Karen M Sowers
Biographic Data
| ID | 130782 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen M Sowers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen M |
| FAMILY NAME | Sowers |
| SIGNATURE | SOWERS K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Knoxville College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 18 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
A review of PTSD and shame in military veterans
Traumatic military experiences can create ethical dilemmas that result in moral injury. Moral injury is strongly correlated with interpersonal problems, social anxiety, isolation, depression, and suicide. Shame, considered the primary component of moral injury, amplifies the impact of trauma across every category. Shame relates to the trauma experience and is fortified by poor homecomings and the years following veterans' return from battle. Self…
The Intersection Between Physical Health and Mental Health
Mental, physical, and social health are closely interwoven and interdependent. Recent research and better understanding of the relationships between mental, physical, and social health indicate that each is crucial to the overall well-being of individuals, societies, and countries. Because mental health and mental disorders have been ignored or neglected in many parts of the world, the reciprocal impacts between physical health and mental health …
Social Work Education
The authors believe that Stoesz and Karger did not go far enough in their critique. The struggling state of the profession and of social work education is symptomatic of a much larger and fundamental systemic problem that cannot be addressed solely by fixing the Council on Social Work Education or increasing requirements for Social Science Citation Index publications. Social work must build a broad-based capacity for rigorous scientific inquiry a…
Factors relating to self-identification among bullying victims
School-Based Violence Prevention Programs
School violence in the United States is an issue of grave concern for educators, students, parents, and communities. Many schools have responded to the problem by initiating prevention interventions without empirical evidence of effectiveness, assuming it is better to do something rather than to do nothing. In some cases though, more harm than good may result when such intervention strategies and programs are implemented only for the sake of doin…
Kids-Parents-School Personnel
Teacher awareness and a desire to create a positive environment can result in an atmosphere where caring is the norm and bullying is not tolerated. Yet, if parents and teachers are not communicating, timely and well-reasoned responses to bullying cannot be offered. This study examined communication patterns between children, parents and school personnel in regard to bullying in a rural school setting in the United States. A convenience sample of …
The Criminal Bully -Linking Criminal Peer Bullying Behavior in Schools to a Continuum of Delinquency
In light of a recent wave of anti-bullying legislation following several high-profile incidents of school violence, this study explores the criminality that is inherent in certain acts of school bullying. These acts include physical aggression, theft of property or money, and damage to property, among others. As research continues to link school bullying and childhood aggression to later delinquency and adult criminal offending, “criminal bullies…
Bully-Victimization Related to Gender and Grade Level
This descriptive study used the Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire to obtain data from a convenience sample (N = 192) of three rural public school students in grades 3 through 8. The objectives of the study were to determine the type and frequency of bully-victimization experienced by male and female students relating to gender and grade level. Using frequencies and percentages, elementary school males and females described, weekly or more, relati…
Abuse of Power
Bullying is a serious concern in our schools. Some estimates suggest that a high proportion of U.S. children have been victimized by bullying, with much of the bullying occurring in schools. This article examines the particular issue of bullying of children by school personnel. Data were gathered from a sample of school personnel in three rural public schools located within the same school district. Of the seventy school personnel who responded t…
School Personnel's Observations of Bullying and Victimization Among Rural Elementary and Middle School Children
School bullying and aggression is recognized as a public health problem and appears to be the most prevalent form of school violence in elementary and middle schools (Olweus, 1993). Bullying behavior among peers has detrimental effects for the bully and the victim as well as others who witness it. Research has shown that children who are involved in school bullying or are victims are at risk of developing problems later in life (Craig, Peters, & …
Perceptions of Bullying and Non-Bullying Children
This exploratory study focuses on the differences between children who self identify as bullies versus those who do not. Students (N = 192), grades 3 through 8, from a rural school district in the United States were surveyed as to their experiences with bullying in the school setting. A total of 70 students in the sample identified themselves as bullies. No substantial differences were found between the two groups in regard to gender or age, howe…
