Neil Abell
Biographic Data
| ID | 4273493 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Neil Abell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Neil |
| FAMILY NAME | Abell |
| SIGNATURE | ABELL N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Florida State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 30 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 100 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 30 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Measuring Rights-Based Practice
This article introduces a measurable framework for rights-based social work practice and an accompanying set of instruments, the Human Rights Methods in Social Work (HRMSW) scales: (i) ‘participation’, (ii) ‘non-discrimination’, (iii) ‘strengths perspective’, (iv) ‘micro/macro integration’, (v) ‘capacity-building’, (vi) ‘community and interdisciplinary collaboration’, (vii) ‘activism’ and (viii) ‘accountability’. These scales, designed for use by…
Pharmacy Refill Data are Poor Predictors of Virologic Treatment Outcomes in Adolescents with HIV in Botswana
Development of Professional Identity for Counseling Professionals
Validation of Measures of Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization in Emerging Adulthood
Objective: Cyber bullying represents a new and alarming form of bullying that potentially leads to serious and long-lasting consequences for young people; yet, there is a dearth of research on the assessment of cyberbullying behaviors among emerging adults. Thus, this study aims to close this gap by assessing the development and validation of the cyberbullying behavior scales for application in social work research and practice settings. Methods:…
Initial Validation of the Mental Health Provider Stigma Inventory
Objective: To conduct an initial validation of the mental health provider stigma inventory (MHPSI). The MHPSI assesses stigma within the service provider–client relationship on three domains—namely, attitudes, behaviors, and coworker influence. Methods: Initial validation of the MHPSI was conducted with a sample of 212 mental health employees and graduate student counseling interns. Scale conceptualization and development, content validation, and…
The Controllability in Intimate Relationships Scale
We present the development and validation of a new measure to assess perceptions of community and social contexts (macro contexts) linked to controllability in relationships. The Controllability in Intimate Relationships Scale measures a person’s perceived situation regarding power, resources, and independence. This measure is a first step toward assessing links between macro contexts and control in intimate partner violence. Analyses conducted o…
Validation of a McKinney-Vento Act Implementation Scale
Objective: The McKinney-Vento Act (MVA) is the primary federal policy addressing homelessness in America with specific mandates designed to ameliorate the effects homelessness has on educational attainment for school-age children. The extent to which this policy is implemented may have far-reaching effects for homeless children. The MVA Implementation Scale (MVAIS) was developed for the purpose of providing a tool for assessing school-based socia…
Human Rights Engagement and Exposure
Objectives: Advancing human rights is a core competency of U.S. social work education; yet, human rights attitudes and behaviors have never been measured in the social work literature. Thus, this article describes the development and initial validation of two scales, Human Rights Engagement in Social Work (HRESW) and Human Rights Exposure in Social Work (HRXSW). Method: The scales were validated using a purposive sample of 287 social work student…
Trauma Resilience Scale
Objectives: The Trauma Resilience Scale (TRS), assessing protective factors associated with positive adaptation following violence, was tested in three waves of data collection. Empirical and theoretical literature shaped subscale and item formation emphasizing resilience following physical abuse, sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and/or a serious threat or injury to life. Methods: Content validation experts helped refine items. The three-…
Awareness, Acceptance and Action
Responses to the global pandemic of HIV/AIDS are enhanced when all parties have opportunities to express their needs and goals, assess their capacities for contributing to desired change and recruit support where resources, skills or expertise are required. The sense of urgency, strongly held beliefs and deeply seated anxieties that often accompany HIV-related illness challenge potential collaborators to be both mindful and strategic as they work…
The Negative Stereotyping of Single Persons Scale
Objectives The current study presents an initial psychometric analysis of a three-dimensional scale designed to measure stereotyping of people who are single, defined as not currently legally married. Methods Following expert review, proposed scale items are administered to 178 graduate and undergraduate students. Reliability analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis are conducted. Results Coefficient alphas range from .87 to .91 on the proposed …
Developing and validating rapid assessment instruments
Aids stigma in health services in the Eastern Caribbean
