Elizabeth M Tracy
Biographic Data
| ID | 5422753 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth M Tracy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth M |
| FAMILY NAME | Tracy |
| SIGNATURE | TRACY E M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Case Western Reserve University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6805-8597 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 85 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 24 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Person-Environment Practice
Person-Environment Practice addresses a core but long- neglected dimension in social work and human services practice; accurate environmental assessment and strategic environmental intervention. Despite the centrality of "person-environment" as a key construct in direct practice, the domain of environmental assessment/intervention has received relatively little systematic attention in the practice literature. For a variety of reasons, the core fo…
Grandmothers raising grandchildren
Most grandparents raising grandchildren are embedded in a network of family members who either help them carry out the caregiving task or complicate that role. This study examined how grandmothers described family relationships, that is, with the grandchild's parents, grandmother's spouses/partners, and other relatives. Data were drawn from 457 weekly journal entries submitted by 129 grandmother caregivers. Using thematic analysis, a three-person…
Choose who’s in your circle
Women in recovery from substance use disorders often have difficulty establishing recovery-supportive networks. This exploratory study uses qualitative thematic analysis to examine how 88 women in recovery describe the actions they take to manage their personal social networks 12 months after intake into residential substance use treatment. Participants describe disconnecting or limiting contact with recovery-endangering people and adding recover…
Maternal and paternal warmth impact recovery support and social network composition for substance dependent African American and non-African American women
Poor early relationship experiences during the first 16 years of life may negatively impact adults' capacity to establish and utilize social support (Suchman, McMahon, Slade, & Luthar, 2005). This is especially of concern for women with substance use disorders (SUD) for whom social support is associated with recovery maintenance and treatment retention (Gregoire & Snively, 2001). The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of early rel…
The Power of a Powerless Woman
She is nameless and without voice, viciously raped and murdered. The story of the Levite Concubine or Pilegesh, as told in the last three chapters of the Book of Judges, is often referred to by scholars as an appendix, unworthy to be considered part of the pantheon of illustrious judges in Israel. However, the account of the gang rape and murder of a defenseless and socially insignificant woman is more than a story of violence against women. It i…
Recovery support mediates the relationship between parental warmth and quality of life among women with substance use disorders
Personal networks of women in residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment
This study compared compositional, social support, and structural characteristics of personal networks among women in residential (RT) and intensive outpatient (IOP) substance abuse treatment. The study sample included 377 women from inner-city substance use disorder treatment facilities. Respondents were asked about 25 personal network members known within the past 6 months, characteristics of each (relationship, substance use, types of support)…
Personal Network Recovery Enablers and Relapse Risks for Women With Substance Dependence
We examined the experiences of women in treatment for substance dependence and their treatment providers about personal networks and recovery. We conducted six focus groups at three women’s intensive substance abuse treatment programs. Four coders used thematic analysis to guide the data coding and an iterative process to identify major themes. Coders identified social network characteristics that enabled and impeded recovery and a reciprocal rel…
Commentary
Previous article FreeCommentary: Social Network Analysis and the Social Work ProfessionElizabeth M. Tracy and James K. WhittakerElizabeth M. TracyCase Western Reserve University Search for more articles by this author and James K. WhittakerUniversity of Washington Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code Secti…
Supportive Relationships Among Former System Youth With Mental Health Challenges
This study explored the supportive relationships that former system youth (FSY; e.g., foster care) with mental health challenges identified as “key” in making the transition to adulthood. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 59 FSY, ages 18 to 25, with mental health challenges. Participants were asked to reflect on their relationships with a key helper or what the literature defines as a natural mentor, “an adult that has been …
Substance Abuse Treatment Stage and Personal Networks of Women in Substance Abuse Treatment
This study examines the relationship among 4 treatment stages (i.e., engagement, persuasion, active treatment, relapse prevention) and the composition, social support, and structural characteristics of personal networks. The study sample includes 242 women diagnosed with substance dependence who were interviewed within their first month of intensive outpatient treatment. Using EgoNet software, the women reported on their 25 alter personal network…
Social Support
