Colleen Galambos
Biographic Data
| ID | 138309 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Colleen Galambos |
| GIVEN NAMES | Colleen |
| FAMILY NAME | Galambos |
| SIGNATURE | GALAMBOS C |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A time for me
To address the self-care needs of African American family caregivers, a community-engaged approach was used to develop and implement a half-day virtual self-care program. This study evaluates experiences of program attendees. All attendees were emailed an electronic survey containing Likert-type and open-ended questions. Responses were examined for patterns and key content-related categories using inductive content analysis. Eleven attendees resp…
Discursive Constructions During Covid-19
At the Society for Social Work and Research 2021 Annual Conference, the authors of this commentary presented at or attended a roundtable discussion to critically examine discourses around age, race, and gender that had emerged or been impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspired by the richness of their discussion and diverse areas of interest, they coauthored this commentary to argue for the utility and relevance of critical discourse analysi…
Information and Communication Technology Use, Social Support, and Life Satisfaction among Korean Immigrant Elders
This study recruited 150 community dwelling Korean immigrant elders to understand the role of information and communication technology (ICT) use on social support and life satisfaction by utilizing purposive sampling methods. Hierarchical multiple regression results indicated that a high level of smartphone use was significantly related to a high level of social support from families. High levels of smartphone use and social media use were signif…
Social Work with the Aged and their Families
Job Satisfaction Among Child Welfare Workers in Public and Performance-Based Contracting Environments
An increasing number of state governments offer performance-based contracts to private agencies for the delivery of child welfare services; however, little is known about how this system impacts child welfare workers. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to gain a better understanding of frontline workers' employment satisfaction in a state that utilized both public and performance-based systems of care. Qualitative findings revealed that …
Principles for Organizational Change in Human Service Agencies
Human service agencies are facing profound changes as a result of variations in current societal political, social and environmental forces. This paper provides a review of the literature on organizational change in an effort to determine which strategies are most successful in facilitating this process and achieving desired results within agencies. Models, methods and approaches are discussed. Five principles to increase success in organizationa…
Resilience Theory
This paper examines the theoretical assumptions of resiliency theory and tests these assumptions through a qualitative research design. Eighteen professionals were interviewed to gain a clearer understanding of what conditions practitioners thought act as buffers to life stress and contribute to coping and resilience. Themes that frequently emerged from the data included personal attitude, spirituality/religion, education, and multilevel attachme…
Untangling the Net
The importance of computer training in social work education will continue to increase as the profession becomes more globalized and technological. It is the authors' premise that social work education must include the integration of training in computer technology. One resource available to educators is the Internet. The world wide web contains a vast amount of information on policy and social issues. This article discusses the use of web based …
Community healing rituals for survivors of rape
The use of rituals for healing purposes is documented in anthropological contexts and within Eastern and Western religions. Therapeutic rituals are used in a variety of clinical social work contexts, most notably with individuals, groups, and families. This article explores the use of therapeutic ritual on a community level with survivors of rape. This collective context promotes intrapersonal and interpersonal healing, challenges rape myths, and…
Healing Rituals for Survivors of Rape
Therapeutic rituals focus on clinical healing within different contexts and client populations. This article explores the use of therapeutic ritual at individual and collective levels to help survivors of rape to heal. This technique is applied to both levels through a discussion of two rituals developed for rape survivors. Results of a study that examined participant comments about a collective ritual for healing are discussed. Findings indicate…
Resilience Theory
This paper examines the theoretical assumptions of resiliency theory and tests these assumptions through a qualitative research design. Eighteen professionals were interviewed to gain a clearer understanding of what conditions practitioners thought act as buffers to life stress and contribute to coping and resilience. Themes that frequently emerged from the data included personal attitude, spirituality/religion, education, and multilevel attachme…
Principles for Organizational Change in Human Service Agencies
Human service agencies are facing profound changes as a result of variations in current societal political, social and environmental forces. This paper provides a review of the literature on organizational change in an effort to determine which strategies are most successful in facilitating this process and achieving desired results within agencies. Models, methods and approaches are discussed. Five principles to increase success in organizationa…
Job Satisfaction Among Child Welfare Workers in Public and Performance-Based Contracting Environments
