Kris Kissman
Biographic Data
| ID | 237063 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kris Kissman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kris |
| FAMILY NAME | Kissman |
| SIGNATURE | KISSMAN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Michigan |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Incarcerated Mothers: Mutual Support Groups Aimed at Reducing Substance Abuse Relapse and Recidivism
East meets West: Therapeutic aspects of spirituality in health, mental health and addiction recovery
Interventions to Strengthen Noncustodial Father Involvement in the Lives of Their Children
This paper describes quantitative evaluation of a program designed to increase noncustodial fathers' visitation frequency and financial assistance to their children. The initial program objectives were to enhance parental skills and work opportunities for fathers. Discussion group data revealed that additional obstacles to father involvement included conflicts between parents and substance misuse and abuse. Communication skills, anger management,…
Preparing Students for Family Practice
Deconstructing the journey from assimilation to acculturation in academia
This article includes reflections and analyses of the process of immigration and attempts to assimilate or fit into the host culture in the US and the academic setting. Later acculturation, the blending of two cultures, became more of a challenge and influenced my research, teaching and contributions to the field of social work
Juggling Multiple Roles and the Act of Resistance
Time out from Stress: Camp Program and Parenting Groups for Homeless Mothers
Respite from Stress and Other Service Needs of Homeless Families
Noncustodial Fatherhood: Research Trends and Issues
Research on non-custodial fathers is progressing from the negative effects of father absence to the development of successful models of co-parenting where absentee fathers share responsibilities for childrearing. Theoretically-based analyses of the obstacles and factors that promote father involvement need to be placed within the context of diverse families and interactions between biological parents living apart. Assessment of the impact of fath…
High Risk Behaviour among Adolescent Mothers
Poverty, illiteracy and school dropout are among the factors that leave adolescents at risk of engaging in unprotected sex and substance use. Adolescent women are especially at risk for sexual exploitation and lack of power in decision making about substance use. Gender-specific consequences of high risk behaviors are unintended pregnancies, lifelong maternal and child poverty, developmental disabilities and poor school performance. Prevention ef…
Women in Chile: Wage labor and child care in families headed by mothers
Single-Parent Families
Mothers Without Custody: Treatment Issues
Mothers without custody often suffer from lack of role clarification, problems with parenting at a distance and feelings of victimization. This paper explores how networking and universalization of the experiences of these women can be effectively applied in practice to empower the status of noncustodial mothers
Parent Skills Training: Expanding School-Based Services for Adolescent Mothers
This article reports the results of a collaborative intervention effort between a teen-parent program and a school of social work Social work faculty and students participated in a program aimed at strengthening parental skills and the utilization of social support among adolescent mothers who were enrolled in a special high school program. The results of this evaluation study point to additional factors, such as empathy training and stress manag…
Single parenting: Interventions in the transitional stage
Women caregivers, women wage earners
Women's political representation and wage equality in Iceland
The Composites of Social Support and Well-Being Among Adolescent Mothers
Women in Blue-Collar Occupations: An Exploration of Constraints and Facilitators
This study reports on some of the variables which facilitate and impede work satisfaction among women in nontraditional occupations. A small sample of women working as machinists, pipe fitters, carpenters, electricians, technicians, and construction workers reported that sexual harassment on the job impeded their work satisfaction. Respondents' perceptions of equality in pay and promotion on the job, and congruence between work and domestic roles…
The role of fortune telling as a supportive function among Icelandic women
Social Support, Parental Belief Systems, and Well Being
Peer Reviewed
Factors Associated with Competence, Well-being and Parenting Attitude among Teen Mothers
This paper reports on a study of 46 mothers who gave birth between the ages of 14- 19. The associations explored are between maternal age, parental attitude, social support systems, competence and well-being. The implications of the results for social services are discussed in terms of strengthening the parenting capacity of teen mothers
East meets West: Therapeutic aspects of spirituality in health, mental health and addiction recovery
Respite from Stress and Other Service Needs of Homeless Families
The role of fortune telling as a supportive function among Icelandic women
Deconstructing the journey from assimilation to acculturation in academia
This article includes reflections and analyses of the process of immigration and attempts to assimilate or fit into the host culture in the US and the academic setting. Later acculturation, the blending of two cultures, became more of a challenge and influenced my research, teaching and contributions to the field of social work
Time out from Stress: Camp Program and Parenting Groups for Homeless Mothers
