E J Maher
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 48139 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | E J Maher |
| NOMBRES | E J |
| APELLIDO | Maher |
| FIRMA | MAHER E J |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Oklahoma |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7606-2249 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 59 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1995 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Cannabis Use Among US Adults
Background: Research suggests that individuals who experience four or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have increased rates of cannabis use. However, most prior research does not separate recreational and medical usage. Medical cannabis is used legally in many states to treat a variety of health conditions, many of which are also associated with ACEs. Objectives: Therefore, we explore the extent to which medical cannabis users differ fro…
Subgroups of Risk and Adversity for Families Investigated for Child Maltreatment by Poverty Status
Using data from the second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW II), we use a latent class analysis (LCA) to describe subpopulations of families investigated for child maltreatment, distinguished by sets of risk factors. We do this separately for families above and below the federal poverty line for comparison purposes. We also examine characteristics that predict membership in these subgroups. We find both similarities and d…
Playing to Succeed
Children picturing their own worlds
This research note highlights an emerging transdisciplinary research method-photovoice-and why it is particularly suited for sociological studies of children and youth. Traditional social science data collection methods can be limited in their ability to capture both the depth and breadth of childhood experiences and children's perceptions of their experiences. We describe an emerging method, photovoice, that is used more frequently in other disc…
The caseworker as an external locus of hope for LGB youth in foster care
Research with youth has demonstrated that a hopeful mind-set is associated with resilience and well-being and is influenced by our supportive caregivers and adults. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth experience a very high frequency of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and may lack supportive caregivers throughout their foster care experience. This study tests the theory that child welfare caseworkers are a source of hope among LGB youth in…
Foundations for Success
Won’t You be My Neighbor? Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with Mass Shootings in the USA
Family ties
Increasing Social Support for Child Welfare-Involved Families Through Family Group Conferencing
Social support networks can provide instrumental and emotional support that buffer against child maltreatment. Family Group Conferencing, in part, aims to develop support networks in the interest of child safety. This study uses a randomised controlled trial to examine the impact of Family Group Conferencing on caseworkers’ perceptions of families’ levels of social support. The analytical sample included 287 families with a substantiated report o…
Family preservation or child safety? Associations between child welfare workers' experience, position, and perspectives
Factors Associated with Staff Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Family Group Conferences
Objective: Family Group Conferencing (FGC) challenges the entrenched practice of child welfare service providers making decisions for children and families. Instead, FGC positions families as capable planners and decision-makers given proper support and resources. Implementation research in general highlights the importance of agency climate, worker characteristics, and attitudes in predicting buy-in and efficacy of programming. Prior research sh…
Early Findings From a Community-Based Title IV-E Waiver Demonstration Program to Increase Family Engagement
This article describes the elements of Paths to Success (P2S)—a Title IV-E waiver demonstration project designed to increase family engagement and reduce out-of-home placement through a professional staffing and collaboration model. We present the characteristics of families participating (N = 155), including their service needs, and findings from program and administrative data about adherence to the engagement strategies. Implications for refin…
A Cost-Savings Analysis of a Statewide Parenting Education Program in Child Welfare
Objectives: This article presents a cost-savings analysis of the statewide implementation of an evidence-informed parenting education program. Methods: Between the years 2005 and 2008, the state of Louisiana used the Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP) to impart parenting skills to child welfare-involved families. Following these families’ outcomes through August 2010, increased program attendance was associated with significant reductions in subst…
Dosage matters
Getting with the (evidence-based) program
Overcoming challenges to implementing and evaluating evidence-based interventions in child welfare
Child care arrangements for toddlers and preschoolers
Social status determinants of control in individuals' accounts of their mental illness
Where Is My Future
Family preservation or child safety? Associations between child welfare workers' experience, position, and perspectives
Factors Associated with Staff Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Family Group Conferences
Objective: Family Group Conferencing (FGC) challenges the entrenched practice of child welfare service providers making decisions for children and families. Instead, FGC positions families as capable planners and decision-makers given proper support and resources. Implementation research in general highlights the importance of agency climate, worker characteristics, and attitudes in predicting buy-in and efficacy of programming. Prior research sh…
Overcoming challenges to implementing and evaluating evidence-based interventions in child welfare
Dosage matters
Getting with the (evidence-based) program
Social status determinants of control in individuals' accounts of their mental illness
Child care arrangements for toddlers and preschoolers
Family ties