Stigma obstructs HIV/AIDS prevention and care worldwide, including in the Caribbean, where the prevalence of AIDS is second only to sub-Saharan Africa. To contextualise the experience of AIDS stigma in health services in Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago, we conducted eight focus groups with 51 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), families, and service providers. Quasi-deductive content analysis revealed consonance with Western and Northern conceptu…
Examining HIV/Aids provider stigma
HIV/AIDS provider stigma has been understudied in the context of prevention, testing, and treatment. Results of a survey of persons associated with HIV/AIDS education, health care, and social service delivery in the Eastern Caribbean are described. Reliable constructs were observed for warmth towards PLHA, comfort in association with them, tendencies to distance from or condemn them, beliefs in viral transmission myths, and perceived capacity to …
Assessing Capacity for Self-Care among HIV-Positive Heads of Household
Journal Article Assessing Capacity for Self-Care among HIV-Positive Heads of Household: Bilingual Validation of the Parental Self-Care Scale Get access Neil Abell, PhD, ACSW, LCSW, Neil Abell, PhD, ACSW, LCSW associate professor College of Social Work, Florida State University, University Center C 2500, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2570; e-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Scott Ryan, PhD,…
Validating the Level of Stability Index for Children
Objective: The Level of Stability Index for Children (LSIC) is a multidimensional, self-report, rapid assessment instrument for assessing emotional and behavioral tendencies children may exhibit toward self or others. The LSIC describes children’s propensity toward depression, suicidal ideation, anger, and aggression. Method: Self-report survey instruments, including the LSIC and two measures for construct validation, were administered to a purpo…
Bilingual Validation of the Family Responsibility Scale
In the context of the HIV pandemic, infected persons in the United States are increasingly poor women of color, many of whom are single parent heads of household with responsibilities for caring for another ill family member. A significant proportion of such persons are recent immigrants, and many do not speak English as a primary language. Responding to the lack of cross-cultural instruments suitable for assessment and research in such populatio…
An Initial Validation of a Measure of Personal and Social Perceptions of the Sexual Abuse of Males
Objective/Method: The Sexual Abuse of Males Perceptions Scale (SAMPS) is a measure designed to assess an individual’s personal and projected social perceptions of myths about the sexual abuse of boys and men. Myths are rigid, stereotypical beliefs that invalidate the experiences and minimize the profound effects of sexual abuse on boys and men. This study establishes the initial psychometric properties for the SAMPS, based on a sample of 333 stud…
Validation of the Health Care Surrogate Preferences Scale
Recent advances in health care technology have increased the number of health care decisions made by acute care patients and those who act on their behalf, known as health care surrogates. This study reports on the validation of a new measure, the Health Care Surrogate Preferences Scale. Designed to assess the willingness of adults to perform and convey the duties required to communicate patient preferences, the scale offers a promising tool for …
Implementing Intervention Research in Doctoral Education
Rigorous experimental research examining the effectiveness of practice interventions rarely appears in the social work literature. Among the reasons often cited are the difficulties of conducting such research, and the lack of adequate preparation in social work education. Translating the goals of outcome-oriented research into successful educational models is easier said than done. This paper describes a partial application of Rothman and Thomas…
Examining the Effects of Meditation Techniques on Psychosocial Functioning
Objective: An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of chanting the maha mantra on stress, depression, and the three gunas—sattva (enlightenment), rajas (passion), and tamas (inertia)—described in the Vedas as the basis of human psychology. Primary hypotheses of the study were that the maha mantra group would increase sattva and decrease stress, depression, rajas, and tamas significantly more than the other groups. Method: Participant…
Children Caught in the Conflict
Communities throughout the U.S. are increasingly concerned about the negative impact of divorce on children and their families. This article reviews the literature reporting research on the effectiveness of court-endorsed divorce parenting education programs that have arisen as a community-based format to address these concerns. Findings from 19 descriptive and initial explanatory research articles are discussed. Despite their increasing populari…
Creating and Validating Rapid Assessment Instruments for Practice and Research
In this age of accountability, social work practitioners face greater demands to demonstrate the effectiveness of their interventions. A practical way to accomplish this is to use rapid assessment instruments (RAIs) to measure a client’s level of functioning so that any subsequent change in functioning can be accurately detected over time. This first article in this two-part series outlined how to conceptualize and create an RAI, and how to plan …
Development and Evaluation of the Adherence Attitude Inventory
