizing spirituality among people with advanced AIDS in a South African township. In-depth interviews were conducted with a sample of 24 individuals. The participants included eight individuals living with advanced AIDS, twelve paraprofessional caregivers, and four family members. Data were analyzed according to the principles of grounded theory. A number of themes were identified, includ…
Online Adolescent HIV/Aids Prevention
This study provides a culture-focused perspective of program impact of a South African HIV/AIDS prevention intervention which uses online videos of local pop culture celebrities and voluntary counseling and testing. Results of this exploratory study indicated that program outcomes were not equal for different racial groups (N = 3,271). Black participants had the highest scores for knowledge gain, program satisfaction, positive perceptions of cele…
South African HIV/Aids service providers’ perceptions of participatory decision making and empowerment
Many social workers believe that concepts such as empowerment and participatory decision making are universally applicable across cultures. However, a failure to recognize the diversity that can occur across cultural groups may result in organizations choosing poor fitting empowerment strategies. In this qualitative study, the author explored how participatory decision making and empowerment are perceived among South African staff, where higher l…
How Social Workers Can Use a Human Rights Approach to Disasters
Food insecurity and social capital during Covid-19
This study investigates the evolving ways in which social workers helped provide food assistance during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic in communities in South Africa and the United States. A cross-national qualitative methodology was used to collect data about the nutritional services social workers delivered, the types of social capital used to assist in these efforts, and the challenges they experienced. This study not only highlight…
Political science (5 obras) · Medicine (4 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · Family medicine (3 obras) · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV (3 obras) · Psychology (3 obras) · Public relations (3 obras) · Qualitative research (3 obras) · Social Psychology (3 obras) · Social Psychology (3 obras)