Early Findings From a Community-Based Title IV-E Waiver Demonstration Program to Increase Family Engagement
This article describes the elements of Paths to Success (P2S)—a Title IV-E waiver demonstration project designed to increase family engagement and reduce out-of-home placement through a professional staffing and collaboration model. We present the characteristics of families participating (N = 155), including their service needs, and findings from program and administrative data about adherence to the engagement strategies. Implications for refin…
A Cost-Savings Analysis of a Statewide Parenting Education Program in Child Welfare
Objectives: This article presents a cost-savings analysis of the statewide implementation of an evidence-informed parenting education program. Methods: Between the years 2005 and 2008, the state of Louisiana used the Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP) to impart parenting skills to child welfare-involved families. Following these families’ outcomes through August 2010, increased program attendance was associated with significant reductions in subst…
Where Is My Future
Social status determinants of control in individuals' accounts of their mental illness
Child care arrangements for toddlers and preschoolers
Overcoming challenges to implementing and evaluating evidence-based interventions in child welfare
Dosage matters
Getting with the (evidence-based) program
Early Findings From a Community-Based Title IV-E Waiver Demonstration Program to Increase Family Engagement
This article describes the elements of Paths to Success (P2S)—a Title IV-E waiver demonstration project designed to increase family engagement and reduce out-of-home placement through a professional staffing and collaboration model. We present the characteristics of families participating (N = 155), including their service needs, and findings from program and administrative data about adherence to the engagement strategies. Implications for refin…
A Cost-Savings Analysis of a Statewide Parenting Education Program in Child Welfare
Objectives: This article presents a cost-savings analysis of the statewide implementation of an evidence-informed parenting education program. Methods: Between the years 2005 and 2008, the state of Louisiana used the Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP) to impart parenting skills to child welfare-involved families. Following these families’ outcomes through August 2010, increased program attendance was associated with significant reductions in subst…
Factors Associated with Staff Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Family Group Conferences
Objective: Family Group Conferencing (FGC) challenges the entrenched practice of child welfare service providers making decisions for children and families. Instead, FGC positions families as capable planners and decision-makers given proper support and resources. Implementation research in general highlights the importance of agency climate, worker characteristics, and attitudes in predicting buy-in and efficacy of programming. Prior research sh…
Family preservation or child safety? Associations between child welfare workers' experience, position, and perspectives
Increasing Social Support for Child Welfare-Involved Families Through Family Group Conferencing
Social support networks can provide instrumental and emotional support that buffer against child maltreatment. Family Group Conferencing, in part, aims to develop support networks in the interest of child safety. This study uses a randomised controlled trial to examine the impact of Family Group Conferencing on caseworkers’ perceptions of families’ levels of social support. The analytical sample included 287 families with a substantiated report o…
Foundations for Success
Won’t You be My Neighbor? Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with Mass Shootings in the USA
Family ties
The caseworker as an external locus of hope for LGB youth in foster care
Research with youth has demonstrated that a hopeful mind-set is associated with resilience and well-being and is influenced by our supportive caregivers and adults. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth experience a very high frequency of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) and may lack supportive caregivers throughout their foster care experience. This study tests the theory that child welfare caseworkers are a source of hope among LGB youth in…
Playing to Succeed
Children picturing their own worlds
This research note highlights an emerging transdisciplinary research method-photovoice-and why it is particularly suited for sociological studies of children and youth. Traditional social science data collection methods can be limited in their ability to capture both the depth and breadth of childhood experiences and children's perceptions of their experiences. We describe an emerging method, photovoice, that is used more frequently in other disc…
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Cannabis Use Among US Adults
Background: Research suggests that individuals who experience four or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have increased rates of cannabis use. However, most prior research does not separate recreational and medical usage. Medical cannabis is used legally in many states to treat a variety of health conditions, many of which are also associated with ACEs. Objectives: Therefore, we explore the extent to which medical cannabis users differ fro…
Subgroups of Risk and Adversity for Families Investigated for Child Maltreatment by Poverty Status
Using data from the second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being (NSCAW II), we use a latent class analysis (LCA) to describe subpopulations of families investigated for child maltreatment, distinguished by sets of risk factors. We do this separately for families above and below the federal poverty line for comparison purposes. We also examine characteristics that predict membership in these subgroups. We find both similarities and d…
Psychology (18 obras) · Medicine (17 obras) · Political science (10 obras) · Child Abuse and Trauma (9 obras) · Social Psychology (9 obras) · Welfare (9 obras) · Child Welfare and Adoption (8 obras) · Developmental psychology (8 obras) · Homelessness and Social Issues (8 obras) · Environmental health (7 obras)