The Adherence Attitude Inventory is a 28-item Likert-type scaled rapid assessment instrument that consists of four distinct constructs (cognitive functioning, patient-provider communication, self-efficacy, and commitment to adherence) that are related to adherence to medication. Although the Adherence Attitude Inventory is not HIV specific, the authors created it in response to a call by the HIV community for instrument development. The focus of …
Creating and Validating Rapid Assessment Instruments for Practice and Research
In this age of accountability, social work practitioners face greater demands to demonstrate the effectiveness of their interventions. A practical way to accomplish this is to use rapid assessment instruments (RAIs) to measure a client’s level of functioning so that any subsequent change in functioning can be accurately detected over time. Although great strides have been made during the past three decades in the development of RAIs, there remain…
Creating and Validating Rapid Assessment Instruments for Practice and Research
In this age of accountability, social work practitioners face greater demands to demonstrate the effectiveness of their interventions. A practical way to accomplish this is to use rapid assessment instruments (RAIs) to measure a client’s level of functioning so that any subsequent change in functioning can be accurately detected over time. Although great strides have been made during the past three decades in the development of RAIs, there remain…
Creating and Validating Rapid Assessment Instruments for Practice and Research
In this age of accountability, social work practitioners face greater demands to demonstrate the effectiveness of their interventions. A practical way to accomplish this is to use rapid assessment instruments (RAIs) to measure a client’s level of functioning so that any subsequent change in functioning can be accurately detected over time. This first article in this two-part series outlined how to conceptualize and create an RAI, and how to plan …
Human Rights Engagement and Exposure
Objectives: Advancing human rights is a core competency of U.S. social work education; yet, human rights attitudes and behaviors have never been measured in the social work literature. Thus, this article describes the development and initial validation of two scales, Human Rights Engagement in Social Work (HRESW) and Human Rights Exposure in Social Work (HRXSW). Method: The scales were validated using a purposive sample of 287 social work student…
The Homesickness and Contentment Scale
This article reports the validity and reliability of the Homesickness and Contentment (HC) scale. The HC scale is a 20-item scale that evolved from a 30-item Homesickness, Loneliness, and Depression scale. The HC scale is intended to be culturally sensitive to an Asian population in measuring emotional and psychological adjustment to a new culture. Unlike other measures of adjustment developed for and tested on Western samples, the HC scale takes…
Measuring Rights-Based Practice
This article introduces a measurable framework for rights-based social work practice and an accompanying set of instruments, the Human Rights Methods in Social Work (HRMSW) scales: (i) ‘participation’, (ii) ‘non-discrimination’, (iii) ‘strengths perspective’, (iv) ‘micro/macro integration’, (v) ‘capacity-building’, (vi) ‘community and interdisciplinary collaboration’, (vii) ‘activism’ and (viii) ‘accountability’. These scales, designed for use by…
Validation of Measures of Cyberbullying Perpetration and Victimization in Emerging Adulthood
Objective: Cyber bullying represents a new and alarming form of bullying that potentially leads to serious and long-lasting consequences for young people; yet, there is a dearth of research on the assessment of cyberbullying behaviors among emerging adults. Thus, this study aims to close this gap by assessing the development and validation of the cyberbullying behavior scales for application in social work research and practice settings. Methods:…
The Negative Stereotyping of Single Persons Scale
Objectives The current study presents an initial psychometric analysis of a three-dimensional scale designed to measure stereotyping of people who are single, defined as not currently legally married. Methods Following expert review, proposed scale items are administered to 178 graduate and undergraduate students. Reliability analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis are conducted. Results Coefficient alphas range from .87 to .91 on the proposed …
Implementing Intervention Research in Doctoral Education
Rigorous experimental research examining the effectiveness of practice interventions rarely appears in the social work literature. Among the reasons often cited are the difficulties of conducting such research, and the lack of adequate preparation in social work education. Translating the goals of outcome-oriented research into successful educational models is easier said than done. This paper describes a partial application of Rothman and Thomas…
Trauma Resilience Scale
Objectives: The Trauma Resilience Scale (TRS), assessing protective factors associated with positive adaptation following violence, was tested in three waves of data collection. Empirical and theoretical literature shaped subscale and item formation emphasizing resilience following physical abuse, sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and/or a serious threat or injury to life. Methods: Content validation experts helped refine items. The three-…