Using a personal social network framework, this qualitative study sought to understand how women in substance abuse treatment describe their network members' supportive and unsupportive behaviors related to recovery. Eighty-six women were interviewed from residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment programs. Positive and negative aspects of women's social networks were assessed via open-ended questions. Analysis was guided by grounded th…
A steady presence in the midst of change
Personal Social Networks of Women with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders
There has been relatively little examination of the social network resources of women with substance use disorder, and even fewer explorations of women with co-occurring mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder. This study explores the nature of co-occurring mental disorders, social network characteristics and perceived social support in 136 women with substance use disorders. Respondents reported small per…
Barriers to social network interventions with persons with severe and persistent mental illness
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…
Preparing Social Workers for Social Network Interventions in Mental Health Practice
This paper presents a social network training and technical assistance model for mental health case managers. The emphasis is on helping case managers to understand and utilize the concepts of social networks and social support in their work with persons with chronic metnal illness. The model has been developed and tested within a community mental health center in a major urban area. The paper highlights strategies employed to empower case manage…
Family Practice
Journal Article Family Practice: A Curriculum Plan for Social Services and Alternative Models of Family Preservation: Family-Based Services in Context Get access Family Practice: A Curriculum Plan for Social ServicesBrown June and Weil Marie. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America, 1992. 282 pp. $23.95 paperback. Alternative Models of Family Preservation: Family-Based Services in ContextNelson Kristine E. and Landsman Miriam J.. Springfi…
Maternal Substance Abuse
Maternal substance abuse has sparked an intense debate among child welfare practitioners and policymakers. At issue is how best to work effectively with substance-abusing mothers while protecting children from harm that might result from the parents' addiction and preserving a family in which the child can be reared. This article evaluates the scope of the problem, its impact on the delivery of child welfare services, and implications for service…
Teaching About Social Networks and Social Support
This paper describes a soical network mapping exercise designed to teach social work students how to assess a client's social support network. Through this experiential exercise, students gain knowledge about the nature and functions of social networks, types of social support, and relevant factors to be considered in conducting social support assessments
Homelessness
Service providers who work with the homeless are frequently characterized as victim blamers. Eighteen service providers who work with homeless people were interviewed. The victim-blaming typification oversimplifies service providers' views on homelessness and of the individuals their programs serve. Service providers have a wholistic analysis of homelessness which encompasses both individual and systemic components
Family Preservation Workers
This article reports the results of a pilot survey to examine staff burnout and sources of job satisfaction and job stress among intensive family preservation workers. Participants in this study were found to be moderately to highly emotionally exhausted as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The intense time-limited nature of the work was perceived as a stressor. Opportunities for improving skills and professional growth were viewed as ma…
Examining the relationship between spousal involvement in Gam-Anon and relapse behaviors in pathological gamblers
The evidence base for social support interventions in child and family practice
A steady presence in the midst of change
Supportive Relationships Among Former System Youth With Mental Health Challenges
This study explored the supportive relationships that former system youth (FSY; e.g., foster care) with mental health challenges identified as “key” in making the transition to adulthood. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 59 FSY, ages 18 to 25, with mental health challenges. Participants were asked to reflect on their relationships with a key helper or what the literature defines as a natural mentor, “an adult that has been …
Family Preservation Workers
This article reports the results of a pilot survey to examine staff burnout and sources of job satisfaction and job stress among intensive family preservation workers. Participants in this study were found to be moderately to highly emotionally exhausted as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The intense time-limited nature of the work was perceived as a stressor. Opportunities for improving skills and professional growth were viewed as ma…
Maternal Substance Abuse
Maternal substance abuse has sparked an intense debate among child welfare practitioners and policymakers. At issue is how best to work effectively with substance-abusing mothers while protecting children from harm that might result from the parents' addiction and preserving a family in which the child can be reared. This article evaluates the scope of the problem, its impact on the delivery of child welfare services, and implications for service…
Barriers to social network interventions with persons with severe and persistent mental illness
The evidence base for social support interventions in child and family practice
Commentary
