Judith Leitch
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 342165 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Judith Leitch |
| PRENOMES | Judith |
| SOBRENOME | Leitch |
| ASSINATURA | LEITCH J |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6201-5609 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 10 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2017 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Everybody’s Mind is Different. Like, It’s Not Gonna Work the Same”
Youths’ perspectives, unique from adults, are shaped by their developmental experiences. This study contextualizes the meaning of mental health and being mentally healthy from adolescent perspectives. Four focus groups of students in grades 9 to 12 ( N = 27) were recruited from a school in an urban city. Participants were mainly female ( n = 22) and majority students of color (e.g., Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx; n = 21). Researchers in…
Social Work Education on Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People
This paper argues for the application of Intersectional Feminist theoretical lens to social work pedagogy and provides sample educational activities, from simple to complex, which apply this lens to bachelors, masters, and doctoral social work levels. All social workers must be prepared to work effectively with transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people. This work relies on social workers' knowledge, skills, and self-awareness. Social wor…
A Proposed Stage Model of LGBTQ People’s Selection of and Engagement with Therapists
Psychotherapy research often centers therapists’ perspectives, and thus there is minimal exigent research on selection of or engagement with practice from the client perspective, limiting therapists’ ability to incorporate the client’s perspective into treatment. This is particularly relevant for clients with marginalized identities, like lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people, whose experiences of oppression may mediate th…
A thematic analysis of social workers’ practices with sexual and gender minority clients
Introduction Sexual and gender minority (SGM) people use therapists at high rates, emphasizing the importance of understanding of clinical practice behaviors and drivers of practice behaviors with these clients.Method Data were collected from social workers approved as Field Instructors at a Mid-Atlantic university (N = 198) via web-based surveys.Result Data themes are Beliefs About Practice with SGM Clients; Beliefs About SGM Clients’ Stressors,…
Trans*Forming Access and Care in Rural Areas
Research indicates that rural transgender and gender diverse (TGD) populations have a greater need for health services when compared with their urban counterparts, face unique barriers to accessing services, and have health disparities that are less researched than urban TGD populations. Therefore, the primary aim of this mixed-methods study ( n = 24) was to increase research on the health care needs of TGD people in a rural Appalachian American …
Social Work Education at the Start of the Covid-19 Pandemic
COVID-19's unprecedented effects on the world emphasize the minimal exigent research on best practices of social work pedagogy during crises. The purpose of this paper is to inform this research and our understanding of social work education's shift at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study draws upon the narratives of four key stakeholders in the educational process: a graduating MSW student, a field director, an adjunct faculty memb…
The Psychometric Properties of the Competency Assessment Tool for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients
This study introduces a new instrument designed to assess affirmative clinical practices with sexual and gender minority (SGM) clients, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Competency Assessment Tool (LGBT-CAT). The LGBT-CAT has two unique qualities: Its design enables adaptation to measure practice competencies with gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender clients, the latter of which has no existing measures regarding practice competenc…
A preliminary look at relationships between married gay men and lesbians and their parents-in-law
With marriage between lesbians and between gays now legal in the United States, it is important to gain an understanding of how in-law relationships function for this population. Five case studies, part of a larger study of in-law relationships, are presented that help further knowledge of the potential obstacles that some couples may face in relation to their in-laws. Common experiences include relationships improving over time; struggling with …
Effectiveness of Youth Mental Health First Aid USA for Social Work Students
Purpose: Adolescent mental health is a public health priority. Considered an early intervention approach, Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) trains adults to provide initial assistance to adolescents experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the U.S. version of YMHFA (YMHFA-USA) among graduate social work students. Method: A quasi-experimental design ( N = 73; intervention, n = 39; comparison, n …
Professional Socialization and Attitudes Towards Interprofessional Collaboration Among Graduate Social Work and Health Professions Students
Although there is an aggressive push towards interprofessional collaboration in higher education as well as in practice, the traditional culture and organization of higher education, as well as the need for and history of disciplinary distinction, may impede these efforts. Using an online survey, this study explored the relationship between professional socialization of 157 graduate students in four disciplines and their perceptions and attitudes…
Effectiveness of Youth Mental Health First Aid USA for Social Work Students
Purpose: Adolescent mental health is a public health priority. Considered an early intervention approach, Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) trains adults to provide initial assistance to adolescents experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the U.S. version of YMHFA (YMHFA-USA) among graduate social work students. Method: A quasi-experimental design ( N = 73; intervention, n = 39; comparison, n …
Social Work Education at the Start of the Covid-19 Pandemic
COVID-19's unprecedented effects on the world emphasize the minimal exigent research on best practices of social work pedagogy during crises. The purpose of this paper is to inform this research and our understanding of social work education's shift at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study draws upon the narratives of four key stakeholders in the educational process: a graduating MSW student, a field director, an adjunct faculty memb…