Hotspots” for Bullying
Bullying is a chronic and ubiquitous problem that has ignited concern about children's safety at school. Most studies completed thus far have focused on the interpersonal psychological characteristics of bully and victim, but little has been examined regarding common locations or hotspots for bullying. This study found location to be of import in that hotspots can be identified at each school and differ with regard to gender and grade. Schools ca…
Cognitions and Behaviors Scale
Objective: A conceptually based assessment scale was developed for use with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Method: A convenience sample of 287 university students completed a demographic survey and responded to a pool of items using a Likert-type scale. The main form of analysis is factor analysis, reliability and validity analyses, and t tests. Results: The analysis resulted in a valid and reliable multidimensional scale that i…
Optimizing Treatment Effects for Substance-Abusing Women With Children
Substance abuse among women is a significant national problem. Historically, the treatment of this condition has been difficult, but it has been even more challenging when the woman in treatment has had children. This article reports the results of an evaluation of the Susan B. Anthony Center (SBAC), a residential treatment facility for recovering women and their children. Researchers studied outcomes for 41 women who were first treated in a deto…
Harm by Her Own Hand
Recent research regarding violence among juveniles has left important questions unanswered. One question involves the effect of gender. This paper reports the results of a study examining gender differences in violent behavior. The records of 136 juveniles (m = 71; f = 65) were reviewed to test the hypothesis that sexual abuse, low levels of family support, and low levels of support from friends would predict self-directed violence more effective…
Steering Currents for the Future of Social Work
In considering the future of the social work profession, three influences must clearly be considered: increasing cultural diversity, expanding technological development, and managed care. Although the profession of social work has responded successfully to many challenges in the years since its inception, it has faced perhaps no greater challenges than these. As the diversity of the population of the United States increases, social workers must r…
Issues in the Seclusion and Restraint of Juveniles
The appropriate use of seclusion and restraint (S/R) is an important issue among juvenile justice professionals. Recent newspaper articles have brought the issue to the attention of the United States Senate, law enforcement agencies, and the general public. The result has been a series of investigations and publications by the Senate, law enforcement, and professional associations. Despite the attention this issue has received, professionals have…
Profile-Based Intervention
Objective To identify differential treatment profiles between genders among adolescent substance abusers and make treatment recommendations based on those profiles, if identified. Method The sample included 137 adolescents in a residential treatment facility. Psychosocial Problems and problem behaviors were examined using a cluster analysis of 23 variables. When differential profiles were identified, the literature was reviewed for treatment impl…
Factors relating to self-identification among bullying victims
Social Work Education
The authors believe that Stoesz and Karger did not go far enough in their critique. The struggling state of the profession and of social work education is symptomatic of a much larger and fundamental systemic problem that cannot be addressed solely by fixing the Council on Social Work Education or increasing requirements for Social Science Citation Index publications. Social work must build a broad-based capacity for rigorous scientific inquiry a…
Steering Currents for the Future of Social Work
In considering the future of the social work profession, three influences must clearly be considered: increasing cultural diversity, expanding technological development, and managed care. Although the profession of social work has responded successfully to many challenges in the years since its inception, it has faced perhaps no greater challenges than these. As the diversity of the population of the United States increases, social workers must r…
Cognitions and Behaviors Scale
Objective: A conceptually based assessment scale was developed for use with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Method: A convenience sample of 287 university students completed a demographic survey and responded to a pool of items using a Likert-type scale. The main form of analysis is factor analysis, reliability and validity analyses, and t tests. Results: The analysis resulted in a valid and reliable multidimensional scale that i…
Optimizing Treatment Effects for Substance-Abusing Women With Children
Substance abuse among women is a significant national problem. Historically, the treatment of this condition has been difficult, but it has been even more challenging when the woman in treatment has had children. This article reports the results of an evaluation of the Susan B. Anthony Center (SBAC), a residential treatment facility for recovering women and their children. Researchers studied outcomes for 41 women who were first treated in a deto…