An increasing number of state governments offer performance-based contracts to private agencies for the delivery of child welfare services; however, little is known about how this system impacts child welfare workers. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to gain a better understanding of frontline workers' employment satisfaction in a state that utilized both public and performance-based systems of care. Qualitative findings revealed that …
Untangling the Net
The importance of computer training in social work education will continue to increase as the profession becomes more globalized and technological. It is the authors' premise that social work education must include the integration of training in computer technology. One resource available to educators is the Internet. The world wide web contains a vast amount of information on policy and social issues. This article discusses the use of web based …
Healing Rituals for Survivors of Rape
Therapeutic rituals focus on clinical healing within different contexts and client populations. This article explores the use of therapeutic ritual at individual and collective levels to help survivors of rape to heal. This technique is applied to both levels through a discussion of two rituals developed for rape survivors. Results of a study that examined participant comments about a collective ritual for healing are discussed. Findings indicate…
Untangling the Net
The importance of computer training in social work education will continue to increase as the profession becomes more globalized and technological. It is the authors' premise that social work education must include the integration of training in computer technology. One resource available to educators is the Internet. The world wide web contains a vast amount of information on policy and social issues. This article discusses the use of web based …
Community healing rituals for survivors of rape
The use of rituals for healing purposes is documented in anthropological contexts and within Eastern and Western religions. Therapeutic rituals are used in a variety of clinical social work contexts, most notably with individuals, groups, and families. This article explores the use of therapeutic ritual on a community level with survivors of rape. This collective context promotes intrapersonal and interpersonal healing, challenges rape myths, and…
Healing Rituals for Survivors of Rape
Therapeutic rituals focus on clinical healing within different contexts and client populations. This article explores the use of therapeutic ritual at individual and collective levels to help survivors of rape to heal. This technique is applied to both levels through a discussion of two rituals developed for rape survivors. Results of a study that examined participant comments about a collective ritual for healing are discussed. Findings indicate…
Resilience Theory
This paper examines the theoretical assumptions of resiliency theory and tests these assumptions through a qualitative research design. Eighteen professionals were interviewed to gain a clearer understanding of what conditions practitioners thought act as buffers to life stress and contribute to coping and resilience. Themes that frequently emerged from the data included personal attitude, spirituality/religion, education, and multilevel attachme…
Principles for Organizational Change in Human Service Agencies
Human service agencies are facing profound changes as a result of variations in current societal political, social and environmental forces. This paper provides a review of the literature on organizational change in an effort to determine which strategies are most successful in facilitating this process and achieving desired results within agencies. Models, methods and approaches are discussed. Five principles to increase success in organizationa…
Job Satisfaction Among Child Welfare Workers in Public and Performance-Based Contracting Environments
An increasing number of state governments offer performance-based contracts to private agencies for the delivery of child welfare services; however, little is known about how this system impacts child welfare workers. The purpose of this mixed methods study was to gain a better understanding of frontline workers' employment satisfaction in a state that utilized both public and performance-based systems of care. Qualitative findings revealed that …
Social Work with the Aged and their Families
Discursive Constructions During Covid-19
At the Society for Social Work and Research 2021 Annual Conference, the authors of this commentary presented at or attended a roundtable discussion to critically examine discourses around age, race, and gender that had emerged or been impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inspired by the richness of their discussion and diverse areas of interest, they coauthored this commentary to argue for the utility and relevance of critical discourse analysi…
Information and Communication Technology Use, Social Support, and Life Satisfaction among Korean Immigrant Elders
This study recruited 150 community dwelling Korean immigrant elders to understand the role of information and communication technology (ICT) use on social support and life satisfaction by utilizing purposive sampling methods. Hierarchical multiple regression results indicated that a high level of smartphone use was significantly related to a high level of social support from families. High levels of smartphone use and social media use were signif…
A time for me
To address the self-care needs of African American family caregivers, a community-engaged approach was used to develop and implement a half-day virtual self-care program. This study evaluates experiences of program attendees. All attendees were emailed an electronic survey containing Likert-type and open-ended questions. Responses were examined for patterns and key content-related categories using inductive content analysis. Eleven attendees resp…
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