Aids stigma in health services in the Eastern Caribbean
Stigma obstructs HIV/AIDS prevention and care worldwide, including in the Caribbean, where the prevalence of AIDS is second only to sub-Saharan Africa. To contextualise the experience of AIDS stigma in health services in Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago, we conducted eight focus groups with 51 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), families, and service providers. Quasi-deductive content analysis revealed consonance with Western and Northern conceptu…
An Initial Validation of a Measure of Personal and Social Perceptions of the Sexual Abuse of Males
Objective/Method: The Sexual Abuse of Males Perceptions Scale (SAMPS) is a measure designed to assess an individual’s personal and projected social perceptions of myths about the sexual abuse of boys and men. Myths are rigid, stereotypical beliefs that invalidate the experiences and minimize the profound effects of sexual abuse on boys and men. This study establishes the initial psychometric properties for the SAMPS, based on a sample of 333 stud…
Validation of the Health Care Surrogate Preferences Scale
Recent advances in health care technology have increased the number of health care decisions made by acute care patients and those who act on their behalf, known as health care surrogates. This study reports on the validation of a new measure, the Health Care Surrogate Preferences Scale. Designed to assess the willingness of adults to perform and convey the duties required to communicate patient preferences, the scale offers a promising tool for …
Examining the Effects of Meditation Techniques on Psychosocial Functioning
Objective: An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of chanting the maha mantra on stress, depression, and the three gunas—sattva (enlightenment), rajas (passion), and tamas (inertia)—described in the Vedas as the basis of human psychology. Primary hypotheses of the study were that the maha mantra group would increase sattva and decrease stress, depression, rajas, and tamas significantly more than the other groups. Method: Participant…
Development and Evaluation of the Adherence Attitude Inventory
The Adherence Attitude Inventory is a 28-item Likert-type scaled rapid assessment instrument that consists of four distinct constructs (cognitive functioning, patient-provider communication, self-efficacy, and commitment to adherence) that are related to adherence to medication. Although the Adherence Attitude Inventory is not HIV specific, the authors created it in response to a call by the HIV community for instrument development. The focus of …
Social network map
Social network mapping techniques have been advanced as a means of assessing social and environmental resources. The self-report nature of social network data poses problems in determining validity and reliability. This article addresses the issue of convergent construct validity, that is, the correlations among dimensions of perceived social support as measured by social network data with other standardized social support instruments. Findings c…
Initial Validation of the Mental Health Provider Stigma Inventory
Objective: To conduct an initial validation of the mental health provider stigma inventory (MHPSI). The MHPSI assesses stigma within the service provider–client relationship on three domains—namely, attitudes, behaviors, and coworker influence. Methods: Initial validation of the MHPSI was conducted with a sample of 212 mental health employees and graduate student counseling interns. Scale conceptualization and development, content validation, and…
Awareness, Acceptance and Action
Responses to the global pandemic of HIV/AIDS are enhanced when all parties have opportunities to express their needs and goals, assess their capacities for contributing to desired change and recruit support where resources, skills or expertise are required. The sense of urgency, strongly held beliefs and deeply seated anxieties that often accompany HIV-related illness challenge potential collaborators to be both mindful and strategic as they work…
Assessing Willingness to Care for Persons With Aids
Objective: This article describes the development and validation of the Willingness to Care Scale, a multifactorial measure assessing the experiences of informal caregivers for persons living with AIDS (PLAs). Willingness to care describes one’s attitude toward providing emotional, instrumental, and nursing support. Method: Interviews were conducted with 155 caregivers of PLAs on caregiving and psychosocial concerns. Results: Strong evidence was …
Examining the relationship between spousal involvement in Gam-Anon and relapse behaviors in pathological gamblers
Developing A Measure of Children's Prosocial Tendencies
This study reports on the development and initial validation of the Prosocial Tendencies Scale for Children (PTS-C), a multidimensional instrument examining children's self-reported tendencies to behave in a prosocial manner. Responding to calls for increased use of survey methodology in prosocial research, the PTSC uses brief vignettes to stimulate responses descriptive of children's prosocial orientations across a range of behaviors and context…
Social network map