School-Based Violence Prevention Programs
School violence in the United States is an issue of grave concern for educators, students, parents, and communities. Many schools have responded to the problem by initiating prevention interventions without empirical evidence of effectiveness, assuming it is better to do something rather than to do nothing. In some cases though, more harm than good may result when such intervention strategies and programs are implemented only for the sake of doin…
Perceptions of Bullying and Non-Bullying Children
This exploratory study focuses on the differences between children who self identify as bullies versus those who do not. Students (N = 192), grades 3 through 8, from a rural school district in the United States were surveyed as to their experiences with bullying in the school setting. A total of 70 students in the sample identified themselves as bullies. No substantial differences were found between the two groups in regard to gender or age, howe…
Hotspots” for Bullying
Bullying is a chronic and ubiquitous problem that has ignited concern about children's safety at school. Most studies completed thus far have focused on the interpersonal psychological characteristics of bully and victim, but little has been examined regarding common locations or hotspots for bullying. This study found location to be of import in that hotspots can be identified at each school and differ with regard to gender and grade. Schools ca…
Profile-Based Intervention
Objective To identify differential treatment profiles between genders among adolescent substance abusers and make treatment recommendations based on those profiles, if identified. Method The sample included 137 adolescents in a residential treatment facility. Psychosocial Problems and problem behaviors were examined using a cluster analysis of 23 variables. When differential profiles were identified, the literature was reviewed for treatment impl…
Profile-Based Intervention
Objective To identify differential treatment profiles between genders among adolescent substance abusers and make treatment recommendations based on those profiles, if identified. Method The sample included 137 adolescents in a residential treatment facility. Psychosocial Problems and problem behaviors were examined using a cluster analysis of 23 variables. When differential profiles were identified, the literature was reviewed for treatment impl…
Steering Currents for the Future of Social Work
In considering the future of the social work profession, three influences must clearly be considered: increasing cultural diversity, expanding technological development, and managed care. Although the profession of social work has responded successfully to many challenges in the years since its inception, it has faced perhaps no greater challenges than these. As the diversity of the population of the United States increases, social workers must r…
Issues in the Seclusion and Restraint of Juveniles
The appropriate use of seclusion and restraint (S/R) is an important issue among juvenile justice professionals. Recent newspaper articles have brought the issue to the attention of the United States Senate, law enforcement agencies, and the general public. The result has been a series of investigations and publications by the Senate, law enforcement, and professional associations. Despite the attention this issue has received, professionals have…
Optimizing Treatment Effects for Substance-Abusing Women With Children
Substance abuse among women is a significant national problem. Historically, the treatment of this condition has been difficult, but it has been even more challenging when the woman in treatment has had children. This article reports the results of an evaluation of the Susan B. Anthony Center (SBAC), a residential treatment facility for recovering women and their children. Researchers studied outcomes for 41 women who were first treated in a deto…
Harm by Her Own Hand
Recent research regarding violence among juveniles has left important questions unanswered. One question involves the effect of gender. This paper reports the results of a study examining gender differences in violent behavior. The records of 136 juveniles (m = 71; f = 65) were reviewed to test the hypothesis that sexual abuse, low levels of family support, and low levels of support from friends would predict self-directed violence more effective…
Cognitions and Behaviors Scale
Objective: A conceptually based assessment scale was developed for use with adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). Method: A convenience sample of 287 university students completed a demographic survey and responded to a pool of items using a Likert-type scale. The main form of analysis is factor analysis, reliability and validity analyses, and t tests. Results: The analysis resulted in a valid and reliable multidimensional scale that i…
School-Based Violence Prevention Programs
School violence in the United States is an issue of grave concern for educators, students, parents, and communities. Many schools have responded to the problem by initiating prevention interventions without empirical evidence of effectiveness, assuming it is better to do something rather than to do nothing. In some cases though, more harm than good may result when such intervention strategies and programs are implemented only for the sake of doin…