Incarcerated Mothers: Mutual Support Groups Aimed at Reducing Substance Abuse Relapse and Recidivism
Preparing Students for Family Practice
Juggling Multiple Roles and the Act of Resistance
Parent Skills Training: Expanding School-Based Services for Adolescent Mothers
This article reports the results of a collaborative intervention effort between a teen-parent program and a school of social work Social work faculty and students participated in a program aimed at strengthening parental skills and the utilization of social support among adolescent mothers who were enrolled in a special high school program. The results of this evaluation study point to additional factors, such as empathy training and stress manag…
Women caregivers, women wage earners
Women's political representation and wage equality in Iceland
Social Support, Parental Belief Systems, and Well Being
Peer Reviewed
Factors Associated with Competence, Well-being and Parenting Attitude among Teen Mothers
This paper reports on a study of 46 mothers who gave birth between the ages of 14- 19. The associations explored are between maternal age, parental attitude, social support systems, competence and well-being. The implications of the results for social services are discussed in terms of strengthening the parenting capacity of teen mothers
Social Support, Parental Belief Systems, and Well Being
Peer Reviewed
The Composites of Social Support and Well-Being Among Adolescent Mothers
Women in Blue-Collar Occupations: An Exploration of Constraints and Facilitators
This study reports on some of the variables which facilitate and impede work satisfaction among women in nontraditional occupations. A small sample of women working as machinists, pipe fitters, carpenters, electricians, technicians, and construction workers reported that sexual harassment on the job impeded their work satisfaction. Respondents' perceptions of equality in pay and promotion on the job, and congruence between work and domestic roles…
The role of fortune telling as a supportive function among Icelandic women
Women caregivers, women wage earners
Women's political representation and wage equality in Iceland
Mothers Without Custody: Treatment Issues
Mothers without custody often suffer from lack of role clarification, problems with parenting at a distance and feelings of victimization. This paper explores how networking and universalization of the experiences of these women can be effectively applied in practice to empower the status of noncustodial mothers
Parent Skills Training: Expanding School-Based Services for Adolescent Mothers
This article reports the results of a collaborative intervention effort between a teen-parent program and a school of social work Social work faculty and students participated in a program aimed at strengthening parental skills and the utilization of social support among adolescent mothers who were enrolled in a special high school program. The results of this evaluation study point to additional factors, such as empathy training and stress manag…
Single parenting: Interventions in the transitional stage
Single-Parent Families
Women in Chile: Wage labor and child care in families headed by mothers
Noncustodial Fatherhood: Research Trends and Issues
Research on non-custodial fathers is progressing from the negative effects of father absence to the development of successful models of co-parenting where absentee fathers share responsibilities for childrearing. Theoretically-based analyses of the obstacles and factors that promote father involvement need to be placed within the context of diverse families and interactions between biological parents living apart. Assessment of the impact of fath…
High Risk Behaviour among Adolescent Mothers
Poverty, illiteracy and school dropout are among the factors that leave adolescents at risk of engaging in unprotected sex and substance use. Adolescent women are especially at risk for sexual exploitation and lack of power in decision making about substance use. Gender-specific consequences of high risk behaviors are unintended pregnancies, lifelong maternal and child poverty, developmental disabilities and poor school performance. Prevention ef…
Time out from Stress: Camp Program and Parenting Groups for Homeless Mothers
Respite from Stress and Other Service Needs of Homeless Families
Juggling Multiple Roles and the Act of Resistance
Interventions to Strengthen Noncustodial Father Involvement in the Lives of Their Children
This paper describes quantitative evaluation of a program designed to increase noncustodial fathers' visitation frequency and financial assistance to their children. The initial program objectives were to enhance parental skills and work opportunities for fathers. Discussion group data revealed that additional obstacles to father involvement included conflicts between parents and substance misuse and abuse. Communication skills, anger management,…
Preparing Students for Family Practice
Deconstructing the journey from assimilation to acculturation in academia
This article includes reflections and analyses of the process of immigration and attempts to assimilate or fit into the host culture in the US and the academic setting. Later acculturation, the blending of two cultures, became more of a challenge and influenced my research, teaching and contributions to the field of social work
East meets West: Therapeutic aspects of spirituality in health, mental health and addiction recovery
Incarcerated Mothers: Mutual Support Groups Aimed at Reducing Substance Abuse Relapse and Recidivism
Psychology (18 works) · Developmental psychology (14 works) · Political science (13 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (5 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Social Work (5 works)