Olivia G M Washington
Biographic Data
| ID | 1559217 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Olivia G M Washington |
| GIVEN NAMES | Olivia G M |
| FAMILY NAME | Washington |
| SIGNATURE | WASHINGTON O G M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wayne State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Souls in Extremis
Concepts Unifying Social Work and Nursing Collaboration in Practice with Vulnerable Populations
The authors focus on how social work and nursing can collaborate in addressing vulnerability as a result of people’s exposure to serious social issues and the challenges they can experience when they are embedded in situations in which deprivation is prevalent. The observations the authors make about interprofessional collaboration emerged from a social work–nursing collaboration the authors developed over a 14-year period in which they worked to…
The Relevance of Four Narrative Themes for Understanding Vulnerability Among Homeless Older African-American Women
Narrative strategy can strengthen social work practice, given its usefulness in revealing how social forces influence people’s experiences with situations that can compromise their well-being. In this paper, a product of long-term developmental research, the authors consider the versatility of narrative strategy to address homelessness among older African-American women, a growing segment of the homeless population in the United States. After con…
Helping Older African American Homeless Women Get and Stay Out of Homelessness
Inspired by narrative theory, the authors offer a storied perspective on collaborative developmental action research in which, over a ten-year period, they designed, tested, and refined practices and tools useful in addressing homelessness among older African American women in a Midwestern city. We consider how progressive ideas interacting with social and organizational learning guided our efforts to translate an understanding of homelessness am…
“I don’t have a home
Five Dimensions of Faith and Spiritually of Older African American Women Transitioning Out of Homelessness
Development of a Multimodal Assessment Framework for Helping Older African American Women Transition Out of Homelessness
Increasingly vulnerability to homelessness is affecting older African American women because more than any other group these women are susceptible to even minor changes in socioeconomic conditions. This article describes the evolution of an assessment strategy and process found to be useful in planning older African American women's transition from homelessness. The assessment strategy was developed as part of a multimethod, multilevel research a…
Telling My Story
The authors document the integration of methods from the arts and humanities into a social research and development project, the objectives of which are to create and test promising interventions helpful in assisting older homeless African American women get and stay out of homelessness in the city of Detroit, Michigan, USA. The exhibit incorporates multiple forms of narrative, includes performative features, promotes public awareness of homeless…
Normative Health Research Experiences Among African American Elders
Findings underscore the importance of addressing economic, educational, and trust barriers to research participation as well as the importance of conveying a sense of caring for the health of individuals and the community as a whole
Promising group practices to empower low-income minority women coping with chemical dependency
On the basis of 2 cycles of group research, promising group therapy practices are described that can contribute to the recovery of low-income chemically dependent women. Self-reported benefits obtained from 78 participants in 2 types of group treatment suggested strategies to improve self-efficacy and increase empowerment that can result in desired therapeutic outcomes
Telling My Story
The authors document the integration of methods from the arts and humanities into a social research and development project, the objectives of which are to create and test promising interventions helpful in assisting older homeless African American women get and stay out of homelessness in the city of Detroit, Michigan, USA. The exhibit incorporates multiple forms of narrative, includes performative features, promotes public awareness of homeless…
Helping Older African American Homeless Women Get and Stay Out of Homelessness
Inspired by narrative theory, the authors offer a storied perspective on collaborative developmental action research in which, over a ten-year period, they designed, tested, and refined practices and tools useful in addressing homelessness among older African American women in a Midwestern city. We consider how progressive ideas interacting with social and organizational learning guided our efforts to translate an understanding of homelessness am…
Development of a Multimodal Assessment Framework for Helping Older African American Women Transition Out of Homelessness
Increasingly vulnerability to homelessness is affecting older African American women because more than any other group these women are susceptible to even minor changes in socioeconomic conditions. This article describes the evolution of an assessment strategy and process found to be useful in planning older African American women's transition from homelessness. The assessment strategy was developed as part of a multimethod, multilevel research a…
Normative Health Research Experiences Among African American Elders
Findings underscore the importance of addressing economic, educational, and trust barriers to research participation as well as the importance of conveying a sense of caring for the health of individuals and the community as a whole
Concepts Unifying Social Work and Nursing Collaboration in Practice with Vulnerable Populations
The authors focus on how social work and nursing can collaborate in addressing vulnerability as a result of people’s exposure to serious social issues and the challenges they can experience when they are embedded in situations in which deprivation is prevalent. The observations the authors make about interprofessional collaboration emerged from a social work–nursing collaboration the authors developed over a 14-year period in which they worked to…
The Relevance of Four Narrative Themes for Understanding Vulnerability Among Homeless Older African-American Women
Narrative strategy can strengthen social work practice, given its usefulness in revealing how social forces influence people’s experiences with situations that can compromise their well-being. In this paper, a product of long-term developmental research, the authors consider the versatility of narrative strategy to address homelessness among older African-American women, a growing segment of the homeless population in the United States. After con…
Promising group practices to empower low-income minority women coping with chemical dependency
On the basis of 2 cycles of group research, promising group therapy practices are described that can contribute to the recovery of low-income chemically dependent women. Self-reported benefits obtained from 78 participants in 2 types of group treatment suggested strategies to improve self-efficacy and increase empowerment that can result in desired therapeutic outcomes
Normative Health Research Experiences Among African American Elders
Findings underscore the importance of addressing economic, educational, and trust barriers to research participation as well as the importance of conveying a sense of caring for the health of individuals and the community as a whole
Telling My Story
The authors document the integration of methods from the arts and humanities into a social research and development project, the objectives of which are to create and test promising interventions helpful in assisting older homeless African American women get and stay out of homelessness in the city of Detroit, Michigan, USA. The exhibit incorporates multiple forms of narrative, includes performative features, promotes public awareness of homeless…
Five Dimensions of Faith and Spiritually of Older African American Women Transitioning Out of Homelessness
Development of a Multimodal Assessment Framework for Helping Older African American Women Transition Out of Homelessness
Increasingly vulnerability to homelessness is affecting older African American women because more than any other group these women are susceptible to even minor changes in socioeconomic conditions. This article describes the evolution of an assessment strategy and process found to be useful in planning older African American women's transition from homelessness. The assessment strategy was developed as part of a multimethod, multilevel research a…
“I don’t have a home
Helping Older African American Homeless Women Get and Stay Out of Homelessness
Inspired by narrative theory, the authors offer a storied perspective on collaborative developmental action research in which, over a ten-year period, they designed, tested, and refined practices and tools useful in addressing homelessness among older African American women in a Midwestern city. We consider how progressive ideas interacting with social and organizational learning guided our efforts to translate an understanding of homelessness am…
Concepts Unifying Social Work and Nursing Collaboration in Practice with Vulnerable Populations
The authors focus on how social work and nursing can collaborate in addressing vulnerability as a result of people’s exposure to serious social issues and the challenges they can experience when they are embedded in situations in which deprivation is prevalent. The observations the authors make about interprofessional collaboration emerged from a social work–nursing collaboration the authors developed over a 14-year period in which they worked to…
The Relevance of Four Narrative Themes for Understanding Vulnerability Among Homeless Older African-American Women
Narrative strategy can strengthen social work practice, given its usefulness in revealing how social forces influence people’s experiences with situations that can compromise their well-being. In this paper, a product of long-term developmental research, the authors consider the versatility of narrative strategy to address homelessness among older African-American women, a growing segment of the homeless population in the United States. After con…
Souls in Extremis
Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (8 works) · Political science (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works)