The Psychometric Properties of the Competency Assessment Tool for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients
This study introduces a new instrument designed to assess affirmative clinical practices with sexual and gender minority (SGM) clients, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Competency Assessment Tool (LGBT-CAT). The LGBT-CAT has two unique qualities: Its design enables adaptation to measure practice competencies with gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender clients, the latter of which has no existing measures regarding practice competenc…
Professional Socialization and Attitudes Towards Interprofessional Collaboration Among Graduate Social Work and Health Professions Students
Although there is an aggressive push towards interprofessional collaboration in higher education as well as in practice, the traditional culture and organization of higher education, as well as the need for and history of disciplinary distinction, may impede these efforts. Using an online survey, this study explored the relationship between professional socialization of 157 graduate students in four disciplines and their perceptions and attitudes…
Effectiveness of Youth Mental Health First Aid USA for Social Work Students
Purpose: Adolescent mental health is a public health priority. Considered an early intervention approach, Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA) trains adults to provide initial assistance to adolescents experiencing a mental health problem or crisis. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the U.S. version of YMHFA (YMHFA-USA) among graduate social work students. Method: A quasi-experimental design ( N = 73; intervention, n = 39; comparison, n …
Professional Socialization and Attitudes Towards Interprofessional Collaboration Among Graduate Social Work and Health Professions Students
Although there is an aggressive push towards interprofessional collaboration in higher education as well as in practice, the traditional culture and organization of higher education, as well as the need for and history of disciplinary distinction, may impede these efforts. Using an online survey, this study explored the relationship between professional socialization of 157 graduate students in four disciplines and their perceptions and attitudes…
A preliminary look at relationships between married gay men and lesbians and their parents-in-law
With marriage between lesbians and between gays now legal in the United States, it is important to gain an understanding of how in-law relationships function for this population. Five case studies, part of a larger study of in-law relationships, are presented that help further knowledge of the potential obstacles that some couples may face in relation to their in-laws. Common experiences include relationships improving over time; struggling with …
Trans*Forming Access and Care in Rural Areas
Research indicates that rural transgender and gender diverse (TGD) populations have a greater need for health services when compared with their urban counterparts, face unique barriers to accessing services, and have health disparities that are less researched than urban TGD populations. Therefore, the primary aim of this mixed-methods study ( n = 24) was to increase research on the health care needs of TGD people in a rural Appalachian American …
Social Work Education at the Start of the Covid-19 Pandemic
COVID-19's unprecedented effects on the world emphasize the minimal exigent research on best practices of social work pedagogy during crises. The purpose of this paper is to inform this research and our understanding of social work education's shift at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study draws upon the narratives of four key stakeholders in the educational process: a graduating MSW student, a field director, an adjunct faculty memb…
The Psychometric Properties of the Competency Assessment Tool for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Clients
This study introduces a new instrument designed to assess affirmative clinical practices with sexual and gender minority (SGM) clients, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Competency Assessment Tool (LGBT-CAT). The LGBT-CAT has two unique qualities: Its design enables adaptation to measure practice competencies with gay, lesbian, bisexual and/or transgender clients, the latter of which has no existing measures regarding practice competenc…
A Proposed Stage Model of LGBTQ People’s Selection of and Engagement with Therapists
Psychotherapy research often centers therapists’ perspectives, and thus there is minimal exigent research on selection of or engagement with practice from the client perspective, limiting therapists’ ability to incorporate the client’s perspective into treatment. This is particularly relevant for clients with marginalized identities, like lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people, whose experiences of oppression may mediate th…
A thematic analysis of social workers’ practices with sexual and gender minority clients
Introduction Sexual and gender minority (SGM) people use therapists at high rates, emphasizing the importance of understanding of clinical practice behaviors and drivers of practice behaviors with these clients.Method Data were collected from social workers approved as Field Instructors at a Mid-Atlantic university (N = 198) via web-based surveys.Result Data themes are Beliefs About Practice with SGM Clients; Beliefs About SGM Clients’ Stressors,…
Social Work Education on Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People
This paper argues for the application of Intersectional Feminist theoretical lens to social work pedagogy and provides sample educational activities, from simple to complex, which apply this lens to bachelors, masters, and doctoral social work levels. All social workers must be prepared to work effectively with transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people. This work relies on social workers' knowledge, skills, and self-awareness. Social wor…
Everybody’s Mind is Different. Like, It’s Not Gonna Work the Same”
Youths’ perspectives, unique from adults, are shaped by their developmental experiences. This study contextualizes the meaning of mental health and being mentally healthy from adolescent perspectives. Four focus groups of students in grades 9 to 12 ( N = 27) were recruited from a school in an urban city. Participants were mainly female ( n = 22) and majority students of color (e.g., Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx; n = 21). Researchers in…
Psychology (10 obras) · Sociology (7 obras) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (6 obras) · Social Psychology (6 obras) · Medicine (5 obras) · Political science (5 obras) · Social Work (5 obras) · Mental health (4 obras) · Nursing (4 obras) · Pedagogy (4 obras)