Social network mapping techniques have been advanced as a means of assessing social and environmental resources. The self-report nature of social network data poses problems in determining validity and reliability. This article addresses the issue of convergent construct validity, that is, the correlations among dimensions of perceived social support as measured by social network data with other standardized social support instruments. Findings c…
The Homesickness and Contentment Scale
This article reports the validity and reliability of the Homesickness and Contentment (HC) scale. The HC scale is a 20-item scale that evolved from a 30-item Homesickness, Loneliness, and Depression scale. The HC scale is intended to be culturally sensitive to an Asian population in measuring emotional and psychological adjustment to a new culture. Unlike other measures of adjustment developed for and tested on Western samples, the HC scale takes…
Assessing Willingness to Care for Persons With Aids
Objective: This article describes the development and validation of the Willingness to Care Scale, a multifactorial measure assessing the experiences of informal caregivers for persons living with AIDS (PLAs). Willingness to care describes one’s attitude toward providing emotional, instrumental, and nursing support. Method: Interviews were conducted with 155 caregivers of PLAs on caregiving and psychosocial concerns. Results: Strong evidence was …
Children Caught in the Conflict
Communities throughout the U.S. are increasingly concerned about the negative impact of divorce on children and their families. This article reviews the literature reporting research on the effectiveness of court-endorsed divorce parenting education programs that have arisen as a community-based format to address these concerns. Findings from 19 descriptive and initial explanatory research articles are discussed. Despite their increasing populari…
Creating and Validating Rapid Assessment Instruments for Practice and Research
In this age of accountability, social work practitioners face greater demands to demonstrate the effectiveness of their interventions. A practical way to accomplish this is to use rapid assessment instruments (RAIs) to measure a client’s level of functioning so that any subsequent change in functioning can be accurately detected over time. This first article in this two-part series outlined how to conceptualize and create an RAI, and how to plan …
Development and Evaluation of the Adherence Attitude Inventory
The Adherence Attitude Inventory is a 28-item Likert-type scaled rapid assessment instrument that consists of four distinct constructs (cognitive functioning, patient-provider communication, self-efficacy, and commitment to adherence) that are related to adherence to medication. Although the Adherence Attitude Inventory is not HIV specific, the authors created it in response to a call by the HIV community for instrument development. The focus of …
Creating and Validating Rapid Assessment Instruments for Practice and Research
In this age of accountability, social work practitioners face greater demands to demonstrate the effectiveness of their interventions. A practical way to accomplish this is to use rapid assessment instruments (RAIs) to measure a client’s level of functioning so that any subsequent change in functioning can be accurately detected over time. Although great strides have been made during the past three decades in the development of RAIs, there remain…
Implementing Intervention Research in Doctoral Education
Rigorous experimental research examining the effectiveness of practice interventions rarely appears in the social work literature. Among the reasons often cited are the difficulties of conducting such research, and the lack of adequate preparation in social work education. Translating the goals of outcome-oriented research into successful educational models is easier said than done. This paper describes a partial application of Rothman and Thomas…
Examining the Effects of Meditation Techniques on Psychosocial Functioning
Objective: An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of chanting the maha mantra on stress, depression, and the three gunas—sattva (enlightenment), rajas (passion), and tamas (inertia)—described in the Vedas as the basis of human psychology. Primary hypotheses of the study were that the maha mantra group would increase sattva and decrease stress, depression, rajas, and tamas significantly more than the other groups. Method: Participant…
An Initial Validation of a Measure of Personal and Social Perceptions of the Sexual Abuse of Males
Objective/Method: The Sexual Abuse of Males Perceptions Scale (SAMPS) is a measure designed to assess an individual’s personal and projected social perceptions of myths about the sexual abuse of boys and men. Myths are rigid, stereotypical beliefs that invalidate the experiences and minimize the profound effects of sexual abuse on boys and men. This study establishes the initial psychometric properties for the SAMPS, based on a sample of 333 stud…
Validation of the Health Care Surrogate Preferences Scale
Recent advances in health care technology have increased the number of health care decisions made by acute care patients and those who act on their behalf, known as health care surrogates. This study reports on the validation of a new measure, the Health Care Surrogate Preferences Scale. Designed to assess the willingness of adults to perform and convey the duties required to communicate patient preferences, the scale offers a promising tool for …
Assessing Capacity for Self-Care among HIV-Positive Heads of Household