Previous article FreeCommentary: Social Network Analysis and the Social Work ProfessionElizabeth M. Tracy and James K. WhittakerElizabeth M. TracyCase Western Reserve University Search for more articles by this author and James K. WhittakerUniversity of Washington Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code Secti…
Substance Abuse Treatment Stage and Personal Networks of Women in Substance Abuse Treatment
This study examines the relationship among 4 treatment stages (i.e., engagement, persuasion, active treatment, relapse prevention) and the composition, social support, and structural characteristics of personal networks. The study sample includes 242 women diagnosed with substance dependence who were interviewed within their first month of intensive outpatient treatment. Using EgoNet software, the women reported on their 25 alter personal network…
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…
Preparing Social Workers for Social Network Interventions in Mental Health Practice
This paper presents a social network training and technical assistance model for mental health case managers. The emphasis is on helping case managers to understand and utilize the concepts of social networks and social support in their work with persons with chronic metnal illness. The model has been developed and tested within a community mental health center in a major urban area. The paper highlights strategies employed to empower case manage…
Teaching About Social Networks and Social Support
This paper describes a soical network mapping exercise designed to teach social work students how to assess a client's social support network. Through this experiential exercise, students gain knowledge about the nature and functions of social networks, types of social support, and relevant factors to be considered in conducting social support assessments
Homelessness
Service providers who work with the homeless are frequently characterized as victim blamers. Eighteen service providers who work with homeless people were interviewed. The victim-blaming typification oversimplifies service providers' views on homelessness and of the individuals their programs serve. Service providers have a wholistic analysis of homelessness which encompasses both individual and systemic components
The evidence base for social support interventions in child and family practice
Examining the relationship between spousal involvement in Gam-Anon and relapse behaviors in pathological gamblers
Family Preservation Workers
This article reports the results of a pilot survey to examine staff burnout and sources of job satisfaction and job stress among intensive family preservation workers. Participants in this study were found to be moderately to highly emotionally exhausted as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The intense time-limited nature of the work was perceived as a stressor. Opportunities for improving skills and professional growth were viewed as ma…
Teaching About Social Networks and Social Support
This paper describes a soical network mapping exercise designed to teach social work students how to assess a client's social support network. Through this experiential exercise, students gain knowledge about the nature and functions of social networks, types of social support, and relevant factors to be considered in conducting social support assessments
Homelessness
Service providers who work with the homeless are frequently characterized as victim blamers. Eighteen service providers who work with homeless people were interviewed. The victim-blaming typification oversimplifies service providers' views on homelessness and of the individuals their programs serve. Service providers have a wholistic analysis of homelessness which encompasses both individual and systemic components
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…
Preparing Social Workers for Social Network Interventions in Mental Health Practice
This paper presents a social network training and technical assistance model for mental health case managers. The emphasis is on helping case managers to understand and utilize the concepts of social networks and social support in their work with persons with chronic metnal illness. The model has been developed and tested within a community mental health center in a major urban area. The paper highlights strategies employed to empower case manage…
Family Practice
Journal Article Family Practice: A Curriculum Plan for Social Services and Alternative Models of Family Preservation: Family-Based Services in Context Get access Family Practice: A Curriculum Plan for Social ServicesBrown June and Weil Marie. Washington, DC: Child Welfare League of America, 1992. 282 pp. $23.95 paperback. Alternative Models of Family Preservation: Family-Based Services in ContextNelson Kristine E. and Landsman Miriam J.. Springfi…
Maternal Substance Abuse
Maternal substance abuse has sparked an intense debate among child welfare practitioners and policymakers. At issue is how best to work effectively with substance-abusing mothers while protecting children from harm that might result from the parents' addiction and preserving a family in which the child can be reared. This article evaluates the scope of the problem, its impact on the delivery of child welfare services, and implications for service…
Barriers to social network interventions with persons with severe and persistent mental illness
Personal Social Networks of Women with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders
There has been relatively little examination of the social network resources of women with substance use disorder, and even fewer explorations of women with co-occurring mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder. This study explores the nature of co-occurring mental disorders, social network characteristics and perceived social support in 136 women with substance use disorders. Respondents reported small per…
