Joan R Rycraft
Biographic Data
| ID | 4100016 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joan R Rycraft |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joan R |
| FAMILY NAME | Rycraft |
| SIGNATURE | RYCRAFT J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Arlington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 90 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Evaluation of the Infant Adoption Awareness Trainings: Transforming Training Knowledge to Adoption Practice
Mixed methods were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the infant adoption awareness trainings. Quantitative data were collected through a pre-test/post-test design (n = 2797) that measured trainees’ level of knowledge gained from the trainings. Qualitative data were collected through a follow-up survey (n = 304) and telephone interviews (n = 82) with trainees to assess whether the learning that occurred at the trainings has been applied to ado…
Disentangling substantiation: The influence of race, income, and risk on the substantiation decision in child welfare
Factors Contributing to Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System: Views from the Legal Community
A critical shortcoming in the existing body of research addressing racial disproportionality in the child welfare system is the lack of inclusion of external stakeholders in attempts to understand and address this issue.This article reports the results ofa study designed to develop a deeper understanding of disproportionality from the views of the legal community, a critical stakeholder in child welfare. Using a qualitative approach, with focus g…
Ethical Challenges of Military Social Workers Serving in a Combat Zone
Often faced with ethical challenges that may appear extraordinary, military social workers comprise a distinctive subgroup of the social work profession. From the unique paradigms in which they practice their craft, obvious questions about how military social workers address the ethical challenges inherent to their wartime mission arise. Using a concept mapping design, this qualitative phenomenological study addresses some of the ethical challeng…
Hurdling the Artificial Fence Between Child Welfare and the Community: Engaging Community Partners to Address Disproportionality
As with many national and state social service systems, child welfare agencies have traditionally functioned in isolation. A multitude of federal and state laws and policies direct the functions and practices of child welfare systems, setting up an artificial fence around the agency that has created a culture lacking in interprofessional collaborations. However, recent reform efforts have emphasized the importance of engaging the community in dis…
Chemically Dependent Mothers and Their Children
This study identified a profile of women and children from families in which maternal chemical use was either an obvious or the primary reason for referral to a public child welfare agency. Data was also collected on a comparison group of families with no indication of chemical abuse. Findings indicated that the two groups had similar problems and service needs. The drug abusing group faced more frequent and intense personal, social and environme…
Disentangling substantiation: The influence of race, income, and risk on the substantiation decision in child welfare
Factors Contributing to Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System: Views from the Legal Community
A critical shortcoming in the existing body of research addressing racial disproportionality in the child welfare system is the lack of inclusion of external stakeholders in attempts to understand and address this issue.This article reports the results ofa study designed to develop a deeper understanding of disproportionality from the views of the legal community, a critical stakeholder in child welfare. Using a qualitative approach, with focus g…
Hurdling the Artificial Fence Between Child Welfare and the Community: Engaging Community Partners to Address Disproportionality
As with many national and state social service systems, child welfare agencies have traditionally functioned in isolation. A multitude of federal and state laws and policies direct the functions and practices of child welfare systems, setting up an artificial fence around the agency that has created a culture lacking in interprofessional collaborations. However, recent reform efforts have emphasized the importance of engaging the community in dis…
Ethical Challenges of Military Social Workers Serving in a Combat Zone
Often faced with ethical challenges that may appear extraordinary, military social workers comprise a distinctive subgroup of the social work profession. From the unique paradigms in which they practice their craft, obvious questions about how military social workers address the ethical challenges inherent to their wartime mission arise. Using a concept mapping design, this qualitative phenomenological study addresses some of the ethical challeng…
Chemically Dependent Mothers and Their Children
This study identified a profile of women and children from families in which maternal chemical use was either an obvious or the primary reason for referral to a public child welfare agency. Data was also collected on a comparison group of families with no indication of chemical abuse. Findings indicated that the two groups had similar problems and service needs. The drug abusing group faced more frequent and intense personal, social and environme…
Hurdling the Artificial Fence Between Child Welfare and the Community: Engaging Community Partners to Address Disproportionality
As with many national and state social service systems, child welfare agencies have traditionally functioned in isolation. A multitude of federal and state laws and policies direct the functions and practices of child welfare systems, setting up an artificial fence around the agency that has created a culture lacking in interprofessional collaborations. However, recent reform efforts have emphasized the importance of engaging the community in dis…
Factors Contributing to Disproportionality in the Child Welfare System: Views from the Legal Community
A critical shortcoming in the existing body of research addressing racial disproportionality in the child welfare system is the lack of inclusion of external stakeholders in attempts to understand and address this issue.This article reports the results ofa study designed to develop a deeper understanding of disproportionality from the views of the legal community, a critical stakeholder in child welfare. Using a qualitative approach, with focus g…
Ethical Challenges of Military Social Workers Serving in a Combat Zone
Often faced with ethical challenges that may appear extraordinary, military social workers comprise a distinctive subgroup of the social work profession. From the unique paradigms in which they practice their craft, obvious questions about how military social workers address the ethical challenges inherent to their wartime mission arise. Using a concept mapping design, this qualitative phenomenological study addresses some of the ethical challeng…
Disentangling substantiation: The influence of race, income, and risk on the substantiation decision in child welfare
Evaluation of the Infant Adoption Awareness Trainings: Transforming Training Knowledge to Adoption Practice
Mixed methods were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the infant adoption awareness trainings. Quantitative data were collected through a pre-test/post-test design (n = 2797) that measured trainees’ level of knowledge gained from the trainings. Qualitative data were collected through a follow-up survey (n = 304) and telephone interviews (n = 82) with trainees to assess whether the learning that occurred at the trainings has been applied to ado…
Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (4 works) · Welfare (4 works) · Agency (philosophy (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (3 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)