Alan W Leschied

Biographic Data

ID4193238
NAMEAlan W Leschied
GIVEN NAMESAlan W
FAMILY NAMELeschied
SIGNATURELESCHIED A W
AFFILIATIONSWestern University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS10
TOTAL CITATIONS28
WORKS AS AUTHOR10
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1992
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
H-INDEX4

  • Muslim women’s service utilization for intimate partner violence

    Asra Milani, Alan W Leschied et al.ARTICLEHealth Care For Women International2020

    We explored Muslim women's involvement in social services in response to intimate partner violence [IPV] from the perspective of frontline service providers. Participants identified several barriers embedded in current services including the absence of individualized support which offers women a continuum of options based on their needs and preferences. Furthermore, lack of sensitivity and appropriate response to abuse experiences based on women'…

  • Understanding Grief following Pregnancy Loss

    Open AccessRamona Fernandez, Darcy Harris et al.ARTICLEIllness Crisis & Loss2011Cited by: 5References: 13

    Retrospective grief responses of seven women following an unintended pregnancy loss are reported. Spontaneous fetal loss, miscarriage, and lethal genetic anomalies, all of which occurred during the first and second trimester, were included in the selected sample. Findings from a thematic analysis highlight 10 themes: reactions; attachment; trauma; coping and healing; existential meaning making; perceptions about support; loss factors; environment…

  • The Trajectory of Change for Children and Youth in Residential Treatment

    Open AccessJ W Noftle, Sarah Cook et al.ARTICLEChild Psychiatry & Human…2010

  • Child welfare practice and policy related to the impact of children experiencing physical victimization and domestic violence

    Open AccessDebbie Chiodo, Alan W Leschied et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2008Cited by: 2References: 22

  • Perception of risk among child protection workers

    Open AccessCatherine Sullivan, Paul C Whitehead et al.ARTICLEChildren and Youth Services Review2008Cited by: 4References: 10

  • Who is caring for our most vulnerable children?

    Open AccessSusan Rodger, Anne Cummings et al.ARTICLEChild Abuse & Neglect2006

  • The Needs of Foster Parents

    Open AccessTracy E MacGregor, Susan Rodger et al.ARTICLEQualitative Social Work2006

    This qualitative study examined motivation, support, and retention of foster parents in a child welfare agency in nine Canadian counties. Data from nine foster parent focus groups (54 participants) were categorized into themes for four structured questions. Results showed that the most frequent motivations for being foster parents were intrinsic, altruistic motivators of wanting to make a difference in children's lives and a desire to have childr…

  • The Association of Poverty With Child Welfare Service and Child and Family Clinical Outcomes

    Alan W Leschied, Debbie Chiodo et al.ARTICLECommunity Work & Family2006Cited by: 4References: 14

    The influences of poverty, family status and violence in the lives of children and families seen at a large urban children's aid society are investigated. Rates of social assistance dependency of child welfare families in 1995 and 2001 are compared. While the rate of poverty of child welfare families is stable across the two time periods, the ability of families to cope with poverty has dramatically changed, with the percentage of children from i…

  • The relationship between maternal depression and child outcomes in a child welfare sample

    Open AccessAlan W Leschied, Debbie Chiodo et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2005Cited by: 12References: 2

    Maternal depression is an extremely important parenting variable in relation to child general health. This investigation addressed the issue of maternal depression as it relates to the lives of children seen by child welfare authorities. Maternal depression was investigated in the context of the increasing rate of children coming to the attention of the London and Middlesex Children's Aid Society. A variety of child outcomes including those of pa…

  • The Young Offenders Act

    J Thomas Dalby, Alan W Leschied et al.ARTICLECanadian Public Policy1992Cited by: 1