Social Support
Using a personal social network framework, this qualitative study sought to understand how women in substance abuse treatment describe their network members' supportive and unsupportive behaviors related to recovery. Eighty-six women were interviewed from residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment programs. Positive and negative aspects of women's social networks were assessed via open-ended questions. Analysis was guided by grounded th…
A steady presence in the midst of change
Substance Abuse Treatment Stage and Personal Networks of Women in Substance Abuse Treatment
This study examines the relationship among 4 treatment stages (i.e., engagement, persuasion, active treatment, relapse prevention) and the composition, social support, and structural characteristics of personal networks. The study sample includes 242 women diagnosed with substance dependence who were interviewed within their first month of intensive outpatient treatment. Using EgoNet software, the women reported on their 25 alter personal network…
Supportive Relationships Among Former System Youth With Mental Health Challenges
This study explored the supportive relationships that former system youth (FSY; e.g., foster care) with mental health challenges identified as “key” in making the transition to adulthood. In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted with 59 FSY, ages 18 to 25, with mental health challenges. Participants were asked to reflect on their relationships with a key helper or what the literature defines as a natural mentor, “an adult that has been …
Personal networks of women in residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment
This study compared compositional, social support, and structural characteristics of personal networks among women in residential (RT) and intensive outpatient (IOP) substance abuse treatment. The study sample included 377 women from inner-city substance use disorder treatment facilities. Respondents were asked about 25 personal network members known within the past 6 months, characteristics of each (relationship, substance use, types of support)…
Personal Network Recovery Enablers and Relapse Risks for Women With Substance Dependence
We examined the experiences of women in treatment for substance dependence and their treatment providers about personal networks and recovery. We conducted six focus groups at three women’s intensive substance abuse treatment programs. Four coders used thematic analysis to guide the data coding and an iterative process to identify major themes. Coders identified social network characteristics that enabled and impeded recovery and a reciprocal rel…
Commentary
Previous article FreeCommentary: Social Network Analysis and the Social Work ProfessionElizabeth M. Tracy and James K. WhittakerElizabeth M. TracyCase Western Reserve University Search for more articles by this author and James K. WhittakerUniversity of Washington Search for more articles by this author PDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code Secti…
Recovery support mediates the relationship between parental warmth and quality of life among women with substance use disorders
The Power of a Powerless Woman
She is nameless and without voice, viciously raped and murdered. The story of the Levite Concubine or Pilegesh, as told in the last three chapters of the Book of Judges, is often referred to by scholars as an appendix, unworthy to be considered part of the pantheon of illustrious judges in Israel. However, the account of the gang rape and murder of a defenseless and socially insignificant woman is more than a story of violence against women. It i…
Maternal and paternal warmth impact recovery support and social network composition for substance dependent African American and non-African American women
Poor early relationship experiences during the first 16 years of life may negatively impact adults' capacity to establish and utilize social support (Suchman, McMahon, Slade, & Luthar, 2005). This is especially of concern for women with substance use disorders (SUD) for whom social support is associated with recovery maintenance and treatment retention (Gregoire & Snively, 2001). The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of early rel…
Choose who’s in your circle
Women in recovery from substance use disorders often have difficulty establishing recovery-supportive networks. This exploratory study uses qualitative thematic analysis to examine how 88 women in recovery describe the actions they take to manage their personal social networks 12 months after intake into residential substance use treatment. Participants describe disconnecting or limiting contact with recovery-endangering people and adding recover…
Grandmothers raising grandchildren
Most grandparents raising grandchildren are embedded in a network of family members who either help them carry out the caregiving task or complicate that role. This study examined how grandmothers described family relationships, that is, with the grandchild's parents, grandmother's spouses/partners, and other relatives. Data were drawn from 457 weekly journal entries submitted by 129 grandmother caregivers. Using thematic analysis, a three-person…
Person-Environment Practice
Person-Environment Practice addresses a core but long- neglected dimension in social work and human services practice; accurate environmental assessment and strategic environmental intervention. Despite the centrality of "person-environment" as a key construct in direct practice, the domain of environmental assessment/intervention has received relatively little systematic attention in the practice literature. For a variety of reasons, the core fo…
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