Jimmy A Young

Biographic Data

ID3916303
NAMEJimmy A Young
GIVEN NAMESJimmy A
FAMILY NAMEYoung
SIGNATUREYOUNG J A
AFFILIATIONSCalifornia State University, San Marcos
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS16
AUTHOR COUNT10
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2014
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Pedagogies of possibility: Case studies from using foresight tools in the social work classroom

    Danielle Maude Littman, Finn Bell et al.ARTICLESocial Work Education2025References: 15

    Social workers engage across sectors to advocate for social justice, empower individuals and communities and work toward more equitable futures. Foresight practice, or the systematic scan of past and future possibilities to analyze complex problems and situations, offers social work mechanisms for sensemaking and impact that is presently missing from the field. In this article we offer four examples of using foresight strategies and tools in the …

  • Constructing the Future of Social Work Tech Habits of Mind With the Ethical OS

    Open AccessTonya Bibbs, Tonya D Bibbs et al.ARTICLEAdvances in Social Work2023

    Technological innovation has long been seen as a hallmark of progress in the modern world. While these advances may facilitate advantages to individual and social well-being, they have the potential for creating new areas of risk and expanding on those that already exist. In addition, a global pandemic has reshaped how we interact with one another, as more people connect online. Social work's ongoing relationship with technology necessitates that…

  • Mother-Daughter sexual abuse: An exploratory study of the experiences of survivors of MDSA using Reddit

    Open AccessAnnie E Lin, Jimmy A Young et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2022Cited by: 1References: 47

    The adverse impacts of child sexual abuse (CSA) are well documented in the literature but there is a paucity of research regarding a specific sub-type of CSA referred to as mother-daughter sexual abuse. Mother-daughter sexual abuse (MDSA) is a highly stigmatized and misunderstood form of child sexual abuse. This study examines the nature of MDSA by identifying and analyzing patterns of abuse and the associated psychological impact experienced by …

  • Social Work Students' Self-Efficacy Toward Direct Practice Skills in Field Education Using Virtual Simulations and Scripted Role Plays

    Open AccessAnnie J Keeney, Amanda Lees et al.ARTICLEAdvances in Social Work2022

    Simulations with professional actors and scripted role plays with peers are effective methods to increase direct practice skills. However, little is known about how simulations or scripted role plays conducted virtually can influence social work students' practice self-efficacy. MSW students enrolled in field seminar courses across two universities were invited to participate in an exploratory, repeated measures assessment utilizing the Counselor…

  • “Snapchat is more personal”: An exploratory study on Snapchat behaviors and young adult interpersonal relationships

    Open AccessJ M Vaterlaus, Kathryn Barnett et al.ARTICLEComputers in Human Behavior2016

  • Creating and Sustaining an Experiential Learning Component on Aging in a BSW Course

    Open AccessJimmy A Young, Jimmy Young et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2016

    Regardless of their particular field of practice, social workers increasingly serve the growing population of older adults in the United States. This article describes the process of integrating an experiential component into a Baccalaureate Social Work (BSW) course involving 75 BSW students. Reflections on the strengths and challenges during 3 years of the course and a successful sustainability strategy are discussed. Three methods of curriculum…

  • A Foster Care Alumna’s Past and Present Technological Experience: A Feminist Case Study Approach

    Open AccessCesia Roche, J M Vaterlaus et al.ARTICLESAGE Open2015

    Research on technology use and access among youth raised in non-traditional family structures indicates that the youth’s experiences are different from individuals raised in traditional family structures. Foster care represents a non-traditional family structure that warrants research attention in terms of technology. Using a multicultural feminist framework, the present study explores the past and present technological experience of a woman (30 …

  • Utilizing Digital Advocacy in Community Organizing: Lessons Learned from Organizing in Virtual Spaces to Promote Worker Rights and Economic Justice

    Shane R Brady, Jimmy A Young et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Practice2015Cited by: 15References: 19

    This article discusses the usefulness and challenges associated with utilizing social media technologies in the context of community organizing practice, often referred to as digital advocacy. We ground the analysis of digital advocacy in the context of a recent organizing effort undertaken by social work academics, grass roots organizers, and allies to support the boycott of Hyatt Hotels in San Antonio, Texas, by marginalized hotel workers and l…

  • Developing Ethical Guidelines for Creating Social Media Technology Policy in Social Work Classrooms

    Open AccessShane R Brady, David A Mcleod et al.ARTICLEAdvances in Social Work2015

    This paper will discuss social media technology in the context of social work education. While social media technology is prevalent in social work education, most discourse about ethical use of social media in the classroom has taken a prescriptive and overly cautious approach that neglects the context dependent nature that social work educators teach in as well as the overwhelmingly positive potential of social media technology in the classroom.…

  • Gettinghealthy: The perceived influence of social media on young adult health behaviors

    Open AccessJ M Vaterlaus, Emily V Patten et al.ARTICLEComputers in Human Behavior2014