Kids-Parents-School Personnel
Teacher awareness and a desire to create a positive environment can result in an atmosphere where caring is the norm and bullying is not tolerated. Yet, if parents and teachers are not communicating, timely and well-reasoned responses to bullying cannot be offered. This study examined communication patterns between children, parents and school personnel in regard to bullying in a rural school setting in the United States. A convenience sample of …
The Criminal Bully -Linking Criminal Peer Bullying Behavior in Schools to a Continuum of Delinquency
In light of a recent wave of anti-bullying legislation following several high-profile incidents of school violence, this study explores the criminality that is inherent in certain acts of school bullying. These acts include physical aggression, theft of property or money, and damage to property, among others. As research continues to link school bullying and childhood aggression to later delinquency and adult criminal offending, “criminal bullies…
Bully-Victimization Related to Gender and Grade Level
This descriptive study used the Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire to obtain data from a convenience sample (N = 192) of three rural public school students in grades 3 through 8. The objectives of the study were to determine the type and frequency of bully-victimization experienced by male and female students relating to gender and grade level. Using frequencies and percentages, elementary school males and females described, weekly or more, relati…
Abuse of Power
Bullying is a serious concern in our schools. Some estimates suggest that a high proportion of U.S. children have been victimized by bullying, with much of the bullying occurring in schools. This article examines the particular issue of bullying of children by school personnel. Data were gathered from a sample of school personnel in three rural public schools located within the same school district. Of the seventy school personnel who responded t…
School Personnel's Observations of Bullying and Victimization Among Rural Elementary and Middle School Children
School bullying and aggression is recognized as a public health problem and appears to be the most prevalent form of school violence in elementary and middle schools (Olweus, 1993). Bullying behavior among peers has detrimental effects for the bully and the victim as well as others who witness it. Research has shown that children who are involved in school bullying or are victims are at risk of developing problems later in life (Craig, Peters, & …
Perceptions of Bullying and Non-Bullying Children
This exploratory study focuses on the differences between children who self identify as bullies versus those who do not. Students (N = 192), grades 3 through 8, from a rural school district in the United States were surveyed as to their experiences with bullying in the school setting. A total of 70 students in the sample identified themselves as bullies. No substantial differences were found between the two groups in regard to gender or age, howe…
Hotspots” for Bullying
Bullying is a chronic and ubiquitous problem that has ignited concern about children's safety at school. Most studies completed thus far have focused on the interpersonal psychological characteristics of bully and victim, but little has been examined regarding common locations or hotspots for bullying. This study found location to be of import in that hotspots can be identified at each school and differ with regard to gender and grade. Schools ca…
Factors relating to self-identification among bullying victims
Social Work Education
The authors believe that Stoesz and Karger did not go far enough in their critique. The struggling state of the profession and of social work education is symptomatic of a much larger and fundamental systemic problem that cannot be addressed solely by fixing the Council on Social Work Education or increasing requirements for Social Science Citation Index publications. Social work must build a broad-based capacity for rigorous scientific inquiry a…
The Intersection Between Physical Health and Mental Health
Mental, physical, and social health are closely interwoven and interdependent. Recent research and better understanding of the relationships between mental, physical, and social health indicate that each is crucial to the overall well-being of individuals, societies, and countries. Because mental health and mental disorders have been ignored or neglected in many parts of the world, the reciprocal impacts between physical health and mental health …
A review of PTSD and shame in military veterans
Traumatic military experiences can create ethical dilemmas that result in moral injury. Moral injury is strongly correlated with interpersonal problems, social anxiety, isolation, depression, and suicide. Shame, considered the primary component of moral injury, amplifies the impact of trauma across every category. Shame relates to the trauma experience and is fortified by poor homecomings and the years following veterans' return from battle. Self…
Psychology (17 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (9 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Poison control (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works)