Journal Article Assessing Capacity for Self-Care among HIV-Positive Heads of Household: Bilingual Validation of the Parental Self-Care Scale Get access Neil Abell, PhD, ACSW, LCSW, Neil Abell, PhD, ACSW, LCSW associate professor College of Social Work, Florida State University, University Center C 2500, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-2570; e-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Scott Ryan, PhD,…
Validating the Level of Stability Index for Children
Objective: The Level of Stability Index for Children (LSIC) is a multidimensional, self-report, rapid assessment instrument for assessing emotional and behavioral tendencies children may exhibit toward self or others. The LSIC describes children’s propensity toward depression, suicidal ideation, anger, and aggression. Method: Self-report survey instruments, including the LSIC and two measures for construct validation, were administered to a purpo…
Bilingual Validation of the Family Responsibility Scale
In the context of the HIV pandemic, infected persons in the United States are increasingly poor women of color, many of whom are single parent heads of household with responsibilities for caring for another ill family member. A significant proportion of such persons are recent immigrants, and many do not speak English as a primary language. Responding to the lack of cross-cultural instruments suitable for assessment and research in such populatio…
Examining HIV/Aids provider stigma
HIV/AIDS provider stigma has been understudied in the context of prevention, testing, and treatment. Results of a survey of persons associated with HIV/AIDS education, health care, and social service delivery in the Eastern Caribbean are described. Reliable constructs were observed for warmth towards PLHA, comfort in association with them, tendencies to distance from or condemn them, beliefs in viral transmission myths, and perceived capacity to …
The Negative Stereotyping of Single Persons Scale
Objectives The current study presents an initial psychometric analysis of a three-dimensional scale designed to measure stereotyping of people who are single, defined as not currently legally married. Methods Following expert review, proposed scale items are administered to 178 graduate and undergraduate students. Reliability analysis and Confirmatory Factor Analysis are conducted. Results Coefficient alphas range from .87 to .91 on the proposed …
Developing and validating rapid assessment instruments
Aids stigma in health services in the Eastern Caribbean
Stigma obstructs HIV/AIDS prevention and care worldwide, including in the Caribbean, where the prevalence of AIDS is second only to sub-Saharan Africa. To contextualise the experience of AIDS stigma in health services in Grenada and Trinidad and Tobago, we conducted eight focus groups with 51 people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), families, and service providers. Quasi-deductive content analysis revealed consonance with Western and Northern conceptu…
Trauma Resilience Scale
Objectives: The Trauma Resilience Scale (TRS), assessing protective factors associated with positive adaptation following violence, was tested in three waves of data collection. Empirical and theoretical literature shaped subscale and item formation emphasizing resilience following physical abuse, sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and/or a serious threat or injury to life. Methods: Content validation experts helped refine items. The three-…
Awareness, Acceptance and Action
Responses to the global pandemic of HIV/AIDS are enhanced when all parties have opportunities to express their needs and goals, assess their capacities for contributing to desired change and recruit support where resources, skills or expertise are required. The sense of urgency, strongly held beliefs and deeply seated anxieties that often accompany HIV-related illness challenge potential collaborators to be both mindful and strategic as they work…
Validation of a McKinney-Vento Act Implementation Scale
Objective: The McKinney-Vento Act (MVA) is the primary federal policy addressing homelessness in America with specific mandates designed to ameliorate the effects homelessness has on educational attainment for school-age children. The extent to which this policy is implemented may have far-reaching effects for homeless children. The MVA Implementation Scale (MVAIS) was developed for the purpose of providing a tool for assessing school-based socia…
Human Rights Engagement and Exposure
Objectives: Advancing human rights is a core competency of U.S. social work education; yet, human rights attitudes and behaviors have never been measured in the social work literature. Thus, this article describes the development and initial validation of two scales, Human Rights Engagement in Social Work (HRESW) and Human Rights Exposure in Social Work (HRXSW). Method: The scales were validated using a purposive sample of 287 social work student…
Initial Validation of the Mental Health Provider Stigma Inventory
Objective: To conduct an initial validation of the mental health provider stigma inventory (MHPSI). The MHPSI assesses stigma within the service provider–client relationship on three domains—namely, attitudes, behaviors, and coworker influence. Methods: Initial validation of the MHPSI was conducted with a sample of 212 mental health employees and graduate student counseling interns. Scale conceptualization and development, content validation, and…
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